Early detection of poor adherers to statins: applying individualized surveillance to pay for performance.

Medication nonadherence costs $300 billion annually in the US. Medicare Advantage plans have a financial incentive to increase medication adherence among members because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now awards substantive bonus payments to such plans, based in part on populat...

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Main Authors: Andrew J Zimolzak, Claire M Spettell, Joaquim Fernandes, Vincent A Fusaro, Nathan P Palmer, Suchi Saria, Isaac S Kohane, Magdalena A Jonikas, Kenneth D Mandl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817130?pdf=render