Victor G Villagra
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Villagra V, Bhuva B, Coman E, Smith D, Fifield J
Am J Manag Care
. 2019 Mar;
25(3):e71-e75.
PMID: 30875174
Objectives: To measure Connecticut's Affordable Care Act qualified health plan enrollees' health insurance literacy (HIL) by race, ethnicity, and language preference. Study Design: Statewide landline and cell phone telephonic survey....
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Anderson D, Villagra V, Coman E, Ahmed T, Porto A, Jepeal N, et al.
Health Aff (Millwood)
. 2019 Jan;
37(12):2031-2036.
PMID: 30633678
Specialty care accounts for a significant and growing portion of year-over-year Medicaid cost increases. Some referrals to specialists may be avoided and managed more efficiently by using electronic consultations (eConsults)....
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Lerner D, Rogers W, Chang H, Rodday A, Greenhill A, Villagra V, et al.
J Occup Environ Med
. 2015 Jan;
57(1):32-43.
PMID: 25563537
Objective: To determine the cost of back and/or neck (B/N) pain among predominantly rural employees insured through an employee benefits trust. Methods: Eligible employees had 1 year or more of...
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Villagra V
Am J Med
. 2009 May;
122(4 Suppl 1):S33-6.
PMID: 19410675
Obesity is a critical health concern that has captured the attention of public and private healthcare payers who are interested in controlling costs and mitigating the long-term economic consequences of...
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Goetzel R, Ozminkowski R, Villagra V, Duffy J
Health Care Financ Rev
. 2007 Feb;
26(4):1-19.
PMID: 17288065
The results of 44 studies investigating financial impact and return on investment (ROI) from disease management (DM) programs for asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, depression, and multiple illnesses were...
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Angus D, Linde-Zwirble W, Tam S, Ghali J, Sabolinski M, Villagra V, et al.
Circulation
. 2005 Dec;
112(24):3745-53.
PMID: 16344404
Background: Fixed-dose combination of isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine (ISDN/HYD) improved clinical outcomes in the African-American Heart Failure Trial (A-HeFT). We assessed the resource use, costs of care, and cost-effectiveness of ISDN/HYD therapy...
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Espinet L, Osmick M, Ahmed T, Villagra V
Dis Manag
. 2005 Apr;
8(2):86-92.
PMID: 15815157
Diabetes disease management programs (DDMP) are proliferating, but their overall impact in improving quality of care using Health Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality metrics has not been well...
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Villagra V
Dis Manag
. 2005 Jan;
7 Suppl 1:S23-30.
PMID: 15669575
Morbid obesity represents the highest risk state of a growing national problem that is eminently preventable and therefore highly relevant to the disease management community. The obesity epidemic, the failure...
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