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Research from 2024

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Elevating Stroke Care: A Pharmacy Perspective on Telestroke Services, Dustin Baum, Alberto Coustasse, and Craig Kimble

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Optimizing Oncological Care: The Influence of AI on Insurance Approvals, Brian Cox and Alberto Coustasse

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Navigating the Future of Healthcare: Big Data's Impetus for Inpatient Quality Enhancement, Lakyn Hyre, Brian Cox, and Alberto Coustasse

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Rural Hospital Closures Unraveling the Socioeconomic, Healthcare Access, and Community Impact on Local Communities, Jake Lestitian-Howard, Chase Ooten, Jay Poindexter, Colette Martin, and Alberto Coustasse

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Revolutionizing Revenue Cycle Management: AI's Impact on Healthcare Organizations, Rachel Pennington and Alberto Coustasse

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AI-Driven Solutions Promote Medication Adherence, Eric Pulice and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2023

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Third Circuit Deals HHS Another 340B Blow: Congressional Action Needed to Fill Regulatory Gaps, Casey W. Baker, Susan W. Lanham, Alberto Coustasse, and Kenneth Maxik

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Relationship between the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmissions, Postoperative Complications, and Cost, Cary A. Blick, Blake P. Williams, Drake T. Myers, Joshua Pomranke, Sarah M. Clemente, and Alberto Coustasse

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Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Controlled Substance Diversion Detection, Brian Cox, Alberto Coustasse, and Craig Kimble

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Harm Reduction in West Virginia: Do Needle Exchange Programs Reduce Disease and Decrease Costs?, Katie Duty, Amber Graves, Anthony Uriate, Stacie Deslich, Alberto Coustasse, and Thomas Norton

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Needle exchange programs and their impact on HIV incidence in West Virginia: Is it working?, Amber Graves, Katie Duty, Thomas Norton, and Alberto Coustasse

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Closed-System Transfer Devices Reduce Exposure to Contaminants, Ken Maxik, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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Effects of the Needle Exchange Program and Its Current Status In West Virginia, Thomas Norton, Amber Graves, Anthony Uriarte, Katherine Duty, and Alberto Coustasse

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Navigating the Path to Safe Compounding in Health Systems, Thomas Pile, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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Strategies to Help Eliminate Drug Exposure Risks in the Workplace, Thomas Pile, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Blockchain Technology and Digital Marketing, Gerardi Eloy Soto Ruiz, Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest, Xiaoxu (Henry) Han, Ralph E. McKinney, and Anindya Chatterjee

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Magnet Hospitals: An Update on the Impact on Nursing Burnout, Jonathan Settle, Michael Davis, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Effect of Magnet Hospitals on Nursing Burnout, Jonathan Settle, Michael Davis, Eric Pulice, and Alberto Coustasse

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: An Update on the Cost and Length of Stay Associated with Treatment during the Hospital Stay, Kimberly Stanfield, Kylie Day, Sarah M. Clemente, and Alberto Coustasse

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Impact of EMR/EHR and Computer Decision Support Systems on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care, Wendy Trzyna, Brian Cox, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2022

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Gabapentin Presents High Potential for Misuse, Alberto Coustasse, Stacie Deslich, Susan W. Lanham, and Brittany Riley

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Prescribing Controlled Substances Goes Electronic, Alberto Coustasse, Craig Kimble, and Ken Maxik

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Store, Handle, and Administer Vaccines Safely to Prevent Errors, Craig Kimble, Kenneth Maxik, and Alberto Coustasse

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Tele-ICU in the Unites States: Is a cost-effective model?, Michael Robie, Stephanie Cole, Archana Suwal, and Alberto Coustasse

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Association of Electronic Medical Records and Opioid Prescription, Archana Suwal, Jemimah Okonjo, Stacie Deslich, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2021

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MACRA and Accountable Care Organizations: Is It Working?, Bukola Abodunde, Chelsea Slater, and Alberto Coustasse

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COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy: A Challenge the United States Must Overcome, Alberto Coustasse, Craig Kimble, and Kenneth Maxik

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Upcoding Medicare: Is Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Increasing?, Alberto Coustasse, Whitney Layton, Laikyn Nelson, and Victoria Walker

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Potential Savings from Consumer-Driven Health Plans, William Ferguson, Brittany Smith, Jessica McNair, Sarah Miller, Bojing Wang, and Alberto Coustasse

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Considerations on the distribution and administration of the new COVID-19 vaccines, Craig Kimble, Alberto Coustasse, and Kenneth Maxik

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Pharmacists Have Delivered During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Craig Kimble, Alberto Coustasse, and Kenneth Maxik

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Charge Masters and the Effects on Hospitals, Whitney Layton, Katie Lemmon, and Alberto Coustasse

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Help Patients Safely Handle Medications to Improve Adherence, Kenneth Maxik, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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Law Helps Ensure Safety of the Supply Chain, Kenneth Maxik, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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Logical Approach Enhances Safety, Protects Patients, Kenneth Maxik, Craig Kimble, and Alberto Coustasse

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Black Swan to Phoenix: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities, Ambidexterity and Corporate Insight, Marc D. Sollosy

Research from 2020

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Sustainability of Rural Hospitals in the United States, Stephanie Cole, Kathleen Lanhan, and Alberto Coustasse

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Telepsychiatry Use in Rural Areas in the United States: A Literature Review of the Benefits, Alberto Coustasse, Morgan Ruley, Tonnie C. Mike, Briana M. Washington, and Anna Robinson

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Does an Information Technology Investment Contribute to Company Performance: a Further Examination of the Productivity Paradox, Marc D. Sollosy and Ricky J. Weible

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The effect of the Affordable Care Act on Medicaid payments in long-term care facilities, Victoria Walker, Morgan Ruley, Laikyn Nelson, Whitney Layton, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2019

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Personal Health Record Interoperability, Manal Alghamdi, Courtney Stanley, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse

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Telehealth in Critical Care: Quality and Cost Outcomes, Stephanie Cole, Michael Robie, Bukola Abodunde, and Alberto Coustasse

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Use of teledermatology to improve dermatological access in rural areas, Alberto Coustasse, Raghav Sarkar, Bukola Abodunde, Brandon J. Metzger, and Chelsea M. Slater

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Implications of upcoding on Medicare, Katrina Cremeans, Samantha Marcum, Carli Followay, Jessica Oldaker, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Impact of Intervention Measures on Sexual Harassment in the Film and Television Industry, Ben Eng, Ralph E. McKinney, and Lawrence Shao

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Rethinking the Obvious: Time for New Ideas on Medical Malpractice Tort Reform, Jarred Gerlach, Bukola Abodunde, Marc D. Sollosy, and Alberto Coustasse

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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and Rural Hospitals, Erica Kelley, Rhea Lipscomb, Jennifer Valdez, Natesh Patil, and Alberto Coustasse

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Potential Savings from Consumer-Driven Health Plans, Jessica McNair, Brittany White, Christopher Miller, William Ferguson, and Alberto Coustasse

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The 340b Program, Contract Pharmacies, Hospitals, and Patients: An Evolving Relationship Impacting Health Care Delivery, Morgan Ruley, Morgan Belcher, Hannah Sayre, and Alberto Coustasse

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Prenatal Opioid Maintenance in the U.S. and its Effect on Neo-Natal Abstinence Syndrome: The Case of West Virginia's Opioid Epidemic, Morgan Ruley and Alberto Coustasse

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Provider based billing in the United States: The effect on government reimbursement, Victoria Walker, Uyi Lawani, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Use of Big Data by Managed Care Organizations, Bojing Wang, Xiaoying Liu, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2018

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The Impact of Big Data on Chronic Disease Management, Niharika Bhardwaj, Bezawit Wadajo, Anthony Spano, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia, Nicholas Bowden, Rachel Merino, Sruthi Katamneni, and Alberto Coustasse

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Is Upcoding Anesthesia Time the Tip of the Iceberg in Insurance Fraud?, Alberto Coustasse, Mike Frame, and Avinandan Mukherjee

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The Emerging Issue of Hepatitis C Virus in the United States and in West Virginia, Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH. MD,MBA, MPH; Maggie Phillips RN, BSN, MHA; Jumana Abboud MHA; Neha Botre MHA; and David P. Paul III

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Trends and Effects of Pharmaceutical DTCA, Alberto Coustasse, P. Sathorn, and William K. Willis

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Examining the benefits of the 340b drug discount program, Jarrett Gerlach, Sarah Sweeney, Angela Swearingen, and Alberto Coustasse

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Burnout syndrome and nurse-to-patient ratio in the workplace, Ekaterina Gutsan; Jami Patton; William K. Willis; and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH. MD, MBA, MPH

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MACRA and Rural Hospitals, Erica Kelley, Rhea Lipscomb, Jennifer Valdez, and Alberto Coustasse

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The 340B Program: Benefits and Limitations, Craig Kimble PharmD, MBA, MS, BCACP and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH. MD, MBA, MPH

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Hospital Nurse Burnout: A Continuing Problem, David P. Paul III, Lama Bakhamis, Harlan M. Smith II, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Continuing Epidemic of Hepatitis C in the United States: The Case of west Virginia, David P. Paul III, Neha Botre, Maggie Phillips, Jumana Abboud, and Alberto Coustasse

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The 340B Program, Contract Pharmacies and Hospitals: An Examination of the First 25 Years of their Increasingly Complex Relationship, David P. Paul III, Morgan Cathlene Ludado, Morgan Ruley, Hannah Sayre, and Alberto Coustasse

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Healthcare Facilities: Another Target for Ransomware Attacks, David P. Paul III; Nikki Spence; Niharika Bhardwa; and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH, MD, MBA, MPH

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Telepsychiatry: Access in Rural Areas, David P. Paul III, Brianna Washington, Annie Robinson, Mike Tonnie, and Alberto Coustasse

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The effectiveness of needle exchange programs in the United States and West Virginia, Margie J. Phillips, Alberto Coustasse, Sara Johnson, and Briana Washington

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The Nationwide Health Information Network: The Case of the Expansion of Health Information Exchanges in the United States, Morgan Ruley, Victoria Walker, Jana Studeny, and Alberto Coustasse

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Telepharmacy and Access to Pharmaceutical Services in Rural Areas, Raghav Sarkar, Brandon J. Metzger, Hannah M. Sayre, Chelsea M. Slater, Sruthi Katamneni, and Alberto Coustasse

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Ransomware in Healthcare Facilities: A Harbinger of the Future?, Nikki Spence, Niharika Bhardwaj, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2017

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Why physicians switch electronic health record vendors, Pete Andresen, Michelle Shussler, Kyle Sowards, and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH. MD

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Maryland's All-Payer Health Care System: A Light at the End of a Tunnel, Lama Bakhamis, Taeko Matsumoto, Mary Tran, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse

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Burnout Syndrome in Hospital's Nurses: Causes and Consequences, Lama Bakhamis, Harlan M. Smith II, Alberto Coustasse, and David P. Paul III

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Provider reimbursement following the Affordable Care Act, Brandon Bowling; David Newman; Craig White; Ashley Wood; and Alberto Coustasse Dr. PH, MD, MBA

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Medicare fraud, waste and abuse, Jamie Bush; Leslie Sandridge; Cierra Treadway; Kimberly Vance; and Alberto Coustasse Dr. PH, MD, MBA

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Medicare and the Affordable Care Act: Fraud Control Efforts and Results, Sarah Clemente, Ronald McGrady, Rob Repass, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse

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An analysis of accreditation and its impact of receiving funding in mental health hospitals, Dennis Emmett

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Benefits of the 340B Drug Discount Program, Jarrett Gerlach, Sarah McSweeney, Angela Swearingen, Nitesh Patil, and Alberto Coustasse

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Big data: Harnessing the beast!!, Rebecca Hovemeyer; Debra Stinson; Beteseb Gebremariam; and Alberto Coustasse Dr. PH, MD, MBA

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MACRA and Rural Hospitals, Erica Kelley; Rhea Lipscomb; Jennifer Valdez; Nitesh Patil; and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH, MD, MBA

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The Cost of Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia, Rachel Merino; Nicholas Bowden; Sruthi Katamneni; and Alberto Coustasse Dr.PH. MD,MBA

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An American Epidemic: Burnout Syndrome in Hospital Nurses, David P. Paul III, Lama Bakhamis, Harlan Smith, and Alberto Coustasse

Insurance Companies Adapting to Trends by Adopting Medical Tourism, David P. Paul, Tyler Barker, Angela L. Watts, Ashley Messinger, and Alberto Coustasse

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ICD-10 implementation: Is the workforce ready?, David P. Paul III, D.D.S., M.B.A., Ph.D; Patricia A. Sacconi; Pamela Ann Glover; Robert Marriot; and Alberto Coustasse Dr. PH, MD, MBA

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Long-term care policy: What the United States can learn from Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, David P. Paul III, D.D.S., M.B.A., Ph.D and K. Chad Schaeffer

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The trends in DTCA and effects of DTCA by pharmaceutical firms in the United States, Sathorn Preechavuthinant; William K. Willis DrPH; and Alberto Coustasse DrPH, MD, MBA

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Ransomware in Healthcare Facilities: The Future is Now, Nikki Spence, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse

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Use of Smartphones for Clinical and Medical Education, Jazmine Valle, Tyler Godby, David P. Paul III, Harlan M. Smith II, and Alberto Coustasse

Research from 2016

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Could the Pharmaceutical Industry Benefit from Full-Scale Adoption of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology with New Regulations?, Alberto Coustasse DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH; Craig Kimble PharmD, MBA, MS, BCACP; Robert B. Stanton MBA, PharmD; and Mariah Naylor

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Is the Nationwide Health Information Network Feasible?, Tyler Godby, Christian Gomes, Jazmine Valle, and Alberto Coustasse

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Costs, Staffing, and Services of Assisted Living in the United States: A Literature Review, Amy Kisling, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse

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Personal Health Records: Beneficial or Burdensome for Patients and Healthcare Providers?, Melissa Lester, Samuel Boateng, Jane Stanley, and Alberto Coustasse

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The Qualitative and Quantitative Effects of Patient Centered Medical Home in the Veterans Health Administration, Samuel N. Lovejoy, Eric Stalnaker, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse

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Telestroke: An Approach to the Shortage of Neurologists in Rural Areas, Sarah McSweeney, Jean Pritt, Angie Swearingen, and Alberto Coustasse

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Evaluation of Glucose Monitoring Technologies for Cost Effective and Quality Control/Management of Diabetes, David P. Paul III, Stacy Ashworth, Leslie Salyers, Sarah Saldanha, and Alberto Coustasse

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Medicare and the ACA: Shifting the paradigm of fraud detection, David P. Paul III, Sarah Clemente, Ronald McGrady, Rob Repass, and Alberto Coustasse

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Mobile Health Interventions for Adult Obesity in the United States: Analysis of Effectiveness and Efficacy, David P. Paul III, Keerthi Gochipathala, Alberto Coustasse, Bezawit Wodajo, and Niharika Bhardwaj

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Quality of Care and Profitability in Not-For-Profit Versus For-Profit Nursing Homes, David P. Paul III, Tyler Godby, Sarah Saldanha, Jazmine Valle, and Alberto Coustasse

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Continuing Development of an All Payer Health Care System in Maryland, David P. Paul III, Taeko Matsumoto, Alberto Coustasse, Lama Mohammed Bakhamis, and Mary Lynn Harshbarger

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Big Data Management in United States Hospitals: Benefits and Barriers, Chad Schaeffer, Ariful Haque, Lawrence Booton, Jamey Halleck, and Alberto Coustasse