September/October 2011 Volume 4, Number 6

Editorial

From Asheville to Hickory: Transforming Our “Sick Care” System into a True “Health Care” Model
Daniel G. Garrett, RPh, MS, FASHP

Clinical

The Hickory Project: Controlling Healthcare Costs and Improving Outcomes for Diabetes Using the Asheville Project Model
Barry A. Bunting, PharmD, DSNAP
; Grover Lee, PharmD, BCMCM
; Grant Knowles, PharmD
; Christine Lee, PharmD, BCPS, CLS
; Paul Allen, PhD, MBA
Stakeholder Perspective by Rick Miller

Business

Health Resource Utilization and Direct Costs Associated with Angina for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in a US Managed Care Setting
Judy Kempf, PhD
; Erin Buysman, MS
; Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD
Stakeholder Perspective by Michael F. Murphy, MD, PhD
Review of Strategies to Enhance Outcomes for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Payers’ Perspective
Rhonda Greenapple, MSPH
Stakeholder Perspective by Charles E. Collins, Jr, MS, MBA

Perspective

Adapting to Market Changes: Beyond Healthcare Reform
F. Randy Vogenberg, PhD, RPh
The Era of Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Novel Biomarkers Ushering in New Approaches to Cancer Therapy
Steve Stricker, PharmD, MS, BCOP

Industry Trends

Building Your Automated Bundled Payment for an Episode-of-Care Initiative
Douglas Moeller, MD

Pipeline

Drugs in Phase 3 Clinical Trials for Type 2 Diabetes
Alice Goodman

ADA

Cutting-Edge Data Presented at ADA 2011 Highlight the Diabetes–Cardiovascular Disease Link
Wayne Kuznar

Atrial Fibrillation

Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Antithrombotics in Older Patients with Post-ACS Atrial Fibrillation
Mary Mosley