background we aimed to identify the indicators of healthcare fraud and abuse in general physicians’ drug prescription claims, and to identify a subset of general physicians that were more likely to have committed fraud and abuse.   methods we applied data mining approach to a major health insurance organization dataset of private sector general physicians’ prescription claims. it involved 5 ste...

Aim To inform future research and exercise prescription for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), this study explored chiropractors' and chiropractic patients' experiences and beliefs regarding the barriers and facilitators to prescribed exercise adherence. Methods A focused ethnographic approach was used involving 16 semi-structured interviews, including pilot interviews (n = 4) follow...

This study examined whether a significant change in antibiotic use caused by an Australian government directive targeted at amoxicillin with clavulanic acid (AC) was associated with changes in prescription share, health care costs, and patient outcomes. We used an integrated database of computerized general practice medical records, which included data regarding 34,242 patients and 318,234 reco...

OBJECTIVE Risk-taking behavior (e.g., alcohol abuse, tobacco usage, misuse of prescription medications) among college students is a widespread problem. This study focused not only on the frequency of risky health behaviors in college students, but also the companions with whom they engaged in such behaviors. METHODS Three hundred and twelve college students completed a survey examining the fr...

OBJECTIVE Examine substance use and mental health issues among U.S. military personnel. METHODS Data were from the 2008 (and before) population-based Department of Defense Health Related Behavior Surveys. The sample size for the 2008 survey was 28,546 (70.6% response rate). RESULTS Analyses examined substance use, stress, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal ideation ...

This paper examines the impact of trust and uncertainty on online prescription filling. Drawing on prior research in consumer trust and theory of transaction cost economics, this paper proposes a research model to investigate the precedents of trust, the sources of uncertainty, and their relationships with the consumer’s intention to adopt online prescription filling. The model was empirically ...

PURPOSE To determine the social contexts associated with the past-year substance use (multiple substances, alcohol, marijuana, and nonmedical use of prescription opioids, stimulants, and tranquilizers) among U.S. high school seniors. METHODS A secondary analysis of nationally representative survey data from 10 cohorts (2002-2011) of the Monitoring the Future study, including 24,809 high schoo...

Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage through Medicare approved plans offered by private insurance companies and HMOs. In this paper, we study the role of current prescription drug use and health risks, related expectations, and subjective factors in the demand for prescription drug insurance. To characterize rational behavior in the complex Part D environment, we develop an inter...