Victor Villagra

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Strategies to control costs and quality: a focus on outcomes research for disease management
    Victor Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector, Inc, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
    Med Care 42:III24-30. 2004
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of a disease management program for patients with diabetes
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 23:255-66. 2004
  3. ncbi Integrating disease management into the outpatient delivery system during and after managed care
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) . 2004
  4. ncbi A primer on bariatric surgery: treatment of last resort for morbid obesity
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
    Dis Manag 7:S23-30. 2004
  5. ncbi An obesity/cardiometabolic risk reduction disease management program: a population-based approach
    Victor G Villagra
    Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Am J Med 122:S33-6. 2009
  6. ncbi Disease management to promote blood pressure control among African Americans
    Troyen Brennan
    Aetna, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Popul Health Manag 13:65-72. 2010
  7. ncbi A cohort study of the impact of a national disease management program on HEDIS diabetes outcomes
    Lawrence M Espinet
    Health Data Analysis, Medical Analysis and Customer Reporting, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, USA
    Dis Manag 8:86-92. 2005
  8. ncbi Congestive heart failure: medical management programs that work
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector, Farmington, Conn, USA
    Manag Care 13:21-6. 2004
  9. ncbi Return on investment in disease management: a review
    Ron Z Goetzel
    Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research, Medstat, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Health Care Financ Rev 26:1-19. 2005

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Strategies to control costs and quality: a focus on outcomes research for disease management
    Victor Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector, Inc, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
    Med Care 42:III24-30. 2004
    ..Theoretical work on a standard methodology that integrates clinical and financial outcomes and empiric validation is needed...
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of a disease management program for patients with diabetes
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 23:255-66. 2004
    ..Pharmacy costs showed mixed results. Quality scores in the DDMP sites were significantly better than in sites without the program...
  3. ncbi Integrating disease management into the outpatient delivery system during and after managed care
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) . 2004
    ..Such integration would supply the infrastructure that primary care physicians need to coordinate the care of chronically ill patients more effectively...
  4. ncbi A primer on bariatric surgery: treatment of last resort for morbid obesity
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector Inc, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
    Dis Manag 7:S23-30. 2004
    ..I also will propose a proactive approach to arrest disease progression to morbid obesity...
  5. ncbi An obesity/cardiometabolic risk reduction disease management program: a population-based approach
    Victor G Villagra
    Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Am J Med 122:S33-6. 2009
    ..Disease management programs represent an important tool to combat the growing societal risks of overweight and obesity...
  6. ncbi Disease management to promote blood pressure control among African Americans
    Troyen Brennan
    Aetna, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Popul Health Manag 13:65-72. 2010
    ..Recruitment and program completion rates could be improved for maximal impact...
  7. ncbi A cohort study of the impact of a national disease management program on HEDIS diabetes outcomes
    Lawrence M Espinet
    Health Data Analysis, Medical Analysis and Customer Reporting, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, USA
    Dis Manag 8:86-92. 2005
    ..0% among non-participants (NP). This study demonstrates that participants in a comprehensive DDMP fair better than non-participants and that those with sustained participation (>6 months) benefit the most...
  8. ncbi Congestive heart failure: medical management programs that work
    Victor G Villagra
    Health and Technology Vector, Farmington, Conn, USA
    Manag Care 13:21-6. 2004
  9. ncbi Return on investment in disease management: a review
    Ron Z Goetzel
    Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research, Medstat, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Health Care Financ Rev 26:1-19. 2005
    ..Results are mixed for asthma management programs. Depression management programs cost more than they save in medical expenses, but may save money when considering productivity outcomes...