Hayden E. Klein

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of public policy and strategic initiatives at Texas Oncology, expands on her keynote address at the 2022 meeting of Patient-Centered Oncology Care®, which focused on DESTINY-Breast04 study findings and their applicability to managed care.

Representatives across 12 disease groups make up a council that sets clinical recommendations for oncology care and those decisions are being pushed out in the electronic medical record for decision support at the point of care, said Jeffrey Patton, MD, CEO, OneOncology, and executive chairman of the board, Tennessee Oncology. Patton will lead off OneOncology's Physician Leadership Conference, which runs November 11-13 in Nashville.

Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, reacts to receiving the 2022 Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award.

Population health brings an important lens to both oncology practice and research, said Neil Iyengar, MD, associate attending physician, breast medical service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Nancy Reau, MD, section chief of hepatology at Rush University Medical Center, elaborates on survey results showing providers have varying awareness and understanding on guidelines for chronic liver disease.

Kashyap Patel, MD, president of Community Oncology Alliance and chief executive officer of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, previews the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2022 meeting happening this week in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tom Robinson, vice president of global access at JDRF, talks about the data collection process in creating the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Index.

To try to get a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) covered, manufacturers need to align the value of their product to the priority of the payer, said Kelly Price, US head of rare disease at HRA Pharma.

Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, chief pharmacy officer and director of specialty and hematology/oncology pharmacy at Boston Medical Center, talks about what oncology agents in the pipeline he hopes to see become available.

340B was developed with positive intentions, but has resulted in unintended consequences, said Edward J. Licitra, MD, PhD, chairman and chief executive officer, Astera Cancer Care.

"We need to get rid of all obstacles that are getting in the way of the patient getting their care," said Bo Gamble, director of strategic practice initiatives at Community Oncology Alliance (COA).

An extended follow-up to a 2015 study further supports that beginning antiretroviral therapy (ART) earlier is linked to better long-term outcomes compared with delayed ART initiation.

Across 4 types of smoking status groups, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk significantly increased among participants who saw an increase in body mass index (BMI) and decreased among participants whose BMI went down.

Only 18% of US adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 26% of adults at risk for CVD use wearable health devices.

Sibel Blau, MD, president and CEO of the Quality Cancer Care Alliance (QCCA), talks about why QCCA and National Cancer Care Alliance (NCCA) launched Exigent Research.

Considerable research on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) risk has been published since the publication of a 2011 systematic review, warranting an updated analysis.

Tom Robinson, vice president of global access at JDRF, talks about the predictive modeling exercise used to develop and refine the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Index.

Pear Therapeutics announced positive real-world data for reSET, a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) for substance use disorder.

In an interview, the section chief of hepatology at Rush University Medical Center discussed why the addition of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis code K76.82 is necessary.

Pharmacists must take time to understand why patients are not adherent to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and what barriers exist, said Kevin N. Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDES, assistant professor at the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy.

Selected coverage from the Quality Cancer Care Alliance (QCCA) Summer 2022 National Leadership Summit, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Fall Policy Summit, and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.

Researchers also found an improvement in specialized blood markers focusing on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and albumin function in patients receiving weekly albumin injection.

Kelly Price, US Head of Rare Disease at HRA Pharma, talks about the shifting preference for nonpharmacologic treatments.

HIV antiretroviral therapy has changed and improved dramatically since it first became available, said Jana K. Dickter, MD, associate clinical professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope.

According to Tom Robinson, vice president of global access at JDRF, the creation of the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Index was prompted by a lack of basic data on the condition, such as how many people are living with and affected by T1D.

A maternal health mobile app helped pregnant women learn more about delivery sanitation, tetanus vaccination, reproductive tract infection symptoms, HIV/AIDS testing, and iron tablet usage.

Chronic liver disease and pancreatitis were among the digestive diseases with high increases in incidence and mortality since 2000.

Tam C. Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, USC School of Pharmacy, explains why it's important for pharmacists to learn about and advocate for their patients who are transgender or gender nonbinary.

Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, senior pharmacy specialist at Mayo Clinic, talks about the importance of patient, provider, and nursing education as the US biosimilars landscape evolves.

Chester "Bernie" Good, MD, MPH, senior medical director of the Center for Value Based Pharmacy Initiatives at UPMC Health Plan, talks about the evolution of value-based contracts.