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Andrei Racila, BS

Latest:

Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric Care

The authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.


Zahoor Elahi, MS

Latest:

Machine Intelligence for Early Targeted Precision Management and Response to Outbreaks of Respiratory Infections

This paper evaluates novel machine intelligence to predict patients at risk of severe respiratory infections and recommend postacute care providers likely to reduce infection risk.


Pelin Ozluk, PhD

Latest:

Trends in Low-Value Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Among adults with newly diagnosed cancer, rates of low-value cancer services persisted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in areas ranging from peridiagnosis imaging to end-of-life care.


Ahmed Shelbaya, MD

Latest:

Real-world Usage of Bevacizumab-bvzr Biosimilar in US Oncology Practice

Real-world adoption of bevacizumab-bvzr biosimilar was retrospectively assessed, revealing switching between biosimilars and the reference product and utilization in extrapolated indications and combination regimens.


Ambrose Panico, DO

Latest:

Contributor: The Connection Between Gout and CVD Requires Cross-Specialty Collaboration

The Panicos are on a mission to change how we think about gout. Why? As a husband-and-wife DO duo, the Panicos each have a unique perspective on gout and how physicians in their respective fields can better collaborate to help patients who live with this systemic disease.


Aaron Kofner, MS

Latest:

Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees

Differences in use of telehealth between commercial and Medicaid populations during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with managed care enrollment.


Geni Tunstall, JD

Latest:

Key Federal Legislation Impacting Managed Care Pharmacy: Geni Tunstall, JD

Geni Tunstall, JD, discusses how pharmacy benefit manager reforms, Medicaid changes, and the MAHA initiative may impact managed care pharmacy operations.


Jeffrey Skolnick, MD

Latest:

How DNA Medicines Could Transform Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Better technology is rekindling the promise of DNA medicines in oncology, including the treatment of glioblastoma.


Anthony D’Alonzo, DPT, MBA

Latest:

Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Structures Impact Home Health Delivery and Outcomes

Medicare Advantage plans that place greater restrictions on home health agency care delivery may have more adverse patient outcomes than plans that provide episodic payments.


Rishi Kakar, MD

Latest:

Final Thoughts on Improving Access and Care

Panelists discuss how collaboration, innovation, and stigma reduction are key to transforming schizophrenia care.


Winnie Chi, PhD

Latest:

Social Determinants of Health and High-Cost Utilization Among Commercially Insured Population

Residence in a more disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with higher likelihood of being a high-cost utilizer among older adults and lower likelihood among younger adults.


Gabriela Dieguez, MSc

Latest:

Health Care Resource Utilization, Quality Metrics, and Costs of Bladder Cancer Within the Oncology Care Model

Spending on novel therapies in high-risk bladder cancer had minimal impact on Oncology Care Model payments to practices, according to this cohort study and an average performance estimation.


Janine Bera, MD

Latest:

Improving System-Based Tobacco Cessation in a Community Health Clinic

This case study demonstrates how system-based tobacco cessation was enhanced in a community clinic.


Mark L. Moubarek, MD

Latest:

Demographic Disparities in Video Visit Telemetry: Understanding Telemedicine Utilization

A stratified demographics analysis of video visit telemetry data reveals that age older than 65 years and African American/Black race are associated with higher video visit failure rates, whereas language, sex, and ethnicity are not.



Mio Nakamura, MD, MS

Latest:

Association of Dermatology Wait Times With Insurance Coverage in Michigan

Disparities in dermatologic care for patients with Medicaid exist, and delays in medical dermatologic care among Medicaid patients must be addressed.


Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD, MSHS

Latest:

Proactive Care Management of AI-Identified At-Risk Patients Decreases Preventable Admissions

Proactive care management for artificial intelligence (AI)–identified at-risk patients reduced potentially preventable hospital admissions.


David J. Slotwiner, MD

Latest:

Coverage With Evidence Development: Where Are We Now?

Review of CMS’ coverage with evidence development program exposes a need to improve program transparency and clarify requirements and timetables for reporting to improve access to novel therapies.


Lucas C. Carlson, MD, MPH

Latest:

Improving Care Coordination and Reducing ED Utilization Through Patient Navigation

A navigation program demonstrated decreased odds of repeat emergency department (ED) visits in patients with low baseline ED utilization and increased odds of follow-up primary care appointments.


Harsh Parmar, MD

Latest:

The Role of Transplant in the Era of Novel MM Therapies: Harsh Parmar, MD

Novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM), including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and bispecific antibodies, extend lives but raise concerns about treatment costs and adherence, and they haven't replaced stem cell transplantation, Harsh Parmar, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center, explains.


Antoine Keller, MD
Antoine Keller, MD, FACC, FACS

Latest:

Striving for Health Equity: Antoine Keller, MD

Antoine Keller, MD, argued the value of grounding health care policy in equity as clinicians prepare for a changing health care landscape in the coming years.


Michael Meucci

Latest:

Contributor: Value-Based Care Needs a Rebrand. Will 2026 Be the Year It Finally Gets One?

The ACCESS Model signals a shift toward outcome-aligned payments and a necessary reframing of what “value” actually means.


Kandavadivu Umashankar, MS

Latest:

Outcomes in Patients With IBD Stratified by Risk of Disease Progression

This study validates criteria to identify patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at risk of worsening disease who may benefit from early treatment with advanced therapies.


Miranda Ritterman Weintraub, PhD, MPH

Latest:

Variation in Fracture Risk Estimation Among East Asian Women

Fracture prediction tools for East Asian individuals vary by country. In the United States, the US-Asian Fracture Risk Assessment Tool provides hip fracture probabilities that correspond to observed estimates.


Janet R. Cummings, PhD

Latest:

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Telemental Health Use Among Publicly Insured Children

Among publicly insured children with mental health–related encounters, racial and ethnic disparities in telemental health use widened following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Brian Benneyworth, MD

Latest:

Activation, Physical Activity, and Outcomes Among Individuals With T2D

This study presents an integrated, exploratory assessment of physical activity, patient activation, health-related quality of life, and clinical outcomes among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using survey, wellness, and claims data.


Grace Hsiao-Hsuan Jen, PhD

Latest:

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Accessibility of Taiwanese Medical Care

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to routine medical care in community populations in Taiwan. The unmet needs should be emphasized as normal life resumes.


Kjel A. Johnson II, BS

Latest:

Provider and Patient Insights Into the Cancer Care Journey

A survey was conducted to determine opportunities to aid primary care providers and patients in the difficult journey of an oncology patient.


Jorge E. Cortes, MD

Latest:

Inside the Discovery That Changed CML Treatment Forever: Jorge Cortes, MD

Lead CML researcher discusses the evolution of a groundbreaking treatment and its effect on patient survival.


Charles Coffey Jr, MD, MS

Latest:

Choosing Wisely Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse in the Safety Net

This study evaluates the impact of Choosing Wisely–based interventions on antibiotic prescribing for viral respiratory tract infections in a real-world safety-net setting.

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