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Kendell Clement, PhD

Latest:

Thirty-Day Readmissions: Relationship to Physician Attending Type and Social Connectedness

This study examined patient clinical and demographic characteristics, healthcare system factors, and patients’ experiences of care associated with 30-day readmissions in a hospital with a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.



Susan Weidner, MS

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Specialty Community Practices: An Oncology Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted specialty practices generally and oncology practices especially have been resilient throughout the pandemic.



Natalie Pompilio

Latest:

OCM Practices Struggle with CMS Report Cards

When the CMS released performance reports for the 181 practices enrolled in the Oncology Care Model (OCM) earlier this year, the action had the effect of creating as much confusion as it resolved.


Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh

Latest:

Pharmacists Can Advise Patients With Androgenetic Alopecia

Pharmacists play a role in advising patients with hair loss about self-management and proper application of over the counter products.


Aruna Kamineni, PhD

Latest:

Comorbidities and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

Effective management of the comorbidities of diabetes and hypertension may increase survival in older breast cancer survivors.




Yu-Hsiang Kao, PhD

Latest:

Continuity of Outpatient Care and Avoidable Hospitalization: A Systematic Review

Higher continuity of care was statistically significant and was associated with fewer ambulatory care–sensitive condition hospitalizations.



Maureen Hennessey, PhD, CPCC, CPHQ

Latest:

Contributor: Patient-Centered Approaches to Supporting Medication Adherence Among Persons With Schizophrenia

There are effective strategies that can be employed concurrently to promote adherence to medications for schizophrenia, including but not limited to pharmacological, technological, and psychosocial interventions.


Martin Slade, MPH

Latest:

Process of Care Compliance Is Associated With Fewer Diabetes Complications

Adherence to process of care measures was associated with reduced risk of 2 diabetes complications or any of 4 complications in a national industrial cohort.


Steven D. Nathan, MD

Latest:

Key Predictors of Survival in IPF: Findings From the IPF-PRO Registry

Steven Nathan, MD, discusses the abstract “Predicting Long-Term Survival in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Data From the IPF-PRO Registry,” which aimed to identify key predictors of long-term survival in IPF using data from the IPF-PRO Registry; the study employed a classification and regression tree model to analyze variables such as FVC percent predicted, oxygen use, BMI, and age, and found that factors such as oxygen use and FVC levels were strong predictors of survival beyond 5 years.


Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH

Latest:

Managed Care Quality and Disenrollment in New York SCHIP

Using data from the New York SCHIP program, this study showed that plan disenrollment was not significantly associated with managed care plan quality.



Rose M. Kakoza, MD, MPH

Latest:

ED-Based Care Coordination Reduces Costs for Frequent ED Users

Results of our pilot randomized controlled intervention involving emergency department (ED)-based care coordination and community health workers demonstrated a trend toward fewer ED visits, fewer hospitalizations, and lower costs among intervention patients.


Brendan Rabideau, BA

Latest:

Impact of Consumer-Directed Health Plans on Low-Value Healthcare

Switching to a consumer-directed health plan is associated with reduced overall outpatient spending, but not with reduced spending on low-value healthcare services.





Elan Feldhamer, BA

Latest:

Disparities in Antidepressant Adherence in Primary Care: Report From Israel

Patient characteristics such as psychiatric diagnosis were associated with variations in adherence, although physician characteristics were not.



Kurt Ullman

Latest:

Bundled Payment: Practice Savior or Killer?

As payment reform models continue to evolve, practitioners must determine which strategy makes the most sense for their practice. Although the idea behind bundled payments may be worth considering, there are some concerns that this system could causes disruptions in oncology practices.


Margaret R. Stedman, MPH

Latest:

Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications After Patient and Physician Brief Education: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial found that a 1-session educational intervention targeted at patients and primary care physicians did not improve osteoporosis medication adherence.


Jason Lones, BA

Latest:

Postdischarge Telephone Calls by Hospitalists as a Transitional Care Strategy

Treating hospitalists effectively identify and efficiently address early postdischarge problems through a single, brief telephone encounter.


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