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US Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of Point-of-Care NAAT for StreptococcusThis study evaluates the cost-effectiveness and budget impact to US payers of point-of-care nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for group A streptococcus.
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Navigating Privacy and Security in Telemedicine for Primary CareThis qualitative study of patients and providers in primary care evaluated privacy and safety considerations in telemedicine following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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Contributor: Telehealth Is Efficient at Dealing With Mental Health NeedsAppropriate application of telehealth could make health care delivery more efficient, explains Dr Mike Hoaglin.
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Community, Innovation, and Networking at the Heart of AMCP 2025Attendees of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy annual meeting share explain what draws them to the conference year after year.
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Collaborative Care Implementation: Lessons LearnedThe authors drafted a “Shared Values of Collaborative Care” document with fundamental principles to make better group decisions in implementing collaborative care.
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Geriatric Syndrome Risk Factors Among Hospitalized Postacute Medicare PatientsGeriatric syndrome risk factors play a role in understanding postacute destination within and between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare cohorts.
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Physician-Led Tech Firms Use AI to Counter Drug Denials and Augment AppealsAs drug denials increase, experts discuss the importance of optimizing data to keep up with these changes and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden on providers and ensure patient access to care and treatment.
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Insurance Payer Is Associated With Length of Stay After Traumatic Brain InjuryAmong hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury, Medicaid fee-for-service was associated with longer hospital stays than private insurance and Medicaid managed care organizations.
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Determinants of ICS Therapy Adherence in Patients With AsthmaThis study describes determinants affecting disease control and inhaled glucocorticosteroid therapy adherence for patients with asthma in western China.
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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COVID-19 and MCO-Community Partnerships to Address Enrollee Social NeedsCOVID-19 strained already-burdened community partners, affecting service delivery, communication, and partnerships. Managed care organization (MCO) partnerships with these organizations evolved in response to changing needs and resources.
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Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With CKD and T2DMSteps that need to be taken to address unmet needs and optimize outcomes for patients who have chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Primary Care Referrals to Nephrology in Patients With Advanced Kidney DiseasePrimary care physicians did not refer the majority of patients with severe nephropathy to specialists; nonreferred patients had fewer comorbidities and might be better kidney transplant candidates.
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Contributor: Employers Are Turning to Virtual Care Options to Mitigate CostsVirtual care not only means saved time and costs for employees, but improvements to employers' bottom lines, through more proactive management of health concerns, notes UCM Digital Health CEO and co-founder Keith Algozzine.
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes of a Collaborative Cardiology Care ProgramPatients with chronic cardiac conditions benefited from a health care program that strengthened collaboration between general practitioners and cardiology specialists in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
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Statin Prescribing Patterns in Patient-Centered Medical Home Patients With NAFLDIn this study, authors assessed the proportion of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) receiving prescriptions for statins in primary care.
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Association of Physician Coordination With Interfacility Transfer Acceptance TimelinessThe authors reviewed physician-to-physician conversations during emergency transfer of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and found that higher-quality physician coordination was associated with faster time to acceptance.
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Remote Monitoring Saves Costs in Outpatient Negative Pressure Wound TherapyHealth insurance records of patients using negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) revealed lower adjusted 90-day wound-related costs with remote therapy monitoring vs NPWT alone.
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An Analysis of Medicare Accountable Care Organization Expense ReportsThe authors of this study examined expense reports to understand how participants in Medicare’s Accountable Care Organization Investment Model spent to achieve program goals.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs for Diabetes Medications in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance PlansOut-of-pocket costs of diabetes medications other than insulin can be quite high for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance.
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Impact of Food Affordability on Diabetes-Related Preventable HospitalizationMedicaid enrollees residing in counties with greater food affordability had lower odds of preventable hospitalization related to diabetes.
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Prior Authorization Requirements for Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide AntagonistsThis quantitative and qualitative analysis highlights differences in prior authorization requirements for migraine drugs from nearly 50 managed care organizations and summarizes broad types of criteria used.
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Primary Care Visit Cadence and Hospital Admissions in High-Risk PatientsPatients with congestive heart failure and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had more quarterly primary care visits had lower rates of hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing ReadmissionsThis evaluation looks at a postdischarge digital engagement (PDDE) program using causal inference methods to examine the impact of PDDE on readmission.
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Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric CareThe 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.
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Leveraging Patient Activation to Improve Kidney Health in High-Risk PatientsFrequency of patient-provider conversations and patient activation are the 2 most significant predictors of a high-risk patient’s behaviors to prevent kidney disease.
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The Impacts of Supplemental Benefits on Medicare Advantage Plan CompositionAfter evaluating the association between the expanded Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits and plan composition, authors determined that adoption was not associated with large demographic shifts in enrollment.
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The Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Report Cards in Medicaid Managed Care: A Community Quality CollaborativeThis article describes the Philadelphia Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Initiative that was launched by a multidisciplinary team and mailed local Medicaid providers individualized prescribing report cards.
