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Preferences for and Experiences With Pill Appearance Changes: National Surveys of Patients and PharmacistsChanges in generic drug appearance occur often. Patients’ and pharmacists’ responses to those changes vary, with some patients stopping their medication or using it less.
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Congress Must Protect Physicians From Medicare Cuts: MGMAThe Medical Group Management Association offers an analysis of pending legislation that could help health care practices better serve patients.
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to R-DXd in CDH6-Expressing Ovarian CancerRaludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd) earned FDA breakthrough designation for CDH6-expressing platinum-resistant ovarian cancers after bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech) treatment.
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Real-world HIV Diagnostic Testing Patterns in the United StatesThis retrospective study evaluated real-world implementation of the updated CDC HIV algorithm in a large US laboratory.
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Association of Physician Specialty With Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment and CostsIn this retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis, the authors examine the association of treatment selection and costs with physician specialty.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication Adherence in a Health System Specialty PharmacyIntegrated health system specialty pharmacies provide specialized services to patients, resulting in high rates of adherence to and financial assistance with specialty disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
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Evaluating Satisfaction With Pharmacist-Provided MTM Services in a Medicaid PopulationMedication therapy management (MTM) services were performed with a cohort of Medicaid patients, and their satisfaction with the program was assessed as part of a quality improvement initiative.
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Classifying Clinical Work Settings Using EHR Audit Logs: A Machine Learning ApproachAn automated pipeline of frequency representation and machine learning models on raw electronic health record (EHR) audit logs can classify work settings based on clinical work activities.
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Initial Maintenance Therapy Adherence Among Older Adults With Asthma-COPD OverlapOlder adults with coexisting asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), known as asthma-COPD overlap, who take fixed-dose combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β agonists may be less likely to have persistent low adherence to initial maintenance therapy.
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Contributor: Destigmatizing Ketamine for Legitimate Pain UseKetamine has been safely used as an anesthetic in the hospital environment for years, but with the proper training, it can also be administered by a medical professional in a clinical setting to provide pain relief.
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More Employers Offer Preventive Drug Lists Over TimeMore large employers with high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts offer preventive drug list benefits over time.
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Health Care Resource Utilization, Quality Metrics, and Costs of Bladder Cancer Within the Oncology Care ModelSpending 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.
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Value-Based Care Through Postacute Home Health Under CMS PACT RegulationsAmong a patient population defined by CMS postacute care transfer regulations, home health vs no postacute care was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and costs.
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Contributor: How Patients and Caregivers Can Be a Catalyst for Rare Disease InnovationPatient input and experiences play a crucial role in advancing rare disease research and therapy development, as they help define the disease, inform clinical trial design, and influence regulators and payers' decisions, ultimately serving as catalysts for innovation in the field.
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Navigating Pediatric Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Q&A on Early Diagnosis and Effective TreatmentPediatric hidradenitis suppurativa faces diagnostic delays and stigma, while adalimumab shows superior drug survival compared with infliximab in children.
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Contingency Management in a Perinatal Substance Exposure ClinicProject CARA, a perinatal substance exposure clinic, has implemented a contingency management program that targets appointment attendance for patients with any use disorder, regardless of substance or urine drug screen results.
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Intensive Care Management of a Complex Medicaid Population: A Randomized EvaluationThe authors present findings of a randomized evaluation of Medicaid patients at an academic medical center, which found that intensive care management was associated with reduced total medical expense.
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Changes in Electronic Notification Volume and Primary Care Provider BurnoutPrimary care provider burnout was analyzed before and after a national initiative to optimize the electronic health record inbox notification system at the Veterans Health Administration.
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Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid OutreachLindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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Managed Care COVID-19 Outcomes in a Population Health ProgramData from 38,193 patients showed that managed care patients have COVID-19 risk factors similar to those of the general population and that a population health program decreased mortality.
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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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Two-Step Testing Helps Predict and Treat Recurrent C difficile InfectionThis study explores the effectiveness of toxin testing in predicting Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outcomes, revealing that patients with negative toxin results were less likely to experience CDI recurrence within 30 days.
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mCRC Treatment Access: IRA Cost Cap Impact and Final InsightsMedical experts discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act’s out-of-pocket prescription drug cost cap, effective in 2025, may impact access to oral chemotherapy options for metastatic colorectal cancer.
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Care Transitions for Young Adults With Special Health Care NeedsA Medicaid managed care plan developed a pilot program to assist special needs youth with transition to adult care. Case studies and discussion present findings.
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The Emerging Landscape of GLP-1 RA Therapies Across ConditionsThe founder and President of Phesi addresses the need for streamlining clinical trial data as GLP-1 RA therapies are being used to treat multiple diseases.
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Predicting Hospital Readmission in Medicaid Patients With Diabetes Using Administrative and Claims DataA statistical model based entirely on claims data can accurately predict 30-day hospital readmission in Medicaid patients with diabetes.
