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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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An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more than 2 days.
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Implementation of Early Follow-up Care After Heart Failure HospitalizationAn early heart failure follow-up intervention succeeded in increasing referral to and completion of cardiology appointments within 7 days of discharge. The intervention was associated with lower risk of 30-day all-cause emergency department visits, all-cause hospitalizations, or death.
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Medicare Advantage Coverage Restrictions for the Costliest Physician-Administered DrugsFour large Medicare Advantage insurers manage access to expensive physician-administered drugs with a combination of prior authorization, step therapy, and Part D formulary design.
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Flash CGM Associated With Event Reduction in Nonintensive Diabetes TherapyAnalysis of the MarketScan database showed a strong association between flash continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use and significant reductions in diabetes-related events and hospitalizations in a cohort of 10,282 adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Safety Profiles of Neurokinin-Targeted Therapies for VMSPanelists discuss the notable adverse events observed in the OASIS trials with elinzanetant and compare the safety profiles of elinzanetant and fezolinetant with those of traditional treatments for vasomotor symptoms (VMS).
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Management of Procalcitonin Test Overuse in an Emergency Department Through a Computer AlgorithmProcalcitonin test demand from the emergency department is growing, necessitating the implementation of strategies to address overuse. Successful interventions must be based on information technology.
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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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Comparison of Mortality Between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries With Kidney FailureThe risk-adjusted 1-year mortality rate was not different between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure who initiated dialysis.
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Access to Therapy and Future Treatment Directions in Lupus NephritisGerman Hernandez, MD, FASN, FACP, and Ellen Ginzler, MD, MPH, discuss barriers to treatment access in lupus nephritis, and address future directions and unmet needs of the disease.
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The Promise of Telehealth—a Cautionary TaleImplications of Telehealth Use on the Future of Oncology Care
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Differences in Spending for Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions in Michigan Medicare BeneficiariesDiabetes and multiple chronic conditions increase overall Medicare spending, but spending increases even more in minority beneficiaries compared with White beneficiaries with similar comorbidity combinations.
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A Novel Approach to Attribute Responsible Physicians Using Inpatient ClaimsThe authors propose a novel approach in which physicians’ responsibility for inpatient stays is expressed through physician-specific attribution ratios informed by patient characteristics.
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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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Real-World Users of Triple Therapy for Asthma in the USThis retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy.
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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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Contributor: Cellular Research Offers New Opportunities in Our Battle Against CancerWilliam B. Miller, Jr, MD, evolutionary biologist, medical doctor, and author explains the importance of cellular research in finding inventive solutions to the growing burden of cancer.
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Predicting Hospitalizations for Patients With Chronic Kidney DiseaseThe authors developed an algorithm that uses medical claims to identify patients with chronic kidney disease who are at greatest risk of being hospitalized within 90 days.
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management During COVID-19: In-Person vs Virtual VisitsThis article compares cardiovascular disease risk management in community clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients for whom primary care was delivered mostly in person vs mostly virtually.
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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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Having Someone Who Cares: Patient Perspectives of Care Management ProgramsThis article presents a single-organization qualitative case description of the perspectives of patients with high-need, high-cost illnesses who participated in care management programs.
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Outcomes of Antiviral Treatment for Influenza in Type 2 DiabetesAntiviral treatment was associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs in patients with type 2 diabetes and a diagnosis of influenza.
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How English- and Spanish-Preferring Patients With Cancer Decide on Emergency CareCare delivery innovations to help patients with cancer avoid emergency department visits are underused. The authors interviewed English- and Spanish-preferring patients at 2 diverse health systems to understand why.
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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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Contributor: Facing a Surging Pandemic, US Must Harness the Power and Potential of Antibody TestingUntil a vaccine is available, antibody tests may offer the best way to assess risk prevalence and community spread of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion Can Help Solve the Health Care Underutilization ChallengeThe telehealth policy changes enacted for short-term control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic present an opportunity to address the fundamental gap in health care underutilization.
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COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion Can Help Solve the Health Care Underutilization ChallengeThe telehealth policy changes enacted for short-term control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic present an opportunity to address the fundamental gap in health care underutilization.
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Community Health Workers’ Critical Role in Trust Building Between the Medical System and Communities of ColorThe authors interrogate elements of routine medical practice in New York City to argue for reforms of hospital culture through relational trust-building capabilities of community health workers.
