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Projected US Savings From Biosimilars, 2021-2025Projected savings from biosimilars from 2021 to 2025 were $38.4 billion vs conditions as of quarter 4 of 2020 and were driven by new biosimilar entry. Savings were $124.5 billion under an upper-bound scenario.
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Geographic Variations and Facility Determinants of Acute Care Utilization and Spending for ACSCsEmergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among Medicaid patients constitute almost 40% of all ED visits and hospitalizations, with lower rates observed in areas with greater proximity to urgent care facilities and density of rural health clinics.
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Key Takeaways on Recent Advances in SCLCPanelists discuss how the landscape of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) treatment is rapidly evolving, highlighting key advances in immunotherapy, targeted treatments like tarlatamab, and ongoing research efforts, while emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis, appropriate staging, and personalized treatment approaches to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
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Hypoglycemia Upon Hospital Admission From Long-term Care: Health Care Resource UseThis analysis of a hospital billing database describes inpatient length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, comorbidities, and costs for patients with diabetes after admission with hypoglycemia from long-term care or home.
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Psychological Safety and Use of Incident Reporting SystemsIncident reporting systems, which are often computer based and require no in-person interactions, can enable health care staff who perceive low psychological safety to speak up.
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Provider and Patient Insights Into the Cancer Care JourneyA survey was conducted to determine opportunities to aid primary care providers and patients in the difficult journey of an oncology patient.
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Machine Intelligence for Early Targeted Precision Management and Response to Outbreaks of Respiratory InfectionsThis paper evaluates novel machine intelligence to predict patients at risk of severe respiratory infections and recommend postacute care providers likely to reduce infection risk.
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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.
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The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Care TransitionsDiverse patients experience disparities in care transitions. A survey of 224 patients showed differences by race, ethnicity, and language in technology access and in patient worries post discharge.
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Covishield India: Demystifying Myths Through an Early Multicenter Safety StudyThis was a multicenter study carried out in India to study the adverse and systemic effects of the indigenously developed Covishield vaccine.
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Redefining Cancer Care: Putting Equity, Quality, and Patients at the CenterThe fight to improve cancer care includes aspects of both equity and quality. Over the past decade, health insurance coverage has been expanded to millions of previously uninsured Americans, but there is evidence that not every patient has the same access or the same quality of care.
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Impact of Electronic Information Exchange on Repeat Imaging During 30-Day Readmissions Among Medicare BeneficiariesThis analysis of Medicare data examines the relationships between fragmented readmission, health information exchange, and repeat imaging in older adults with and without Alzheimer disease.
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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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Appropriate ED Utilization Leading to Better Care CoordinationAddressing avoidable emergency department (ED) utilization takes interventions in partnership with providers.
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Potential Inequities in Access to In-Person SHIP Counseling ServicesThe federal State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides counseling and education on Medicare coverage options. This article highlights potential inequities in in-person SHIP service access.
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The Merits of Administrative Benchmarks for Population-Based Payment ProgramsThe different approaches to setting benchmarks for population-based payment models (empirical, bidding based, and administratively set) have unique advantages and challenges.
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Incorporating Health IT Into Primary Care TransformationLongitudinal evaluation of an advanced primary care reform effort found some improvements in health information technology (IT) offerings and use as well as opportunities to improve future collaboration.
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Contributor: How Telemedicine Augments the Resources of the Indian Health Service to Reach New Patients, Improve OutcomesTelemedicine may be the future of health care for American Indians and Alaskan Natives who live in tribal communities and remote areas.
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The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Care TransitionsDiverse patients experience disparities in care transitions. A survey of 224 patients showed differences by race, ethnicity, and language in technology access and in patient worries post discharge.
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Pediatric Oral Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care and Fee for ServiceRates of preventive oral health services among pediatric medical visits in Florida were similar whether visits were paid via Medicaid comprehensive managed care or fee for service.
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Journey to Anticoagulant Access Following Payer Rejection of ApixabanFormulary restrictions can create treatment barriers for patients with atrial fibrillation, including unnecessary delays in treatment and prescription abandonment, with vulnerable populations at greater risk.
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Telemedicine Catches On: Changes in the Utilization of Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 PandemicThis analysis of health insurance claims data demonstrates rapid increase and sustained high utilization of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Approaches for Overcoming Barriers to Cross-Sector Data SharingThe authors identified challenges to cross-sector data sharing and the approaches used to overcome these challenges in the Mid-Ohio Farmacy, a partnership to address food insecurity.
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Impact of Advance Care Planning Consults on Advance Directives CompletionImplementing advance care planning consults can increase advance directive completion rates. The authors demonstrate the impact of consults on completed advance directives in the medical record.
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Improving Glycemic Control in Diabetes Through Virtual Interdisciplinary RoundsPatients with diabetes whose providers received advice from remote, virtual interdisciplinary rounds had a greater 1-year reduction in hemoglobin A1c than comparable patients.
