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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice PatternsThis article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.
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Charitable Medication Distribution Improves Care for Uninsured Patients With DiabetesThis report illustrates how providing vital diabetes medications to uninsured patients through a charitable medication distributor improves clinical outcomes.
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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice PatternsThis article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.
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People Experiencing Homelessness in Miami: Insurance Enrollment Rates, Hypertension TrendsPeople experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to health care access, leading to higher rates of hypertension even among those with health insurance.
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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in a Multilateral Collaboration in an Independent Community Cancer Clinic: Translating Words Into ActionNo One Left Behind, a program to provide financial assistance and access to cancer care at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates in South Carolina, will be discussed during a session of the Community Oncology Alliance 2022 Community Oncology Conference.
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Final Takeaways From the PanelistsPanelists discuss their final thoughts on the evolving landscape of alopecia areata (AA) treatment, summarizing key takeaways from the discussion and reflecting on future directions for patient care and therapy advancements.
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Sex Differences in Medicare Beneficiaries’ Experiences by Low-Income StatusOnly low-income male Medicare beneficiaries had worse patient experience than their female counterparts. The authors discuss opportunities to improve experiences for all patients.
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Provider Shortages, Coverage, Cost Are Top Barriers to Care: CHEST 2025 ExpertsExperts at CHEST 2025 highlight rising costs, insurance complexity, and workforce shortages as major barriers to health care access in the US.
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Cost-effectiveness of Total State Coverage for Hepatitis C MedicationsExpanded coverage under a Medicare-Medicaid partnership to treat all prevalent cases of hepatitis C appears to be cost-effective by saving money and improving patient outcomes.
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The Future of IV and Subcutaneous Therapies in OncologyPanelists discuss how subcutaneous (SubQ) and intravenous (IV) oncology therapies will continue to coexist, with patient-specific factors guiding delivery method choices, while ongoing innovation and collaboration drive the growing integration of SubQ formulations as a convenient and adaptable option in cancer care.
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Implementing Team-Based Telemedicine Workflows in Safety-Net Primary CareTelemedicine in safety-net primary care faces particular challenges. Consistent, team-based workflows can support video visit implementation and health care maintenance in telemedicine visits.
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Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer PerspectivesInterviews with chief financial officers of rural hospitals revealed that they perceived telehealth to have some financial advantages; however, they did not believe that telehealth improved their hospitals’ financial situations.
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Contributor: The Mental Health Crisis, How We Got Here, and Where We Go NextAddressing the mental health crisis in the United States warrants innovation in treatment and recovery, and the development of mechanisms to provide and pay for them accordingly.
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Future of Mental Health Parity Landscape Up in the Air Based on Trump Administration Actions: Ali KhawarDecisions made during the first few months of the Trump administration do not inspire confidence in Ali Khawar for further protections for parity in coverage of mental health.
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Assessing Utilization of a Marketwide Price Transparency ToolConsumers strategically used a price transparency tool by searching more often in procedure markets with provider-specific information, higher charges, and more out-of-network claims and provider competition.
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Reducing Delays in Breast Cancer Care Using an Innovative Digital Health PlatformThe use of a novel digital health platform achieved a 55% reduction in time to treatment among women with a new diagnosis of breast cancer.
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The Promising Future of Alzheimer Disease TreatmentPanelists conclude the discussion with personal insight into the promising future of Alzheimer disease treatment.
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Medication Persistence and Its Impact on Type 2 DiabetesMost newly treated patients with type 2 diabetes exhibit suboptimal medication persistence, which is associated with higher risk of hospitalization and increased medical costs.
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Digital Health Implementation Among Older Adults: Health Technology Navigators’ PerspectivesHealth technology navigators share perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of digital health access for older, linguistically diverse patients in a Los Angeles safety-net system.
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Final Panelist Thoughts on the Management of Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionPanelists discuss how the future of PAH treatment looks promising with potential for disease remission through reverse remodeling agents, emphasizing the need for continued research focus on patients with other forms of pulmonary hypertension and those with significant comorbidities.
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Patient Satisfaction With Letter-Based Communication of LCS Pulmonary Nodule ResultsPatients were satisfied with receiving their lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results via letter and considered the amount of information provided in the letter appropriate.
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Challenges of Fracture Risk Assessment in Asian and Black WomenDifferences in bone density and FRAX fracture risk scores among Black and Asian women yield greater discordance in fracture risk estimation compared with White women.
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Association of Guideline-Concordant Care With Survival, Health Care Utilization, and Costs Among Older Women With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian CancerNon–guideline-concordant care for ovarian cancer was associated with higher all-cause and cancer-specific mortality, increased health care utilization, and increased Medicare expenditures, highlighting opportunities for improving cancer care in this vulnerable group.
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Understanding Physicians’ Work via Text Analytics on EHR Inbox MessagesThis study leverages text analytics to identify work themes managed by primary care physicians in their electronic health record (EHR) inbox messages and inform managers on workflow redesign.
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Changes in Opioid Marketing Practices After Release of the CDC GuidelinesAfter the CDC guidelines’ release, total opioid marketing spending and encounters per physician decreased, but spending per encounter subsequently increased.
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Teamwork Measure Relates to Provider Experience, Burnout, and Intent to StayA 6-item teamwork measure with good construct validity correlated with favorable provider outcomes including work experience, burnout, and intent to stay with the organization.
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CMS Practice Assessment Tool Validity for Alternative Payment ModelsUsing data from 632 primary care practices, the authors show that the CMS Practice Assessment Tool has adequate predictive validity for participation in alternative payment models.
