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Shivani Misra, PhD

Latest:

Predicting Mortality Risk Using the PREVENT Equation Across Diverse Racial Groups

This study validates the Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT) score across diverse racial and ethnic populations, highlighting its effectiveness in predicting cardiovascular risk and mortality, regardless of race or ethnicity.


Marty J. Feltner, PharmD

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Key Takeaways on RSV Vaccination

The panel concludes its discussion by providing key takeaways on the evolving RSV vaccination landscape.


Scott M. Alter, MD

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COVID-19 Control in the United States: The Case for Masking

In the control of COVID-19, the future perfect of the vaccine should not be the enemy of the present good, which is masking.


Jeff Levin-Scherz, MD, MBA

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Out-of-Pocket Costs for Diabetes Medications in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Plans

Out-of-pocket costs of diabetes medications other than insulin can be quite high for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance.



Laura Olitsky, DPT

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High-Intensity Home-Based Rehabilitation in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization

High-intensity home-based rehabilitation (HIHR) may substitute for facility-based postacute rehabilitation. Patients in HIHR had better functional outcomes at lower costs than patients in facility-based care.


Peter Senior, MD

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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice Patterns

This 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.


Bill Kerr, MD.
Bill Kerr, MD

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Contributor: The Convergence of Value-Based Care and Lab Testing Growth

Today, health plans are shifting dollars to more value-based contracts along with investments in population health management. Digitizing lab results across all care settings and unlocking the potential of lab values can help health plans reach the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per-member cost of health care.


Alexander Crowell, MS

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Continuously Updated Forecasting of SARS-CoV-2 in a Regional Health System

This study presents a methodology for forecasting demand of COVID-19 on health resources in an integrated health system.


Yi-Chun Chen, MS

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Keeping Up With Guideline Recommendations: Does Patient Volume Matter in Diabetes Care?

In the process of implementing a new practice guideline for treating patients with diabetes, physicians with higher patient volumes are more likely to adhere to the guideline recommendation.


Nihar Desai, MD, MPH
Nihar Desai, MD, MPH

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Supporting Patients and Primary Care Providers

Panelists discuss how supporting primary care providers requires moving beyond passive quality measures to peer-to-peer education, transparent performance feedback, multidisciplinary team resources, and creative care delivery models that address the "27-hour day" problem.


Shireen Haq, MPH

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Potential Health Literacy Resources for Health Plans: A Narrative Review

Several evidence-based health literacy resources may be beneficial in health plan settings to improve organizational health literacy, personal health literacy, and health equity.


Meiling Ying, PhD

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Effects of Maryland’s All-Payer Model on Elective Joint Replacement Surgery

The Maryland All-Payer Model was associated with an increase in population-based rates of elective major joint replacements, with a more pronounced effect observed in Maryland-only hospitals.


Ellen Ginzler, MD, MPH

Latest:

Access to Therapy and Future Treatment Directions in Lupus Nephritis

German 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.




Kyle N. Campbell, PharmD

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Actions to Improve Quality: Results From a National Hospital Survey

Hospitals reported widespread adoption of quality improvement (QI) changes to improve on CMS quality measures, and QI adoption was associated with improved performance on quality measures.


Cathaleen Madsen, PhD

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An Integrated Practice Unit Tool for the Military Health System

Researchers developed and tested an assessment tool to measure coordinated care for traumatic brain injury against the criteria of an integrated practice unit.


Thomas Ollis, MS, RPh

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The Impact of Evolving Treatment Options in Multiple Myeloma, Part 10

Bruce A. Feinberg, DO; Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA; Thomas Ollis, MS, RPh; and Joseph Mikhael, MD, discuss the future treatment landscape for the management of multiple myeloma.


Bich Ly, BA

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Commercial and Medicare Advantage Payment for Anesthesiology Services

Mean in-network commercial allowed amounts and charges per anesthesia conversion factor are 314% and 659% of traditional Medicare rates, respectively. Medicare Advantage payments align with traditional Medicare prices.


Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE

Latest:

Association of Physician Specialty With Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment and Costs

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis, the authors examine the association of treatment selection and costs with physician specialty.


Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN

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Evaluating Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Younger Than 65 Years

Enrollment in Medicare coverage without out-of-pocket protections was associated with a higher likelihood of reporting cost and access barriers to care.


Fang Sun, MD, PhD

Latest:

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: 50 Years of Societal Value From LDL-C–Lowering Therapies

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapies have yielded significant value to society through reduced costs for both fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease events. The vast majority of this value has accrued to patients.


Sauradeep Sarkar, MD

Latest:

Telemetry: Appropriateness of Initial Assignment and Duration in Nonintensive Setting

The authors report overutilization of telemetry monitoring in a community setting, increasing the cost of health care and potential harm to patients with unnecessary interventions.


Amy Freeman, LPN

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Leveraging Longitudinal Clinical Laboratory Results to Improve Prenatal Care

Collaboration between a clinical laboratory and a managed care organization improved prenatal care and outcomes through real-time, actionable, laboratory-derived insights and care coordination.


Neli P. Ragina, PhD

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Differences in Spending for Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions in Michigan Medicare Beneficiaries

Diabetes and multiple chronic conditions increase overall Medicare spending, but spending increases even more in minority beneficiaries compared with White beneficiaries with similar comorbidity combinations.


Julie B. Schnur, PhD

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Physician Preferences for an Electronic Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid

This qualitative study on primary care physicians yielded suggestions that can inform the design of an effective lung cancer screening decision aid tool and implementation into the electronic health record.


Anthony Bonagura, MD

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Assessing the Impact of Transplant Case Management on Clinical Outcomes

This article examines the effect of a transplant case management program on clinical outcomes following transplant surgery.


Qin Chen, MS

Latest:

How Do Primary Community Hospitals Enact Early Response to COVID-19? The Experience From Chengdu, China

Our hospital is a primary hospital in Chengdu, China. Since February 5, our hospital has been listed as the primary designated medical unit for treating new patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jinniu District. In this letter, we share our COVID-19 experience with readers.


Rick Chapman, PhD
Rick Chapman, PhD

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Contributor: The Role of Dynamic Pricing in Health Technology Assessment for MDD

Incorporating dynamic pricing into cost-effectiveness analysis could offer significant benefits for equity in health care.

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