- Center on Health Equity & Access
- Clinical
- Health Care Cost
- Health Care Delivery
- Insurance
- Policy
- Technology
- Value-Based Care
Authors
Latest:
The Hepatitis B Care Cascade Using Administrative Claims Data, 2016Analysis of a large, nationally representative claims database to longitudinally monitor enrollees with hepatitis B showed that 36% received recommended care and 18% were prescribed treatment.
Latest:
Enhancing the e-Consult: Empowering Efficient and Collaborative CareThis editorial provides suggestions for improving the process of e-consults, which are a promising method of expanding access to specialty care.
Latest:
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.
Latest:
Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 With Excess Disease BurdenA high-risk cohort of beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 have a profile similar to patients with CKD stages 4 and 5, indicating potential benefit of earlier nephrology intervention.
Latest:
Appropriate ED Utilization Leading to Better Care CoordinationAddressing avoidable emergency department (ED) utilization takes interventions in partnership with providers.
Latest:
Employer-Sponsored Behavioral Health Program Impacts on Care Utilization and CostProvision of enhanced access to behavioral health services by a large employer to its employees is associated with reductions in all-cause care utilization and cost.
Latest:
Development and Validation of the COVID-19 Hospitalized Patient Deterioration IndexThe authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration.
Latest:
Telehealth User Experiences During COVID-19: A Case Study of Outpatient Cardiovascular Clinics Affiliated With a Large Academic PracticeIn cardiovascular clinics during COVID-19, notable barriers to successful telehealth use included obtaining diagnostic information needed to deliver high-quality care and technology-related challenges for patients.
Latest:
Barriers and Facilitators to Managing Social Care in the Digital Era Among Michigan Health CentersThere is widespread interest in understanding the role of health care in meeting social needs. This study examines community-wide activities, resources, and information technology used to manage social care.
Latest:
Patient Need and Provider Referrals to Diabetes Self-management EducationThis article demonstrates that few patient encounters with indicators of need for diabetes self-management education result in a provider referral to the service.
Latest:
Economics of a Health System’s Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine for Its EmployeesA direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.
Latest:
Optimizing the Management of TRDDrs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.
Latest:
European Commission Approves Mirvetuximab Soravtansine for FRα+ Platinum-Resistant Ovarian CancerThe European Commission has approved mirvetuximab soravtansine for select patients with pretreated folate receptor–alpha (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
Latest:
Leveraging Predictive Analytics to Target Payer-Led Medication Adherence InterventionsThis article explores how payers can enhance their medication adherence initiatives to reduce costs and improve member health outcomes by leveraging predictive analytics through machine learning.
Latest:
Mobile Health Clinic: Lessons Learned Building Partnerships Across Health SystemsEstablishing mobile health clinics in rural settings requires collaboration across health systems by aligning missions, building infrastructure to support research, and demonstrating proof of concept.
Latest:
“Expanding Access Isn’t Just About Fairness—It’s About Building Better Treatments for Everyone”Regina Barragan-Carrillo, MD, a postdoctoral fellow at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed findings that show 76% of renal cell carcinoma trials take place in wealthy countries, amid news that clinical trial access for the world's poor may become even more challenging.
Latest:
Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Long-term Opioid TreatmentLittle is known about opioid prescribing patterns in patients with chronic overlapping pain conditions. This study suggests target populations for interventions to manage chronic pain.
Latest:
Leveraging Longitudinal Clinical Laboratory Results to Improve Prenatal CareCollaboration between a clinical laboratory and a managed care organization improved prenatal care and outcomes through real-time, actionable, laboratory-derived insights and care coordination.
Latest:
Cross-Validation of Insurer and Hospital Price Transparency DataReal-world cross-validation of insurer and hospital price transparency data finds low overlap but high concordance between data sources.
Latest:
Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Position: Impact on Adult Pneumonia Burden EstimatesDisease burden estimates of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations are more sensitive when including pneumonia coded in any diagnosis field vs in only the first discharge diagnosis field.
Latest:
Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Decade of Rising Surgical CostAdolescent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery can preserve health and restore function of the knee joint, but the surgical cost has outpaced inflation.
Latest:
Telemetry: Appropriateness of Initial Assignment and Duration in Nonintensive SettingThe authors report overutilization of telemetry monitoring in a community setting, increasing the cost of health care and potential harm to patients with unnecessary interventions.
Latest:
Combination of Magrolimab and Rituximab Well Tolerated in Patients With Refractory/Relapsed Indolent NHLA 3-year follow-up of patients with refractory/relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin (NHL) treated with a combination of magrolimab and rituximab showed no new treatment-emergent adverse events, suggesting long-term safety. The treatment also confirmed magrolimab penetration into the tumor.
Latest:
TeleConnect: Digitally Connecting Physicians Across the Health Care SystemTeleConnect introduces the concept of connecting primary care physicians and specialists by leveraging technology. Improving communication in a health care system betters patient care.
Latest:
Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid EnrolleesThis article describes the implementation of Medicaid smoking cessation guidance in a large, urban federally qualified health center to examine how state-level provisions translated into clinic-level policies.
Latest:
Assessment of Structured Data Elements for Social Risk FactorsAn expert panel identified and assessed electronic health record and health information exchange structured data elements to support future development of social risk factor computable phenotyping.
Latest:
Gene Therapy Holds Potential in Otoferlin-Related Hearing LossJay T. Rubinstein, MD, PhD, University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses DB-OTO, an investigational gene therapy with potential to treat otoferlin gene–related hearing loss.
Latest:
Insurance Payer Is Associated With Length of Stay After Traumatic Brain InjuryAmong hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury, Medicaid fee-for-service was associated with longer hospital stays than private insurance and Medicaid managed care organizations.
Latest:
ANTHEM-UC: Icotrokinra (JNJ-2113) Shows Promise for Ulcerative ColitisTopline results from the phase 2b ANTHEM-UC study show all 3 doses of once-daily oral icotrokinra met the primary endpoint for clinical response.
Latest:
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.
