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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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Differences in Savings and Quality by Type of ACO Model2016-2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Program cost and quality data show similar performance, suggesting that increasing financial risk to health systems may not affect performance.
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Study Explores Effects of Experimenter Sex on Ketamine ResponseThe underlying neural mechanisms identified may help clinicians better understand ketamine response in human patients.
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Discharge Prescribing and Subsequent Opioid Use After Traumatic Musculoskeletal InjuryThe authors use surgical resident assignment as an instrumental variable for discharge opioid prescribing and estimate the impact of discharge opioid supply on subsequent use.
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Modeling COVID-19 Immunity and Vaccination ImpactThis research investigated averted hospitalizations in Oregon and Washington, which had greater than 75% uptake of at least 1 dose of an mRNA-based COVID vaccine.
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Financial Incentives Tied to Medicare Star Ratings: Impact on Influenza Vaccination Uptake in Medicare BeneficiariesInfluenza vaccine uptake improved among Medicare Advantage enrollees when influenza vaccination was introduced as a performance metric in Medicare star ratings and accompanying bonus payments.
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Post-SNF Outcomes and Cost Comparison: Medicare Advantage vs Traditional MedicarePatients enrolled in Medicare Advantage had better outcomes and lower cost following skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge than patients enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
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Combination Immunotherapy Offers New Pathway for Skin Cancer PreventionA topical treatment combining calcipotriol and 5-FU shows promise in reducing premalignant lesions and lowering skin cancer risk by activating Th2 immunity.
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Addressing Evolving Patient Concerns Around Telehealth in the COVID-19 EraWith a rapid shift to telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, clinicians, health care organizations, and policy makers must consider and address patients’ evolving needs, concerns, and expectations.
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Association of Opioid Utilization Management With Prescribing and OverdoseOpioid utilization management in Medicare was associated with mixed effects on opioid prescribing, and prior authorization was associated with a decreased likelihood of subsequent overdose.
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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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Analyzing the Safety Data of JAK InhibitorsPanelists discuss the key safety data observed with each of the three Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for alopecia areata (AA), highlighting potential adverse effects and how these impact clinical decision-making.
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Can Sleep Quality Affect the Results of In Vitro Fertilization?The recently published study may shed light on a potential connection between sleep quality and IVF success.
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More Employers Offer Preventive Drug Lists Over TimeMore large employers with high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts offer preventive drug list benefits over time.
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Perspectives on Nonmedical Switching and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative ReviewThis review describes the impact of nonmedical switching of biologic therapies on US patients and providers, with a focus on switching to in-class alternatives.
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Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance ProgramCommunity social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
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Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in AlabamaThis article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.
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Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term OpioidsAmong older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.
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Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US EmployersThe Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.
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The Evolving Landscape of Myasthenia Gravis Therapies: A Q&A With Miriam Freimer, MDMiriam Freimer, MD, clinical professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, reflects on how findings from the RAISE-XT trial potentially translate to real-world practice and looks to the future of treatment for the autoimmune neuromuscular disorder.
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Organizational Capacity Among Hospitals in Medicare and Commercial Bundled PaymentsA national survey demonstrated differences in organizational capacity between hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payment programs and those coparticipating in both Medicare and commercial bundled payment programs.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the FutureHeidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss future research in multiple sclerosis that they find exciting and promising.
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Accountable Care Organizations and Use of Surgery Among Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related DementiasThe decision to pursue surgery in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias is challenging. Accountable care organizations may influence decisions to pursue surgery in this population.
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Impact of Travel Distance on Quality Outcomes in Colorectal CancerThis study identified characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer who traveled farther for surgery and found that those who traveled tended to stay longer at the hospital.
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Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 DiabetesThis study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.
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Uptake of Rituximab Biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid in 2019-2022Significant uptake of rituximab biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid occurred within the first 4 years of marketing in the US.
