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Bonnie A. Labdi, PharmD, BCOP

Latest:

Rituximab Reference vs Biosimilar Utilization for Oncology vs Nononcology Indications

Reporting on the real-world utilization of reference rituximab and its biosimilars can help show prescribing habits and reveal cost-saving opportunities.


Sheila M. Manemann, MPH

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Patient-Centered Communication and Outcomes in Heart Failure

Among community patients living with heart failure, excellent and good patient-centered communication was associated with a reduced risk of death.


Trygve Dolber, MD

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Assertive Community Treatment for Complex and Costly Patients

Assertive community treatment, a strongly evidence-based practice for delivering care to individuals with schizophrenia and low health care engagement, is applicable to disengaged, medically complex patients.


Hayden E. Klein
Hayden E. Klein

Latest:

FDA Approves Aficamten for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

The cardiac myosin inhibitor is expected to be available in the US in the second half of January 2026.


Richard Taylor, PhD, MPH

Latest:

A Cue-to-Action Pilot Project to Increase Screening Mammography

A targeted cue-to-action campaign of outreach, education, and incentive can improve uptake of screening mammography.


Shirley Lee, CRNP-FNP, MPH

Latest:

Contributor: How Chronic Care Management Could Be the Great Equalizer for Care

By creating a framework for social determinants of health that explores patients’ needs and prioritizes team members’ response, specialty practices can more effectively strengthen health equity, access to care, and health outcomes.


Megan Guinn, MBA, BSN, RN

Latest:

Increasing Medicare Annual Wellness Visits in Accountable Care Organizations

Through innovations increasing the ease of scheduling and the efficiency of conducting annual wellness visits (AWVs), a large Medicare accountable care organization has been able to increase AWV rates among eligible beneficiaries.


B. Joy Snider, MD, PhD

Latest:

Transforming Alzheimer Disease Research Into Real-World Care: Q&A With B. Joy Snider, MD, PhD

In 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes has featured a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with B. Joy Snider, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at Washington University in St Louis.


Isabella Rater

Latest:

A Multistakeholder Effort in Pennsylvania to Improve the Accuracy of Reporting Fatal Drug Overdoses

The authors describe a novel training program for death certifiers in Pennsylvania, which has been designed to specifically focus on some of the main challenges in the death certification process and resulted in a useful model that can potentially be adopted by other states or municipalities.


Erin Crown, MHS, PA-C, Psych-CAQ

Latest:

Patient Experience with PDTs

Panelists discuss how patients express satisfaction with digital therapeutics for their convenience and real-time accessibility, though lack of payer coverage limits the ability to gather meaningful real-world evidence on their effectiveness.


Anthony Park, BS

Latest:

Long-Term Health Care Costs Following COVID-19: Implications for Pandemic Preparedness

A difference-in-differences analysis of health care claims data evaluated excess health care costs in the 12 months following COVID-19 diagnosis among the general and older adult populations.


Susan Escudier, MD

Latest:

Cancer Care Strategies Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Susan Escudier, MD

Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, of Texas Oncology, suggests actionable insights to improve equitable access to patient cancer care


Trudy M. Krause, DrPH

Latest:

Trends in Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Prescribing Patterns

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, including semaglutide, have increased in use and will continue to increase due to their effectiveness in weight loss.


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Kim Perry

Latest:

Contributor: Unlocking the Value of Unstructured Data From Continuity of Care Documents Using Medical-Grade NLP

Clinical-grade, expert-supported natural language processing (NLP) is valuable to payers and providers when exchanging patient information through continuity-of-care documents.



Melissa Feeney, PhD

Latest:

Value-Based Care Interventions and Management of CKD Progression

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program.


Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD

Latest:

Regulation of Provider Networks in Response to COVID-19

The authors describe federal and state provider network adequacy standards and discuss how regulators should adapt these standards and accompanying monitoring processes in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).


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Andrew Evens, DO

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Evaluating A-HIPI vs Traditional Scores in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: Andrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc

Andrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, shares insights from a study on improving prognostic accuracy for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.


Adesuwa Olomu, MD, MS

Latest:

Type 2 Diabetes Patient Activation and mHealth Interventions Decreased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Mobile health (mHealth) and a patient activation program could serve as a model for improving health outcomes for patients in outpatient clinical settings by decreasing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score.


Hadar Lev-Tov, MD

Latest:

Follow-Up and Monitoring: Proactive Strategies for Long-Term Patient Engagement After Hidradenitis Suppurativa Diagnosis

Panelists discuss the critical role of effective follow-up and multidisciplinary care in managing hidradenitis suppurativa, emphasizing ongoing patient education, coordinated referrals, and personalized treatment plans to improve adherence and long-term outcomes.


Brooke Adams, PharmD, BCOP

Latest:

Challenges in the Management of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Experts discuss the critical challenges in accessing innovative treatments for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma, emphasizing equity and education.


Ibrahim Aldoss, MD

Latest:

Early SYRUS Data Highlight Safety, Efficacy of AZD0486 in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell ALL: Ibrahim Aldoss, MD

AZD0486 demonstrated encouraging safety and dose-dependent efficacy in heavily pretreated adolescent and adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to early findings from the phase 1/2 SYRUS trial and Ibrahim Aldoss, MD, of City of Hope.


Ajay Anand, PhD

Latest:

Availability of Prices for Shoppable Services on Hospital Internet Sites

Only 60% of hospitals display their cash prices and 5% display their minimum negotiated charges on their public websites; many hospitals are in violation of new federal legislation.


Kenna R. Mills Shaw, PhD

Latest:

Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in Community Oncology

Recommendations to address limitations in more widespread use of reflex testing in community oncology.



Shannon Lynch, FNP

Latest:

Telehealth User Experiences During COVID-19: A Case Study of Outpatient Cardiovascular Clinics Affiliated With a Large Academic Practice

In 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.


Azazaiah Israel, BSc

Latest:

Type 2 Diabetes Patient Activation and mHealth Interventions Decreased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Mobile health (mHealth) and a patient activation program could serve as a model for improving health outcomes for patients in outpatient clinical settings by decreasing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score.


Balazs Halmos, MD

Latest:

Subcutaneous Amivantamab for NSCLC Could Benefit Patients, Practices: Balazs Halmos, MD

Balazs Halmos, MD, of Montefiore Albert Einstein Cancer Center, discussed the potential impact of subcutaneous amivantamab EGFR-mutated NSCLC.



Q Burkhart, MS

Latest:

Sex Differences in Medicare Beneficiaries’ Experiences by Low-Income Status

Only 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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