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Insurer Costs of COVID-19 by Disease Severity and DurationPayer costs for COVID-19 ranged from a mean of $505 for asymptomatic cases to $126,094 for severe cases with post–COVID-19 condition.
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Impact of Functional Recovery on Patients Having Heart SurgeryThis article describes the positive impact that actively managing functional recovery has on postacute placement for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Do Localized Disasters Impact Clinical Measures of Health Care Quality?This study examines the impact of geographically limited disasters on health care quality performance scores of Medicare Advantage contracts, finding limited impact on performance scores.
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Preventing Tomorrow’s High-Cost Claims: The Rising-Risk Patient Opportunity in MedicaidFor Medicaid care management, focusing on rising-risk patients is more effective than targeting high-cost claimants, whose spending tends to decrease over time due to regression to the mean.
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Implementing Clinical Informatics Tools for Primary Care–Based Diabetic Retinopathy ScreeningThe authors describe a primary care–based diabetic retinopathy screening program incorporating telemedicine, strong health information technology engagement, and development of clinical informatics tools.
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Real-World Value of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C at Kaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaThis analysis demonstrates value and innovation of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the US Kaiser Permanente health system.
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Maternal and Infant RSV Immunization Safe, Effective Regardless of SequenceCombined or individual use of maternal RSVpreF and infant nirsevimab achieved high antibody levels without safety concerns, supporting current RSV prevention strategies.
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Effects of Individualized Nurse-Led Care Plans on Olaparib Treatment DurationA nurse-led personalized care program conducted through a specialty pharmacy prolonged medication persistence among patients with cancer receiving olaparib.
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Frequent Primary Care Visits May Lower Costs for Higher-Risk Commercially Insured AdultsTory M. Wolff, MBA, discusses his study showing that frequent routine primary care visits may lower costs for higher-risk commercially insured adults.
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Geographic Variation in Medicare Home Health ExpendituresThis study attempts to identify the sources of the significant 2.5-fold variation found in home health expenditures, a possible indicator of inefficiency and waste.
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Care Transition Management and Patient Outcomes in Hospitalized Medicare BeneficiariesHospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes.
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Medical Home Visit Programs During COVID-19 State of EmergencyThis report highlights the unique challenges faced by home health programs in addition to discussing how technology and policy changes have helped the elderly homebound during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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PDTs' Role in Addressing Health Care Disparities and Priorities for Improving PDT AccessIn their closing remarks, the panel shares their view on the future of prescription digital therapeutics and the prospects for the widespread adoption and implementation of these therapeutics in health care systems.
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Consumer-Centric Approach to Enhance Access to Pediatric Specialty CareThe authors’ organization optimized scheduling techniques that improved patient access to pediatric specialists to within 7 calendar days for new patients.
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Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and CostsThe Diabetes Care Rewards program offers a business case for health plans to promote engagement through use of contingent incentives, thus improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
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Patient Assignment and Quality Performance: A Misaligned SystemThis article explores the congruence between payer patient assignment and quality performance and the implications for incentive payments in alternative payment models.
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Enhancing Patient Navigation Through Tailored Technology: Mike FazioMike Fazio, director of value-based care at Navista, Cardinal Health, discusses a trending topic at the 2025 Community Oncology Conference: optimizing oncology care with technology.
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Pharmacists and Transitions of Care From Emergency Department to HomePharmacists’ roles in transitions of care continue to evolve. Evaluation of pharmacist-led interventions as patients transition from emergency department to home is needed.
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Characterizing Patients With MDS Who Undergo Allo-HSCTPatients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are older and face worse outcomes compared with non-MDS patients, according to posters presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology meeting.
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Looking at Respiratory Health Through a Global Lens at ERS 2025The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress fosters collaboration among global experts, advancing respiratory health and promoting equality in medicine.
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Growth of Electronic Consultations in the Veterans Health AdministrationThis study evaluates the growth in electronic consultation use over the first 7 years after its implementation across the entire Veterans Health Administration system.
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A Look at Cancers Where Biomarkers Are NeededWhile treatment options are evolving cancer care and extending lifespans, there is still a lack of biomarkers in certain cancers that can help direct treatment or provide early detection.
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A Value Proposition for Pragmatic Clinical TrialsThe authors examine the origin, benefits, and challenges of pragmatic clinical trials to assess the ultimate value of this research design.
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Management of Procalcitonin Test Overuse in an Emergency Department Through a Computer AlgorithmProcalcitonin test demand from the emergency department is growing, necessitating the implementation of strategies to address overuse. Successful interventions must be based on information technology.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prior Authorizations for Patients With CancerThe prior authorization process for patients with cancer demonstrates fewer days until submission and lower denial rates for Asian patients relative to White patients.
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Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Wet AMDNicholas G. Anderson, MD; Philip Niles, MD, MBA; Kevin U. Stephens, Sr., JD, MD; and Jim Kenney, RPh, MBA, provide insight on unmet needs and future directions for the treatment of wet AMD and DME.
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Belantamab Mafodotin Improves PFS in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple MyelomaSecond-line treatment with belantamab mafodotin plus bortezomib/dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma is supported by findings from the phase 3 DREAMM-7 study.
