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Improving Value in Cardiovascular Care Starts With More Accurate Testing: Merrill Stewart, MDAvoiding downstream testing ultimately makes it cheaper for whoever is footing the bill, says Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health.
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Integrating Research, Health Care, and Community at Scale to Address the Population Health QuestionThe authors discuss the need to repair a house divided among research, health care, and the multisector health community.
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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.
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The Promising Future of Alzheimer Disease TreatmentPanelists conclude the discussion with personal insight into the promising future of Alzheimer disease treatment.
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Reduced Medical Spending Associated With Integrated Pharmacy BenefitsMembers covered by an integrated pharmacy benefit (as opposed to a pharmacy carve-out) experienced slower growth in medical spending.
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Telehealth Intervention by Pharmacists Collaboratively Enhances Hypertension Management and OutcomesPatient interaction and enhanced support with clinical pharmacists significantly improved pass rates for a measure of controlling blood pressure compared with usual care.
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A Multistakeholder Effort in Pennsylvania to Improve the Accuracy of Reporting Fatal Drug OverdosesThe 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.
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Care for Food-Insecure Enrollees in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional MedicareMedicare Advantage plans may deliver care more efficiently to food-insecure beneficiaries than traditional Medicare, but they are not better at reducing food insecurity.
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Driving Progress Through Collaboration at SABCSThe San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium fosters collaboration among experts, enhancing research and treatment strategies for breast cancer's complex landscape.
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Accessibility of Taiwanese Medical CareThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to routine medical care in community populations in Taiwan. The unmet needs should be emphasized as normal life resumes.
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Telehealth Intervention by Pharmacists Collaboratively Enhances Hypertension Management and OutcomesPatient interaction and enhanced support with clinical pharmacists significantly improved pass rates for a measure of controlling blood pressure compared with usual care.
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High-Risk Care Management Impact on Medicaid ACO Utilization and SpendingIn Massachusetts’ largest Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO), high-risk care management significantly reduced spending, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, demonstrating that targeted strategies can manage health care costs amid budget constraints.
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Mental Health Concerns Prevalent in Patients With AD, Poster SaysA new study presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting highlights the need for mental health support in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
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Fuzuloparib Monotherapy Improves PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancer, but Adding Apatinib Offers No Additional BenefitFuzuloparib extended progression-free survival, regardless of the addition of apatinib in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer.
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Pediatric Oral Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care and Fee for ServiceRates of preventive oral health services among pediatric medical visits in Florida were similar whether visits were paid via Medicaid comprehensive managed care or fee for service.
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How Medicare Advantage Plans Use Data for Supplemental Benefits Decision-MakingThis article presents findings from interviews conducted with executives from 29 Medicare Advantage plans regarding plan decision-making processes related to new social risk factor–related benefits.
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The Impact of Nurse Practitioner Attribution in Medicare Shared Savings ACOsAllowing nurse practitioners to serve as attribution-eligible providers for Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations leads to no change in hierarchical condition category risk scores and modest growth in attributed beneficiaries.
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LLMs Help Complement Clinician Guidance for Patients After Mohs SurgeryLLMs provide valuable answers to common Mohs surgery questions, supporting postoperative care and patient education without replacing physician guidance.
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End-of-Life Values and Value-Based CareAn editorial in response to the editor in chief’s December 2021 letter discusses evidence supporting the cost-effectiveness of an innovative advance care planning initiative.
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Discontinuation Rates Low in Those Taking Cemiplimab for NSCLC: Ana Baramidze, MDAna Baramidze, MD, head of the Department of Clinical Researches at the Todua Clinic in Tbilisi, Georgia, explained how clinicians can decide how to cemiplimab, which has a low discontinuation rate.
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Screening for Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in Health PlansThis study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with social determinants of health and patient demographics.
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Final Thoughts on Bronchiectasis ManagementPanelists discuss how bronchiectasis is more common than previously thought, with growing awareness, research, and specialized centers improving diagnosis and treatment options, though challenges remain in standardizing care and securing insurance coverage for therapies.
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High-Risk Care Management Impact on Medicaid ACO Utilization and SpendingIn Massachusetts’ largest Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO), high-risk care management significantly reduced spending, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, demonstrating that targeted strategies can manage health care costs amid budget constraints.
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Reducing Readmissions in the Safety Net Through AI and AutomationArtificial intelligence (AI) and electronic health record–based automation tools helped a safety-net health system meet performance-based readmission metrics, thereby retaining critical funding while improving clinical and equity outcomes.
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Clinical and Economic Burden of Uncontrolled Severe Noneosinophilic AsthmaAmong patients with severe asthma with low eosinophils untreated with biologics, there is a high burden of disease among those who have suboptimal disease control.
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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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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.
