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A Scoping Review of US Insurers’ Use of Patient-Reported OutcomesThis scoping review found 350 articles that discuss US health insurance providers’ use of patient-reported outcomes about health-related quality of life.
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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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Atsena Therapeutics and Nippon Shinyaku Enter Exclusive License Agreement for ATSN-101Atsena Therapeutics and Nippon Shinyaku have formed an exclusive licensing agreement for ATSN-101, a gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1). Nippon Shinyaku will commercialize ATSN-101 in the US and Japan, while Atsena retains global rights outside these territories.
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Rusfertide Poised to Transform Polycythemia Vera Care: Andrew Kuykendall, MDRusfertide has received orphan drug, fast track, and breakthrough therapy designations from the FDA, and in this interview, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, emphasizes the critical need for therapies that offer a sense of normalcy to individuals with polycythemia vera.
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Impact of Delayed Adoption of Novel Atrial Fibrillation TreatmentsUsing direct oral anticoagulants as a case study, the authors examined how delayed adoption of novel treatments could impact patient health outcomes and cost.
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Culturally Competent Menopause Care: Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhDLisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, explains how including Indigenous and Hispanic women in conversations around menopause care helps fine-tune interventions.
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Non–Face-to-Face Care Management and Service Utilization in Patients With DiabetesCMS began reimbursement for non–face-to-face chronic care management in 2015, and results from Louisiana show that it increases outpatient visits but decreases inpatient and emergency department encounters.
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Contributor: Leveraging Telehealth to Improve Access to Care for Maternal HealthThis article explores the challenges and highlights actionable telehealth solutions that enhance access to care, particularly for mothers at higher risk of postpartum depression.
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Primary Care Visit Cadence and Hospital Admissions in High-Risk PatientsPatients with congestive heart failure and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had more quarterly primary care visits had lower rates of hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navigating the Challenges of Pharma Distributor Partnerships: Natalie BedfordDrug companies and specialty distributors navigate challenges like profitability, supply chain volatility, regulatory complexities, and market pressures to build successful partnerships, said Natalie Bedford of McKesson.
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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.
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Building Research Capacity in Primary Care Practices That Serve Predominantly Racial and Ethnic Minority PopulationsThe successful collaboration between a primary care–based network of practices and academic researchers demonstrates feasibility and the need for more funding for primary care research.
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After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, Hospitals Brace for ShortagesAnalysts warned of the potential for some shortages until the company can move production elsewhere. The North Carolina plant produces a quarter of the company’s sterile injectables used in hospitals.
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The Biosimilar Shift: Trending Infliximab Biosimilar Utilization and Associated Cost Savings for Commercial InsuranceInfliximab biosimilars created price competition causing insurance claims costs for infliximab originator and infliximab biosimilars to decrease, generating significant savings to the health care system.
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Improving Care Coordination and Reducing ED Utilization Through Patient NavigationA navigation program demonstrated decreased odds of repeat emergency department (ED) visits in patients with low baseline ED utilization and increased odds of follow-up primary care appointments.
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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Patterns of Opioid Use in Commercially Insured Patients With CancerAmong the fewer than half of patients with cancer who received opioid fills, a relatively small proportion (2.5%) had potentially problematic opioid use.
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Older Adults’ Perspectives on Emergency Department Costs During COVID-19Most older US adults have concerns about emergency department visit affordability. Lower income, being uninsured, poor or fair physical/mental health, and younger age were associated with increased concerns.
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Building Community-Level Solutions to Address Health Disparities: A Q&A With Dr Joneigh KhaldunJoneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, vice president and chief health equity officer for CVS Health, speaks on the launch of her organization’s Community Equity Alliance that aims to address structural barriers to equitable care in underserved communities through partnerships with local academic and health care institutions.
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Comment on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Health LiteracyThis letter discusses COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and health literacy.
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Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma High-risk Scoring AlgorithmAn asthma risk score using 7 clinically relevant parameters evaluated in a pediatric Medicaid managed care population can stratify risk for following-year asthma hospitalization.
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How Value-Based Care With Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in MedicaidSupported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.
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Longitudinal, Relationship-Based Case Management: A Prospective Cohort TrialA longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year.
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Workforce Innovation Reduces Medicaid Costs in Chronic CareThis study of community health workers as clinical extenders demonstrates significant cost savings in managing chronic conditions among Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Economic Burden of Joint Disease in Psoriasis: US Claims AnalysisThis retrospective claims analysis found that concomitant joint disease in psoriasis is associated with greater health care resource utilization and health care costs than psoriasis alone.
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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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Contributor: An Urgent Call to Action as Colorectal Cancer Rates Skyrocket Among Young PeopleAs rates of CRC skyrocket in young individuals, means of addressing the growing problem must be considered.
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Experts Say FDA Approval of Perioperative Durvalumab Plus FLOT Sets New Standard of Care for Early-Stage Gastric, GEJ CancersAs the first immunotherapy option in this setting, the approval sets a new standard for resectable early-stage gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers.
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Value-Based Care Interventions and Management of CKD ProgressionPatients 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.
