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Amer Zeidan, MBBS

Latest:

Future Landscape of AML: From ASCO Breakthroughs to Next-Generation Therapies

A panelist discusses how ASCO 2025's most important breakthrough was the oral decitabine plus venetoclax combination, representing a potential paradigm shift if approved by the FDA, while highlighting that menin inhibitors (including the already-approved revumenib and pipeline agents like ziftomenib, bleximenib, and enzomenib) are the most exciting emerging therapies targeting 40% to 50% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia with NPM1 mutations or KMT2A rearrangements, though significant therapeutic gaps remain for challenging subgroups like TP53-mutated disease.


Lila J. Finney Rutten, PhD, MPH

Latest:

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.


Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil

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Child and Adolescent Obesity Exacerbated During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The aim of the study was to not only observe the disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic but also to draw attention to the issue to drive real, lasting change.



Robert Cowan, MD

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Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US Employers

The Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.


Sarah Kolander, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

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Pharmacist Hypertension Management Using an Electronic Health Record–Based Approach

The authors studied the impact of a pharmacist intervention on blood pressure control compared with usual care.


Alfred Atanda Jr, MD

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Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Decade of Rising Surgical Cost

Adolescent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery can preserve health and restore function of the knee joint, but the surgical cost has outpaced inflation.


Emma Blake, BS

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Contingency Management in a Perinatal Substance Exposure Clinic

Project CARA, a perinatal substance exposure clinic, has implemented a contingency management program that targets appointment attendance for patients with any use disorder, regardless of substance or urine drug screen results.


Anna Brown, BS

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Optimizing Revisit Intervals: Reducing Variability to Enhance Health Care Efficiency

The authors explore the limitations of the current system of revisit interval assignment and discuss the importance of standardization to optimize patient health care outcomes.


Sadiq Y. Patel, PhD, MS

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Geographic Variations and Facility Determinants of Acute Care Utilization and Spending for ACSCs

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among Medicaid patients constitute almost 40% of all ED visits and hospitalizations, with lower rates observed in areas with greater proximity to urgent care facilities and density of rural health clinics.


Ashley Hall, PharmD

Latest:

Closing Thoughts on Iron Deficiency Anemia

Panelists discuss how the successful management of iron deficiency anemia requires a comprehensive approach combining early detection, appropriate choice of iron formulation, careful monitoring of treatment response, and addressing barriers to care while emphasizing the importance of patient education and health care system support in achieving optimal outcomes.


Yvonne H. Sada, MD, MPH

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Care Transitions: Opportunities to Better Serve the Traveling Patient

The authors share a model that facilitates patient-centered care and can be adopted by other health systems to encourage successful care transitions for the traveling patient.



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Ioana Bonta, MD

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NSCLC Advancements Offer Hope, but Disparities Persist

Ioana Bonta, MD, Georgia Cancer Specialists, discusses the evolving state of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments, their impact on patient outcomes, and the need to address ongoing disparities in these populations.


Nicole M. Zimmerman, MS

Latest:

Association of Physician Specialty With Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment and Costs

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis, the authors examine the association of treatment selection and costs with physician specialty.


Monique Boudreaux-Kelly, PhD

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Patient and Supporter Factors Affecting Engagement With Diabetes Telehealth

Family support with medication management and recent urgent self-management concerns are 2 novel factors, among others, that predict completion of diabetes telehealth calls.


Melissa Echols, BSN

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Dallas Nephrology Associates’ Journey to Value-Based Care

Preventing or delaying the onset of end-stage kidney disease is vital. By implementing a results-driven, value-based approach, Dallas Nephrology Associates has demonstrated improved patient outcomes and value for payers.



Andrew Flood, PhD

Latest:

Teamwork Measure Relates to Provider Experience, Burnout, and Intent to Stay

A 6-item teamwork measure with good construct validity correlated with favorable provider outcomes including work experience, burnout, and intent to stay with the organization.


Kimberly C. Brouwer, PhD

Latest:

Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid Enrollees

This article describes the implementation of Medicaid smoking cessation guidance in a large, urban federally qualified health center to examine how state-level provisions translated into clinic-level policies.


Azia Evans, PhD

Latest:

Health Care Utilization and Cost of Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory Infections

Syndromic reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests for respiratory infections were associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs, implicating potential for improved value in patient care.


Abigail Lewis

Latest:

RemeGen’s Telitacicept Gains China Approval for Myasthenia Gravis

Telitacicept is a dual-targeting agent that attaches to and blocks the effects of 2 key signaling proteins, B-lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, to treat the B-cell–mediated autoimmune disease, generalized myasthenia gravis.


Soumik Mandal, PhD

Latest:

The “New” New Normal: Changes in Telemedicine Utilization Since COVID-19

Telemedicine utilization has declined since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but non–primary care specialties continue to see an increase in moderate- and high-complexity telemedicine visits.


Ashley L. Buchanan, DrPH

Latest:

Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and Costs

The 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.


Catherine L. Hersey, MPH

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Medicaid ACOs and Managed Care: A Tale of 2 States

This article presents a detailed descriptive analysis of how Massachusetts and Minnesota implemented Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) models for their managed care population.


Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH

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A Conceptual Framework for Addressing Social Needs Through the Accountable Health Communities Model

No published studies exist on use of intervention design, implementation strategies, and theory in the CMS Accountable Health Communities Model, the largest-scale test of social prescribing in the United States.


Christopher Awtrey, MD, MHCDS

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TeleConnect: Digitally Connecting Physicians Across the Health Care System

TeleConnect introduces the concept of connecting primary care physicians and specialists by leveraging technology. Improving communication in a health care system betters patient care.


Aditi Patel, PharmD

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Evaluating Satisfaction With Pharmacist-Provided MTM Services in a Medicaid Population

Medication therapy management (MTM) services were performed with a cohort of Medicaid patients, and their satisfaction with the program was assessed as part of a quality improvement initiative.


Jubril Oyeyemi, MD, FHELA

Latest:

Why Health Care Must Bridge Social Services

Explore how integrated social services enhance health equity, as demonstrated by The Camden Coalition's innovative approaches to patient care and support.


Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN

Latest:

Contributor: Journey to Launching a Meaningful Health Equity Strategy

Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN, of Stanford Health Care, speaks on the key themes she presented during her session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, titled, "Launching a Health Equity Strategy."

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