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Hospital Outcomes of Male Breast Cancer in the United StatesThis is the first study to estimate the hospital lengths of stay and costs of male breast cancer at the US population level.
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Tackling Colorectal Cancer Care Inequities Through Patient Advocacy GroupsKim Newcomer, director of volunteers, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, shares findings from a survey on colorectal cancer care inequities, and how to address these challenges.
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Medicare Advantage Coverage Restrictions for the Costliest Physician-Administered DrugsFour large Medicare Advantage insurers manage access to expensive physician-administered drugs with a combination of prior authorization, step therapy, and Part D formulary design.
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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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What Value Do Teaching Hospitals Provide Commercial Beneficiaries When in an ACO?Accountable care organizations (ACOs) with a major teaching hospital were associated with lower mortality, lower inpatient spending, lower emergency department utilization, and higher overall outpatient spending.
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Association Between Interhospital Care Fragmentation, Readmission Diagnosis, and OutcomesIn this analysis of the National Readmissions Database, the authors investigated the association between interhospital fragmentation of care, reason for readmission, and patient outcomes.
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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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Potential Health Literacy Resources for Health Plans: A Narrative ReviewSeveral evidence-based health literacy resources may be beneficial in health plan settings to improve organizational health literacy, personal health literacy, and health equity.
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Inappropriate Wrist MRI: Did Guidelines Have an Impact?This article analyzes the use of MRI in a national sample of patients with wrist pain before and after consensus guideline publication.
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Advancing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Care: Overcoming Challenges in Special Populations and Exploring Innovative ApproachesIoana Preston, MD, highlights treatment considerations for managing PAH in specific patient populations and discusses the unmet needs that can be addressed by novel therapeutic approaches or improved treatment strategies.
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A Machine Learning Technology for Addressing Medication-Related Risk in Older, Multimorbid PatientsA novel machine learning system effectively stratifies emergency department use and hospitalization risk of older patients with multimorbidity who take multiple medications and provides appropriate medication recommendations.
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Contributor: Addressing Physician Burnout—Work-Life Balance and Traditional Workplace Improvement InterventionsInitiatives to address physician burnout should be prioritized in a post-pandemic world, with physician shortages affecting the country.
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Covishield India: Demystifying Myths Through an Early Multicenter Safety StudyThis was a multicenter study carried out in India to study the adverse and systemic effects of the indigenously developed Covishield vaccine.
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Telehealth User Experiences During COVID-19: A Case Study of Outpatient Cardiovascular Clinics Affiliated With a Large Academic PracticeIn 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.
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Managing Total Knee Replacement Under Value-Based PaymentsThis article describes the approach that a large primary care group at risk for value-based payments chose to deploy in managing clinical and financial outcomes of knee osteoarthritis jointly with orthopedic surgeons.
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Value Realization: An Unattained Challenge for Integrated Practice UnitsAs value realization eludes integrated practice units (IPUs), the authors examine 6 key value drivers for IPU teams to competitively drive volumes and hone their multidisciplinary competencies.
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Reply to “Industry-Informed Perspectives on the Benefits of Rideshare-Based Medical Transportation”The authors of “Rideshare Transportation to Health Care: Evidence From a Medicaid Implementation” respond to a letter to the editor.
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Health Care Utilization and Cost of Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory InfectionsSyndromic 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.
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Provider and Patient Insights Into the Cancer Care JourneyA survey was conducted to determine opportunities to aid primary care providers and patients in the difficult journey of an oncology patient.
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Virtual Reality Is a Game-Changer During Blood Draws for Pediatric Patients With SMAIn honor of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month, Abraham Homer, MS, the gaming technology supervisor and creative technologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, shared how virtual reality transformed care for patients with SMA.
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Management of Recurrent C Difficile Infections in the FuturePaul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses how the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections is evolving toward more targeted approaches, including microbiome-based therapies like fecal microbiota transplantation, newer antibiotics such as fidaxomicin, and emerging preventive strategies focusing on microbiome restoration and preservation.
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Teamwork Enhances Patient Experience: Linking TEAM and Net Promoter ScoresIn 1386 providers, better teamwork related to higher patient Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the relationship between provider experience and NPS was mediated by teamwork.
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Care Quality Metrics in Medicare During COVID-19 PandemicMedicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality measures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; mid-pandemic, however, traditional Medicare narrowed the gap on some in-person screenings.
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How Mirdametinib Improves QOL for People With NF1-Associated Plexiform NeurofibromasChristopher L. Moertel, MD, University of Minnesota, discusses the trial data that helped get mirdametinib approved and what providers can do to keep measuring quality of life (QOL) improvements.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan in a Medicaid PopulationThe cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan.
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Impact of Care Coordination on 30-Day Readmission, Mortality, and Costs for Heart FailureEnhancing coordination of care has the potential to increase the value of heart failure care.
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Differences in Savings and Quality by Type of ACO Model2016-2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Program cost and quality data show similar performance, suggesting that increasing financial risk to health systems may not affect performance.
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Accountable Care Organizations and Use of Surgery Among Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related DementiasThe decision to pursue surgery in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias is challenging. Accountable care organizations may influence decisions to pursue surgery in this population.
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Primary Care Practice Structural Capabilities in Health Professional Shortage AreasNurse practitioners are increasingly meeting primary care demands in underserved areas and are more likely to deliver structural capabilities related to chronic disease management.
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Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric CareThe authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.
