Health Care Delivery

Updated guidance in 6 key areas of asthma care focus on improving diagnosis, management, and treatment.

The most recent data from the CDC show a 36.6% decrease in overall mortality among individuals living with HIV; despite this progress, the virus remains a leading cause of death among certain races and ethnicities.

Among 11 developed countries, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate, a relative undersupply of maternity care providers, and no guaranteed access to provider home visits or paid parental leave in the postpartum period, a recent report from The Commonwealth Fund concluded.

A review found that including exercise, breathing techniques, and education components in pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) optimizes such programs.

Survival after breast cancer is on the rise, thereby emphasizing the importance of discussions that focus on fertility and reproduction among younger survivors.

By analyzing retrospective consecutive case series, researchers identified 5 clinical and radiographic variables associated with increased risk of serious ocular injury in patients with orbital fracture to aid non-ophthalmologists in triaging these patients for urgent ophthalmologic evaluation.

The 5-year risk of women dying or developing heart failure following a first severe heart attack is 20% higher compared with men, according to the findings in Circulation.

Updating guidelines requires having sufficient information on the elements that are your focus, noted Dan Ouellette, MD, MS, FCCP, senior staff physician and director of the Respiratory Ward at Henry Ford Hospital.

Large telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening networks based in federally designated safety-net clinics may be able to increase screening access and compliance among otherwise underscreened populations.

Among older women with and without breast and ovarian cancers, testing for the BRCA gene dropped precipitously between 2008 and 2018.

Clinicians must make sure patients are engaged in their care, stressed Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, associate professor at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy.

In the span of a few weeks, Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca all announced positive results from their respective coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials, with Pfizer submitting to FDA for an emergency use authorization (EUA) on November 20.

Regardless of insurance status, racial disparities in technology use and diabetes outcomes persist in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a recent study.

Recently released vaccine data indicate encouraging steps forward in the global fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). When vaccine doses first become available, who should be prioritized?

CDC pushes for prioritized contact tracing; urban hospitals struggle to keep up with influx of rural patients; Texas and Louisiana can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

While death rates related to HIV infection declined from 2010 to 2017, differences in HIV-related deaths remain among certain populations.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was associated with immediate weekly visit trend decreases for overall, primary care, and specialty care with long-term recovery trends; transformation to virtual visits; and increasing long-term trends for meeting patient scheduling and visit needs.

The Highlands Oncology Group partners with primary care providers to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer so the specialists can do a more in-depth screening, explained Joanna Thompson, multidisciplinary program manager, Highlands Oncology Group.

Mounting evidence is supporting the use of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in prostate cancer, according to a new study.

The shift to treat patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) who are treated earlier with a wider variety of medications has led to better outcomes, according to a recent study.

Pfizer will submit an emergency use authorization for their coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine; WHO panel recommends against remdesivir; CDC urges Americans to stay put during Thanksgiving.

Patients younger than 65 years represent close to 40% of deaths from metastatic breast cancer, yet their use of end-of-life (EOL) care has not been thoroughly investigated until now.

The authors of a Commentary in the November 2020 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care describe the experience of reimagining how a home health program can deliver care amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

At its annual meeting, the American College of Rheumatology previewed updates to guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was associated with a significantly higher rate of maternal and fetal mortality.

While patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are receiving referrals for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), female patients and other groups are less likely to receive them.

A poster on telehealth presented at ID Week in October attempted to identify where care advancement and improvement are needed for individuals living with HIV.

For individuals currently in high-risk glycemic categories, losing 2 to 3 kg (4.5-6.5 lb) in combination with increased physical activity over 2 years nearly halved the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group about her organization’s partnership with the Healthcare Transformation Alliance and how transparency and employer leverage may shape the transition toward value-based health care.

Expansion of insurance coverage due to the Affordable Care Act led to a reduction in the use of emergency services for patients with asthma in New York City.