Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article on Digital Journal referenced a study published in a May 2021 supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, “Systemic Sclerosis With Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Management Considerations and Future Directions,” noted that the prevalence of systemic sclerosis was estimated to be 276 cases per million adults.
An article by Fit & Well referenced an article published in Evidence-Based Diabetes Management™, a former publication of AJMC. The article, “Restorative Yoga Better Than Stretching for Trimming Subcutaneous Fat in Overweight Women,” covered a study from the Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association that found yoga to be a complementary exercise to aerobic activity in losing weight.
Urticaria Diagnosis Challenged by Overlapping Pruritic Skin Conditions
April 23rd 2025Urticaria is complicated to diagnose by its symptomatic overlap with other skin conditions and the frequent misclassification in literature of distinct pathologies like vasculitic urticaria and bullous pemphigus.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient Mix
April 22nd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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Personalized Care Key as Tirzepatide Use Expands Rapidly
April 15th 2025Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
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ACOs’ Focus on Rooting Out Fraud Aligns With CMS Vision Under Oz
April 23rd 2025Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are increasingly playing the role of data sleuths as they identify and report trends of anomalous billing in hopes of salvaging their shared savings. This mission dovetails with that of CMS, which under the new administration plans to prioritize rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
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