Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article posted by University of Pennsylvania Almanac cited a study published ahead of print in the June 2022 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, “An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19,” showed that in select patients hospitalized with COVID-19, an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology reduced hospital length of stay by more than 2 days in an academic urban hospital.
A piece by Kansas Reflector referenced an article published on AJMC.com, the website of AJMC®. The article, “US Ranks Worst in Maternal Care, Mortality Compared With 10 Other Developed Nations,” addressed study findings indicating the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate compared with 11 other developed countries and no guaranteed access to provider home visits or paid parental leave in the postpartum period.
Solving the Transition Conundrum as More Children With Muscular Dystrophy Live to Adulthood
March 17th 2025Learning from examples like congenital heart disease and cystic fibrosis can help health systems and clinicians prepare to care for an influx of patients with neuromuscular diseases as they reach adulthood thanks to transformative therapy advances.
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CMS Medicare Final Rule: Advancing Benefits, Competition, and Consumer Protection
May 7th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Karen Iapoce, senior director of government products and programs at ZeOmega, about the recent CMS final rule on Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage.
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Demographic Disparities in Video Visit Telemetry: Understanding Telemedicine Utilization
March 7th 2025A stratified demographics analysis of video visit telemetry data reveals that age older than 65 years and African American/Black race are associated with higher video visit failure rates, whereas language, sex, and ethnicity are not.
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