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Dr. Michael Duch Reveals How a Payer and Group of Orthopedic Physicians Are Collaborating to Devise Best Practices
In this video, Dr. Michael Duch of Trenton Orthopaedic Group, discusses the Major Joint Replacement Episode of Care Pilot Program--initiated by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey--a project aimed at reducing variations in care by creating standardized best practices for managing hip and knee replacement surgeries.
Dr. Duch explains that this pilot program brings together the insurer and 5 orthopaedic surgeons to discuss how they each manage their practices, then examine the differences and work collaboratively toward a set of best practices that aims to streamline to 3 months each episode of care, being the time from when a physician determines which preoperatives tests to order to post-surgical rehabilition.
NSCLC Advancements Offer Hope, but Disparities Persist
February 20th 2025Ioana 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.
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Politics vs Science: The Future of US Public Health
February 4th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the role of public health leaders in advocating for science and health.
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Advancing Integrated Care for Comorbid Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder
February 11th 2025Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, outlines the progression of treatment approaches for comorbid schizophrenia and substance use disorder.
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