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Episode 15- Assessing the Factors at Increased Risk for Cardiometabolic Events
When assessing what population is at an increased risk for developing a cardiometabolic event, Kenneth L. Schaecher, MD, FACP, CPC, explains that the patient who is disengaged is at the greatest risk. Dr Schaecher states that patients who do not make lifestyle changes and patients who are not adherent to their medicines are examples of disengaged patients.
Furthermore, the panelists discuss the cardiometabolic conditions that result in the greatest costs to managed care facilities. Dr Schaecher explains that diabetes is number 1.
Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE, FNLA, explains that while commonly overlooked, kidney disease is also a component of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dr Handelsman believes that the outcomes of kidney disease pass beyond diabetes, but the condition is commonly overlooked because less patients present with kidney disease than diabetes.
Dr Schaecher concludes that patients need to have a better understanding of how kidney disease links to cardiometabolic events.
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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Impact of Hospital-Physician Integration on Medicare Patient Mix
April 11th 2025This study found no evidence that hospital employment of physicians resulted in physicians treating sicker patients, undercutting claims that hospital-employed physicians serve a higher-acuity patient mix.
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