Episode 4 - Treatment Guidelines and Economic Considerations

Older, generic medications, including ones for cyclosporine, nicotinamide, and dapsone, can effectively treat patients with various dermatological conditions while helping to reduce insurance and cost barriers.

George Jones of UpScript Health discusses telemedicine's evolution from basic e-prescribing to real-time video consultations, expanding treatment beyond primary care.

Experts shared details on health care contracting, setting up a centralized prior authorization pilot, and use of advocacy to win pharmacy benefit manager reforms at the state level.

The annual wellness visit is beneficial for patients, providers, and payers with an emphasis on preventive care for early intervention.

Physicians are more likely to order respiratory pathogen testing since the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting testing rates and costs.

A 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.