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Measuring the Success of Transitional Care Programs
Based on his personal experiences in the hospital setting, Patrick White reviews the factors that organizations should consider when measuring the success of their transitional care programs.
Mr White explains that, rather than focusing only on quality and short-term costs, organizations need to also assess the long-term costs of their programs to better determine overall cost-effectiveness.
Mr White discusses how some programs are beginning to consider improved technology options and higher-cost tools that, in the long-run, will reduce costs. However, he explains that developing a standardized model to measure what is truly effective will take several years, as there are so many disease cases to explore.
3 Maternal Risk Factors Linked to Elevated Offspring Blood Pressure
May 14th 2025Offspring born to mothers with prepregnancy obesity, gestational diabetes, or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy had higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels than those born to mothers without these risk factors.
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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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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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