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Michael Fischer, MD, Discusses Non-Adherence
Michael Fischer, MD, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, associate physician, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, said that the complexity of the healthcare system is part of the challenge of managing adherence.
Michael Fischer, MD, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, associate physician, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said that the complexity of the healthcare system is part of the challenge of managing adherence. Beyond a patient agreeing to and understanding how to take a medication, there must be coordination both with the pharmacy and the insurer.
“There are so many steps in the process and each of those is an area where we lose some patients from medication adherence,” said Dr Fischer. “Lack of understanding, maybe, of the diagnosis, lack of belief in the medications, complexity of the system, cost of the medications—each of those can be a threat to adherence, and figuring out how to address those effectively for each individual patient is really the challenge we all face at this point.”
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes, Improve Survival
August 2nd 2025Studies found that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists were valuable tools in improving outcomes and survival in those with coronary plaque and after ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
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The Importance of Examining and Preventing Atrial Fibrillation
August 29th 2023At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award.
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Promoting Equity in Public Health: Policy, Investment, and Community Engagement Solutions
June 28th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association, on the core takeaways of his keynote session at AHIP 2022 on public health policy and other solutions to promote equitable health and well-being.
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AI, GLP-1s Among Topics to Be Discussed During ASPC Annual Meeting
July 28th 2025The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Congress on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention features multiple sessions on different methods of treating and preventing cardiovascular disease, including through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists.
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