May 8th 2024
Regular users of the emergency department (ED) transiently reduced ED visits when faced with ED access barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
E-Cigarette Use Among Adults With CVD Increased During COVID-19 After Years of Decline
August 17th 2023The decrease in e-cigarette use between 2014 and 2019 may be linked to improved education on the harms of the devices, while the increase in 2019 could be attributed to worsened psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Experts Call for Health System Action to Reduce Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults With Diabetes
August 10th 2023According to one panelist, the leading causes of hypoglycemia in older adults are insufficient nutrition and taking the wrong dose or type of insulin, both of which can be addressed at the patient and system level.
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Certain Fertility Treatments Do Not Increase CVD Risk for Mothers, Study Says
August 9th 2023New research shows that in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the use of fresh or frozen embryo transfers were not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for the mother.
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Coverage of sessions on disparities in access to clinical trials and cancer screening, as well as relationships each to outcomes. A joint session presented by ASCO and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) highlighted progress and lingering gaps in lung and colorectal screening.
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A “Sludge Audit” for Health System Colorectal Cancer Screening Services
A systematic, mixed methods “sludge audit” identified novel health system delivery targets for improving colorectal cancer screening services.
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Care Coordination in Primary Care: Mapping the Territory
A survey completed by 100% of leaders of diverse care systems in Minnesota participating in an observational study showed little difference in approach to care coordination.
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Economics of a Health System’s Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine for Its Employees
A direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.
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Financial Factors That Influenced Telemedicine Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study describes financial issues that influenced telemedicine provision and use for patients with chronic conditions and their providers during COVID-19.
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This article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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A federal appeals court heard argument about whether to freeze preventative health screenings and care in the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Canadian wildfires trigger health threats as smoke descends south; a large study displayed the safety of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in young children.
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Most Community Oncology Practices Give Thumbs Down to Enhancing Oncology Model, Survey Finds
June 6th 2023The Enhancing Oncology Model, announced in July 2022 during the final days of its predecessor, the Oncology Care Model (OCM), has a similar framework as the early alternative payment model for oncology in Medicare, but there are key differences in reimbursement and especially in practices’ requirements to take on risk.
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The successful collaboration between a primary care–based network of practices and academic researchers demonstrates feasibility and the need for more funding for primary care research.
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US Government Spent Far More on Costly HIV PrEP Development Than Previously Thought
June 2nd 2023According to new estimates, the US government spent between $143 million and $314 million in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars funding the development of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine. The previous estimate was around $50 million.
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What We’re Reading: Biden Eyes Cohen for CDC; Bias in PFTs; US Birthrate Stays Flat
June 2nd 2023President Joe Biden has reportedly picked former North Carolina health chief Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, as next head of the CDC; Black men were probably underdiagnosed with lung problems because of software bias; the US birthrate remains flat.
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Stakeholder Analysis: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Awareness and Implementation
June 2nd 2023This article describes facilitators of and barriers to uptake of the underutilized Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program from the perspectives of health care providers and program suppliers in western Pennsylvania.
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Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars: Case Study on Filgrastim
Previous studies have found modest uptake of biosimilars in both commercial and Medicare populations. This study finds that the uptake varies between the rural and urban provider settings.
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