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Expert Panel: Access to Multiple Treatment Options Is Needed to Continue the Fight Against HIVA multidisciplinary panel of HIV experts gathered in October 2016 to discuss the current state of HIV care and develop critical recommendations for Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee members to consider when developing policies affecting their member populations who are living with HIV. This paper presents the panel’s discussion, consensus opinion, and conclusions.
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Comprehensive Medication Management Services: Benefits for Seniors With DiabetesAuthors from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy highlight the role that pharmacists can play in care optimization for seniors with chronic conditions.
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PI3K Inhibitors Face Challenges in Hematologic MalignanciesThe PI3K cell-signaling network has been an important therapeutic target in oncology research for nearly 40 years ago, but the use of PI3K inhibitors in hematologic malignancies has come under scrutiny amid concerns about efficacy and safety.
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Enhanced Care Coordination Improves HIV Viral Load Suppression RatesEnhanced care coordination in New York City that leveraged surveillance data with a health plan’s Medicaid managed care roster improved its HIV viral load suppression rate.
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Impact of Workplace Health Services on Adherence to Chronic MedicationsPatients who used workplace primary care and pharmacy services had higher adherence rates to medications for their chronic conditions than community-treated patients.
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Connecting Statewide Health Information Technology Strategy to Payment ReformWhen aggregated data regarding health outcomes are shared, a clearer picture emerges of provider performance baselines and improvements with which payment models can be developed.
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Features and Expenditures by Medicare BeneficiariesAnalysis of the impact of individual features of the patient-centered medical home care model on future healthcare expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Assessment and Potential Determinants of Compliance and Persistence to Antiosteoporosis Therapy in ItalyThis analysis of antiosteoporosis therapy shows that 75% of patients have inadequate drug coverage and that adherence is strongly associated with age and administration regimen.
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of SBRT Versus IMRT: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Organ-Confined Prostate CancerStereotactic body radiation therapy for low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer has potential cost savings and may improve access to radiation, increase convenience, and boost quality of life.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs and Prescription Reversals With Oral LinezolidAssociations between out-of-pocket costs and prescription reversals, as well as impact of reversals on rehospitalizations and healthcare costs, were examined among patients prescribed oral linezolid.
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Healthcare Continuity From Hospital to Territory in Lombardy: TELEMACO ProjectThe TELEMACO project successfully used telemedicine to establish a healthcare continuity from hospital to territory in remote areas of the Lombardy region of Italy.
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The Duration of Office Visits in the United States, 1993 to 2010Nationally representative data show that outpatient office visits to both primary care physicians and specialists grew longer over the period from 1993 to 2010.
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Electronic Consults for Improving Specialty Care Access for VeteransThe combination of electronic consultations and active triage of specialty care consults effectively reduces wait times for outpatient clinics.
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Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care CapacityThis article provides insight on the work of 7 of Project ECHO’s replicating partners from around the world who are implementing the ECHO model to address the knowledge gap that underlies integrated palliative care crisis.
