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Association Between Use of Clinician Performance Information and Patient ExperienceHigh patient experience scores were associated with the collection and use of any clinician performance information, especially with whether the practice shared this information internally to compare.
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Hands Down, COVID-19 Will Change Medical PracticeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged us to incorporate technology into engaging, interacting with, and caring for patients, using televisits and video conferencing in ways that have previously been resisted or derided.
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Improving Glycemic Control in Diabetes Through Virtual Interdisciplinary RoundsPatients with diabetes whose providers received advice from remote, virtual interdisciplinary rounds had a greater 1-year reduction in hemoglobin A1c than comparable patients.
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Research Landscape: Endocrine Therapies for ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast CancerStephanie Graff, MD, concludes the discussion with thoughts on endocrine therapies in development for patients with ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
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Health Care Costs Associated With Unrecognized Progression to Late-Stage Kidney DiseaseUnrecognized disease progression is associated with higher health care costs both for patients with end-stage kidney disease and late-stage (stages G4-G5) chronic kidney disease.
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A Multistakeholder Effort in Pennsylvania to Improve the Accuracy of Reporting Fatal Drug OverdosesThe authors describe a novel training program for death certifiers in Pennsylvania, which has been designed to specifically focus on some of the main challenges in the death certification process and resulted in a useful model that can potentially be adopted by other states or municipalities.
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Value-Based Care Through Postacute Home Health Under CMS PACT RegulationsAmong a patient population defined by CMS postacute care transfer regulations, home health vs no postacute care was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and costs.
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Pharmacist Hypertension Management Using an Electronic Health Record–Based ApproachThe authors studied the impact of a pharmacist intervention on blood pressure control compared with usual care.
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Coverage With Evidence Development: Where Are We Now?Review of CMS’ coverage with evidence development program exposes a need to improve program transparency and clarify requirements and timetables for reporting to improve access to novel therapies.
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Value-Based Payment, the Safety Net, and Rethinking RiskSafety-net providers can benefit from demonstrations of condition-specific and defined-scope-of-practice alternative payment models that account for the nonfinancial as well as financial risks that providers face.
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Utilization Management and Physician BurnoutThis survey assesses physician experiences with utilization management and burnout and investigates whether there is a link between them.
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The Unintended Consequences of Medicare’s Wage Index Adjustment on Device-Intensive Hospital ProceduresThe authors found an association between Medicare’s wage index adjustment and the differential use of labor-intensive surgical procedures and medical device–intensive minimally invasive clinical procedures across the United States.
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Contributor: 3 Ways Technology Empowers PCPs and Patients to Transform the Health Care Experience and Improve OutcomesTech-driven connectivity and collaboration tools empower primary care providers (PCPs) to shepherd patient care, while simultaneously empowering patients to make more informed and strategic decisions about their own health and care journey.
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Inability to Access Health Care Due to COVID-19 Among Medicare BeneficiariesUp to one-fifth of Medicare beneficiaries were unable to access health care due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Proactive Care Management of AI-Identified At-Risk Patients Decreases Preventable AdmissionsProactive care management for artificial intelligence (AI)–identified at-risk patients reduced potentially preventable hospital admissions.
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Differences in Savings and Quality by Type of ACO Model2016-2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Program cost and quality data show similar performance, suggesting that increasing financial risk to health systems may not affect performance.
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Projected US Savings From Biosimilars, 2021-2025Projected savings from biosimilars from 2021 to 2025 were $38.4 billion vs conditions as of quarter 4 of 2020 and were driven by new biosimilar entry. Savings were $124.5 billion under an upper-bound scenario.
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Are Work Relative Value Units Correlated With Operative Duration of Common Surgical Procedures?Work relative value units (wRVUs) correlate with operative duration of common surgical procedures. Reimbursement for physicians depending on wRVUs is fair for commonly performed surgeries.
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Utilization Management and Physician BurnoutThis survey assesses physician experiences with utilization management and burnout and investigates whether there is a link between them.
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A Novel Approach to Attribute Responsible Physicians Using Inpatient ClaimsThe authors propose a novel approach in which physicians’ responsibility for inpatient stays is expressed through physician-specific attribution ratios informed by patient characteristics.
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A “Sludge Audit” for Health System Colorectal Cancer Screening ServicesA systematic, mixed methods “sludge audit” identified novel health system delivery targets for improving colorectal cancer screening services.
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Mental Health Diagnoses and Services Utilization Vary by Wage LevelInsured lower-wage employees had lower prevalence of mental health conditions but greater severity, with more hospital admissions and emergency department visits than high-wage employees.
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Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination, Infection Boosts Infant Antibody ResponseNatural infection plus COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant mothers conferred more durable antibody responses in infants than natural infection alone.
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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice PatternsThis article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.
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Charitable Medication Distribution Improves Care for Uninsured Patients With DiabetesThis report illustrates how providing vital diabetes medications to uninsured patients through a charitable medication distributor improves clinical outcomes.
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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice PatternsThis article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.
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People Experiencing Homelessness in Miami: Insurance Enrollment Rates, Hypertension TrendsPeople experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to health care access, leading to higher rates of hypertension even among those with health insurance.
