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Telemedicine Catches On: Changes in the Utilization of Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 PandemicThis analysis of health insurance claims data demonstrates rapid increase and sustained high utilization of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Can Sleep Quality Affect the Results of In Vitro Fertilization?The recently published study may shed light on a potential connection between sleep quality and IVF success.
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Perspectives on Nonmedical Switching and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative ReviewThis review describes the impact of nonmedical switching of biologic therapies on US patients and providers, with a focus on switching to in-class alternatives.
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Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance ProgramCommunity social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
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Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in AlabamaThis article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.
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Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term OpioidsAmong older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.
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Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US EmployersThe Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.
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Organizational Capacity Among Hospitals in Medicare and Commercial Bundled PaymentsA national survey demonstrated differences in organizational capacity between hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payment programs and those coparticipating in both Medicare and commercial bundled payment programs.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the FutureHeidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss future research in multiple sclerosis that they find exciting and promising.
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Accountable Care Organizations and Use of Surgery Among Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related DementiasThe decision to pursue surgery in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias is challenging. Accountable care organizations may influence decisions to pursue surgery in this population.
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Impact of Travel Distance on Quality Outcomes in Colorectal CancerThis study identified characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer who traveled farther for surgery and found that those who traveled tended to stay longer at the hospital.
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Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 DiabetesThis study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.
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Use of Second-Generation Antidiabetic Medication Among a Nationally Representative SampleAmong individuals with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes across the United States, income level, hemoglobin A1c, and comorbidity burden were the primary patient-level drivers of the use of newer antidiabetic agents.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan in a Medicaid PopulationThe cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan.
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Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy PopulationThe probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of interactions.
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Effect of a Patient Activation Intervention on Hypertension Medication Optimization: Results From a Randomized Clinical TrialIn patients with hypertension, a patient activation intervention increased rates of switching to a thiazide, suggesting that such interventions may address medication optimization challenges.
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Intensive Blood Pressure Regimen Lowers CVD Risk for People With DiabetesReducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mmHg lowered the risk of major cardiovascular events for most people with type 2 diabetes in the Blood Pressure Control Target in Diabetes trial.
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It’s Time to Address Our Nation’s Health Care Price CrisisThis commentary introduces Catalyst for Payment Reform’s and the Employers’ Forum of Indiana’s new campaign, Price Crisis, which will mobilize individuals, employers, and policy makers with evidence, guidance, and resources to take meaningful actions.
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Better Data Is Needed to Tackle Health EquityThe US federal government is finally updating its standards for reporting data on race and ethnicity – and it’s an urgently needed chance to enable a national overview of crucial data on health inequities
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis 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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Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total CostThis study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.
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Optimizing the Management of TRDDrs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.
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Understanding Suboptimal e-Consult Requests: Lessons From the VAUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians’ perspectives on what constitutes a good e-consult and why suboptimal e-consult requests occur contain broadly applicable lessons for other health systems.
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Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final ThoughtsIn this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in AlabamaThis article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.
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Real-World Users of Triple Therapy for Asthma in the USThis retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy.
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Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care of Patients with Hidradenitis SuppurativaVivian Shi, MD, FAAD, offers clinical insights on best practices for optimizing multidisciplinary care of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.
