Panelists discuss how the successful management of iron deficiency anemia requires a comprehensive approach combining early detection, appropriate choice of iron formulation, careful monitoring of treatment response, and addressing barriers to care while emphasizing the importance of patient education and health care system support in achieving optimal outcomes.
Medication dose captures modification of hypertension treatment intensity more precisely than medication count, and this measure should be preferred in studies that aim to improve hypertension management.
A collaborative service model between a managed care organization and an affordable housing provider reduced acute care use and costs.
Home administration of oral paclitaxel and encequidar is associated with potential cost savings for payers compared with clinic administration of intravenous chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients.
Formulary restrictions can create treatment barriers for patients with atrial fibrillation, including unnecessary delays in treatment and prescription abandonment, with vulnerable populations at greater risk.
Frequency of patient-provider conversations and patient activation are the 2 most significant predictors of a high-risk patient’s behaviors to prevent kidney disease.