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Evolent’s Wonsettler Sees Outcomes-Based Reimbursement as “A Healthy Tool”Terra Wonsettler, PharmD, MBA, vice president of pharmacy for Evolent, discusses the recent HHS OIG report that stemmed from the 2021 FDA approval of aducanumab (Aduhelm) and use of the accelerated approval pathway.
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Inpatient-Outpatient Shared Electronic Health Records: Telemedicine and Laboratory Follow-up After Hospital DischargeUsing a seamlessly shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with greater rates of postdischarge follow-up delivered through telemedicine or laboratory monitoring and without an in-person office visit.
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Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis PatientsThe authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.
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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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Impacts of Community-Based Care Program on Health Care Utilization and CostA community-based care management program in Rhode Island reduced hospitalizations and inpatient costs. There were stark differences across subgroups based on intensity of care.
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Improving System-Based Tobacco Cessation in a Community Health ClinicThis case study demonstrates how system-based tobacco cessation was enhanced in a community clinic.
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Management of MPN: Benchmarks For Quality CareRuben Mesa, MD, leads a discussion on key benchmarks and final thoughts about good-quality care programs for patients with MPNs, including parameters for judging efficacy and safety.
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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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Increased Likelihood of Psychiatric Readmission With Medicaid Expansion vs Legacy CoverageIndividuals who became eligible for Medicaid through Medicaid expansion have an increased likelihood of psychiatric readmission compared with their legacy-enrolled counterparts.
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The Lost Decade: Clinical Trials Data Access After Seife v HHSSeife v HHS is, at the very least, a symbolically important decision, but its practical impact will be dampened if the government does not take steps to enforce it.
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Demographic Disparities in Video Visit Telemetry: Understanding Telemedicine UtilizationA stratified demographics analysis of video visit telemetry data reveals that age older than 65 years and African American/Black race are associated with higher video visit failure rates, whereas language, sex, and ethnicity are not.
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Integrating Mental Health Care Services Into HIV Comprehensive CareDistinguishing between need and receipt of integrated services reveals that mental health care improves the likelihood of medication adherence among people living with HIV.
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Classifying Clinical Work Settings Using EHR Audit Logs: A Machine Learning ApproachAn automated pipeline of frequency representation and machine learning models on raw electronic health record (EHR) audit logs can classify work settings based on clinical work activities.
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Assessment of Structured Data Elements for Social Risk FactorsAn expert panel identified and assessed electronic health record and health information exchange structured data elements to support future development of social risk factor computable phenotyping.
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Does Missing Trust Lead to Overuse or Underuse of Health Care Services?Most trust literature investigates missing trust and health care underuse. The authors show that mistrust also leads to health care overuse, a rapidly growing problem in the United States.
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Oncology Alternative Payment Models: Lessons From Commercial InsuranceDeveloping alternative payment models for commercial populations in specialties such as oncology is rife with practical challenges. Leading payers and practices share lessons to date.
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Improving System-Based Tobacco Cessation in a Community Health ClinicThis case study demonstrates how system-based tobacco cessation was enhanced in a community clinic.
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Access Denied: CMS’ Action Hurts Patients With Cancer in Rural AmericaCMS rules hindered the access of rural patients with cancer to medically integrated pharmacies in 2023. The authors discuss the impact on equity in health care, emphasizing the need for regulatory change.
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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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Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare AdvantageThis study examined postdiagnosis breast cancer treatment outcomes for Medicare Advantage vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare in Ohio and found no significant differences overall but disparities for Black patients with FFS Medicare.
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Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric CareThe authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.
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Older Adults’ Perspectives on Emergency Department Costs During COVID-19Most older US adults have concerns about emergency department visit affordability. Lower income, being uninsured, poor or fair physical/mental health, and younger age were associated with increased concerns.
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Preappointment Surveys and Reminder Calls to Improve Show RatePatients who completed a preappointment survey were significantly more likely to attend their clinic appointment than noncompleters and spent significantly less time in their appointment.
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Value Realization: An Unattained Challenge for Integrated Practice UnitsAs value realization eludes integrated practice units (IPUs), the authors examine 6 key value drivers for IPU teams to competitively drive volumes and hone their multidisciplinary competencies.
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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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Predicting Hospitalizations for Patients With Chronic Kidney DiseaseThe authors developed an algorithm that uses medical claims to identify patients with chronic kidney disease who are at greatest risk of being hospitalized within 90 days.
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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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Medicare Advantage Customer Service Is Used Most by Higher-Need PatientsMedicare Advantage customer service supports a less healthy, higher-need population, indicating that it should be designed and staffed to effectively serve complex, high-need patients.
