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Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston investigated the impact of patient engagement in evaluating their care visit notes and found patients and care partners who chose to provide feedback were enthusiastic about assisting with improving the accuracy of clinician notes.

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has issued a report detailing the results of its experiment with including social risk factors in its risk adjustment models for performance measures.

If there's good news, it's that the rate of increase in number of individuals with diabetes seems to be slowing. But the disease is hitting hardest on the populations with the fewest resources to manage it.

Another showdown is looming between a leading academic medical center and a payer it seemingly can’t live without, and once again it’s about Medicaid.

Report notes that 74% of drugs that are currently in development are potentially first-in-class medicines, and 822 drugs in development are for rare diseases.

According to findings from a 63-center international study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, complete lymph node excision may not be essential for improved outcomes in melanoma.

The FDA has approved neratinib (Nerlynx) for the extended adjuvant treatment of some forms of breast cancer, but recommends precautions against the common side effect of diarrhea.

The report foresees the rules for durable medical equipment becoming increasingly inadequate to keep pace with technology advances, and wants a review of policies.

With plans to repeal and simultaneously replace the Affordable Care Act derailed now that 4 Republican senators have announced they would oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is returning to an older plan: repeal and delay.

With 2 more Republicans announcing that they oppose the Senate healthcare bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) no longer has enough votes to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, which would repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.

The British study found that just an hour a week of added social interaction, and letting patients have a say in their care plan, reduced agitation and improved quality of life for Alzheimer's patients. This method also reduced costs, which has implications for Medicare as the Alzheimer's populaton is expected to grow in Medicare.

The proposal to mostly leave virtual providers out of the 2018 launch of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program makes no sense in light of the evidence that these programs work.

According to a recent study, adding a stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist to rituximab for lymphoma can help provoke an immune response to the monoclonal antibody in patients who had shown resistance.

Proposed change to the payment rate under the 340B program for certain Medicare Part B drugs would cut reimbursement rate in attempt to address rising drug costs.

Patients with long-term conditions are more inclined to choose services with person-centered care attributes, according to recent research.

New research finds that having a retail health clinic nearby can make patients less likely to visit the emergency department for minor or preventable conditions.

The FDA is considering adding the risk of ocular inflammatory conditions to labels for 3 immune checkpoint inhibitors due to sight-threatening complications.

Psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease, is often linked to many comorbidities that affect treatment decisions and the overall management of the disorder, according to new research.

There is an association between the presence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence and a lower cognition later in life, regardless of the exposure experienced during adulthood.

The progressive neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson disease share the risk factors of increased age and male sex, but new research indicates there is also an association between a patient’s occupation and the mortality rate from these diseases.

A new blood biomarker demonstrates its ability to detect pancreatic cancer earlier, which can lead to better treatment and outcomes, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

According to researchers, additional preventative efforts are necessary to curtail the increasing rate of non-healthcare facility medication errors that can result in serious patient outcomes.

The healthcare industry remains awash in paper, and the sector has been slow to recognize the demands on consumers or how much they expect their payment choices to match what they see elsewhere in their lives.

This week, the top managed care news included insurers staying away from HealthCare.gov, where you live can affect your chance of surviving cancer, and a new deal could help people on Medicare with diabetes.

Digital providers have been seen as crucial to scaling the Diabetes Prevention Program to the 22 million seniors with prediabetes. Medicare spends $1 out of every $3 on diabetes, and disease prevention is essential to lowering overall healthcare spending.

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