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AJMC® in the Press, February 7, 2025
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- Utilization management negatively impacts physicians and patient care, contributing to physician burnout.
- Physician assistant graduation rates are rising, with 277 accredited programs and 11,000 graduates in 2021.
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article from Healthcare Innovation referenced a study published in the November 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, “Utilization Management and Physician Burnout,” found that utilization management requirements were detrimental to both physicians and patient care while also contributing to burnout in physicians.
The study entitled, “Physician Assistants/Associates at 6 Decades,” published in the November 2021 issue of AJMC, was referenced in an article from Healthcare Brew. The study found that the graduation rate for physician assistants is increasing, with 277 accredited programs in the US and 11,000 physician assistants graduating in 2021.
An article from NYU Langone highlighted 2 articles published on AJMC.com, the website of AJMC. The articles highlighted included a video interview, “Addressing Cancer Care Barriers Through Community Outreach and Support,” which focused on forming relationships with communities to establish the best outcomes in cancer care, and “Higher Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Burden Found Among Hispanic, Non-White Patients,” which found that higher tender joint counts and disease severity were found in Hispanic and non-White patients with psoriatic arthritis.
An article from The Washington Informer referenced an article published on AJMC.com. The article, “Trump Reverses Some Biden Drug Pricing Initiatives, Potentially Impacting Medicare Costs,” explained the effect of President Donald Trump’s executive order reversing Biden-era policies on both drug costs and the Affordable Care Act.
