Cardinal Health's Naveen Mansukhani Details How Lowering Costs Is a Multi-Department Effort
May 3rd 2023Naveen Mansukhani, director of operations and account management of Retail Pharmacy Services at Cardinal Health, talks about how the responsibility for saving costs does not just fall on one department or person, but is collaborative and requires strategy.
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Dr David Spencer Looks Ahead to Next Phase of Cell Therapy Trial for Epilepsy
May 3rd 2023David Spencer, MD, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, talks about the first-in-human trial of interneuron cell therapy for treatment of focal epilepsy and explains the next steps.
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Josh Marsh Discusses the Role of Technology, Automation in Patient Assistance Programs
May 2nd 2023Technology and automation within patient assistance programs can enhance the patient journey and assist pharmaceutical manufacturers at a lower cost, explained Josh Marsh, vice president of Sonexus at Cardinal Health.
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Dr Milena Pavlova: Prioritize Sleep Disorders in Patients With Epilepsy When Considering VBC
April 27th 2023Milena Pavlova, MD, neurologist, and medical director of the sleep testing center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner hospital, talks about the importance of treating underlying sleep disorders in patients with seizures, especially within a value-based care (VBC) model.
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Dr David Spencer Speaks on How an Investigational Cell Therapy for Epilepsy Could Help Patients
April 26th 2023David Spencer, MD, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, talks about how an emerging epilepsy treatment could transform the current level of care for patients with the condition.
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Dr Milena Pavlova Emphasizes the Detrimental Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Epilepsy and Cognition
April 25th 2023Milena Pavlova, MD, neurologist and medical director of the sleep testing center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, discusses the profound effect obstructive sleep apnea has on epilepsy as well as cognition.
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Dr Jessica Robinson-Papp Discusses Symptoms Indicating Neurological Complications in People With HIV
April 24th 2023Jessica Robinson-Papp, MD, MS, professor of neurology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses how neurologic symptoms in individuals with HIV can present in various places in the body while also possibly pointing to a neurologic condition.
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Dr Nicole Rosendale: Data Lagging in Neurologic Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals
April 23rd 2023Nicole Rosendale, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco, neurologist/neurohospitalist, discusses how many unknowns prevail in data concerning neurologic care for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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Poor Sleep, Extreme Sleep Duration Linked With Past COVID-19 Infection
April 20th 2023A recent study observed that poor sleep quality and having very little or a lot of sleep were associated with greater likelihood of having had COVID-19 in the past, while poor sleep quality was linked with an increased requirement of hospitalization for severe COVID-19.
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Dr Natalia Rost Previews AAN’s Annual Meeting and 75th Anniversary
April 19th 2023Natalia Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, chief of the stroke division at Massachusetts General Hospital and chair of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Science Committee, previews the annual meeting and provides a glimpse into what the conference has to offer and its legacy of 75 years.
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AAN’s 2023 Annual Meeting Will Include Education and Community, Says Dr David Spencer
April 18th 2023David Spencer, MD, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, previews the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting for 2023 and says that attendees can expect not only to learn but also to leave feeling humbled and inspired.
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Dr Ryan Huey: Expansion of Patient Support, Care Key to Improve Value-Based Oncology
April 14th 2023There are various areas across different patient care and support perspectives that offer opportunities to improve value-based care in oncology, said Ryan Huey, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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Dr Ryan Huey Discusses the Necessity of Teamwork in Value-Based Oncology
April 7th 2023Ryan Huey, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, discussed the vital roles multiple health care providers play in improving outcomes for patients with cancer.
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More Needs to Be Done to Reduce Racial Disparities in Home Dialysis
March 24th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Virginia Wang, PhD, and Matthew L. Maciejewski, PhD, who talk about their recent study on racial disparities in home dialysis, and what more needs to be done to increase uptake and reduce disparities in home dialysis for non-White patients.
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High Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression in Patients With Narcolepsy Suggests Biological Relationship
March 7th 2023The high prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with narcolepsy suggests that a biological relationship is present between the disorders, but larger studies are needed.
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