Maggie is an editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) and produces written, video, and podcast content covering several disease states. She joined AJMC® in 2019, and has been with AJMC®’s parent company, MJH Life Sciences®, since 2014, when she started as a copy editor.
She has a BA in English from Penn State University. You can connect with Maggie on LinkedIn.
Increasing HF-Related Mortality Concerning Among Young Adults, Experts Say
October 26th 2022The limited data on heart failure (HF)-related mortality among young adults, those aged 15 to 44 years, prompted this analysis of data from 1999 to 2019 that considered HF as a contributing or underlying cause of death.
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Potential Risk Factors Identified for RRT Among Patients With PH
October 24th 2022According to the study authors, acute decompensated pulmonary hypertension (PH) is often accompanied by systemic congestion and right ventricular flow output, and because PH can be accompanied by acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy (RRT) may be necessary.
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Black Patients’ Uptake of Advanced HF Treatments Falls Behind That of White Patients
October 21st 2022Despite known racial disparities in access to advanced heart failure (HF) treatments, the reasons for this continue to require further exploration. In this new study, investigators searched for associations between ventricular assist device use and heart transplant and race (Black or White).
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Dr Neil Gross: QOL Improvement Likely Following Treatment With Cemiplimab for cSCC
October 20th 2022Patients may be able to forgo radiation following use of cemiplimab to treat their resectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), as it is likely to demonstrate significant improvement in quality of life (QOL) for patients and enable less invasive surgeries, noted Neil D. Gross, MD, FACS, head and neck surgeon and director of clinical research in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Syncope May Increase Vasoreactivity Among Pediatric Patients With PAH
October 19th 2022Although group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with comorbid syncope has been linked to a poor prognosis among adults, this relationship remains uncertain in pediatric patients, prompting a new study.
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Dr Amresh Raina Explains Radiation’s Impact on the Heart
October 19th 2022There is potential impact on the heart, coronary arteries, and heart function following radiation to the left side of the body, explained Amresh Raina, MD, director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Anne Marie Rainey on Always Putting Patients First and How Technology Can Help
October 14th 2022Patients have to always come first, and technology can enhance their care experience, stated Anne Marie F. Rainey, MSN, RN, CHC, director of quality and value-based care at Clearview Cancer Institute.
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Drs David and Scott Penberthy Are Working to Evolve Cancer Care in the 21st Century
October 14th 2022On day 1 of this year’s Association of Community Cancer Centers’ (ACCC) National Oncology Conference, The American Journal of Managed Care® sat down for a conversation with David Penberthy, MD, MBA, ACCC’s president for the 2022-2023 term, and his brother Scott Penberthy, PhD, MS, director, Applied AI, Office of the CTO, at Google.
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Allina Health’s Mike Koroscik Addresses Oncology Innovations Rooted in the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 14th 2022There have been many silver linings of the pandemic, including improvements in financial, operational, and clinical advancement efficiencies, as well as addressing the total cost of care in population health management, said Mike Koroscik, MBA, MHA, vice president of oncology, Allina Health and the Allina Health Cancer Institute.
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ChristianaCare’s Debra Delaney on How Primary Care Influences Oncology Care
October 13th 2022It’s important that patients are the healthiest they can be when going into treatment for cancer, emphasized Debra Delaney, MSN, FNP-BC, primary care nurse practitioner at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute.
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Google’s Dr Scott Penberthy on How AI Is Helping to Facilitate More Time With Patients
October 13th 2022Much of artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used in the more mundane areas of health care, figuring out where to be most helpful, so doctors can do what they do best, which is diagnostic care, noted Scott Penberthy, PhD, MS, director, Applied AI, Office of the CTO, at Google.
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Sepsis, Septic Shock Likely Increase Risk of Adverse Outcomes in PAH
October 11th 2022Investigators for this study analyzed outcomes among patients hospitalized with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who have higher risks of adverse health outcomes, in particular sepsis and septic shock.
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Periostin as Biomarker May Be More Useful Than Eosinophils in ECRS
October 4th 2022Despite extensive study, eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) remains a significant health problem with few effective treatments, so this study compared periostin levels among those who did and did not have ECRS to assess its potential as a disease biomarker.
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Dr Amresh Raina: Cancer Treatments Are Affecting Heart Function in Many Ways
October 3rd 2022Amresh Raina, MD, director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a board-certified advanced heart failure cardiologist, who is also certified in echocardiography and general cardiology.
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Dr Stephen Schleicher: Culture, People, Analytics Contributed to OCM Success
October 2nd 2022Co-hosted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the most recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event took place on September 22, with a focus on improving cancer care delivery through innovation.
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Advanced Imaging System Investigated for Faster Diagnosis of Skin Cancers
September 30th 2022This new study explored the diagnostic utility and accuracy of 2-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM) among nonmelanoma skin cancers, which included basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
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Pediatric ESS Effective, Safe to Treat Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps
September 28th 2022With a high recurrence rate following surgery to treat chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps, authors set out to investigate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in a pediatric patient population.
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Potential for PHC Necessitates Pediatric Cardiology Care for Children With PAH
September 28th 2022Outcomes following right heart catheterization in a pediatric patient population were analyzed, with emphasis placed on risk of adverse outcomes following the procedure, especially the development of pulmonary hypertensive crisis (PHC).
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