This case study of 5 county-based delivery systems finds that existing specialty care relationships and information technology integration are important differentiating factors for e-consult implementation success.
WellPoint, UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and Genentech collaborated to develop Journey Forward, a first-of-its-kind program for coordinating post-treatment care.
With increased use of virtual care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following recommendations address disparities for patients with limited English proficiency.
A case study highlighting clinical and financial outcomes of an after-hours on-demand telemedicine intervention in a skilled nursing facility.
Influenza vaccination rates in pregnant women and healthcare workers were increased with standing orders, vaccine advocates, and educational activities on influenza immunization.
Communities led by health information organizations were more likely than those led by healthcare organizations to receive ongoing funding for implementing health information technology.
Various changes to the Part D benefit were made in 2009, including availability of the data for research and increased cost of the standard benefit.
The experience of Partners HealthCare offers some unique insights into the process of electronic medical record adoption across a large, diverse health system.
The increase in healthcare utilization and expenditures associated with the transition to chronic opioid therapy places increased burden on payers and patients.
New value frameworks should incorporate real-world evidence that reflects patient treatment behavior, adherence to medication, and equity concerns arising from disparities in care.
The annual price of monoclonal antibody therapies used in oncology and hematology is about $100,000 higher than those used in other disease states.
In a multicenter cohort of patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, increased risk for mortality among African Americans was no longer observed after adjusting for insurance status.
Precision medicine is increasingly being utilized in oncology. Aurora Health Care has implemented Syapse software to integrate molecular data into the electronic health record to accommodate precision medicine findings.
This decision tree model estimates the cost per response and incremental cost per additional responder for romiplostim, eltrombopag, and “watch and rescue” for immune thrombocytopenia.