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Medication Adherence Star Ratings Measures, Health Care Resource Utilization, and CostFor patients prescribed diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia medications, nonadherence to CMS Star Ratings quality measures of medication adherence was associated with increased health care resource utilization and costs.
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Evolving Treatment Landscape in nAMD, DME Reduces Patient Burden, Improves Outcomes: Casey Koch, PharmDNew treatments for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) enhance patient care with gene therapies and new mechanisms of action on the horizon, explained Casey Koch, PharmD, from Select Health.
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Study Details Prediabetes, MACE LinkPatients with prediabetes are at significantly higher risk of major cardiovascular events than those who have never had high blood sugar.
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Contributor: Solving the US Physician Diversity ProblemThe representation of Black physicians is alarmingly low, but the opportunities for change are possible and urgent. Health care leaders and human resource departments need to address these disparities, and increasing diversity among their workforce is an excellent place to begin.
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Time to Publication of Cost-effectiveness Analyses for Medical DevicesThis study examines the availability of cost-effectiveness analyses for medical devices, both in terms of the number of studies and when studies are published.
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Predictors of and Barriers to Receipt of Advance Premium Tax CreditsFew eligible individuals apply for the Advance Premium Tax Credit due to knowledge barriers. Additionally, specific sociodemographic characteristics appear to predict applying status.
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Impact of Medical Care Coordination Intervention on Patient ActivationThis observational evaluation compared an adult medical care coordination intervention with usual care and found that the intervention was associated with significant improvements in patient activation.
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Development of a Medicare Plan Dashboard to Promote Health EquityHealth plans use data to decide on quality improvement initiatives. Having a dashboard that characterizes how equitably plans are serving their enrollees would promote health equity.
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The Impact of 1-Star Physician Ratings on New Patient VolumeAnalysis of a single-specialty practice’s scheduled appointments and reviews of physicians finds that 1-star ratings have a limited but longitudinal influence on new patient volume.
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Highlighting Disparities Among AAPI Women With Lung Cancer: Tabby Khan, MD, MPHSeventy percent of Asian American and Pacific Islander women diagnosed with lung cancer were non- or never-smokers, highlighting a need to rethink lung cancer screening to reduce disparities.
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management During COVID-19: In-Person vs Virtual VisitsThis article compares cardiovascular disease risk management in community clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients for whom primary care was delivered mostly in person vs mostly virtually.
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Impact of Advance Care Planning Consults on Advance Directives CompletionImplementing advance care planning consults can increase advance directive completion rates. The authors demonstrate the impact of consults on completed advance directives in the medical record.
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Cost-effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure UseLong-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.
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Cost-effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure UseLong-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.
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Contributor: After COVID-19, an AI-Driven Path to Risk-Adjusted Value-Based CareArtificial intelligence (AI) could help drive accurate and effective risk adjustment in value-based care plans.
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Eliminating Defects in Value: Turnaround of an MSSP ACOA health system transformational leadership framework and management system made visible and eliminated defects in value and was associated with reduced annual Medicare expenditures and increased quality between 2017 and 2020.
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Identifying Complex Patients Using Adjusted Clinical Groups Risk Stratification ToolIn this study, the authors developed a method for use in primary care to identify a group of patients with complex care needs using Aggregated Diagnosis Groups.
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Combatting COVID-19 With Real-World EvidenceA vaccine isn’t the panacea many assume it will be. Even when it becomes available, the virus won’t go away. Real world evidence will be needed to guide decision making.
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Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars: Case Study on FilgrastimPrevious studies have found modest uptake of biosimilars in both commercial and Medicare populations. This study finds that the uptake varies between the rural and urban provider settings.
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Institutional Practices for Charitable Medication Access for Uninsured PatientsAnalysis of a patient sample enrolled in charitable care at an academic medical center revealed that chronic medications were variably filled at a significant cost.
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Timely Preterm-Birth Prediction Among Pregnant Women in Medicaid Without Preterm-Birth HistoryA novel prediction model is developed that accurately predicts preterm birth in a timely manner among pregnant women in Medicaid without preterm-birth history.
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Contributor: When AI Sees, Yet Cannot Judge—Why Health Care Must Remain Human-LedAlthough artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a tool used in health care, the human aspect of health care is still necessary for continued care.
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Real-World Value of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C at Kaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaThis analysis demonstrates value and innovation of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the US Kaiser Permanente health system.
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People Experiencing Homelessness in Miami: Insurance Enrollment Rates, Hypertension TrendsPeople experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to health care access, leading to higher rates of hypertension even among those with health insurance.
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High Costs, Coverage Variability Limit Access to Incretin Mimetics for Weight ManagementThis Managed Care Cast episode explores how high costs and inconsistent insurance coverage for incretin mimetics impact obesity management and patient care.
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Better Together? Costs of First-line Chemoimmunotherapy for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung CancerCompared with first-line immunotherapy or chemotherapy alone, combination chemoimmunotherapy for advanced/metastatic non–small cell lung cancer has significantly higher antineoplastic drug and associated medical costs.
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Looking Toward the Future: Management of C. Diff InfectionClosing out their discussion on recurrent clostridium difficile infection management, experts share closing thoughts and hopes for the future.
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Baffled by NAFLD: The Horse Might Be Out of the Barn but Should Not Take Us for a RideAs awareness of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) rises, it is essential to develop and implement a rigorously determined approach to identify patients who will, or will not, benefit from diagnostic evaluation.
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Overhauling Quality Measurement in the US: Measure What MattersAs the US charts its course through the next political era, it is crucial that we boldly allocate resources and prioritize what truly impacts patients. When faced with complexity, feasibility concerns, or entrenched norms, we must proclaim: “It’s the outcomes, stupid.”
