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Ilya Lipkovich, PhD

Latest:

Activation, Physical Activity, and Outcomes Among Individuals With T2D

This study presents an integrated, exploratory assessment of physical activity, patient activation, health-related quality of life, and clinical outcomes among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using survey, wellness, and claims data.


Jin Feng, MS

Latest:

Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Patients

The authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.


Jeffrey Lewis, RN, MBOE

Latest:

Differences in Savings and Quality by Type of ACO Model

2016-2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Program cost and quality data show similar performance, suggesting that increasing financial risk to health systems may not affect performance.


Nina O’Connor, MD

Latest:

An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19

For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more than 2 days.


Jodi Fenner

Latest:

Contributor: Promoting Health Equity Through Primary Care

Jodi Fenner, senior director at Elevance Health, speaks on the key themes she presented during her session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, titled, "Promoting Health Equity through Primary Care."


Phil Painter, MD

Latest:

Post-SNF Outcomes and Cost Comparison: Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare

Patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage had better outcomes and lower cost following skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge than patients enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.


Matthew Bair, MD, MS

Latest:

Inpatient Opioid Receipt and Care Experiences for Vaginal Delivery

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between inpatient opioid receipt and care experiences of women hospitalized for vaginal delivery.



Doaa Abu Saleh, MD

Latest:

Promoters of Therapeutic Inertia in Managing Hypertension: A Consensus-Based Study

The authors identified consensus-based promoters of clinical inertia in managing hypertension. Policy makers should address these promoters to improve health-related outcomes in hypertension.



April P. Carson, PhD

Latest:

Diabetes, Gaps in Care Coordination, and Preventable Adverse Events

The authors examined the association of diabetes with self-reported gaps in care coordination and self-reported preventable adverse events using data from a national sample of older adults.


Zane Alroshood, BSc

Latest:

Type 2 Diabetes Patient Activation and mHealth Interventions Decreased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Mobile health (mHealth) and a patient activation program could serve as a model for improving health outcomes for patients in outpatient clinical settings by decreasing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score.


Russell Rotondo, MD, FACC

Latest:

Contributor: Improving Utilization Management Can Better Outcomes, Cut Costs in Cardiovascular Care

Russell Rotondo, MD, FACC, medical director of clinical strategy and innovation for cardiology at Cohere Health, discusses the myriad positive ways utilization management programs can have an impact on patient outcomes in cardiovascular care.


Jiunn Lim

Latest:

Managed Care Should Implement Cloud-Based Cybersecurity

At the heart of a defensive strategy against ransomware and other cybersecurity risks is a cloud-based approach to protecting data.


Sally Ramadan, PharmD

Latest:

Pharmaceutical Care Services for Patients With Diabetes: A Systematic Scoping Review

Major databases were systematically searched for articles reporting on pharmaceutical care services for patients with diabetes, and 86 pharmaceutical care services were qualitatively synthesized.


Alana Hippensteele

Latest:

ctDNA Tumor Fraction Retains Strong Prognostic Value for Advanced NSCLC

High circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) tumor fraction after induction chemotherapy identifies a population with an unmet need who has low chances to benefit from immune checkpoint blockades for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to research discussed during a presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.


Kelly A. Wolgast, DNP

Latest:

A Multistakeholder Effort in Pennsylvania to Improve the Accuracy of Reporting Fatal Drug Overdoses

The authors describe a novel training program for death certifiers in Pennsylvania, which has been designed to specifically focus on some of the main challenges in the death certification process and resulted in a useful model that can potentially be adopted by other states or municipalities.


Alexandra Scott, MA

Latest:

Characterizing Obesity in a Large Health Care Delivery System.

The prevalence of obesity in the Sutter Health system between 2015 and 2020 was 35%. Differences by race/ethnicity, health insurance, smoking status, and comorbidities were examined.


Michelle Skornicki, MPH

Latest:

Economic Burden of Joint Disease in Psoriasis: US Claims Analysis

This retrospective claims analysis found that concomitant joint disease in psoriasis is associated with greater health care resource utilization and health care costs than psoriasis alone.


Jianhui Hu, PhD

Latest:

Properties of the Overall Hospital Star Ratings and Consumer Choice

The CMS Star Ratings may be of limited value for patients choosing hospitals for specific care needs.


Ariana Pelosci

Latest:

Improved PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancer With Senaparib vs Placebo

The phase 3 FLAMES trial results demonstrated an improvement in progression-free survival with senaparib monotherapy vs placebo, regardless of patient subgroup, in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer.


Paulette Spencer, MPH, MA

Latest:

Community Health Workers’ Critical Role in Trust Building Between the Medical System and Communities of Color

The authors interrogate elements of routine medical practice in New York City to argue for reforms of hospital culture through relational trust-building capabilities of community health workers.


Michael Cantor, MD

Latest:

The Promising Future of Alzheimer Disease Treatment

Panelists conclude the discussion with personal insight into the promising future of Alzheimer disease treatment.


Zhanette H. Coffee, MSN

Latest:

Prolonged Cessation of Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy: A Multidisciplinary Intervention

This article evaluates the immediate and long-term efficacy of a group multidisciplinary program for chronic opioid analgesic therapy cessation in the setting of chronic, noncancer pain.


Joaquim Cristino, MSc

Latest:

Sacubitril/Valsartan in Medicare Alternative Payment Models

Optimizing utilization of sacubitril/valsartan for treatment of heart failure could improve provider performance in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative and the Medicare Shared Savings Program.


Nick Sutingco, MD

Latest:

Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric Care

The authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.


Noah Stansfield

Latest:

Myasthenia Gravis Trial Set for CAR T CABA-201

The chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) from Cabaletta Bio has already been cleared for trials in systemic lupus erythematosus, myositis, and systemic sclerosis.


Jessica Walradt, MS, BA

Latest:

Policy Solutions to Facilitate the New eCQM ACO Reporting and Advancement of Interoperability

This article describes the challenges associated with aggregating and reporting quality data via electronic health records and discusses corresponding policy solutions.


Emma K. Harrington, PhD

Latest:

Discharge Prescribing and Subsequent Opioid Use After Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury

The authors use surgical resident assignment as an instrumental variable for discharge opioid prescribing and estimate the impact of discharge opioid supply on subsequent use.


Neil Wagle, MD, MBA

Latest:

A Clinical Pathway to Well-Being: Putting Patient Priorities at the Center of Care

Using patient priorities and converting them into treatment goals result in better primary care outcomes for Medicare patients.

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