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Health Care Utilization and Cost of Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory Infections

Syndromic reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests for respiratory infections were associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs, implicating potential for improved value in patient care.

Association of Social Risks With Avoiding or Delaying Health Care and With Emergency Department Visits: Evidence From 2017 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey

Social risks (food insecurity, housing instability, financial strain, health insurance type) are associated with patients’ decisions to avoid/delay health care and increased utilization of the emergency department.

Contributor: The Era of Disease-Modifying Alzheimer Disease Treatments

New treatments for Alzheimer disease don’t reverse cognitive symptoms, but they do significantly slow progression. Evidence suggests that earlier treatment is most effective.

Assessing Opportunities to Advance Quality Measures in Adult Obesity

Obesity is a serious chronic disease and risk factor for a broad range of outcomes. This study identifies opportunities for improving quality in obesity care.

Impact of Delayed Adoption of Novel Atrial Fibrillation Treatments

Using direct oral anticoagulants as a case study, the authors examined how delayed adoption of novel treatments could impact patient health outcomes and cost.

A 10-Step Program to Successfully Reduce Low-Value Care

The frequency of low-value care can be reduced by a respectful, data-driven process anchored in nonjudgmental communication and explicit core values.

Determinants of Hospital Charges and Costs in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report from the Myocardial Infarction Cost Study (MICS) Group

Effect of a Patient Activation Intervention on Hypertension Medication Optimization: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial

In patients with hypertension, a patient activation intervention increased rates of switching to a thiazide, suggesting that such interventions may address medication optimization challenges.

Physician-Mediated Interventions to Lower Medical Expenditures Under Risk-Based Contracts: A Systematic Review

Risk-bearing provider organizations rely on physicians to achieve cost savings. The literature on physician-mediated interventions to reduce costs is scant and provides little guidance on effective strategies.

Operating Room Efficiency of Orthopedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Era

The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic.

AMCP Nexus 2025: Advancing Health Policy and Patient Outcomes Together

AMCP Nexus connects pharmacy leaders, drives policy change, and empowers members to enhance health care access and improve patient outcomes.

Automated Detection of Retinal Disease

With diabetes rates projected to rise sharply, automated retinal screening may represent an attractive low-cost option to meet the growing demand for routine screening services.

Telehealth User Experiences During COVID-19: A Case Study of Outpatient Cardiovascular Clinics Affiliated With a Large Academic Practice

In cardiovascular clinics during COVID-19, notable barriers to successful telehealth use included obtaining diagnostic information needed to deliver high-quality care and technology-related challenges for patients.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Exploring the Clinical and Economic Implications of the Evolving Treatment Landscape

Relationships Between Patient Portal Activation and Patient Satisfaction Scores Among CG-CAHPS and HCAHPS Respondents

Patients with activated patient portal accounts report higher patient satisfaction in respective dimensions of the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) and Hospital CAHPS (HCAHPS) surveys compared with patients without portal accounts.

Navigating Privacy and Security in Telemedicine for Primary Care

This qualitative study of patients and providers in primary care evaluated privacy and safety considerations in telemedicine following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

IEHP CEO Weighs in: Who Pays the Price When Millions Lose Medicaid Coverage?

Explore the critical implications of proposed Medicaid cuts on health care access, costs, and community well-being in the US.

Improving Glycemic Control in Diabetes Through Virtual Interdisciplinary Rounds

Patients with diabetes whose providers received advice from remote, virtual interdisciplinary rounds had a greater 1-year reduction in hemoglobin A1c than comparable patients.

A Conceptual Framework for Addressing Social Needs Through the Accountable Health Communities Model

No published studies exist on use of intervention design, implementation strategies, and theory in the CMS Accountable Health Communities Model, the largest-scale test of social prescribing in the United States.

The Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Report Cards in Medicaid Managed Care: A Community Quality Collaborative

This article describes the Philadelphia Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Initiative that was launched by a multidisciplinary team and mailed local Medicaid providers individualized prescribing report cards.

Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

This study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.

Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage

This study examined postdiagnosis breast cancer treatment outcomes for Medicare Advantage vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare in Ohio and found no significant differences overall but disparities for Black patients with FFS Medicare.

Insurance Payer Is Associated With Length of Stay After Traumatic Brain Injury

Among hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury, Medicaid fee-for-service was associated with longer hospital stays than private insurance and Medicaid managed care organizations.

Impact of Psychiatric Follow-Up Frequency on Outcomes and Waiting Times

Naturally occurring variations in appointment frequencies do not appear to have a major impact on clinical outcomes, but they significantly affect waiting times.

Making Early CKD Detection Count: Ralph Riello, PharmD, and Nihar Desai, MD

Closing the gap between CKD detection and treatment requires aligned screening, streamlined pathways, and equitable access to proven therapies.

Better Data Is Needed to Tackle Health Equity

The US federal government is finally updating its standards for reporting data on race and ethnicity – and it’s an urgently needed chance to enable a national overview of crucial data on health inequities

Assessing New York’s Health Care Disparities Using Health Plan Quality Data

Utilizing the Health Insurance Disparities Index for assessment, the authors found that New York’s Medicaid health maintenance organizations (HMOs) outperformed Medicaid HMOs nationally in addressing health care disparities from 2019 to 2023.

Disparities in Physician Access for Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Gastroenterology: A Systematic Review

This article presents a systematic review of US health care disparities in physician specialist access across rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology and a call to action.

ASCO GI 2026 Recap: Breakthroughs, Community at the Forefront of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research

Presenters shared their personal highlights of attending ASCO GI 2026.