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Assessing Surveillance Utilization and Value in Commercially Insured Patients With Colorectal CancerTrends in surveillance testing after treatment for colorectal cancer remained relatively stable recently, and patients who overutilized surveillance measures had quicker recurrence detection but higher costs.
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Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final ThoughtsIn this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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Building Community and Advancing Care at MDA 2025One of the major highlights of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference is that invaluable networking opportunities can help clinicians elevate their own best practices.
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Approaches for Overcoming Barriers to Cross-Sector Data SharingThe authors identified challenges to cross-sector data sharing and the approaches used to overcome these challenges in the Mid-Ohio Farmacy, a partnership to address food insecurity.
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An Evaluation of a Care Coaching and Provider Referral Intervention for Behavioral Health NeedsCare coaching and behavioral health provider referral programs produce long-term savings, reductions in avoidable utilization, and increases in targeted services to treat behavioral health conditions.
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Appropriate ED Utilization Leading to Better Care CoordinationAddressing avoidable emergency department (ED) utilization takes interventions in partnership with providers.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Regular Emergency Department UsersRegular users of the emergency department (ED) transiently reduced ED visits when faced with ED access barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reimbursement for Genetic Variant Reinterpretation: Five Questions Payers Should AskPeriodic reinterpretation of genetic sequencing results presents a challenge for developing transparent and systematic coverage and reimbursement policies.
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Overdiagnosis of Adult ADHD Is Exacerbating the Stimulant ShortageThe authors argue that the stimulant shortage is being perpetuated by the overdiagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults because executive functioning deficits are not included in diagnostic criteria.
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Journey to Anticoagulant Access Following Payer Rejection of ApixabanFormulary restrictions can create treatment barriers for patients with atrial fibrillation, including unnecessary delays in treatment and prescription abandonment, with vulnerable populations at greater risk.
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A “Sludge Audit” for Health System Colorectal Cancer Screening ServicesA systematic, mixed methods “sludge audit” identified novel health system delivery targets for improving colorectal cancer screening services.
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Investigating Real-world Consequences of Biases in Commonly Used Clinical CalculatorsClinical calculators that do not include demographic variables may be biased, and their equity should be understood in the context of clinical guidelines.
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Enhance Care Continuity Post COVID-19Although shortfalls in continuity were well described prior to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the pandemic has created an opportunity to augment this critical component of care delivery, with the potential to improve patient-centered outcomes and enhance spending efficiency.
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Contributor: The Role of Dynamic Pricing in Health Technology Assessment for MDDIncorporating dynamic pricing into cost-effectiveness analysis could offer significant benefits for equity in health care.
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Hospital Partnership and Patient Outcomes Among Postacute Patients With StrokeThis article explores the patient-sharing relationships between acute hospitals and postacute hospitals and how these relationships influence patient discharge outcomes.
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Preferences for and Experiences With Pill Appearance Changes: National Surveys of Patients and PharmacistsChanges in generic drug appearance occur often. Patients’ and pharmacists’ responses to those changes vary, with some patients stopping their medication or using it less.
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Economic Burden of Nonadherence to Standards of Diabetes CareUsing propensity score matching in a US nationally representative sample, authors found the effect of nonadherence to diabetes guidelines on health care expenditures of patients with diabetes.
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Utilization of Low- and High-Value Health Care by Individuals With and Without Cognitive ImpairmentLow-value service utilization is common among all older adults, and utilization of some high-value services decreases after the onset of cognitive decline.
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Clinic Price Reductions in a Tiered Total Cost Benefit DesignFindings of this evaluation of primary care clinic responses in a tiered total cost of care benefit design suggest that clinics respond by reducing prices.
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Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid EnrolleesThis article describes the implementation of Medicaid smoking cessation guidance in a large, urban federally qualified health center to examine how state-level provisions translated into clinic-level policies.
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An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19For 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.
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FDA Approves Bosutinib for Pediatric Patients With CP-CMLBosutinib has a new indication in leukemia as a well as a newly-approved formulation.
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Combined Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Semaglutide: Analysis of Administrative ClaimsClaims data reveal larger hemoglobin A1c decreases in people with type 2 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring and semaglutide compared with semaglutide alone.
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Late-Breaking Data at AAD on Topical Ruxolitinib Show Itch Relief in Atopic Dermatitis, Prurigo NodularisShawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD, physician scientist at the University of Maryland Medical System, presented data at the American Academy of Dermatology 2025 annual conference on the rapid efficacy of topical ruxolitinib for itch and inflammation, while also outlining a comprehensive approach to chronic pruritus management.
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Health Equity in the Era of Large Language ModelsThis article presents challenges and solutions regarding health care–focused large language models (LLMs) and summarizes key recommendations from major regulatory and governance bodies for LLM development, implementation, and maintenance.
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Advancing Health Equity Through Medication Formulary PolicyMedication formulary policies represent a key determinant of access to medication and can be leveraged to advance pharmacoequity and health equity writ large.
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Using Electronic Health Records and Claims Data to Identify High-risk Patients Likely to Benefit From Palliative CareDeep learning algorithms could improve palliative care by predicting mortality from electronic health records and claims data.
