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Limited English Proficiency, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, and In-Hospital COVID-19 Outcomes

This study evaluated whether limited English proficiency modifies the association between cardiovascular risk factors or cardiovascular disease and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

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.

Evaluating and Improving the Delivery of Heart Care: The University of Michigan Experience

Contributor: Treating Obesity by Breaking the GLP-1 Pattern

GLP-1 drugs are remarkably effective at addressing obesity, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions, but investigators continue to search for solutions that address the root cause of these disorders.

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.

Health Insurance, Blood Cancer Care, and Outcomes: A Literature Review

doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2021.88733

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.

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.

Cost Savings From an mHealth Tool for Improving Medication Adherence

The Wellth smartphone app significantly increased medication adherence and lowered unnecessary health care utilization and costs over 9 months among Medicaid beneficiaries who were self-managing chronic conditions.

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.

Value-Based Care Interventions and Management of CKD Progression

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program.

Unfulfilled Home Health Referrals Lead to Higher Mortality Among Medicare Advantage Members

Medicare Advantage members referred to home health after acute hospitalization who did not receive home health services had higher mortality at 30, 90, and 180 days.

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.

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.

Cancer Care in Transition: Navigating Breakthrough Therapies Amid Economic Strain

Cancer care evolves with innovative therapies and financial challenges, emphasizing the need for equitable access and sustainable models in treatment delivery.

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.

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.

Assessment of Variation in Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Among Commercially Insured Patients

Ambulatory cardiac monitors’ clinical and economic outcomes vary; one long-term continuous monitor brand showed greater arrhythmia diagnosis, fewer retests and cardiovascular events, and lower health care resource use and costs.

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.

Modeling the Economic Value of Cardiometabolic Virtual-First Care Programs

Using a microsimulation approach, this study modeled the potential multiyear health and economic benefits of participating in cardiometabolic virtual-first care programs.

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.

Venetoclax Combo Achieves Mixed Results in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Venetoclax plus bortezomib and dexamethasone improved PFS in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, especially in patients with BCL2high disease.

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.

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.

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.

FDA Grants Platform Technology Designation to Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Vector

The platform technology designation is a new designation established by the FDA.

Development of Multipayer Claims-Based Emergency Department Episodes of Care

Thirty-day episodes of care initialized by emergency department visits can inform future quality improvement efforts.

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.

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.

Association Between Low-Income Subsidies and Inequities in Orally Administered Antimyeloma Therapy Use

Medicare Part D low-income subsidies alone are insufficient to improve the uptake and equitable use of high-cost, orally administered antimyeloma therapy.