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Linking Data to Determine Risk for 30-Day Readmissions in Dementia

This study found that certain characteristics in linked electronic health record data across episodes of care can help identify patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias at high risk of 30-day readmissions.

Hospitalization Patterns Among Older Patients With Cancer With and Without Dementia

Dementia was more prevalent in older patients with some cancer types, and comorbid dementia in this population was associated with unplanned or unnecessary hospitalization.

Impact of Medical Care Coordination Intervention on Patient Activation

This 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.

State Restrictions on Prior Authorization

Many states are enacting restrictions on insurers’ prior authorization policies, but these laws may increase costs and lead to other undesirable consequences.

Updated Clinical Guidelines Outline Optimal Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

For pharmacists wondering whether bismuth quadruple therapy still reigns as the gold standard, the wait is over—the latest recommendations are here.

HEDIS Glycemic Goal Achieved Using Control-IQ Technology

A greater proportion of patients with type 1 diabetes who used automated insulin delivery systems vs multiple daily injections achieved the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) glycemic measure.

Predicting Mortality Risk Using the PREVENT Equation Across Diverse Racial Groups

This study validates the Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT) score across diverse racial and ethnic populations, highlighting its effectiveness in predicting cardiovascular risk and mortality, regardless of race or ethnicity.

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

Patient Satisfaction With Letter-Based Communication of LCS Pulmonary Nodule Results

Patients were satisfied with receiving their lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results via letter and considered the amount of information provided in the letter appropriate.

Key Flu and RSV Recommendations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season

A presentation at the National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition focused on the latest on vaccines for flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Outcomes for Hospitals Participating in More- and Less-Mature ACOs

As accountable care organizations’ (ACOs) maturity increased, hospitals participating in CMS ACOs were making progress toward enhanced performance but required more time to improve cost and quality outcomes.

Health Impacts of Health System Implementation of a Food-as-Medicine Strategy

This article describes the reach of a Food-as-Medicine strategy implemented by a regional health care system and its impact on adult participants’ cardiometabolic risk factors.

Experts Highlight the Value of Detailed Clinical Discussions at Maui Derm 2026

Experts at Maui Derm 2026 discuss the meeting’s focus on in-depth clinical education, practical patient care pearls, and interdisciplinary networking.

Regional Market Factors and Patient Experience in Primary Care

Patient-provider communication quality metrics at safety net hospitals are indirectly affected by changes in regional market factors that influence patients’ demand for care.

Policy Paths, Research Gaps to Improve Medicare Access for Younger Beneficiaries: Emma Achola-Kothari, PhD

Emma Achola-Kothari, PhD, highlights the need to expand Medigap access for Medicare beneficiaries younger than 65 years and calls for future research connecting access barriers to health outcomes.

Combined Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Semaglutide: Analysis of Administrative Claims

Claims data reveal larger hemoglobin A1c decreases in people with type 2 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring and semaglutide compared with semaglutide alone.

Impact of Medicaid Institution for Mental Diseases Exclusion on Serious Mental Illness Outcomes

Medicaid’s Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) rule bars federal funding for psychiatric facilities with more than 16 beds, but findings indicate that state waivers allowing treatment of serious mental illness in IMDs do not increase overall psychiatric hospitalizations.

Discharge Timing and Associations With Outcomes Following Heart Failure Hospitalization

A retrospective multicenter study found that patients with heart failure discharged by noon had higher short- and long-term mortality and increased early readmission rates compared with afternoon discharges.

Teamwork Enhances Patient Experience: Linking TEAM and Net Promoter Scores

In 1386 providers, better teamwork related to higher patient Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the relationship between provider experience and NPS was mediated by teamwork.

Hospital Participation in Medicare ACOs: No Change in Admission Practices and Spending

Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for unplanned admissions and challenging hospital-led ACO cost-saving strategies.

Access to Consultative Dermatologic Care via Physician-to-Physician Asynchronous Outpatient Teledermatology

Direct access of primary care physicians to dermatologists via asynchronous teledermatology improves a health system’s ability to increase patient access to dermatologic care.

A Standardized Care Pathway Increases Optimal Dialysis Starts

The authors observed a significant increase in optimal starts for dialysis and in peritoneal dialysis rates after implementing a standardized end-stage renal disease transition pathway.

Insurance-Related Differences in Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse Comorbidities of Medicare Beneficiaries

Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse comorbidity data vary by insurance status. Analyses using these data that fail to account for insurance status are subject to information bias.

Outcomes in Patients With IBD Stratified by Risk of Disease Progression

This study validates criteria to identify patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at risk of worsening disease who may benefit from early treatment with advanced therapies.

Addressing STIs Through Managed Care: Opportunities in Medicaid and Beyond

Medicaid and other managed care organizations could take several key steps to respond to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic in the US, including congenital syphilis.

Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries’ Grocery Supplemental Benefit Use and Health Care Utilization

Medicare Advantage grocery supplemental benefit use is associated with increased outpatient care, suggesting that policy changes allowing for nonmedical supplemental benefits could improve beneficiaries’ health, especially for dual-eligible beneficiaries.

Predictors of Discharge From the VA Caregiver Support Program

The year of application predicts discharge from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver program. Unexpected, disallowed criteria also predict discharge, with significant others facing higher discharge risk than spouses.

Longer Appointment Duration Reduces Future Missed Appointments in Safety-Net Clinics

Longer appointment duration was associated with lower likelihood of missed appointments for patients receiving care at a federally qualified health center network.

Digital Health Implementation Among Older Adults: Health Technology Navigators’ Perspectives

Health technology navigators share perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of digital health access for older, linguistically diverse patients in a Los Angeles safety-net system.

Specialty and Operator Status Influence Electronic Health Record Use Variation

Operators demonstrated specialty-specific differences in electronic health record efficiency, timeliness, and after-hours use, highlighting how workflow and training shape documentation behaviors across medical disciplines.