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Boon Peng Ng, PhD

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Inability to Access Health Care Due to COVID-19 Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Up to one-fifth of Medicare beneficiaries were unable to access health care due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.


Rama Koganti, MSME, MS

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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.


Amber Jessup, PhD

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Projected US Savings From Biosimilars, 2021-2025

Projected savings from biosimilars from 2021 to 2025 were $38.4 billion vs conditions as of quarter 4 of 2020 and were driven by new biosimilar entry. Savings were $124.5 billion under an upper-bound scenario.


Lorine Haeuser, MD

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Are Work Relative Value Units Correlated With Operative Duration of Common Surgical Procedures?

Work relative value units (wRVUs) correlate with operative duration of common surgical procedures. Reimbursement for physicians depending on wRVUs is fair for commonly performed surgeries.


German Molina, PhD

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A Novel Approach to Attribute Responsible Physicians Using Inpatient Claims

The authors propose a novel approach in which physicians’ responsibility for inpatient stays is expressed through physician-specific attribution ratios informed by patient characteristics.


Maja Kuharic, MPharm, MSc

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Mental Health Diagnoses and Services Utilization Vary by Wage Level

Insured lower-wage employees had lower prevalence of mental health conditions but greater severity, with more hospital admissions and emergency department visits than high-wage employees.


Kelly Zarnke, MD

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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice Patterns

This article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.


Braden Manns, MD, MSc

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Impact of Payment Models on Medical Specialist Physician Practice Patterns

This article explores the impact of payment models (fee for service vs salary based) on practice patterns, including wait times and care for patients with chronic diseases.



Hirangi Mukhi, BS

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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in a Multilateral Collaboration in an Independent Community Cancer Clinic: Translating Words Into Action

No One Left Behind, a program to provide financial assistance and access to cancer care at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates in South Carolina, will be discussed during a session of the Community Oncology Alliance 2022 Community Oncology Conference.


Jacob W. Dembosky, PhD, MPM

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Sex Differences in Medicare Beneficiaries’ Experiences by Low-Income Status

Only low-income male Medicare beneficiaries had worse patient experience than their female counterparts. The authors discuss opportunities to improve experiences for all patients.


William V. Padula, PhD

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Cost-effectiveness of Total State Coverage for Hepatitis C Medications

Expanded coverage under a Medicare-Medicaid partnership to treat all prevalent cases of hepatitis C appears to be cost-effective by saving money and improving patient outcomes.


Kori S. Zachrison, MD

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Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer Perspectives

Interviews with chief financial officers of rural hospitals revealed that they perceived telehealth to have some financial advantages; however, they did not believe that telehealth improved their hospitals’ financial situations.


Thomas Young.
Thomas R. Young, MD

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Contributor: The Mental Health Crisis, How We Got Here, and Where We Go Next

Addressing the mental health crisis in the United States warrants innovation in treatment and recovery, and the development of mechanisms to provide and pay for them accordingly.



Grace Kim, MHA

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Assessing Utilization of a Marketwide Price Transparency Tool

Consumers strategically used a price transparency tool by searching more often in procedure markets with provider-specific information, higher charges, and more out-of-network claims and provider competition.


Richard Isaacson, MD

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The Promising Future of Alzheimer Disease Treatment

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


Retsef Levi, PhD

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Understanding Physicians’ Work via Text Analytics on EHR Inbox Messages

This study leverages text analytics to identify work themes managed by primary care physicians in their electronic health record (EHR) inbox messages and inform managers on workflow redesign.


Timothy Beebe, PhD, MA

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Changes in Opioid Marketing Practices After Release of the CDC Guidelines

After the CDC guidelines’ release, total opioid marketing spending and encounters per physician decreased, but spending per encounter subsequently increased.


Zac Seidel, MBA

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Teamwork Measure Relates to Provider Experience, Burnout, and Intent to Stay

A 6-item teamwork measure with good construct validity correlated with favorable provider outcomes including work experience, burnout, and intent to stay with the organization.


Craig A. Solid, PhD

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CMS Practice Assessment Tool Validity for Alternative Payment Models

Using data from 632 primary care practices, the authors show that the CMS Practice Assessment Tool has adequate predictive validity for participation in alternative payment models.


Nicole Beagin

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AJMCtv® Interviews, February 2017

AJMCtv® interviews let you catch up with experts in healthcare. Topics include challenges with immuno-oncology, including the patient voice in treatment decisions, and why payers should cover genomic testing.


Bianka Ditscheid, PhD

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Clinical and Economic Outcomes of a Collaborative Cardiology Care Program

Patients with chronic cardiac conditions benefited from a health care program that strengthened collaboration between general practitioners and cardiology specialists in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.


Steven McCarus, MD, FACOG

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Defining Value Among Treatment Options

Payer decision-makers discuss defining value among agents for unintended pregnancy, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis.


Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD

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Contributor: COVID-19 Vaccine May Not Be the Ultimate Panacea

We should look forward to a safe, effective vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but not expect it to be the ultimate panacea.


Shu-Wen Su, PhD

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Patient Value Co-creation Behavior Scale Based on the DART Model

This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale measuring patient value co-creation behavior based on the DART (Dialogue, Access, Risk assessment, Transparency) model.


Gunnar Gunnarsson, MS

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The Unintended Consequences of Medicare’s Wage Index Adjustment on Device-Intensive Hospital Procedures

The authors found an association between Medicare’s wage index adjustment and the differential use of labor-intensive surgical procedures and medical device–intensive minimally invasive clinical procedures across the United States.


Jamie L. Fierstein, PhD

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Guideline-Informed Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Food Allergy

This article describes food allergy–related service utilization and identifies factors associated with guideline-informed care among Medicaid-enrolled US children with food allergy.


Emanuel Lucas, MPH

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Reduced Medical Spending Associated With Integrated Pharmacy Benefits

Members covered by an integrated pharmacy benefit (as opposed to a pharmacy carve-out) experienced slower growth in medical spending.


Ronald Brooks, MD

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Telemedicine Catches On: Changes in the Utilization of Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This analysis of health insurance claims data demonstrates rapid increase and sustained high utilization of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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