Authors


Siva Namasivayam

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Contributor: The Future of Prior Authorization Under the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act

Streamlining the prior authorization process can improve care accuracy and patient access to care, writes Siva Namasivayam, CEO of Cohere Health.


Shannon Lopez, LVN

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Preventive Care: Vaccines Matter

A database of information about more than 30,000 patients verified improved morbidity and mortality due to vaccines and preventive health care in prospective trials.


Teresa Rogstad, MPH

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Value-Based Care Through Postacute Home Health Under CMS PACT Regulations

Among a patient population defined by CMS postacute care transfer regulations, home health vs no postacute care was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and costs.


K. Rajesh Kumar, MBBS

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Clinical Profile of COVID-19 Infection in Postvaccination Individuals

This article describes the findings of an observational study carried out in India to examine the clinical profile of individuals detected to be COVID-19 positive post vaccination.


Nathalie McIntosh, PhD

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Association Between Use of Clinician Performance Information and Patient Experience

High patient experience scores were associated with the collection and use of any clinician performance information, especially with whether the practice shared this information internally to compare.


Kaustuv Bhattacharya, PhD

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Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term Opioids

Among older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.


Rachel Lipson, MA

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Rising Use of Surveillance Colonoscopy and Potential Impacts

The proportion of colonoscopies performed for postpolypectomy surveillance has increased significantly, particularly among older patients with limited life expectancy, raising concern for possible overuse.


Megan Callahan, MPH

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Industry-Informed Perspectives on the Benefits of Rideshare-Based Medical Transportation

Previous research on rideshare-based nonemergency medical transportation has limited generalizability due to the specific model studied, and the lack of trip-level data raises concerns of ecological fallacy.


Tiffany Iwamura, PharmD

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Evaluating Satisfaction With Pharmacist-Provided MTM Services in a Medicaid Population

Medication therapy management (MTM) services were performed with a cohort of Medicaid patients, and their satisfaction with the program was assessed as part of a quality improvement initiative.



Mark Sevco, MBA, MHA

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Consumer-Centric Approach to Enhance Access to Pediatric Specialty Care

The authors’ organization optimized scheduling techniques that improved patient access to pediatric specialists to within 7 calendar days for new patients.


Ellis C. Dillon, PhD

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Management of Adolescent Behavioral Health

Personnel costs ($90,514) of a primary care–embedded adolescent behavioral health nurse practitioner over 2 years were 63% of the potential revenue generated ($144,449).


Catherine Loden, BS

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Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US Employers

The Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.


Jennifer Perloff, PhD

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Characteristics of Home-Based Care Provided by Accountable Care Organizations

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) deliver a diverse array of home-based services, but many of the services are not reimbursed. ACOs may not expand these programs without strong evidence of cost savings.


Sonal Parasrampuria, PhD, MPH

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Effects of an Out-of-Pocket Maximum in Medicare Part D

This study compares the impact of the 3 different out-of-pocket maximums proposed in Congress and by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.


Kelly Procailo, PharmD, BCOP

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The Impact of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors on Cost and Quality of Life in the Initial Treatment of Patients With Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent a significant benefit for the initial treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic non−small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Beyond clinical benefit of increased overall survival, it represents a class of medications with a favorable adverse effect profile compared with chemotherapy. Drugs that target programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) receptor and its ligand PD-L1 are ICIs that work by taking the brakes off the immune system and promote T-cell−mediated cancer cell destruction. Current NCCN guidelines recommend that all patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC have their PD-L1 status (amount of PD-L1 on cancer cells) assessed to guide treatment section. However, this recommendation is not always followed and may lead to inappropriate treatment selection and potential increased cost. Through appropriate biomarker testing, subsequent appropriate utilization of ICIs may help to drive down other costs and improve health-related quality of life. Managed care pharmacists should continue to focus on promotion of guideline concordant care that includes appropriate biomarker testing and selection of an evidence-based preferred treatment option.


Ru Peng Mong, MBBS

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Evaluating Smoking Cessation Service at an Emergency Department Clinical Observation Unit

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a smoking cessation service in a group of patients admitted to a short-stay unit in the emergency department.


Morgane C. Mouslim, DVM, ScM

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The Price Paradox of Biosimilar-Like Long-Acting Insulin

Findings suggest that Basaglar was not less expensive for patients than Lantus. Empirical evaluation of biosimilar costs prior to automatic substitution is necessary.


Martin Rosenzweig, MD

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Optimizing the Management of TRD

Drs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.


K. Dennie Kim, PhD

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Care Fragmentation Predicts 90-Day Durable Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes

This analysis evaluates the relationship between hospital care delivery network fragmentation and in-hospital and 90-day outcomes. These networks may be novel targets for improving outcomes.


Hsiu-Wen Kuo, MSN

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Accessibility of Taiwanese Medical Care

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to routine medical care in community populations in Taiwan. The unmet needs should be emphasized as normal life resumes.


Mindy M. Cheng, PhD, MS

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US Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of Point-of-Care NAAT for Streptococcus

This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness and budget impact to US payers of point-of-care nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for group A streptococcus.


Lauren Massaro

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Researchers Propose Model to Replicate Patient Experience in Artificial Pancreas System

A methodology to monitor patient-in-the-loop modes and faults was examined using a hybrid automata model that was able to replicate patient’s real-life operation modes.


Aimee M. Near, MPH

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Real-world HIV Diagnostic Testing Patterns in the United States

This retrospective study evaluated real-world implementation of the updated CDC HIV algorithm in a large US laboratory.


Matthew R. Augustine, MD, MS

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Growth of Electronic Consultations in the Veterans Health Administration

This study evaluates the growth in electronic consultation use over the first 7 years after its implementation across the entire Veterans Health Administration system.


Miku Sodhi, MBBS, MHA

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Ensuring Access to Health Care by FQHCs as States Reopen Amid COVID-19

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) must focus on enhancing the nonemergency medical transportation Medicaid benefit to improve patient access during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency as states reopen.


Milena Sullivan, MA

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Considerations to Increase Rates of Breast Cancer Screening Across Populations

Authors from the Community Oncology Alliance and Avalere Health present data that show breast cancer screening rates recovered more slowly among some racial/ethnic groups following on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Dhaval Patil, MS, BPharm

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Perspectives on Nonmedical Switching and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

This review describes the impact of nonmedical switching of biologic therapies on US patients and providers, with a focus on switching to in-class alternatives.


Ann-Kathrin Klaehn, MSc

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Cost-effectiveness of Case Management: A Systematic Review

This systematic review found that studies of case management interventions have adequate quality and, in many cases, show cost-effective or even cost-saving results.


Amelia M. Bond, PhD

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Physician Prices and Low-Value Services: Evidence From General Internal Medicine

This study found extensive variation in general internal medicine physician prices and that high-priced physicians provided fewer low-value services but had higher spending on these services.

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