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Caleb J. Scheckel, DO

Latest:

Neulasta Onpro: A Coup de Grâce?

With the rapid decline in average sales price of reference pegfilgrastim products due to biosimilar competition, health care institutions and payers may grapple with coverage of Neulasta Onpro.


Jason Harris

Latest:

FDA Fast Tracks BCMA-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy for R/R Multiple Myeloma

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to CB-011, a CRISPR-edited allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy developed by Caribou Biosciences, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Christopher M. Whinney, MD

Latest:

The Relationship Between the Follow-up to Discharge Ratio and Length of Stay

The objective was to evaluate the correlation between the follow-up to discharge ratio and average length of stay.


Mitch Perry

Latest:

Contributor: For Better or Worse, Inflation Isn’t New to Health Insurers

In this column, a health insurance executive discusses 2 ways to address rising inflation, including moving past the traditional fee-for-service payment model.


Ryan Scott

Latest:

Frontline Pembrolizumab Plus Trastuzumab/Chemotherapy Improves PFS in HER2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancer

Adding pembrolizumab to combination of trastuzumab and chemotherapy improved progression-free survival vs placebo plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer.


Ryan Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS

Latest:

Pharmacist-Led Review of Empagliflozin and Ertugliflozin Following Formulary Update

Management of empagliflozin and ertugliflozin may be suboptimal following an insurance carrier’s formulary updates. Pharmacists may improve the management.


Jaehyeon Yun, PhD

Latest:

Predicting Hospital Readmission in Medicaid Patients With Diabetes Using Administrative and Claims Data

A statistical model based entirely on claims data can accurately predict 30-day hospital readmission in Medicaid patients with diabetes.


Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH

Latest:

Hospital Performance in a Statewide Commercial Insurer Episode-Based Incentive Program

Some hospitals were able to outperform others in a commercial insurer episode-based incentive program, but there was little evidence of global reductions in episode spending.





Dennis G. Maki, MD

Latest:

COVID-19 Control in the United States: The Case for Masking

In the control of COVID-19, the future perfect of the vaccine should not be the enemy of the present good, which is masking.



Marta Fiocco, PhD

Latest:

Identifying Complex Patients Using Adjusted Clinical Groups Risk Stratification Tool

In this study, the authors developed a method for use in primary care to identify a group of patients with complex care needs using Aggregated Diagnosis Groups.


Lynda Charters

Latest:

ASRS 2023: Intended vs Actual Treatment Intervals Between Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections: Effects of Treatment Days

In the study, researchers found that nearly one-quarter of anti-VEGF injections were received at least 1 week later than intended.


Mohamed I. Elsaid, PhD, MPH

Latest:

A Case-Control Study of Length of Stay Outliers

Length of stay outliers are associated with hospital-acquired infections, complications, and discharge to facility, as opposed to nonmodifiable risk factors like age and comorbidities.


Maritza Suarez, MD

Latest:

Social Determinants of Health Score: Does It Help Identify Those at Higher Cardiovascular Risk?

Calculating a social score is feasible and it predicts cardiovascular outcomes. In order to do this, institutions have to collect social determinants of health.



David S. Krause, MD

Latest:

Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy Population

The probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of interactions.


Allyson W. O’Connor, MPH

Latest:

Changes in Electronic Notification Volume and Primary Care Provider Burnout

Primary care provider burnout was analyzed before and after a national initiative to optimize the electronic health record inbox notification system at the Veterans Health Administration.



Zeid El-Kilani, MPP

Latest:

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.



Ray Sieradzan, PharmD

Latest:

Hypoglycemia Upon Hospital Admission From Long-term Care: Health Care Resource Use

This analysis of a hospital billing database describes inpatient length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, comorbidities, and costs for patients with diabetes after admission with hypoglycemia from long-term care or home.


Palak Kundu, MD, MBA

Latest:

Psychological Safety and Use of Incident Reporting Systems

Incident reporting systems, which are often computer based and require no in-person interactions, can enable health care staff who perceive low psychological safety to speak up.


Melissa Johlie, BA

Latest:

Provider and Patient Insights Into the Cancer Care Journey

A survey was conducted to determine opportunities to aid primary care providers and patients in the difficult journey of an oncology patient.


Zeeshan Syed, PhD

Latest:

Machine Intelligence for Early Targeted Precision Management and Response to Outbreaks of Respiratory Infections

This paper evaluates novel machine intelligence to predict patients at risk of severe respiratory infections and recommend postacute care providers likely to reduce infection risk.


James Chu, PhD

Latest:

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.


Andrea Tull, PhD

Latest:

The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Care Transitions

Diverse patients experience disparities in care transitions. A survey of 224 patients showed differences by race, ethnicity, and language in technology access and in patient worries post discharge.

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