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Post-SNF Outcomes and Cost Comparison: Medicare Advantage vs Traditional MedicarePatients enrolled in Medicare Advantage had better outcomes and lower cost following skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge than patients enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Management of Adolescent Behavioral HealthPersonnel 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).
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Amazon Pharmacy: Distraction or Disruption?After years of anticipation, Amazon Pharmacy launched in November 2020. The question is now: Is this market entry a disruption, a distraction, or something in between?
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Building Communities Around Patients: Cathy Eng, MDCathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, participated on the panel discussion, “Health Equity in Cancer Care Delivery,” during the January Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, “Elevating Value in Cancer Care: Nashville.”
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A Standardized Care Pathway Increases Optimal Dialysis StartsThe 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.
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Impact of Advance Care Planning Consults on Advance Directives CompletionImplementing advance care planning consults can increase advance directive completion rates. The authors demonstrate the impact of consults on completed advance directives in the medical record.
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When Does Nonadherence Indicate a Deviation From Patient-Centered Care?The authors suggest that assessment of patient-centered care may be improved by flagging probable discordance between a patient’s preferences and their treatment care plan.
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A Standardized Care Pathway Increases Optimal Dialysis StartsThe 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.
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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.
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Experts Recount What Aspects of SECO Will Be Vital to Their Future PracticeAttendees and experts from the Southeastern Educational Congress of Optometry (SECO) 2025 meeting highlight research and sessions they will take away.
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FDA Fast Tracks BCMA-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy for R/R Multiple MyelomaThe 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.
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The Relationship Between the Follow-up to Discharge Ratio and Length of StayThe objective was to evaluate the correlation between the follow-up to discharge ratio and average length of stay.
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Factors Associated With Primary Care Physician Turnover in the VAThis longitudinal observational study found higher team satisfaction with workload to be significantly associated with lower primary care physician turnover.
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Contributor: For Better or Worse, Inflation Isn’t New to Health InsurersIn this column, a health insurance executive discusses 2 ways to address rising inflation, including moving past the traditional fee-for-service payment model.
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Neoadjuvant KN026 Plus Docetaxel Demonstrate Early Activity in HER2+ Breast CancerA combination of KN026, a novel bispecific antibody, and docetaxel elicited responses with an acceptable toxicity profile when administered as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) early or locally advanced breast cancer.
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Pharmacist-Led Review of Empagliflozin and Ertugliflozin Following Formulary UpdateManagement of empagliflozin and ertugliflozin may be suboptimal following an insurance carrier’s formulary updates. Pharmacists may improve the management.
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Predicting Hospital Readmission in Medicaid Patients With Diabetes Using Administrative and Claims DataA statistical model based entirely on claims data can accurately predict 30-day hospital readmission in Medicaid patients with diabetes.
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Hospital Strategies in Commercial Episode-Based ReimbursementThis study reports qualitative findings from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods investigation to understand hospitals’ approaches to a novel commercial episode-based reimbursement incentive program.
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Effects of Individualized Nurse-Led Care Plans on Olaparib Treatment DurationA nurse-led personalized care program conducted through a specialty pharmacy prolonged medication persistence among patients with cancer receiving olaparib.
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The Role of Advanced Technologies in Improving Diabetes OutcomesThis article reviews underlying barriers to health care access and discusses how a value-based diabetes care model could improve patient outcomes and reduce long-term costs.
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COVID-19 Control in the United States: The Case for MaskingIn the control of COVID-19, the future perfect of the vaccine should not be the enemy of the present good, which is masking.
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Identifying Complex Patients Using Adjusted Clinical Groups Risk Stratification ToolIn 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.
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ASRS 2023: Intended vs Actual Treatment Intervals Between Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections: Effects of Treatment DaysIn the study, researchers found that nearly one-quarter of anti-VEGF injections were received at least 1 week later than intended.
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Potential Spillover Effects on Traditional Medicare When Physicians Bear Medicare Advantage RiskMedicare beneficiaries treated by physicians with high levels of Medicare Advantage risk exposure had higher care quality and efficiency outcomes compared with those treated by other physicians.
