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Interest in and Concerns About Telehealth Among Adults Aged 50 to 80 Years

In this survey of adults aged 50 to 80 years, sociodemographic factors, as well as experience with video chat, were associated with interest in and concerns about telehealth video visits.

Implementing Clinical Informatics Tools for Primary Care–Based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

The authors describe a primary care–based diabetic retinopathy screening program incorporating telemedicine, strong health information technology engagement, and development of clinical informatics tools.

Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing Readmissions

This evaluation looks at a postdischarge digital engagement (PDDE) program using causal inference methods to examine the impact of PDDE on readmission.

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.

Physician Preferences for an Electronic Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid

This qualitative study on primary care physicians yielded suggestions that can inform the design of an effective lung cancer screening decision aid tool and implementation into the electronic health record.

Cost-Effectiveness of a Multicancer Early Detection Test in the US

Multicancer early detection testing results in extended life-years and reduced cancer treatment costs through earlier diagnosis, leading to a cost-effective option in cancer screening.

Hospital at Home: Paying for What It’s Worth

A framework centered around cost, quality, and equity is essential to define the value of hospital-at-home programs.

Glucose-Lowering Treatment Patterns in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease

Real-world treatment of diabetic kidney disease in the United States, based on national-level health care claims and electronic health records data, is inconsistent with the current guidelines.

Provider Capacity During Medicaid Expansion and a Public Health Emergency

This survey study finds that most Missouri Medicaid providers had capacity for new patients, even during a period of unprecedented Medicaid enrollment growth.

Mortality Gap Between Puerto Rico and the US Mainland Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees

Among Medicare Advantage enrollees, the mortality of Hispanic enrollees in Puerto Rico was significantly higher than that of Hispanic enrollees in the US during 2010-2022.

TCD Screening and Spending Among Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

A substantial proportion of families of privately insured children with sickle cell anemia pay more than $100 for essential stroke screenings, a high-value service.

AI in Health Care: Closing the Revenue Cycle Gap

This commentary explores the current state, challenges, and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care revenue cycle management, emphasizing collaboration, data standardization, and targeted implementation to enhance adoption.

Predictive Models for Low Birth Weight: A Comparative Analysis of Algorithmic Fairness–Improving Approaches

This study compared 6 algorithmic fairness–improving approaches for low-birth-weight predictive models and found that they improved accuracy but decreased sensitivity for Black populations.

Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage

This study examined postdiagnosis breast cancer treatment outcomes for Medicare Advantage vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare in Ohio and found no significant differences overall but disparities for Black patients with FFS Medicare.

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.

Relationship Between Medication Adherence and Other Medicare Star Rating Measures

Performance on Medicare Star Ratings medication adherence measures is significantly tied to performance on the intermediate outcome and statin process measures.

At-Home Hemoglobin A1c Testing During COVID-19 Improved Glycemic Control

Providing at-home hemoglobin A1c test kits increases testing rates and facilitates hemoglobin A1c reduction over time among members of a large commercial health plan with diabetes.

Association of Dermatology Wait Times With Insurance Coverage in Michigan

Disparities in dermatologic care for patients with Medicaid exist, and delays in medical dermatologic care among Medicaid patients must be addressed.

Medical Policy Determinations for Pharmacogenetic Tests Among US Health Plans

This analysis demonstrated significant variability in medical policy determinations and evidence cited for clinically relevant pharmacogenetic tests among major US health insurers and laboratory benefit managers.

Office Procedures for Older Adults by Physician Associates and Nurse Practitioners

The authors probed Medicare Part B data to explore outpatient clinical procedures performed by physician associates and nurse practitioners and report the trends from 2014 through 2021.

Subjective and Objective Impacts of Ambulatory AI Scribes

Although the vast majority of physicians using an artificial intelligence (AI) scribe perceived a reduction in documentation time, those with the most actual time savings had higher relative baseline levels of documentation time.

Comparison of Primary Payer in Cancer Registry and Discharge Data

Enrollment in managed care among Medicaid enrollees presents challenges to classifying Medicaid coverage in cancer registries.

Contributor: 3 Reasons Employers Should Be Concerned About ACA Repeal

Bill Kramer, MBA, is the executive director for National Health Policy at Pacific Business Group on Health.

Systemic Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer: Relationship Between Health Insurance Plan and Treatment Costs

The authors examine how insurer and patient out-of-pocket payments for advanced prostate cancer differ by drug and health plan type and describe the relationship between these payments and utilization.

Diagnosis Patterns and Stress Testing Trends After Implementing High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay

This study found that switching from a conventional troponin assay to a high-sensitivity troponin assay resulted in changes to diagnosis patterns and stress testing trends.

Current Status and Influencing Factors of Nursing Interruption Events

This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions.

Multilevel Influences on Patient Engagement and Chronic Care Management

Health systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Vasculitis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and the Evolving Treatment Landscape

Generalized Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Assess Treatment Value in Hepatitis C

This article estimates the comprehensive value of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus using a generalized cost-effectiveness analysis.