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Patient Satisfaction With Letter-Based Communication of LCS Pulmonary Nodule ResultsPatients were satisfied with receiving their lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results via letter and considered the amount of information provided in the letter appropriate.
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Demographic Disparities in Video Visit Telemetry: Understanding Telemedicine UtilizationA stratified demographics analysis of video visit telemetry data reveals that age older than 65 years and African American/Black race are associated with higher video visit failure rates, whereas language, sex, and ethnicity are not.
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Diagnosis Patterns and Stress Testing Trends After Implementing High-Sensitivity Troponin AssayThis 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.
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Value-Based Management of Specialty Drugs: Practical Considerations and Implications for PharmacyPolicy makers and health plans seek value-based management of specialty drugs. This study examines real-world factors that favor some approaches over others and their potential impact.
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Contributor: Addressing Physician Burnout—Work-Life Balance and Traditional Workplace Improvement InterventionsInitiatives to address physician burnout should be prioritized in a post-pandemic world, with physician shortages affecting the country.
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Process Reengineering and Patient-Centered Approach Strengthen Efficiency in Specialized CareImproving efficiency is complex and requires a multimodal approach. Health information systems, patient feedback, and multidisciplinary teams are components that can improve clinical processes.
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Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis PatientsThe authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.
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Large Self-insured Employers Lack Power to Effectively Negotiate Hospital PricesThis study examines the ability of self-insured employers to negotiate hospital prices and the relationship between hospital prices and employer market power in the United States.
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Reducing Delays in Breast Cancer Care Using an Innovative Digital Health PlatformThe use of a novel digital health platform achieved a 55% reduction in time to treatment among women with a new diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Long-term Opioid TreatmentLittle is known about opioid prescribing patterns in patients with chronic overlapping pain conditions. This study suggests target populations for interventions to manage chronic pain.
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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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Geographic Variability of Medicaid Acceptance Among Allergists in the USThe proportion of allergists accepting Medicaid in the US varied significantly among and within states.
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Advanced Care at Home at Scale in an Integrated Health Care SystemAdvanced care at home (otherwise known as hospital at home) can be scaled and provide care for a sizable portion of a hospital’s inpatient census, creating hospital capacity in an integrated delivery system.
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Standardized Total Knee Arthroplasty Pathway Improves Outcomes in Minority PatientsIn a minority-predominant patient population, a standardized pathway for total knee arthroplasty was associated with improved outcomes with no change in postoperative complication rates.
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Cost Analysis of Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Nonintensively Managed Type 2 DiabetesAnalysis of claims data showed reduced utilization and costs among patients with nonintensively managed type 2 diabetes using self-monitoring of blood glucose compared with continuous glucose monitoring.
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The Hepatitis B Care Cascade Using Administrative Claims Data, 2016Analysis of a large, nationally representative claims database to longitudinally monitor enrollees with hepatitis B showed that 36% received recommended care and 18% were prescribed treatment.
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Introduction of ECAPS Act Prompts Nationwide Call to Action From Pharmacists Aimed at CongressThe Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act of 2025 (H.R. 3164) aims to ensure vital pharmacy services and access to care for underserved communities.
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Evaluating Smoking Cessation Service at an Emergency Department Clinical Observation UnitThis 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.
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Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final ThoughtsIn this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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Physician-Led Tech Firms Use AI to Counter Drug Denials and Augment AppealsAs drug denials increase, experts discuss the importance of optimizing data to keep up with these changes and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden on providers and ensure patient access to care and treatment.
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Covishield India: Demystifying Myths Through an Early Multicenter Safety StudyThis was a multicenter study carried out in India to study the adverse and systemic effects of the indigenously developed Covishield vaccine.
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Process Reengineering and Patient-Centered Approach Strengthen Efficiency in Specialized CareImproving efficiency is complex and requires a multimodal approach. Health information systems, patient feedback, and multidisciplinary teams are components that can improve clinical processes.
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Successes and Failures With Bundled Payments in the Commercial MarketThe relatively few examples of commercially funded condition-specific bundled payments provide insights into how to spread this alternative payment model further in the private insurance market.
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Outcomes of Antiviral Treatment for Influenza in Type 2 DiabetesAntiviral treatment was associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs in patients with type 2 diabetes and a diagnosis of influenza.
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Association of Dermatology Wait Times With Insurance Coverage in MichiganDisparities in dermatologic care for patients with Medicaid exist, and delays in medical dermatologic care among Medicaid patients must be addressed.
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Health Equity in the Era of Large Language ModelsThis article presents challenges and solutions regarding health care–focused large language models (LLMs) and summarizes key recommendations from major regulatory and governance bodies for LLM development, implementation, and maintenance.
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Racial Disparities Exist in Colorectal Cancer DeathsOngoing mortality gaps persist among Black and American Indian/Alaska Native patients with colorectal cancer, despite some overall improvements.
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Advancing HIV Care With Doravirine and Islatravir: Q&A With Amy Colson, MD, MPHNew data from the MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 trials, both investigating the efficacy and safety of 100-mg doravirine and 0.25-mg islatravir as a once-daily 2-drug regimen for virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1, were presented today by Amy Colson, MD, MPH.
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Unlocking Access: Exploring Mental Health Care Among Medicaid Managed Care EnrolleesOn this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the January 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to examine the association between quantitative network adequacy standards and mental health care access among adult Medicaid enrollees.
