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Teamwork Measure Relates to Provider Experience, Burnout, and Intent to StayA 6-item teamwork measure with good construct validity correlated with favorable provider outcomes including work experience, burnout, and intent to stay with the organization.
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Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid EnrolleesThis article describes the implementation of Medicaid smoking cessation guidance in a large, urban federally qualified health center to examine how state-level provisions translated into clinic-level policies.
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RemeGen’s Telitacicept Gains China Approval for Myasthenia GravisTelitacicept is a dual-targeting agent that attaches to and blocks the effects of 2 key signaling proteins, B-lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, to treat the B-cell–mediated autoimmune disease, generalized myasthenia gravis.
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The “New” New Normal: Changes in Telemedicine Utilization Since COVID-19Telemedicine utilization has declined since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but non–primary care specialties continue to see an increase in moderate- and high-complexity telemedicine visits.
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Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and CostsThe Diabetes Care Rewards program offers a business case for health plans to promote engagement through use of contingent incentives, thus improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
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Medicaid ACOs and Managed Care: A Tale of 2 StatesThis article presents a detailed descriptive analysis of how Massachusetts and Minnesota implemented Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) models for their managed care population.
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A Conceptual Framework for Addressing Social Needs Through the Accountable Health Communities ModelNo published studies exist on use of intervention design, implementation strategies, and theory in the CMS Accountable Health Communities Model, the largest-scale test of social prescribing in the United States.
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TeleConnect: Digitally Connecting Physicians Across the Health Care SystemTeleConnect introduces the concept of connecting primary care physicians and specialists by leveraging technology. Improving communication in a health care system betters patient care.
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Evaluating Satisfaction With Pharmacist-Provided MTM Services in a Medicaid PopulationMedication 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.
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Contributor: Journey to Launching a Meaningful Health Equity StrategyMichelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN, of Stanford Health Care, speaks on the key themes she presented during her session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, titled, "Launching a Health Equity Strategy."
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People Experiencing Homelessness in Miami: Insurance Enrollment Rates, Hypertension TrendsPeople experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to health care access, leading to higher rates of hypertension even among those with health insurance.
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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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How Value-Based Care With Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in MedicaidSupported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.
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Practices and Changes Associated With Patient-Centered Medical Home TransformationPractices undertake many care delivery changes and quality improvement practices to become patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), and these differ by years of PCMH recognition.
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Show Promise as Adjunctive Treatment for Ovarian CancerGlucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists significantly enhance overall survival in patients with ovarian cancer, offering a promising adjunct to traditional treatments.
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Insurer Costs of COVID-19 by Disease Severity and DurationPayer costs for COVID-19 ranged from a mean of $505 for asymptomatic cases to $126,094 for severe cases with post–COVID-19 condition.
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Cost-effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure UseLong-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.
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Dallas Nephrology Associates’ Journey to Value-Based CarePreventing or delaying the onset of end-stage kidney disease is vital. By implementing a results-driven, value-based approach, Dallas Nephrology Associates has demonstrated improved patient outcomes and value for payers.
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High-Risk Care Management Impact on Medicaid ACO Utilization and SpendingIn Massachusetts’ largest Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO), high-risk care management significantly reduced spending, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, demonstrating that targeted strategies can manage health care costs amid budget constraints.
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Medicare Advantage–Pharmacy Partnership Improves Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination RatesPatients whose pharmacy receives notification of their immunization gap have twice the odds of receiving immunizations compared with those whose pharmacy does not receive the notification.
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Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy PopulationThe 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.
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Pharmacist-Driven SMART Formulary Improves PharmacoequityA large academic medical center implemented a charitable care formulary with clinical pharmacist oversight, which resulted in more efficient usage of funds and fewer readmissions.
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Machine Intelligence for Early Targeted Precision Management and Response to Outbreaks of Respiratory InfectionsThis paper evaluates novel machine intelligence to predict patients at risk of severe respiratory infections and recommend postacute care providers likely to reduce infection risk.
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Evaluating Alternative Methods of Comparing Antihypertensive Treatment IntensityMedication dose captures modification of hypertension treatment intensity more precisely than medication count, and this measure should be preferred in studies that aim to improve hypertension management.
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Transition-to-Dialysis Planning, Health Care Use, and Mortality in End-Stage Renal DiseaseA planned transition to dialysis was associated with improved outcomes and lower mortality. These findings may inform care coordination policies for end-stage renal disease.
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IMS 2024 Speakers Look Back on Exciting Myeloma UpdatesSpeakers at the 2024 International Myeloma Society (IMS) conference share the updates from the myeloma space that they were most excited about this year.
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Improving Pain Clinic Outcomes With Preappointment Surveys: Data-Driven Policy ChangeImplementing a policy change to require preappointment surveys before scheduling initial clinic evaluations can improve wait-list times and show rates.
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Using Natural Language Processing to Classify Social Work InterventionsNatural language processing can be used for automated extraction of social work interventions from electronic health records, thereby supporting social work staffing and resource allocation decisions.
