Population Health

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Addressing the Gaps and Clinical Challenges in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Updates and Strategies for Managed Care

1.5 Credits / Oncology, Hematology, Hematologic Cancer

Keeping Pace With New Developments in Multiple Myeloma: Updates and Strategies to Optimize Bispecific Antibodies and CAR T-Cell Therapy

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Closing Gaps in CLL Care: Managed Care Insights and Strategies

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ASH Annual Meeting Coverage: Highlighting the Recent Updates in TKI Use in the Treatment of CML – Insights and Application for Managed Care

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March 15th 2023

Greater Risk for Primary Hypertension Shown in Children of Most-Deprived Communities

Risk of primary hypertension in youth may be significantly higher in poor neighborhoods.

March 14th 2023

Dr Lee Norman on How the Pandemic Changed His Thoughts About Building Resilience

Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®)’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine®'s March 2023 event on population health about leading physician practices and navigating through change; here, he talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted how he thinks about resiliency during times of intense stress and work.

March 10th 2023

Texas Winter Storms Affected Health Care Access, Outcomes for Children With Epilepsy

When a series of winter storms in Austin, Texas, in February 2021, 62% of children with epilepsy were negatively affected, according to a new study.

Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

March 6th 2023

Mount Sinai’s Kirk Campbell, MD: Increased Data Collection, Education Driving Equitable Care Strategies

Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, vice chair for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, spoke on health equity efforts by his organization to improve clinical outcomes through demographic data collection, educational research, and workforce training.

March 3rd 2023

42 Health Systems Picked for PCORI Plan to Move Clinical Research to Practice

Seeking to speed up the execution of evidence-based care practices, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced the 42 health systems across the country who will join a 5-year program to build capacity and implementation to improve health care outcomes.

March 2nd 2023

Building Community-Level Solutions to Address Health Disparities: A Q&A With Dr Joneigh Khaldun

Matthew Gavidia Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP

Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, vice president and chief health equity officer for CVS Health, speaks on the launch of her organization’s Community Equity Alliance that aims to address structural barriers to equitable care in underserved communities through partnerships with local academic and health care institutions.

February 21st 2023

Neil Iyengar, MD, Emphasizes Importance of Population Health Lens in Oncology

Hayden E. Klein

Similar Barriers Impact Population Health and Cancer Care Access, Panel Says

February 21st 2023

Rose McNulty

February 21st 2023

Dr Joneigh Khaldun: CVS Health's Community Equity Alliance Aims to Improve Health Care for Underserved Populations

Matthew Gavidia Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP

Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, vice president and chief health equity officer for CVS Health, speaks on the goals of the Community Equity Alliance in improving health care disparities, particularly for cardiovascular health and mental health outcomes, within underserved communities.

February 15th 2023

Population Health Strategies to Advance Health Equity: A Q&A With Dr Paul G. Alexander

Matthew Gavidia Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH

Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer, RWJBarnabas Health, speaks on strategies his organization implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to address continuity of care and communication challenges in underserved communities and further efforts to improve health equity.

February 9th 2023

Dr Kirk Campbell Discusses Mount Sinai’s Educational Research, Clinical Initiatives on Health Equity

Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, spoke on educational initiatives implemented by Mount Sinai to train resident physicians, medical students, and senior faculty on health equity, as well as further research efforts to address disparities.

February 7th 2023

Bloodstream Infection Risk Associated With Race, SES Among Patients on Hemodialysis

Data released in the CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicate that patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis who are Black, Hispanic/Latino, or of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are at greater risk of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, with Hispanic/Latino ethnicity cited as an independent risk factor.

February 4th 2023

NCCN Launches Pilot Project Aiming to Measure, Implement Health Equity in Cancer Care Practices

Five leading academic cancer centers are assessing the feasibility of implementing the Health Equity Report Card pilot project as a tool that can both meaningfully and feasibly measure and report on equitable care practices.

January 31st 2023

US Has Highest Infant, Maternal Mortality Rates Despite the Most Health Care Spending

Justina Petrullo

The United States possesses the highest infant and maternal mortality rates compared with any other high-income country, even though it spends the most on health care.

January 26th 2023

Dr Richard L. Martin III Discusses Priorities for Health Equity, Community Engagement at Tennessee Oncology

Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH, spoke on the goals he has in his new role as medical director of health equity and community engagement at Tennessee Oncology, and what lessons he has learned so far in providing care to underserved communities.

January 24th 2023

Dr Paul Alexander Discusses RWJBarnabas’ Strategies to Identifying, Reducing Health Disparities for Underserved Populations

Paul G. Alexander, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief health equity and transformation officer, RWJBarnabas Health, spoke on population health management strategies employed by his organization to identify and address health disparities in the communities they serve.

January 23rd 2023

Health Equity Decision-making: A Q&A With Dr N. Benjamin Fredrick

Matthew Gavidia N. Benjamin Fredrick, MD

N. Benjamin Fredrick, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State University College of Medicine, speaks on the key themes he presented during his session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, as well as topics related to the measurement, creation, and implementation of health equity initiatives.

January 23rd 2023

Contributor: Journey to Launching a Meaningful Health Equity Strategy

Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN

Michelle 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."

January 12th 2023

Adding Social Factors to Risk Adjustment Not Enough to Reach Health Equity, Paper Says

Rose McNulty

To best improve health equity, population-based payment models should both incorporate social goals and increase payment for historically marginalized communities, a recent study has found.

January 9th 2023

Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Treatment, Mortality Risk Observed Among Hispanic Americans

Despite greater incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) reported among Hispanic Americans, these populations report less MM maintenance therapy, longer time from MM diagnosis to novel therapy initiation, and higher in-hospital mortality rates.

Michael Thompson, president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

January 4th 2023

Michael Thompson on Steps Needed to Bolster Health Equity Initiatives in the Workplace

Michael Thompson, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance), addressed the current state of health equity strategies in the workplace and how employers can better address inequities in their benefit designs, programs, and policies in the near future.

December 22nd 2022

What We’re Reading: US Life Expectancy Drops Again; Masking Still Contentious; ED Docs Fight Private Equity

AJMC Staff

Lower US life expectancy attributed to COVID-19, drug overdoses; suggestions to mask up lack teeth even as respiratory illnesses and hospitalizations spike; emergency department (ED) doctors look to curb private equity investments in staffing firms.

December 20th 2022

Parkinson Disease Incidence Substantially Greater Than Previously Reported, Study Shows

Incidence of Parkinson disease in North America was 50% higher than previous estimates of 60,000 diagnoses annually.

December 15th 2022

Value-Based Primary Care Providers Try New Strategies to Improve Population Health

The dilemma of Alzheimer disease in primary care, as well as other health challenges in aging populations, was the focus of a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event in Portland, Oregon.

December 15th 2022

How Ochsner, Xavier Are Working Together to Make Louisiana a Healthy State

Mary Caffrey Hayden E. Klein

Leaders from Ochsner, Xavier, and their partners gathered on September 13, 2022, in New Orleans to offer an overview of the Healthy State initiative during a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®.

December 13th 2022

Racial Disparities Shown for Delayed Diagnosis, Dermatologic Care in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Non-White patients with hidradenitis suppurativa reported longer delay in diagnosis than their White counterparts. In addition, Black patients did not receive dermatologic care as early in their disease course as other racial groups.

December 9th 2022

Childhood Maltreatment Associated With Atopic Disease

Patients exposed to childhood maltreatment were at greater risk for developing atopic disease compared with unexposed counterparts, and risk of atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis may have been attentuated by misdiagnosis.

December 6th 2022

Increasing Vaccination Rates Through Culturally Competent Outreach, Care

A partnership between a university and the local Black community in San Bernadino County, California, illustrated how pharmacists can actively work to improve vaccine uptake in their communities.

December 6th 2022

COVID-19 Mortality Risk More Than Doubled Among Homeless Patients

A cross-sectional study showed that patients experiencing homelessness were at more than 2-fold greater age-adjusted mortality risk due to COVID-19 compared with the general population, with these increased risks observed across race/ethnicity and sex status.

December 3rd 2022

Gaps Remain in HPV Vaccine Coverage for Children Due to COVID-19 Pandemic