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ChristianaCare Innovates Diabetes Care for Patients With Poorly Controlled Disease
February 9th 2021On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with experts from ChristianaCare, which implemented a diabetes pilot program at 4 of its primary care sites in 2019 and saw its population of patients with well-controlled disease grow by 16%.
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Mental Health Dangers for the Front Lines During COVID-19
January 26th 2021On this episode, we speak with the coauthor of a paper looking at the mental health stressors facing first responders and health care workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The paper found that a sizable number of these frontline workers are at risk for psychiatric illnesses at severity levels higher than other national disasters, including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.
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Promoting Equitable Access to Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Crisis
January 19th 2021The authors of a Clinical research article in the January 2021 Health IT issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® discuss their findings and suggestions for making telehealth access more equitable for all.
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Examining the Shift to Value-Based Kidney Care Delivery in 2021
January 12th 2021On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the new chief financial officer of Strive Health, a value-based kidney care company that works with payers and providers to create an integrated care delivery system for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We discuss the changes coming to nephrology practices, as well as new ways of looking at the whole patient to halt the slide to irreversible ESRD.
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Advice for the Biden Administration About the Challenges in Health Care
December 8th 2020This episode of Managed Care Cast is a preview of an interview with Michael E. Chernew, PhD, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, the co-editors-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®, which appears in the December issue of the journal.
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Dr Jewel Mullen Discusses NASEM's Framework for an Equitable Distribution of a COVID-19 Vaccine
November 24th 2020Recently released vaccine data indicate encouraging steps forward in the global fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). When vaccine doses first become available, who should be prioritized?
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A Medical Home Visit Program’s Takeaways From COVID-19
November 19th 2020The authors of a Commentary in the November 2020 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care describe the experience of reimagining how a home health program can deliver care amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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Driving Transparency, Payment Reform in Employer Health Care Coverage
November 17th 2020On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group about her organization’s partnership with the Healthcare Transformation Alliance and how transparency and employer leverage may shape the transition toward value-based health care.
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Balancing Evidence With Action: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Denise Basow
November 3rd 2020With the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, new research is quickly being released as more and more is learned. However, the flood of new research needs to be balanced with appropriate review before action is taken.
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Over Time, Health Care Costs Move to Forefront for All Patients
October 22nd 20202020 is the 25th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care® and the October’s issue of the journal features an interview with Dr Kavita Patel, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and a primary care physician.
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How Maryland Optimized Data Analytics to Target COVID-19 Outreach to Vulnerable Populations
October 20th 2020Maryland’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) task force on vulnerable populations leveraged data on social determinants of health to rapidly pinpoint populations most at risk of severe COVID-19 complications.
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Living Life With Metastatic Breast Cancer From a Male Perspective
October 6th 2020In this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with a male patient with breast cancer who was diagnosed with metastatic disease in 2016 about how he lives his life and what he wants people to know about this rare cancer.
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