Institutional Innovations: Obesity Care Team Innovations in 2026
Clinicians at Population Health Roundtables shared obesity care innovations, from pharmacist-led models to same-day liver screening
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Explore insights and lessons learned from past Population Health Roundtables. Key takeaways are synthesized and published in AJMC's Population Health, Equity & Outcomes journal.
Cleveland Clinicians Say Obesity Care Starts Too Late for Many Patients
Clinicians at an AJMC roundtable in Cleveland said Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge came late and that cost and capacity gaps persist.
Roundtable Wrap: Dallas Panels Say Coding, Coverage Gaps Block Team Care
Dallas population health roundtable exposes prior authorization hurdles, ICD coding gaps, and copay barriers delaying care coordination.
Roundtable Wrap: Cleveland's Tech Is Ready, Access Isn't
Cleveland roundtable panelists across 4 disease states name access, not evidence, as the shared barrier to care.
Panel Calls for Earlier Detection, Clearer Pathways in Rare Glomerular Disease
At a roundtable in Cleveland, kidney experts said IgA nephropathy and FSGS often go unrecognized, calling for EHR flags and better referral channels.
Order Sets, Pharmacist Protocols Target Iron Deficiency Gaps in HF
Washington, DC, clinicians shared how order sets, pharmacist-led dosing, and better handoffs can close iron deficiency gaps in heart failure care.
HFpEF Is Missed at Referral, But Not Untreatable: Mark Belkin, MD
Mark Belkin, MD, explains why HFpEF goes undiagnosed, how MRA evidence should guide therapy, and what's next for AI-driven care.
Cleveland Panel Weighs New HFpEF Pathway, Access to Finerenone
Cleveland heart failure experts discuss the new HFpEF pathway, CKM screening gaps, and drug access barriers.
Chicago Panel Weighs Barriers to Transplant Weight-Loss Access
At a Chicago roundtable, clinicians detailed fragmented obesity and diabetes care, transplant-access barriers, and insurance-driven prescribing decisions.
Obesity Is Diagnosed Everywhere and Owned Nowhere, Atlanta Clinicians Say
Atlanta clinicians described obesity care that stalls between routine diagnosis and delayed treatment, with coverage rules driving therapy choices.
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