Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer have markedly changed the outlook for those who survive the first four years after cancer diagnosis, according to a new study in The American Journal of Managed Care.® Long-term cancer survivors do as well as or better than the rest of the US population, researchers find.
The journal’s editor-in-chief addresses the current controversy over guidelines for maintaining glycemic control; researchers examine the effects of travel time on care and pharmacy-driven adherence initiatives.
“Care coordination” is a healthcare buzzword, and nurses provide much of the clinical support. Until now, few studies have examined the laypersons who set up rides, connect patients with government benefits, and just listen.
Health insurance benefit designs have long tried to prevent overuse of health services, with tools like prior authorization and high deductibles. But a new study in The American Journal of Managed Care® that looked at how benefit design affected overuse finds there’s no simple answer to the problem.
Both Managed Care Cast, from The American Journal of Managed Care®, and Not So Different, the podcast series from The Center for Biosimilars®, offer in-depth discussions of current healthcare issues.
If the same procedure brings high value to some patients and less value to others, should reimbursement reflect the difference? Authors led by Harvard’s Zirui Song, MD, PhD, introduce the idea of a modifier to adjust payments based on indication and appropriateness in The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®).
A special issue of Evidence-Based Oncology™ provides full coverage of the conference, which The American Journal of Managed Care® presented November 16-17, 2017, in Philadelphia.
Dr. Jeffrey Weber of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center and Dr. Hope Rugo of UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center are among the faculty featured in Evidence-Based Oncology™, a publication of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
The “magic bullets” that bind to targets in the body have been used to treat severe skin conditions, high cholesterol, and many kinds of cancer. A new study finds that FDA-approved treatments over the last 20 years vary widely in price, and Medicare Part D policies may feed the pattern.
As major healthcare cyberattacks grab headlines, researchers report the common characteristics of US hospitals that experience these attacks. A more common but less visible problem is poor disposal of paper records and films, this study finds.
Coverage from the Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology, which took place December 9-12, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga., is available in a special recap issue of Evidence-Based Oncology™.
Research in this year’s annual Health IT issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® asked a basic question: how much has use of electronic health records (EHRs) penetrated US practices? The study found wide variation by geography, with less use in Western counties.
This webcast is the second program of a continuing series focused on quality payment programs.
The seventh special issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® features studies on the use of personal health records on smartphones and the cost-effectiveness of eConsults in cardiology.
Cost considerations and potential for prevention covered in current issue of Evidence-Based Diabetes ManagementTM.
EBOTM covers challenges with electronic health records to the opportunities for improving the transition to value-based care.
Physicians’ response to policy changes in the Affordable Care Act show that changing cost-sharing formulas can make a difference, according to results reported by Drs. Joseph Ladapo and Dave Chokshi.
This award recognizes young medical professionals who are making strides in the field of managed care.
Leading healthcare innovation officer to share information about digital health, managed services, and provider sectors in the healthcare arena.
As cancer care becomes more expensive and complex, the role of the pharmacist is expanding, from managing the shift to greater use of oral therapies to navigating the revenue cycle, as explored in the new issue of Evidence-Based Oncology™, a publication of The American Journal of Managed Care.®
The forum will discuss tactics to strengthen oncology care that is focused on patients
The event will offer presentations on addiction care and payment reform
This webcast will discuss the Oncology Care Model from the perspective of a clinician and a payer.
This meeting presents unique perspectives on emerging topics in managed care from today’s leading experts
For the seventh year, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) will publish its annual special issue on health information technology (health IT), one of the best-read issues of the year. Submissions for the issue, which will be published this winter, will be accepted through August 2017.
The National Cancer Moonshot initiative called for tearing down the silos that prevent researchers from sharing information. FDA’s Richard Pazdur, MD, is doing just that-through the new Oncology Center of Excellence. Pazdur shares how the center will work in a special issue of Evidence-Based Oncology, publication of The American Journal of Managed Care.®
As MACRA pushes physicians toward value-based reimbursement, how can the needs of cancer patients be served? The current issue of Evidence-Based Oncology,ââ€
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