Primary Care Referrals to Nephrology in Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease
November 11th 2020Primary care physicians did not refer the majority of patients with severe nephropathy to specialists; nonreferred patients had fewer comorbidities and might be better kidney transplant candidates.
Telemetry: Appropriateness of Initial Assignment and Duration in Nonintensive Setting
November 10th 2020The authors report overutilization of telemetry monitoring in a community setting, increasing the cost of health care and potential harm to patients with unnecessary interventions.
Hospital Safety-Net Status and Performance on Publicly Reported Episode Spending Measures
November 9th 2020This study, which provides the first description of episode spending patterns for safety-net hospitals nationwide, demonstrates that episode spending does not vary by safety-net status.
Effect of Care Coordination on Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Their Caregivers
November 3rd 2020The authors investigated whether patient coordination and caregiver support for Alzheimer disease reduced health care utilization and expenditures among enrollees in the Memory Program in South Carolina.
Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Patients
September 28th 2020The authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.
Ensuring Access to Health Care by FQHCs as States Reopen Amid COVID-19
August 26th 2020Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) must focus on enhancing the nonemergency medical transportation Medicaid benefit to improve patient access during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency as states reopen.
Medical Home Visit Programs During COVID-19 State of Emergency
August 24th 2020This report highlights the unique challenges faced by home health programs in addition to discussing how technology and policy changes have helped the elderly homebound during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.