Providers

This article describes the approach that a large primary care group at risk for value-based payments chose to deploy in managing clinical and financial outcomes of knee osteoarthritis jointly with orthopedic surgeons.

Myasthenia gravis expert James F. Howard, Jr, MD, professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains the burdens that step therapy places on patients with rare diseases and their providers.

Even after adjusting for other risk factors, patients with COPD were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital with heart failure following an acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack.

The best leaders are those who foster open communication, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who appeared at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health in Kansas City, Missouri.

The study identified 3 themes related to diabetes self-care in patients who have type 1 diabetes (T1D), including emotional stress and anxiety and concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The patient had hemophilia A, but reported no trauma preceding the hematoma.

Patients who have extrinsic (EAD) or intrinsic atopic dermatitis (IAD) serve to benefit equally from dupilumab, even when considering immunoglobulin E levels, which are elevated in EAD but remain normal in IAD.

The results of a new focus group offer insights on how and when people with rare diseases are willing to share their personal health information.

The findings support policies urging vaccination of individuals who have myasthenia gravis (MG).

Keeping up-to-date on information, whether it is about clinical matters or information systems, is critical to a deliberate learning mindset that is beneficial to health care providers, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, the senior medical director for Optum Care Kansas City.

Approximately one quarter of patients who have psoriasis experience disease onset before adulthood.

Current cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) were associated with elevated wheezing, but not ENDS use alone, according to a new study.

A Danish study of nationwide registries estimated a 39% greater risk of high refractive error among children of mothers with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP), a complication that affects 5% to 10% of pregnancies.

Craig D. Pederson, principal at Insight Health Care Partners, discussed the evolving landscape of value-based care and challenges to implementation from the provider perspective during his keynote presentation at the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) Spring Managed Care Forum 2023.

A session led by Irina Koyfman, DNP, NP-C, RN, at the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) Spring Managed Care Forum 2023 detailed the potential of chronic care management billing for physicians who are not currently doing it and recommendations for optimizing the process.

Although obesity and male sex serve as the main risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea, study results have also shown smoking increases the risk of the condition.

The potential ethical implications for goals of care discussions between surrogate decision makers and health care providers concerning patients who reside in a state of cognitive motor dissociation were investigated in this new study from a team at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital.

By better understanding the nature of atopic dermatitis and its varying comorbidities, providers might be able to better predict patient outcomes, said Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Using evidence and being open-minded are 2 strategies for providers shifting to new models of delivering care, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, senior medical director for Optum Care Kansas City.

The systematic review and meta-analysis showed no correlation between epilepsy surgery and intelligence quotient (IQ) or quality of life (QOL) among younger patients with facial cortical dysplasia (FCD) and long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEAT).

In several abstracts presented at this year's American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Mitzi Joi Williams, MD, FAAN, Joi Life Wellness Neurology Clinic, explores multiple sclerosis–related outcomes in diverse patient populations.

Although the 28-day mortality for patients with respiratory failure did not differ between patients with and without respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), complications were more common in those with RSV.

New study data show that prescription patterns differed depending on the type of institution they were prescribed in and the specialty of prescribing physicians.

Lack of knowledge about how skin conditions present on lightly pigmented skin has resulted in diagnostic delays, underassessment, and an impact on quality of life for patients with skin of color.

Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses the shift to value-based care.

A new case series highlights characteristics and challenges of this subgroup of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).

Vaccines were safe in transplant recipients, but their efficacy was affected by immunosuppressive therapies.

Each patient needs to weigh the benefits and risks of genetic testing for melanoma and have someone who can take the time to explain everything, including insurance risks, said Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD, professor and chair in the Department of Dermatology and director of the Melanoma Research Program at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University.

Although new guidelines from the CDC say that masks need not be worn in counties where transmission level for COVID-19 isn’t high, many health systems still plan to mask.

The study also found lasting benefits of the supplement for bone density up to age 4.