Health Care Delivery

Symptoms initially pointed to toxic alcohol ingestion.

The condition was seen in a 75-year-old female patient with a history of epilepsy and hypertension.

The study investigated event rates for several outcomes in the year following a first hospitalization for heart failure (HF), including implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

A new study has found that initial visits and the number of viral load tests decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic but viral suppression and hospitalizations remained stable.

Serial biopsies help explain why patients with late relapses of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) fare better than those with early relapses.

Although previous research has explored and documented the prevalence of stigma facing people with chronic skin conditions, less is known about how patients respond to such stigma.

Outcomes of concern for this retrospective study were eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) mucosal biopsies, EoE diagnosis, proton pump inhibitor initiation, and recommendations being followed for repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Four people in Florida and 1 person in Texas were exposed to malaria; late revisions could counter a pending lawsuit to end abortion restrictions; about 2000 nurses in Texas and Kansas plan to strike.

The patient was put on chemotherapy, but then underwent surgical resection following an accident at home.

Early detection of focal epilepsy may reduce the amount of motor vehicle accidents caused by seizures while driving.

Black veterans continue to encounter benefits disparities; health workers feel capable of handling future surges after the pandemic; the COVAX initiative aims to redirect remaining vaccine spending

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the lead researcher from a study published in the June 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about how employers and their employees are utilizing direct-to-consumer telehealth to reduce the cost of care.

The cross-sectional study of 260 people with epilepsy collected data between October and December 2020, months following the onset of the pandemic in the United States.

Patients often relapse after discharge from acute care because of long waits for outpatient treatment, lack of specialized therapists, out-of-pocket costs, and inadequate social support.

Researchers laid out 6 position statements for the technology in this patient population.

Eli Lilly will gain Dice Therapeutics’ experimental psoriasis drug; about 1.5 million people dropped from Medicaid since April and May; families are uprooting their lives due to transgender care restrictions

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, will take over the CDC; abortion activists acknowledge 1 year without Roe v Wade; Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) challenges Medicare’s drug price negotiation program.

An analysis of Medicaid data from adults in Alabama suggests just more than 50% of patients fail to get ambulatory follow-up care within the recommended 14-day window following a first-time heart failure hospitalization.

These patients experienced overall improvements in objective health outcomes during the crisis compared with before the health emergency.

Ethical analysis of population health management calls for a communitarian vs individual approach, starting with reconceiving “covered lives” as “patient communities.”

Patients who participated in a COVID-19 patient home monitoring program were satisfied with their care and stated that their participation made them less likely to seek care in the emergency department.

Past research shows no meaningfully increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with more common chronic inflammatory skin diseases.

A study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting found practice- and provider-level racial and ethnic inequities in rates of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated in the community setting.

Project CARA, a perinatal substance exposure clinic, has implemented a contingency management program that targets appointment attendance for patients with any use disorder, regardless of substance or urine drug screen results.

The incidence rate of melanoma in situ (MIS) has sharply risen since 1975.

Biden administration finalizes a deal on covering preventive care despite legal battle; CMS prepares safety net hospital reimbursement plans; over 1 million Americans have been dropped from Medicaid coverage

This international study looked at educational outcomes among adolescents with eczema as influenced by their quality of life living with the chronic inflammatory skin condition.

The Biden administration will impose drug price inflation penalties on drugmakers; a study reveals massive amounts of COVID-19 relief funds were stolen; experimental vaccine nearly doubles survival in patients in a trial.

Moving to co-administration could also help more adults catch up with vaccination recommendations, the authors said.