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AJMC® in the Press, October 27, 2023
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article in UT Southwestern Medical Center referenced a study published in the September 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, “Characteristics of Self-Triaged Emergency Department Visits by Adults With Cancer,” concluded that adults with cancer had a difficult time self-assessing how clinically severe their acute care needs were but rarely used triage to help.
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UK Study: Most Patients With MG Require Hospitalization, Driving Health Care Resource Use
April 27th 2024Over a median follow-up time of nearly 3 years, three-fourths (72.8%) of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) were hospitalized and half visited the accident and emergency department.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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CMS' 340B Repayment Proposal May Harm Vulnerable Hospitals, Reward Those With Higher Revenues
April 26th 2024The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.
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Dr Kathy Zackowski Discusses the Importance of Rehabilitation Research and Trials in MS
April 26th 2024Kathy Zackowski, PhD, National MS Society, expresses the inherent value of quality rehabilitation trials for broadening clinical understandings of multiple sclerosis (MS) and bettering patient outcomes.
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