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Episode 13 - Recognizing and Resolving Clinical Inertia
During this segment, Peter Salgo, MD, defines clinical inertia and explains how it can result in unnecessary, damaging hyperglycemia events that can persist for years in some patients. Additionally, he notes that clinical inertia contributes to costly health complications, higher rates of hospitalizations, and an overall increased use of healthcare resources.
For this reason, Dr Salgo and the panelists explore how healthcare organizations have implemented programs to incentivize healthy behaviors in diabetes patients.
Kari Uusinarkaus, MD, FAAFP, FNLA, discusses how his group has implemented a disease management program that connects an RN “Nurse Navigator” to a patient during hospital discharge. Dr Uusinarkaus explains the importance of this initiative, and highlights another program, called Silver Sneakers, that provides gym access to patients older than 60 years.
However, the panelists recognize that not all initiatives have been successful. For example, despite reducing or limiting the copayments for type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity drugs, according to Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA, no reliable source of data has revealed changes in patient behavior or improvements in overall outcomes that have come as a result of this reduced cost burden.
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) vote to ban most employers from issuing and enforcing noncompete clauses could have varying impacts on the health care workforce; federal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector during the last 2 decades, resulting in increased health costs; the FDA recently found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in pasteurized commercially purchased milk.
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Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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What We’re Reading: Abortion Privacy Rules; Alzheimer Drug Hurdles; Nursing Home Staffing Overhaul
April 23rd 2024New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.
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Beyond Insulin: The Impact of Next-Generation Diabetes Technology
April 17th 2024Experts explain how new diabetes technologies like continuous glucose monitors are transforming care beyond intensive insulin therapy, offering personalized insights and improving outcomes for patients of all treatment levels.
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The Biden administration recently launched the Global Health Security Strategy, a new effort to combat the spread of infectious diseases; lawmakers zeroed in on the risks of massive consolidation in health care during the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare hack; the FDA recently announced the recall of a pair of heart devices linked to numerous deaths and injuries.
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