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AJMC® in the Press, February 21, 2020
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
A press release from MDVIP posted on Yahoo Finance cited a study published in the December 2012 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). The study, titled “Personalized Preventive Care Leads to Significant Reductions in Hospital Utilization,” found that Medicare patients in MDVIP-affiliated practices were admitted to the hospital 79% less than patients in traditional practices and commercial patients were in the hospital 72% less.
A piece by McKnight's Senior Living discussing telemedicine benefits for senior living and care referenced an April 2016 contributor article published on AJMC.com. The article, “Telemedicine: A Game Changer for Senior Healthcare,” highlighted that reducing transportation costs for in-person physician office visits can save long-term care facilities $479 million each year.
Nurse.com’s article on the link between illegal fentanyl and opioid-related deaths spotlighted a March 2019 article published on AJMC.com, “Drops in First-Time Opioid Prescriptions Highlight Progress, but Also Some Concern.” Researchers of the study found that a significant proportion of providers stopped prescribing opioids; but while overall incidence dropped, a subgroup of providers continued to prescribe high-risk doses of opioids, and for long durations.
POSITIVE Trial Update on Patients With Breast Cancer Attempting Pregnancy
December 8th 2023At last year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, POSITIVE trial primary outcome data were presented on breast cancer–free interval, with women who paused endocrine therapy to attempt pregnancy having a similarly small rate of recurrence vs external controls from the SOFT and TEXT trials: 8.9% vs 9.2%.
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Dr Kathryn Lindley on Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Care Gaps and Training Initiatives
December 8th 2023Cardiologists need skills in risk assessment, contraception counseling, and hypertension management for pregnant patients, according to Kathryn Lindley, MD, FACC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Real-World Data Show Poor Outcomes Among Patients With ACS and Blood Cancers
December 8th 2023A real-world analysis found that patients with acute coronary syndrome who were also diagnosed with a hematologic malignancy had worse survival outcomes, and patients with multiple myeloma were overrepresented in the population.
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