Implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System for Improved Population Health

Speakers at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2024 highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming respiratory health care, while also raising important ethical concerns related to autonomy, equity, transparency, and sustainability.

September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In this first episode, we speak with Michael Lynch, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and an attending emergency physician and medical toxicologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Investigators noted that a formal independent validation cohort needs to be developed to realize the full potential of the human model.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the August 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that reviews the US obesity epidemic and discusses inadequate obesity management insurance coverage.

Kristen Whitney, DO, FAAD, determines systemic treatment options for severe alopecia areata based on the patient’s medical history, past treatments tried, potential adverse events, in addition to the weighing risk vs benefit of the therapy and the cost for the patient.

A small 5-year all-cause mortality risk increase among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using roflumilast was found in Germany and the US.