Improving Eye Care Through Community Service With the UPMC eyeVan
January 12th 2024Amrish Selvam is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh whose research and career interests lay in ophthalmology and who volunteers with the UPMC Vision Institute’s mobile eye clinic, the eyeVan.
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What Happens to Patients With Diabetes When Semaglutide Dosing Is Disrupted? Dr Ian Neeland Explains
January 11th 2024Possible long-term consequences for patients with diabetes forced to switch to alternative medications during the semaglutide shortage include the risk of losing ground in glycemic control, having uncontrolled diabetes with associated symptoms, and other adverse events.
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How Tennessee Oncology Navigates Clinical Pathway Challenges and Advancements: Dr Edward Arrowsmith
January 10th 2024Edward "Ted" Arrowsmith, MD, MPH, medical director for pathways at OneOncology and managing partner at Tennessee Oncology, talks about challenges and changes in clinical pathways and the importance of keeping them updated.
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Fabric Health: Navigating Complex Health Care Systems Through Community Engagement
January 10th 2024A social-impact startup, Pittsburgh-based Fabric Health is adept at using community engagement to help members and their families navigate the complex world of health care—meeting customers where they are at, knowing time is often their most valuable resource.
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Dr Ian Neeland Explains Why Semaglutide Shortage Impacts Injectable and Not Oral Version
January 10th 2024According to Ian Neeland, MD, there are 2 main reasons for the shortage of injectable semaglutide: the fact that oral semaglutide has not yet been tested for weight loss, and that most practitioners just overlook it as an option.
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Dr Margaret Liang on Mitigating Financial Toxicity for Patients With Cancer
January 6th 2024Margaret Liang, MD, MSHPM, gynecologic oncologist and health services researcher and director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program, Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center, discusses financial toxicity in cancer care and how institutions can help alleviate the financial burden for patients.
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Updated Guidelines Expand Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility for At-Risk Patients: Dr Melinda Aldrich
January 5th 2024Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the departments of medicine, thoracic surgery, and biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University, discussed recently updated lung screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society and the importance of equity across populations as new guidelines are developed.
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Dr Michael Gieske on Addressing Lung Cancer Screening Disparities in Rural America
January 5th 2024Michael Gieske, MD, director of lung cancer screening at St. Elizabeth Health Care, discusses disparities in lung cancer incidence and mortality that the Rural Appalachian Lung Cancer Screening Initiative aims to address.
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UPMC’s eyeVan Expands Accessible Eye Care by Addressing Health Equity Barriers
January 5th 2024In this interview with Katie Cecconi, community service program coordinator at the UPMC Vision Institute, we learn more about the institute’s mobile eye care initiatives and how its services are working to overcome care equity gaps.
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Dr Jonathan Silverberg Lists Which Patients With AD Benefit Most From JAK Inhibitors
January 4th 2024Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH, of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, explains the benefits of using Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors to treat patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
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Dr Ian Neeland Describes Patient Experience During Semaglutide Shortage
January 3rd 2024Ian Neeland, MD, of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, describes challenges patients with diabetes face during the semaglutide shortage and alternative options he gives his patients to prevent therapy disruptions.
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Dr Elaine Siegfried Describes How AAD Guideline Update Impacts AD Treatment
January 1st 2024Elaine Siegfried, MD, of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, discusses how the recent guideline update by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) affects dermatologists' atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment decisions.
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Dr Lalan Wilfong Highlights the Challenges of EOM Compared With OCM
December 28th 2023While the Enhancing Oncology Model is the successor of the Oncology Care Model, it includes some very real challenges for participating practices, explained Lalan Wilfong, MD, senior vice president of payer and care transformation at The US Oncology Network.
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Community and Connection Drive UPMC Health Plan’s Multifaceted Success
December 22nd 2023In September, The American Journal of Managed Care® joined 4 individuals whose involvement with UPMC Health Plan, a Strategic Alliance Partner of AJMC®, has proved to be instrumental in furthering health equity and providing high-quality care in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Penn Medicine's Dr Justin Bekelman
December 19th 2023Justin Bekelman, MD, director of the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, sat with our hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for our final episode of 2023 to discuss the importance of collaboration between academic medicine and community oncology and testing innovative cancer care delivery in these settings.
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Dr Tiago Biachi Discusses Precision Medicine Advancements in Solid Tumors
December 18th 2023Tiago Biachi de Castria, MD, PhD, associate member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses how precision medicine tools have aided oncologists in treating patients with solid tumors, while reducing overall toxicity.
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