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Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2020 - First Report Managed Care

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01/27/2020
In December 2019, a bipartisan bill designed to curb surprise medical billing appeared to be fast-tracking its way through the legislative process; President Trump seemed eager to sign the bill into law. But now that 2020 has begun, none of...
In December 2019, a bipartisan bill designed to curb surprise medical billing appeared to be fast-tracking its way through the legislative process; President Trump seemed eager to sign the bill into law. But now that 2020 has begun, none of...
In December 2019, a bipartisan...
01/27/2020
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01/27/2020
As the number of people living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias soars in the years ahead, so too will the related health care costs. Experts highlight the biggest challenges of controlling these expenses and explore possible...
As the number of people living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias soars in the years ahead, so too will the related health care costs. Experts highlight the biggest challenges of controlling these expenses and explore possible...
As the number of people living...
01/27/2020
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Pharmacy Insight
01/27/2020
In-home voice assistants have proliferated rapidly in recent years, and the utility of such devices are only limited by what we can imagine. Why not rely on one as your home’s health care manager to automate and simplify the process of...
In-home voice assistants have proliferated rapidly in recent years, and the utility of such devices are only limited by what we can imagine. Why not rely on one as your home’s health care manager to automate and simplify the process of...
In-home voice assistants have...
01/27/2020
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Integrated Healthcare Executive
01/27/2020
Emad Rizk, MD, president and CEO of Cotiviti, highlights the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) that he recently discussed with Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and also explains ways AI will...
Emad Rizk, MD, president and CEO of Cotiviti, highlights the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) that he recently discussed with Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and also explains ways AI will...
Emad Rizk, MD, president and CEO...
01/27/2020
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Department

Conference Insider
01/27/2020
Results from an analysis presented at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting reveal significant risk factors for worse treatment response after CD-19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic...
Results from an analysis presented at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting reveal significant risk factors for worse treatment response after CD-19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic...
Results from an analysis...
01/27/2020
Oncology
Conference Insider
01/27/2020
According to data presented at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting, patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) should be monitored for serum phosphate after being treated with ferric carboxymaltose.
According to data presented at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting, patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) should be monitored for serum phosphate after being treated with ferric carboxymaltose.
According to data presented at...
01/27/2020
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Veterans Health Today
01/27/2020
Telemedicine interventions may improve medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia, according to a systematic review published in General Hospital Psychiatry. 
Telemedicine interventions may improve medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia, according to a systematic review published in General Hospital Psychiatry. 
Telemedicine interventions may...
01/27/2020
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Veterans Health Today
01/27/2020
Recent study findings, published online in Obesity, suggest that a counselor-initiated intervention program is a cost-effective approach to address excess weight among US military members.
Recent study findings, published online in Obesity, suggest that a counselor-initiated intervention program is a cost-effective approach to address excess weight among US military members.
Recent study findings, published...
01/27/2020
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Veterans Health Today
01/27/2020
Sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military combat increased the risk of a handful of mental health conditions compared with a critical combat injury without TBI, according to a study published online in the journal Military...
Sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military combat increased the risk of a handful of mental health conditions compared with a critical combat injury without TBI, according to a study published online in the journal Military...
Sustaining a traumatic brain...
01/27/2020
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News Connection
01/27/2020
Transform Oncology Care is an inaugural precision medicine strategy announced by CVS Health recently, aimed at improving costs for payers and patients alike.
Transform Oncology Care is an inaugural precision medicine strategy announced by CVS Health recently, aimed at improving costs for payers and patients alike.
Transform Oncology Care is an...
01/27/2020
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News Connection
01/27/2020
The highly-anticipated superutilizer intervention program from the Camden Coalition of Healthcare did not significantly reduce readmission rates for randomly selected patients compared with those who received regular care, according to a...
The highly-anticipated superutilizer intervention program from the Camden Coalition of Healthcare did not significantly reduce readmission rates for randomly selected patients compared with those who received regular care, according to a...
The highly-anticipated...
01/27/2020
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