Volume 17, Issue 7, August 2020 - First Report Managed Care
08/13/2020
In the face of plummeting provider reimbursement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fixed-fee pay models are getting a closer look. First Report Managed Care consulted an expert panel about capitation’s pros and cons, whether it has staying power,...
In the face of plummeting provider reimbursement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fixed-fee pay models are getting a closer look. First Report Managed Care consulted an expert panel about capitation’s pros and cons, whether it has staying power,...
In the face of plummeting...
08/13/2020
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Veterans Health Today
08/31/2020
Yvette C Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh, Consultant Pharmacist
Yvette C Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh, Consu...
As health care providers, we all strive to deliver the best quality of care to our patients and the heroic efforts of health care providers has definitely been validated during the COVID-19 pandemic and their commitments to patient care are...
As health care providers, we all strive to deliver the best quality of care to our patients and the heroic efforts of health care providers has definitely been validated during the COVID-19 pandemic and their commitments to patient care are...
As health care providers, we all...
08/31/2020
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News Connection
08/31/2020
According to results of a recent JAMA Network Open study, total 30-day costs of emergency department (ED) care for Medicare beneficiaries has decreased over the last several years, which the authors mostly attribute to declining rates of...
According to results of a recent JAMA Network Open study, total 30-day costs of emergency department (ED) care for Medicare beneficiaries has decreased over the last several years, which the authors mostly attribute to declining rates of...
According to results of a recent...
08/31/2020
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08/31/2020
In a study of Medicare patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, the median overall survival was 5.9 months for those who underwent surgical resection and 3 months for those who did not, according to findings published in Neuro-Oncology...
In a study of Medicare patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, the median overall survival was 5.9 months for those who underwent surgical resection and 3 months for those who did not, according to findings published in Neuro-Oncology...
In a study of Medicare patients...
08/31/2020
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08/31/2020
Compared with their peers in the general population, young adults with psoriatic arthritis are at increased mortality risk, according to a study published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
Compared with their peers in the general population, young adults with psoriatic arthritis are at increased mortality risk, according to a study published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
Compared with their peers in the...
08/31/2020
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News Connection
08/31/2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced various initiatives designed to address the safety of nursing home (NH) residents as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced various initiatives designed to address the safety of nursing home (NH) residents as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread.
The Centers for Medicare &...
08/31/2020
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News Connection
08/31/2020
Patients with inflammatory arthritis who switched from a first-line to a second-line subcutaneous tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (SC-TNFi) incurred significantly higher nontreatment health care resource utilization (HCRU) costs 12...
Patients with inflammatory arthritis who switched from a first-line to a second-line subcutaneous tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (SC-TNFi) incurred significantly higher nontreatment health care resource utilization (HCRU) costs 12...
Patients with inflammatory...
08/31/2020
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News Connection
08/31/2020
As maintaining the decline in COVID-19 cases remains a priority, the Centers for Medicare. & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced that physicians and health care providers who counsel...
As maintaining the decline in COVID-19 cases remains a priority, the Centers for Medicare. & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced that physicians and health care providers who counsel...
As maintaining the decline in...
08/31/2020
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08/20/2020
Researchers reveal that the proportion of qualified health plans that require prior authorization for HIV PrEP is highest in the South, suggesting this may be a barrier to access in the region arguably in most need of the drug.
Researchers reveal that the proportion of qualified health plans that require prior authorization for HIV PrEP is highest in the South, suggesting this may be a barrier to access in the region arguably in most need of the drug.
Researchers reveal that the...
08/20/2020
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07/24/2020
With more news coming out daily on the disproportionate numbers of minorities contracting COVID-19, suffering severe diseases, and dying, the need to address social factors that place minority populations at greater risk of poor health and...
With more news coming out daily on the disproportionate numbers of minorities contracting COVID-19, suffering severe diseases, and dying, the need to address social factors that place minority populations at greater risk of poor health and...
With more news coming out daily...
07/24/2020
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