Maria Asimopoulos

News

Real-Time Prescription Benefit Check Lowers Out-of-Pocket Costs

09/19/2022

Patients who were prescribed high-cost medications saw the greatest reductions in out-of-pocket costs compared to those who did not participate in the real-time benefit check.

Patients who were prescribed...

09/19/2022

First Report Managed Care

Quiz

Prevalence of Low-Grade UTUC in Patients With Bladder Cancer

09/15/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in US veterans. Among patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma, how prevalent are low-grade cases?

Bladder cancer is the fourth...

09/15/2022

Veterans Health Today

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Videos

Payer, Clinical Considerations for Treating Patients With Zanubrutinib

09/15/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

In the second part of this roundtable, Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH; Adam Kittai, MD; Farrukh Awan, MD; and Jeffrey Dunn, PharmD, MBA, discuss cost and access challenges for treating patients with zanubrutinib.

In the second part of this...

09/15/2022

First Report Managed Care

Videos

Second-Generation BTK Inhibitors for CLL: Clinical, Managed Care Perspectives

09/15/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

In the first part of this roundtable, Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH; Adam Kittai, MD; Farrukh Awan, MD; and Jeffrey Dunn, PharmD, MBA, discuss how second-generation BTK inhibitors are changing the treatment paradigm and payer considerations in...

In the first part of this...

09/15/2022

First Report Managed Care

Interview

Supporting the Next Generation of Providers: Pandemic's Impact on Student Mental Health

09/15/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Rebekah Layton, PhD, CMC, PCC, director, professional development programs, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, shares how COVID-19 affected medical and graduate students' mental health, as well as what health systems can do to support...

Rebekah Layton, PhD, CMC, PCC,...

09/15/2022

Integrated Healthcare Executive

Interview

Improving Medication Management for Patients With Complex Conditions

09/14/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Laura Cranston, PharmD, MBA, strategic growth consultant, Aspen RxHealth, describes the restrictions and access challenges pharmacists face when managing medications for patients with complex conditions, as well as where the future may be...

Laura Cranston, PharmD, MBA,...

09/14/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

News

Intravitreal VEGF Inhibitors Associated With HbA1c Reduction for Patients With DME

09/14/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Recent findings show the impact of intravitreal aflibercept and ranibizumab on estimated glomerular filtration rates and glycated hemoglobin A1c for patients with diabetic macular edema.

Recent findings show the impact...

09/14/2022

First Report Managed Care

Interview

How Health Information Exchanges Can Improve Data, Interoperability

09/13/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, president and CEO, CyncHealth, shares how health information exchanges can improve data quality, interoperability, and costs across the industry.

Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, president...

09/13/2022

Integrated Healthcare Executive

News

Vonoprazan vs PPIs for Treating Heartburn in Patients With Erosive Esophagitis

09/13/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers compared the efficacy of vonoprazan and proton pump inhibitors for resolving heartburn in patients with erosive esophagitis.

In a systematic review and...

09/13/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

Podcasts

How Increased Market Competition May Impact Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

09/13/2022

Maria Asimopoulos ;

Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD, director, Johns Hopkins Itch Center, describes how the atopic dermatitis treatment paradigm has been changing amid increased market competition, as well as where the future of care may be headed.

Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD,...

09/13/2022

First Report Managed Care