Maria Asimopoulos

Interview

Cancer Prevalence in Male Medicaid Beneficiaries With HIV

03/29/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Siran M Koroukian, PhD, professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, reviews findings from a cross-sectional study of national Medicaid data aimed at determining...

Siran M Koroukian, PhD,...

03/29/2022

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Medication Therapy Management Pilot Program’s Impact on Medicaid Members

03/28/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Findings presented at AMCP 2022 showed the impact of a medication therapy management pilot program in Tennessee on cost savings, medication adherence, and members' resource utilization.

Findings presented at AMCP 2022...

03/28/2022

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Naloxone Underprescribed to Eligible Adult Patients With Chronic Opioid Use

03/28/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Researchers at AMCP 2022 identified prescribing patterns among adult patients with chronic opioid use who also received benzodiazepines, skeletal muscle relaxants, SSRIs, and other medications.

Researchers at AMCP 2022...

03/28/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

Conference Coverage

Characterizing Patients Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine From Retail Pharmacists

03/28/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

In an effort to understand vaccine uptake, researchers characterized patients who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine by age, income status, social vulnerability index, and other factors.

In an effort to understand...

03/28/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

Interview

Gout Linked to Higher Risk of Lower Extremity Amputation in Veterans

03/28/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, shares recent findings indicating veterans with gout are more likely to undergo lower extremity amputations compared to...

Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH, Veterans...

03/28/2022

Veterans Health Today

Conference Coverage

Cost Savings, Fewer Relapses After Medication Switch for Patients With Schizophrenia

03/25/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Using a hypothetical model, researchers determined switching patients from oral atypical antipsychotics to a paliperidone palmitate regimen could result in fewer relapses and significant cost savings for payers.

Using a hypothetical model,...

03/25/2022

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Disparities in Sepsis Costs, Outcomes Among Black and White Patients

03/25/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Findings presented at AMCP 2022 indicated Black patients with sepsis incurred lower average costs and shorter lengths of stay in the acute care setting compared to White patients.

Findings presented at AMCP 2022...

03/25/2022

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Out-of-Pocket Costs Linked to Adherence in Patients With Autoimmune Conditions

03/25/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Higher out-of-pocket costs were associated with lower adherence to medications among patients with autoimmune conditions, according to research presented at AMCP 2022.

Higher out-of-pocket costs were...

03/25/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

Conference Coverage

Pharmacist-led Diabetes Program Boosts Metformin Use

03/25/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Metformin use was significantly higher among patients who participated in a pharmacist-led diabetes program compared to patients who did not enroll.

Metformin use was significantly...

03/25/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

News

Adherence Rates in Older Adults With Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia

03/23/2022

Maria Asimopoulos

Authors measured medication adherence among older patients receiving monotherapy, double therapy, or triple therapy for diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

Authors measured medication...

03/23/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network