Maria Asimopoulos

News

Medicare Expansion Associated With Improved Coverage, Health Disparities Reduction

07/28/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

“By comparing individuals before and after age 65 years, we found that eligibility for Medicare coverage was associated with reductions in racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage, access to care, and self-reported health,”...

“By comparing individuals before...

07/28/2021

First Report Managed Care

Podcasts

Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Shows Long-Term Effectiveness

07/28/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD, director of the orbital and thyroid eye disease program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the treatment efficacy of Tepezza (teprotumumab) in a variety of patients with thyroid eye disease, including how this...

Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD,...

07/28/2021

Population Health

Podcasts

Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Using Technology and Data

07/27/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Richard Parker, MD, chief medical officer, Arcadia, discusses trends in COVID-19 vaccination rates, explains how Arcadia has been using technology to support patient outreach, and makes recommendations for other health care organizations...

Richard Parker, MD, chief...

07/27/2021

Integrated Healthcare Executive

News

Higher Number of Unique Staff Members Linked to COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in SNFs

07/26/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

According to recent study findings, unique staff members entering SNFs was associated with the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in 2020.

According to recent study...

07/26/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Videos

Psoriasis Treatment Effective at Achieving Skin Clearance

07/26/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Jeffrey Stark, MD, head of immunology medical affairs, UCB, breaks down the unique challenges patients with psoriasis face, and discusses the BE RADIANT and BE SURE studies, both of which indicated that bimekizumab was effective at achieving...

Jeffrey Stark, MD, head of...

07/26/2021

First Report Managed Care

Podcasts

Expanding Research Into Rare Diseases

07/22/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Chris Clark, global head of asset and commercial strategy, rare diseases, UCB, discusses UCB’s expanded efforts to treat patient populations with rare diseases, including UCB’s work on two investigational treatments for myasthenia gravis.

Chris Clark, global head of...

07/22/2021

First Report Managed Care

News

Newer Generation Pharmacy Students Increasingly Prioritizing Self-Care, Individual Goals

07/22/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Postmillennial pharmacy students identified life priorities more geared toward self-care and personal growth than those of previous generations, supporting the modernization of student support mechanisms.

Postmillennial pharmacy students...

07/22/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

News

Adverse Events Linked With Omissions of Care in Nursing Homes

07/21/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

“Definitions of omissions of care for nursing homes vary in scope and level of detail. Substantial evidence connects omissions of care with an array of adverse events in nursing home populations,” researchers concluded.

“Definitions of omissions of...

07/21/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

Nursing Home Mentorship Practices Associated With Barriers, Inconsistencies

07/20/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

“Targeted efforts to enhance mentorship practices in nursing homes are warranted to promote full use of the learning potential in this context,” study authors concluded.

“Targeted efforts to enhance...

07/20/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

Effects of Restrictive Emotionality on Mental Health in Male Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma

07/20/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

“… assessing male veterans’ experiences of expressing their emotions within the context of masculinity and their military training will likely have implications on trauma processing and treatment outcomes,” researchers concluded.

“… assessing male veterans’...

07/20/2021

Veterans Health Today