Articles by Briana Contreras

Bryant Hoyal, VP of Client Services, Strategic Accounts at Relatient suggests filling appointment schedules with patients based on their specific needs through best practices is an efficient way to drive revenue, as well as balance workflows for staff. Outside of scheduling tools, Hoyal stressed the importance of being a data-driven organization to understand and control the workflow of your practice.

Bryant Hoyal, VP of Client Services, Strategic Accounts at Relatient explains to Managed Healthcare Executive how providers can address burnout through clinic scheduling.

Whole genomic-sequencing achieved a higher molecular diagnostic yield but had a longer time to return of results than a targeted neonatal gene-sequencing test.

To decrease hospital strain and overloaded capacity, and support those groups who are affected, researchers suggest the need for enhanced efforts at the regional and state levels to coordinate transfers and balance load across hospitals.

Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Brian Adams, President and CEO of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, in this month's episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast.

Tony Little, ND, VP of Solutions Architecture at Prescryptive Health, shares how the organization is tackling one of the biggest barriers to prescription adherence — cost — through a digital app, among the other barriers patients face.

In the first year of the pandemic, there was a 14% rise in the diabetes rate in children. In the second year, the rate rose 27% from pre-pandemic levels.

In this population-based cohort study, researchers compared the risks of incident cardiovascular, neurological, and mental health conditions and rheumatoid arthritis in a year following COVID hospitalization to three different groups: pre-pandemic hospitalization for influenza, pre-pandemic hospitalization for sepsis and hospitalization for sepsis post-pandemic.

The Magellan Rx Management CEO is replacing Ken Paulus, who has held the top job at Prime since May 2019.

The Magellan Rx Management CEO is replacing Ken Paulus, who held the top job at Prime since May 2019.

Walmart has opened 70 Specialty Pharmacies of the Community locations across the U.S. in June, and is expected to open 80 more in 11 states by the end of the year.

Stroke patients treated in home-based and hospital-based rehabilitation had mean scores of QOL assessment improved significantly after intervention. Though, the hospital-based group had better improvement than the home-based group in mobility, self-care, pain/ discomfort and depression/anxiety.

Russell Graney, founder and CEO of Aidin, believes that his company can transform post-acute care and its referral process far more efficient.

Removing out-of-pocket expenses for the accessible virtual visits may help improve health equity by reducing medical costs for consumers and encourage earlier interventions. In turn, interventions may reduce the risk of complications and avoid visits to more expensive settings like the emergency room.

Data from a survey conducted by Central Michigan University College of Medicine found that newborn weight can be reduced somewhat by marijuana exposure even if it only occurs early in the pregnancy, while reduced head circumference was caused by exposure continued through the second trimester.

Researchers of a study compared the effectiveness of an automated bilingual computerized alcohol screening and intervention (AB-CASI) digital health tool with standard care for the reduction of alcohol consumption among U.S. adult Latino emergency department patients with unhealthy drinking.

This is the first draft guidance accepting considerations in the industry for designing clinical trials for psychedelic drugs.

The Dry Eye Foundation reported 205 eye drops to the FDA that were not found in the FDA database.

Recently introduced to the U.S. Senate, the Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act (S. 2052) will help to secure Medicare patients’, typically seniors, freedom to receive medications and care from the pharmacy of their choice choice through improvements to the “any willing pharmacy” law.

According to a report conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT), researchers project healthcare spending growth to pick back up and reach $7.2 trillion by 2031.

Improvements have been indicated by a large decrease in the relapse rate during their third trimester of pregnancy.

Briana Contreras, an editor with Managed Healthcare Executive, and Peter Wehrwein, managing editor of MHE, got to chatting with the newest editorial advisory board member, Jeffrey Casberg, who is vice president of Clinical Pharmacy at IPD Analytics.

The new service reflects Uber Health’s initiative to address some of the industry’s greatest insecurities and deliver better experiences across the healthcare ecosystem.

The deal, initially tentative, was announced Friday between the administration and those challenging the Affordable Care Act mandate.

In efforts to find the effectiveness of metformin, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, researchers of the study observed the medications in adults aged 30 to 85 years who were overweight or obese and had been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three days.

Briana Contreras of MHE spoke with Leah Dewey of Cotiviti in this month’s podcast episode about what she’s seeing as the process of Medicaid Redetermination is well underway.

An overwhelming majority of survey respondents (93%) said aging in place is an important goal of theirs. Aging in place is considered the ability to live in one’s home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income or ability level, according to the CDC.

Weekly surveillance monitoring, also known as rapid cycle analysis, of more than 245,000 COVID-19 mRNA vaccine doses did not detect a safety signal for any outcome 21 days after vaccination.

The retail giant’s initiative to offer attractive pay in every market they operate reflects in the pay raise of all associates. The average salary for pharmacists is now more than $140,000, not including bonuses and incentives. After investments within the optician and vision department, it’s expected the average wage for opticians to be more than $22.50 an hour.

The cause behind these disparities remain unclear and but is likely to be caused by immunological, hormonal, and genetic factors unique to both sexes.