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Steven Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP

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Future of Wet AMD Treatment

Diana Do, MD, and Steven Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP, discuss unmet needs and future approaches to treatment in wet AMD.


Adeel Sarwar

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Data Interoperability is Essential to Vaccination Success

COVID-19 is not in the rearview mirror. Greater collaboration among organizations, and a new sense of purpose with regard to interoperability, is essential in this new era.


Mary Ellen Beliveau

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4 Ways Insurers Can Turn ‘Embarrassment of Profits’ into Solutions that Matter

Even as many industries continue to suffer devastating setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one sector that has enjoyed an “embarrassment of profits” is health insurance.


Peter A. Lio, MD

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Increasing Access to Effective Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis

Current strategies used to evaluate the performance of therapies used to treat atopic dermatitis and guide formulary decisions, and recommendations to help patients receive access to effective therapies.


Micah Cost, Pharm.D., M.S.

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High-Impact Measurement for Chronic Conditions Helps Avoid Excess Care Costs

Adherence measures developed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) are an important part of the Medicare Part D Star Ratings program. PQA has launched a Health Equity Technical Expert Panel to provide input on specific approaches to ensuring PQA’s measures support equitable health care.


Terry Boch

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The How and Why of Enterprisewide Clinical Data Integration Strategy

Clinical data integration can mean navigating through an obstacle course of organizational and technical challenges. But it can show its ROI bona fides with digital chart review and other efforts.



Alicia Bigica

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Older Women More Prone to C Diff, COVID-19 Coinfection

Those with certain comorbidities, including peptic ulcer disease and renal failure, were at additional risk of developing C diff infection.


Alina M. Czekai, M.P.H.

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Four Ways Medicare Advantage Plans Can Stay Ahead of OIG Denial Concerns

A recent HHS Office of Inspector General's report found that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans inappropriately deny prior authorization requests. With MA enrollment growing, scrutiny of MA plans and their utilization management strategies is also likely to grow, according to Alina Czekai, M.P.H., of Cohere Health. Czekai argues that artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve utilization management and prevent inappropriate denials.


Anne Davis

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Improving Member Perception: How Health Plans Can More Effectively Move the Needle

Elevating customer services isn’t enough to raise Star ratings and quality. Payers and their provider partners also need to meet patients at their level.


Steve Berriatua

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Use Quick Wins to Speed Your Healthcare Digital Transformation

What does it take for a healthcare organization to effectively expedite and achieve a digital transformation? Start with the fundamentals, like having an integrated transformation strategy with clear goals across the enterprise, highly visible and vocal top-down leadership, and exceptional tactical talent for implementation.


Travis Rush

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The Evolution and Promise of Preventive Screenings at Home

Home-based testing could be a less expensive way to improve preventive care.


Marci Chodroff, M.D.

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Cancer Drugs Move from IV to SC | Predictions for 2025

A prediction for 2025 by Marci Chodroff, M.D., vice president of Medical Affairs at Prime Therapeutics and Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board member.


Jaci Haack, vice president of client strategy, Welltok

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Closing Gaps in Care: Improving Patient Outcomes and Revenue Recovery

Hospitals can't go back to their old ways. They need high-tech, high-touch strategies to engage patients.


Betty Jo Rocchio

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Hospitals Aren’t Investing Enough in the Supply Chain and They’re Paying the Price

A look at the challenges hospitals face due to an insufficient supply chain—and how to address them.


Kyle Ryan

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Automate Your Practice's Workflows with These 5 Tools

To maintain patient satisfaction and regulatory compliance and reduce potential clerical errors while maintaining high productivity, you can ease your staff’s burdens by automating your practice’s workflows and empower your staff to do more in less time.


Christine Cooper

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The Future of Employer Sponsored Healthcare Plans Is Cost Management

Adding tax-preferred savings, perhaps with an employer match, can prompt employees to accumulate assets so they are prepared to shoulder out-of-pocket costs. Using reference-based pricing can establish benchmark fees and put a ceiling on payments across a network.


K. Andrew Crighton, M.D.

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How Health Insurers Can Ease the Mental and Emotional Toll of Caregiving for Members

Insurers can assist with navigating the complexities of the healthcare system so caregivers can focus on what matters most — spending quality time with a loved one.


Deb Rice-Johnson

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How Health Insurers Can Create Remarkable Experiences in a Rapidly Changing Industry

The health industry is changing rapidly, and organizations that don’t adapt are going the way of the Model T. By offering new solutions and capabilities, successful organizations are supporting their customers with whole-person, full-journey care.


Gabby Goldblatt

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IMPACT’s Pillars to Ensure Your Virtual-First Care Solution Meets Industry Standards

The potential benefits of a remodeled delivery system based on virtual first care (V1C) are tremendous. Without consistent evaluation criteria to guide builders and buyers towards high-quality V1C, the trust of this movement is at stake.


Matt Cheatham

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How to Put Some Science Behind the Art of Physician Referrals

Medicine is both an art and a science. Some physicians would contend that science—specifically data science—has overtaken medicine and limited their ability to make decisions based on informed intuition and personal experience.



Gary Call

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Encouraging Evidence-Based Healthcare with Pre-Payment Integrity

Increasing the practice of evidence-based care is vital to improving the quality and efficiency of care in the U.S. To push more providers to adopt evidence-based medicine, we must reward high-quality patient outcomes - not high volumes.




Feby Abraham, Ph.D.

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The Transformational Tale of the P-51 Mustang and What it Means for Healthcare

The development of the World War II fighter plane has lessons for how to manage innovation in healthcare.



Arwen Podesta, MD

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Managed Care Challenges and Solutions for PDT Coverage, and Evaluating Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction

Dr. Podesta discuss the managed care coverage challenges related to PDTs and explore strategies for improving patient access, while also addressing methods for evaluating patient outcomes and satisfaction with PDTs.


Todd Shryock

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Study: Reducing Diabetes Drug Costs Improves Health Outcomes

A study from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute also found that patients with diabetes who were enrolled in a value-based medication benefit increased their use of antidiabetic medications.


Heather Bassett, M.D.

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Three Ways to Alleviate Hospital Staffing Challenges through Technology

Technology can help cut back on unnecessary administrative tasks, improve task efficiency and better preserve staff resources.

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