Managed Healthcare Executive, Digital Edition, September 2009

More research on clinical meaningfulness is on the way, according to Stephanie Graff, M.D., FACP, FASCO.

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.

People living with HIV in neighborhoods that had been redlined by federal housing officials had a longer time interval between HIV diagnosis and achievement of viral suppression, a marker of successful treatment and access to healthcare, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.

Jill Zouzoulas, M.D., of Tryon Medical Partners in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jennifer Seminerio, M.D., of University of Southern Florida Health in Tampa, Florida, discussed the biologics and the pros and cons of the intravenous and subcutaneous delivery methods in Managed Healthcare Executive’s K-Cast video series.

A new study highlighted the potential benefits of RSV vaccination, suggesting that the vaccines could provide both individual and societal cost savings.