Healthcare Trends That Could Make an Impact on Medical Practices in 2023
February 13th 2023Data collected from more than 40,000 practitioners revealed the top healthcare trends that will have the biggest impact on physicians and medical offices in 2023. Among them were patient-centric care, remote patient monitoring and mental healthcare.
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Understanding Vitiligo | A Managed Healthcare Executive K-Cast
December 19th 2022In this Managed Healthcare Executive® K-Cast, David Rosmarin, M.D., vice chair of education and research in the Department of Dermatology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, discussed the economic burden, treatment goals, treatment options and health insurance issues related to vitiligo.
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Why Value-based Contracts Are Still the Exception, per Chester "Bernie" Good at UPMC
October 17th 2022Chester "Bernie" Good, senior medical director for the Center for Value Based Pharmacy Initiatives at UPMC Health Plan, gets in depth on value-based contracts and shares the results of the 2019 contract between UPMC and AstraZeneca for Brilinta. Good addressed value-based contracts last week at AMCP Nexus 2022 conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
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The Association for Community Affiliated Plans has launched The ACAP Center for Social Determinants of Health Innovation. The center offers tailored resources, including policy reports, market research, and roundtable educational events, to help health plans, policymakers, and other stakeholders address social issues that impact health and wellbeing
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An Upstream Strategy for Treating Severe Asthma
June 17th 2022Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) has been identified as starting the cascades of cytokines that result in the inflammation that underlies many cases of severe asthma. A review paper discusses how Tezspire inhibits TSLP and the evidence for its safety and efficacy in numerous clinical trials.
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NIH Partners with WHO to Make COVID-19 Tech Available Worldwide
May 13th 2022The partnership will allow international manufacturers to use the technologies for the potential development of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics to benefit people living in low- and middle-income countries.
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Jayne Hornung of MMIT Talks Digital Therapeutics at Asembia
May 4th 2022Jayne Hornung, Chief Clinical Officer, Pharmacy, MMIT addresses the difference between digital therapeutics in the pharmacy and medical benefit space, and digs into the potential causes of the slow uptake in digital therapeutics among payers during this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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