Briana Contreras

A recent report shared the market's expansion is mainly driven by the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, which has increased the demand for remote health monitoring and efficient healthcare solutions.

Welcome back to another episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite," where Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, had the pleasure of chatting with Cindy Gaines, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon.

In a study conducted from January to September 2022, 268 United States counties within 22 states participated in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS).

In an interview with MHE, Paul Hahn, M.D., Ph.D., vitreoretinal surgeon at NJRetina, talked about the latest geographic atrophy treatments, pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol, from a coverage and healthcare resource utilization standpoint, as both will potentially be available for the chronic disease that previously had no treatments.

Paul Hahn, M.D., Ph.D., vitreoretinal surgeon at NJRetina, chatted with MHE about the latest geographic atrophy treatments and shared key takeaways found from clinical trials examining them. Hahn presented on macular degeneration today at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting in Seattle.

The Value in Health Care Act of 2023, a bipartisan legislation that would make several important reforms to ensure alternative payment models (APMs) continue to produce high quality care for the Medicare program and its beneficiaries, was introduced in a letter signed by seventeen of the nation’s leading stakeholders in healthcare.

Results from a recent study reveal insured Americans believe health insurance is not living up to providing affordable and accessible healthcare.

Long COVID’s effect on people’s basic, daily needs can affect their recovery and long-term health and well-being.

Medicare households spent an average of $6,557 on healthcare, accounting for 15% of their total household spending ($44,686), while non-Medicare households spent $4,598 on their healthcare, accounting for 7% of their total household spending ($67,769).

The 4 M’s approach is a set of evidence-based practices of high-quality care specific to older adults. The 4 M’s represent ‘What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility,’ as part of the age-friendly health systems (AFHS) initiative.

In a study recently published in the JAMA Network, researchers sought to investigate the use of patient-facing digital health technologies for opioid use disorder (OUD) by organizations in the United States with ACO contracts. The search began as it was unclear whether these technologies serve as substitute or complements to traditional SUD treatment resources in health care organizations.

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.