Practice Transformation Adopt biosimilars to improve access, cut costs Adopting biosimilars in clinical care can improve access and reduce costs without impairing patient care, argues a paper published last month in Pharmacy Times. Price reductions of 20% to 30% appear typical;…
Practice Transformation For ROI, identify docs willing to change Where care is delivered heavily influences both the price and the price variations. The potential for savings is tremendous, but that potential hasn’t been fulfilled. One reason is the challenge of getting…
Practice Transformation Antibiotics for babies? Don’t mess with the biome Children under age 2 who take antibiotics appear to be at increased risk for childhood-onset asthma, respiratory allergies, eczema, celiac disease, obesity and ADHD, according to research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.…
Practice Transformation Team-based care, with clear roles, improves patient engagement Practices with a team-based care infrastructure are better at patient engagement initiatives than those without, according to research published in the Annals of Family Medicine. “Collectively, our findings suggest that…
Practice Transformation About a third of minors take supplements Approximately one-third (34%) of U.S. children and adolescents take dietary supplements, according to research published in the Oct. 30 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The most frequently used…
Practice Transformation Study: Medication events most common safety issue in ambulatory care Data from a multistate patient safety organization database reveals that medication-related events are the most common patient safety incidents in ambulatory care settings. The findings were published in The…
Practice Transformation Vaccine allocation framework: Start with health workers, first responders The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, a consensus report recommending equitable allocation framework for COVID-19 vaccine allocation. It recommends…
Practice Transformation Nash on “payviders” and other trends to watch What’s next? David Nash, MD, MBA, recently identified several trends to watch, reports MedPage Today. One is personalized medicine. Soon, it will be possible to take a “buccal smear, get your genetic…
Practice Transformation Strong, defined care teams improve patient engagement Patient engagement programs need a strong team-based care infrastructure, according to research published in the Annals of Family Medicine. Researchers drew from the VA Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT) 2016 national survey of…
Practice Transformation Viewpoint: A call for algorithmic stewardship Algorithms are not new in health care, but newer emerging algorithms are increasingly complex and require oversight and quality control, according to the authors of “The Case for Algorithmic Stewardship for Artificial…
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