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Practice Transformation Primary care could lose $15B+ due to COVID Researchers estimate that U.S. primary care practices are projected to lose more than $15 billion as a result of missed consultations and services during the pandemic. That’s more than $67,000 of…

Practice Transformation COVID as a clarion call “Every crisis brings opportunity,” says Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, a practicing physician and executive director of Ariadne Labs. “I hope that this time around, we can move beyond our usual collective amnesia about…

Practice Transformation CMS rule would encourage value-based pricing CMS has proposed a rule to make it easier for private insurers to enter value-based payment arrangements with drugmakers—arrangements tied clinical outcomes. The goal: Expand access to costly new therapies, such as…

Practice Transformation Fernandopulle on Iora’s COVID response “The pandemic is an impetus to radically transform how the delivery system serves patients. We have the opportunity to not just survive, but thrive,” says Rushika Fernandopulle, co-founder and CEO of Iora Health.…

Practice Transformation Telemedicine update: Patients like it, BCBS-TN adopting it According to a new Press Ganey survey, “virtual visits can achieve similar ratings for patient experience as in-person visits, with some specific differences in methods of care delivery.” The survey…

Practice Transformation Listen: COVID-19 and telehealth pharmacy services COVID-19 has forced many ambulatory care clinics to turn to telehealth. A new podcast from GTMRx founding funder, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, explores the implementation and expansion of telehealth pharmacy…

Practice Transformation Study: Pharmacist can support PGx Research published in the Journal of American College of Clinical Pharmacy supports the pharmacist’s role in facilitating pharmacogenomics (PGx). In 96% (n=24) of the patients in the study, pharmacists found genetic variants that could affect…

Practice Transformation Precision medicine, like MRI, a worthy investment “Precision medicine … already has the power to disrupt your practice,” writes Joel Diamond, MD, FAAFP. In Medical Economics, he discusses how practices can begin to incorporate genomics. It can be difficult…

Practice Transformation Telehealth could ease financial strain on primary care Roughly 20% of primary care practices could close within weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted last month by the Primary Care Collaborative. The loss in…

Practice Transformation Ethics: Genetic testing in oncology In the new era of precision medicine in cancer treatment, many clinicians use patient tumor genomic data as part of routine clinical practice. But what are the ethical considerations around testing? Achieving the…