Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Rates Among People With Mental Illness
CONCLUSIONS: These findings underscore the importance of providing opioid use disorder screening and treatment for patients receiving psychiatric services.PMID:38650488 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20230338 (Source: Psychiatric Services)
Source: Psychiatric Services - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Qingxian Chen Manesh Gopaldas Felipe Castillo Emily Leckman-Westin Edward V Nunes Frances R Levin Molly T Finnerty Source Type: research
Breakthrough Therapy Cancer Drugs and Indications With FDA Approval: Development Time, Innovation, Trials, Clinical Benefit, Epidemiology, and Price
CONCLUSIONS: The BTD expedites patient access to effective and innovative, but also expensive, new cancer drugs and indications.PMID:38648855 | DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2023.7110 (Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN)
Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - April 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Daniel Tobias Michaeli Thomas Michaeli Source Type: research
ASO Author Reflections: Exploring the Impact-Medicaid Expansion and Improved Survival in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Apr 22. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15286-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38647911 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15286-w (Source: Ann Oncol)
Source: Ann Oncol - April 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alicia C Greene Olivia Ziegler Colette R Pameijer Chan Shen Source Type: research
Geographic disparities in telemedicine mental health use by applying three way ANOVA on Medicaid claims population data
Utilization of telemedicine care for vulnerable and low income populations, especially individuals with mental health conditions, is not well understood. The goal is to describe the utilization and regional di... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Benjamin Ukert, Mark Lawley and Hye-Chung Kum Tags: Research Source Type: research
Implementation and early effects of medicaid policy interventions to promote racial equity in pregnancy and early childhood outcomes in Pennsylvania: protocol for a mixed methods study
There are large racial inequities in pregnancy and early childhood health within state Medicaid programs in the United States. To date, few Medicaid policy interventions have explicitly focused on improving he... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marian Jarlenski, Evan Cole, Christine McClure, Sarah Sanders, Marquita Smalls and Dara D M éndez Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Intersection of Race, Rurality, and Income in Defining Access to Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
CONCLUSIONS: Rural white populations living close to the federal poverty line may suffer a burden of disparity traditionally observed among poor Black people. This suggests a need for health policies that extend services to impoverished, rural areas to mitigate social determinants of health.PMID:38641193 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.03.040 (Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery)
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 19, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: J W Awori Hayanga Xun Luo Islam Hasasna Paul Rothenberg Shalini Reddy J Hunter Mehaffey Jason Lamb Vinay Badhwar Alper Toker Source Type: research
Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Experiences Among Older Adults in the US (RP306)
1. Participants will be able to understand the associations between wealth and end-of-life symptom prevalence.2. Participants will be able to evaluate how hospice or Medicaid enrollment modifies the impact of wealth on end-of-life symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Irena Cenzer, Kenneth Covinsky, Melissa Aldridge, Claire K. Ankuda, Lauren Hunt, KristaL. Harrison Source Type: research
After the Legislation Passes: How California's Palliative Care Mandate is Being Met Five Years Later
1. Describe the impact of California's Medicaid palliative care mandate, in terms of care delivery and payment structures, access for the target population, and expansion to additional populations.2. Summarize key lessons learned from the first five years of the California Medicaid palliative care mandate. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anne Kinderman, Kathleen M. Kerr Source Type: research
Predicting Peak Productivity in Urologic Medicare Practice via Work-Relative Value Units
To explore factors associated with productivity in urologic practice. Work-relative value units (wRVUs), the basis for Center for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) and private payer reimbursements, commonly serve to estimate physician productivity. Limited data describes which practice factors predict increased wRVU productivity. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - April 19, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Logan Briggs, Muhieddine Labban, Jamie Ye, Peter Herzog, Alyssa N Jones, David-Dan Nguyen, Christopher J.D. Wallis, Christopher Wolter, Sima Porten, Quoc-Dien Trinh Source Type: research
Heart Disease Outcomes Improve After Mental Health Treatments
Patients with heart disease as well as anxiety or depression who received mental health treatments tended to have a substantially lower risk of mortality as well as a reduced chance of hospital readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits, according to a cohort study in Journal of the American Heart Association. The results were based on about 1600 patients covered by Medicaid in Ohio who had been hospitalized for heart failure or coronary artery disease and were followed up for roughly 4 years. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
The "July effect" on patients admitted with diabetes ketoacidosis: a national retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective cohort study of patients admitted with DKA, inpatient care during July and August did not increase the odds of inpatient mortality.PMID:38628343 | PMC:PMC11018014 | DOI:10.1080/08998280.2024.2307833 (Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings)
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Garry Francis-Morel Nehemias Guevara-Rodriguez Shellsea Portillo-Canales Carlos Ernesto Arias Morales David Sotello Source Type: research
The impact of COVID-19 on surgical cases at a large quaternary referral hospital
CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 induced stresses in surgical patients, altering payor mix and impacting minority groups at a large quaternary referral hospital.PMID:38628336 | PMC:PMC11018017 | DOI:10.1080/08998280.2024.2313341 (Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings)
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jennifer J Misenhimer Steven G Leeds Rehma Shabbir Rachel S Jefferies Gerald O Ogola Marc A Ward Source Type: research
Composition of buprenorphine prescribing networks in Medicaid and association with quality of care
Despite Medicaid's outsized role in delivering and financing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), little is known about the extent to which buprenorphine prescriber networks vary across Medicaid health plans, and whether network characteristics affect quality of treatment received. In this observational cross-sectional study, we used 2018 –2019 Medicaid claims in Oregon to assess network variation in the numbers and types of buprenorphine prescribers, as well as the association of prescriber and network characteristics with quality of care. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - April 17, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Jane M. Zhu, Christina Charlesworth, Bradley Stein, Coleman Drake, Daniel Polsky, Todd Korthuis, K. John McConnell Source Type: research
Births: Final Data for 2022
This report presents 2022 data on U.S. births by selected characteristics. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described. Methods-Descriptive tabulations based on birth certificates of the 3.67 million births registered in 2022 are shown by maternal age, live-birth order, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, tobacco use, prenatal care, source of payment for the delivery, method of delivery, gestational age, birthweight, and plurality. Selected data by mother's state of residence and birth rates also are shown. Trends for 2010 to 2022 are presented for selected items, and by race an...
Source: Natl Vital Stat Rep - April 16, 2024 Category: Statistics Authors: Michelle J K Osterman Brady E Hamilton Joyce A Martin Anne K Driscoll Claudia P Valenzuela Source Type: research
Births: Final Data for 2022
This report presents 2022 data on U.S. births by selected characteristics. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described. Methods-Descriptive tabulations based on birth certificates of the 3.67 million births registered in 2022 are shown by maternal age, live-birth order, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, tobacco use, prenatal care, source of payment for the delivery, method of delivery, gestational age, birthweight, and plurality. Selected data by mother's state of residence and birth rates also are shown. Trends for 2010 to 2022 are presented for selected items, and by race an...
Source: Natl Vital Stat Rep - April 16, 2024 Category: Statistics Authors: Michelle J K Osterman Brady E Hamilton Joyce A Martin Anne K Driscoll Claudia P Valenzuela Source Type: research
