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Assessing Medicaid Coverage for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: A Project from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and the National Marrow Donor Program ACCESS Initiative
The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) formed the ACCESS Initiative to address and reduce barriers to hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and cellular therapy (CT) to ensure equal access and outcomes for all patients in need. The 3 committees, addressing awareness, poverty, and racial and ethnic inequity, defined pilot projects focusing on addressing relevant barriers to HCT/CT. Because many socioeconomically disadvantaged HCT/CT recipients receive care through state Medicaid programs, the Poverty Committee conducted a Medicaid scan of all 50 ...
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - August 12, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Jeffery J. Auletta, Nandita Khera, Patrick DeMartino, Amar H. Kelkar, Rafeek A. Yusuf, Stella M. Davies, Jessica Knutson, Ellie Beaver, Alycia Maloney, Navneet S. Majhail Source Type: research

Assessing Medicaid coverage for hematopoietic cell transplantation and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: A project from the ASTCT-NMDP ACCESS Initiative
The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) formed the ACCESS Initiative to address and reduce barriers to hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy (HCT/CT) in order to ensure equal access and outcomes for all patients in need. The three committees include awareness, poverty, and racial and ethnic inequity and each has defined pilot projects focusing on addressing relevant barriers to HCT/CT. Since many socioeconomically disadvantaged HCT/CT recipients receive care through state Medicaid programs, the poverty committee conducted a Medicai...
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - August 12, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Jeffery J. Auletta, Nandita Khera, Patrick DeMartino, Amar H. Kelkar, Rafeek A. Yusuf, Stella M. Davies, Jessica Knutson, Ellie Beaver, Alycia Maloney, Navneet S. Majhail Source Type: research

The Senator and the Sting Operation: Politics, the Media, and Frank Moss's Expos é of "Medicaid Mills"
This article looks at the political climate in which the congressional sting operation, the media attention it garnered, and the subsequent legislation enacted sought to address a persistent, growing problem of fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid. The article argues that Moss's effort was an example of entrepreneurial politics, as defined by Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman in 2016, and something more as well. Moss was reacting to a political setting in which the legitimate authority of political institutions, including Congress, had been called into question by the Watergate scandal and other revelations. At the same ti...
Source: Medical History - July 15, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Brian Dolan Stephen Beitler Antoine Johnson Source Type: research

A New Drug Could Slow Alzheimer ’s Disease, Data Show
Over the past few years, Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers have been on a roller-coaster ride full of highs and lows in the search for treatments—and new research presents another emotionally thrilling loop. In data presented at the annual Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease meeting in San Francisco, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from the Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai showed that its drug for Alzheimer’s led to improvements in people’s cognitive functions. The improvements weren’t huge, or even the first to be reported with an Alzheim...
Source: TIME: Health - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 15th October, 2022.
This article uses the one that divides providers into groups depending on the life cycle stage the clinic is at the given moment. According to this classification, medical providers fall into three groups:BeginnersGrowing clinicsWell-established providersHealth care providers are business entities, so their life cycle, like that of any business, consists of the early stage or launch, growth and maturity. At each stage, providers have different priorities and goals, and the choice of medical software solutions should be made accordingly.Medical software for beginnersThe launch phase can be tough. At this stage, the profits ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –1st October, 2022.
This article details information required for integration into EHRs to build personalized treatment plans and develop successful SDOH programs that provide resources and support for patients in need. In addition, successful SDOH programs implemented by Kaiser Permanente and Boston Medical Center showcase how supporting clinicians with real-time SDOH data can lead to patient-centric care. Create a 360-Degree Patient View Through TechnologyThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)indicatesthat the “collection, documentation, reporting, access, and use of SDOH data … can be used t...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 1, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Rapid Deployment of Whole Slide Imaging for Primary Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology at Stanford Medicine
CONCLUSIONS.—: WSI across all surgical subspecialities is achievable at scale at an academic medical center; however, adoption required flexibility to adjust workflows and develop tailored solutions. WSI at scale supported the health and safety of medical staff while facilitating high-quality patient care and education during COVID-19 restrictions.PMID:35802938 | DOI:10.5858/arpa.2021-0438-OA
Source: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - July 8, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Rebecca Rojansky Iny Jhun Alex M Dussaq Steven M Chirieleison Jeffrey J Nirschl Don Born Jennifer Fralick William Hetherington Alison M Kerr Jonathan Lavezo Daniel B Lawrence Seth Lummus Ronald Macasaet Thomas J Montine Emily Ryan Jeanne Shen Jonathan Sho Source Type: research

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