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Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years - National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Aug 25;72(34):912-919. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7234a3.ABSTRACTThree vaccines are routinely recommended for adolescents to prevent pertussis, meningococcal disease, and cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). CDC analyzed data from the 2022 National Immunization Survey-Teen for 16,043 adolescents aged 13-17 years to assess vaccination coverage. Birth cohort analyses were conducted to assess trends in vaccination coverage by age 13 years (i.e., before the 13th birthday) and by age 14 years (i.e., before the 14th birthday) among adolescents who were due for routine vaccination before and dur...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 24, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cassandra Pingali David Yankey Laurie D Elam-Evans Lauri E Markowitz Madeleine R Valier Benjamin Fredua Samuel J Crowe Carla L DeSisto Shannon Stokley James A Singleton Source Type: research

Retrieving Billions in Overpayments by CMS
This article focuses on the relatively young technologies that enable CMS to uncover overbillings, whether they be errors or fraud. The article is based on an interview with Kel Pults, chief clinical officer and vice president of MediQuant. A future article will explain how Medicare Advantage plans are trying to improving data collection and reporting, and how AI helps. Challenges of Investigating Overpayments Undeserved payments are needles lurking in the haystack of 135 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). But the needles pile up fast. Improper payments f...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Regulations Revenue Cycle Management #COVID19 CMS COVID Reimbursement Healthcare AI Healthcare Analytics Kel Pults MAOs Medicare Advantage MediQuant Overp Source Type: blogs

More than cervical cancer: Understanding racial/ethnic disparities in oropharyngeal cancer outcomes among males by HPV status
Conclusions: To decrease incidence rates of late stage OPCa, HPV vaccination and possibly, HPV OPCa screening should be advocated, especially in White males. Further research to explicate possible biologic mechanisms and behaviors or comorbidities contributing to the higher OPCa mortality among Black males is needed.PMID:36696662 | DOI:10.1370/afm.20.s1.2625
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - January 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Seiichi Villalona Jeanne Ferrante Satsuki Villalona Antoinette Stroup Source Type: research

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

Excess cancer prevalence in men with HIV: A nationwide analysis of Medicaid data
CONCLUSIONS: Given the Medicaid program's role in insuring MLWH, the current findings highlight the importance of the program's efforts to promote healthy behaviors and vaccination against human papillomavirus in all children and adolescents and to provide individualized cancer screening for MLWH.PMID:35285515 | DOI:10.1002/cncr.34166
Source: Cancer Control - March 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Siran M Koroukian Guangjin Zhou Suparna M Navale Nicholas K Schiltz Uriel Kim Johnie Rose Gregory S Cooper Scott Emory Moore Laura J Mintz Ann K Avery Sudipto Mukherjee Sarah C Markt Source Type: research

Trends in the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on the Use of Clinical Preventive Services
CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide evidence that Medicaid expansion may be associated with sustainably increased use of the selected recommended clinical preventive services among the lower-income population and that Medicaid expansion to reduce financial barriers may be an effective strategy to improve population health.PMID:34961626 | DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.11.002
Source: Cancer Control - December 28, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Suhang Song James E Kucik Source Type: research

Reflections on HLTH2021: The Lens of the Patient and Carepartner
By GRACE CORDOVANO Attending HLTH 2021 in-person in Boston solidified that there is no comparison between attending live vs. virtual conferences.  While content and presentations can be solid both virtually or in-person, it is the energy of the connections that are made between scheduled presentations and the conversations that are shared throughout that move the needle. Kudos to the organizers of HLTH 2021 for prioritizing the safety of all in-person attendees with COVID-19 vaccination requirements, proof of negative PCR testing within 3 days of arrival, and mask requirements on-site. After reflecting on all th...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Grace Cordovano HLTH Patient advocates patient centered innovation Source Type: blogs

Current Trends in HPV Vaccine Uptake: Wisconsin and United States, 2016-2019
CONCLUSION: Further initiatives are needed to increase awareness and acceptance of HPV vaccination for cancer prevention throughout Wisconsin.PMID:33974768
Source: WMJ - May 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alexandria Cull Weatherer Stephanie L Pritzl Sarah Kerch Zhanhai Li Noelle K LoConte Source Type: research