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Medicare payments: how much do chronic conditions matter?
Authors: Erdem E, Prada SI, Haffer SC
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Analyze differences in Medicare Fee-for-Service utilization (i.e., program payments) by beneficiary characteristics, such as gender, age, and prevalence of chronic conditions.
METHODS: Using the 2008 and 2010 Chronic Conditions Public Use Files, we conduct a descriptive analysis of enrollment and program payments by gender, age categories, and eleven chronic conditions.
RESULTS: We find that the effect of chronic conditions on Medicare payments is dramatic. Average Medicare payments increase significantly with the number of chronic conditions. Finall...
Source: Medicare and Medicaid Research Review - June 3, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Medicare Medicaid Res Rev Source Type: research
The Quality Of Health Care You Receive Likely Depends On Your Skin Color
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as white patients, racial and ethnic disparities continue to plague the U.S. health care system. That report, which was published in 2002, indicated that even when both groups had similar insurance or the same ability to pay for care, black patients received inferior treatment to white patients. This still hold true, according to our investigation into dozens of studies about black health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blood transfusion and 30-day readmission rate in adult patients hospitalized with sickle cell disease crisis.
CONCLUSION: Our findings point to blood transfusion as a potential means to reduce the 30-day readmission rate among Medicaid patients hospitalized with sickle cell crisis. There is a need for a prospective study to examine the potential benefit and safety of simple blood transfusion for this purpose.
PMID: 26126756 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Transfusion - June 30, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Nouraie M, Gordeuk VR Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for August 17, 2015
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. CooperSurgical pays $47m for IVF screener Reprogenetics
Cooper Cos. CooperSurgical subsidiary acquired in-vitro fertilization screening company Reprogenetics for nearly $47 million.
Livingston, N.J.-based Reprogenetics offers pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis for in vitro fertil...
Source: Mass Device - August 17, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 3 Source Type: news
Abstract PR04: Functional mobility disparities in older African American women with cancer in a multisite lay navigation program in the Deep South
Conclusions: AA oncogeriatric females have a greater number of high risk diseases and functional mobility limitations that affect their health, compared to Caucasians. By identifying functional mobility limitations early, proactive interventions can be implemented, monitored, and adjusted to modify or resolve mobility problems that can lead to disability and health disparities in oncogeriatric females. LNs can effectively use the DT to identify functional mobility problems and empower female oncogeriatrics to resolve them; improving health and decreasing health disparities. Data will be used to continue expanding the knowl...
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - September 30, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Taylor, R., Acemgil, A., Meneses, K., Rocque, G., Pisu, M., Wang, X., Demark-Wahnefried, W., Partridge, E. Tags: Community-Based Interventions: Oral Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research
The Study of Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in the Era of Claims Data: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
CONCLUSIONS: -The use of diagnostic codes from claims data as clinical events, especially when restricted to primary diagnoses, leads to an underestimation of event rates. Additionally, claims-based events data represent a composite endpoint that includes the outcome of interest and selected (misclassified) non-event hospitalizations.
PMID: 26538580 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - November 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Psaty BM, Delaney JA, Arnold AM, Curtis LH, Fitzpatrick AL, Heckbert SR, McKnight B, Ives D, Gottdiener JS, Kuller LH, Longstreth WT Tags: Circulation Source Type: research
Boston Scientific Ramping Up Watchman, S-ICD Programs
Boston Scientific is ramping up its Watchman anti-stroke device program in anticipation of a National Coverage Determination from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The device maker also is optimistic that it will reverse a decline in cardiac rhythm management (CRM) sales by the end of 2016, based partially on growing adoption of its Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) system.
Source: Medical Design Online News - February 8, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
MPPR Rollback and Mammography Protections in Consolidated Appropriations Act: A Victory for Patients and Providers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) applauds Congress for including access to imaging care protections for the most sick and injured of Medicare beneficiaries and women seeking mammograms in the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The legislation was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President today (Dec. 18).
“The ACR, its member physicians, patients and others have worked with Congress to improve and safeguard patient access to vital imaging care through the protections in this bill. The access to care that these steps will allow can literally mean the difference between life and death for many Americ...
Source: American College of Radiology - December 18, 2015 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act Helps Preserve Care for Most Vulnerable Patients
The American College of Radiology (ACR) strongly supports the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (S. 1020), recently introduced by Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). This legislation would prospectively repeal the existing 25 percent Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) applied to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session, on the same day.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to ignore a mandate in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-93) to r...
Source: American College of Radiology - November 18, 2015 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the United States Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—
Minority race, Medicaid enrollment, and low household income are associated with PEG placement after ICH.
Source: Stroke - March 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Faigle, R., Bahouth, M. N., Urrutia, V. C., Gottesman, R. F. Tags: Intracranial Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
Improving Sepsis Recognition and Utilization of Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Prehospital Environment: A Review of the Literature
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ranks septicemia as the most expensive condition treated in United States hospitals, resulting in an aggregate cost of $20.3 billion (5.2%) of the total aggregate cost for all hospitalizations.1 For many years, emphasis has been placed on improving acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke outcomes through implementation and management of the hospital quality core measures mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has resulted in better outcomes and reduced morbidity and mortality from these conditions.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - March 27, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Scott David Baker Tags: /Baker Source Type: research
Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (I2.001)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Stroke in the Elderly and Young: Challenges for the Next Decade Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research
Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (S16.007)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Prehospital/Emergency Room Stroke Care and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Source Type: research
ACR Responds to MEDCAC on Peripheral Arterial Disease Care for Seniors
Reston, VA — The American College of Radiology (ACR) — as a member of a coalition of leading medical societies — provided peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment recommendations to the Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). In addition, the coalition called for continued research in how to provide the best care for U.S. seniors with lower extremity PAD.
“Identifying quality health care and impacting the treatment of a disease that affects millions of Americans are critical,” said Anne C. Roberts, MD, FACR, ACR vice president and co-author of the multisociety r...
Source: American College of Radiology - April 10, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Modeled Health and Economic Impact of Team-Based Care for Hypertension
Conclusions Nationwide adoption of team-based care for uncontrolled hypertension could have sizable effects in reducing CVD burden. Based on the study’s assumptions, the policy would be cost saving from the perspective of Medicare and may prove to be cost effective from other payers’ perspectives. Expected net cost savings for Medicare would more than offset expected net costs for all other insurers.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
