Effect of Patient Navigation on Completion of Lung Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Populations
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, lack of order placement was a key reason for incomplete LCS steps. When orders were placed, patients who received navigation had higher rates of completion. Clinical team education and enhanced electronic health record processes to simplify order placement, coupled with patient navigation, may improve LCS in safety-net health care systems.PMID:38489927 | DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2023.7094 (Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN)
Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - March 15, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sheena Bhalla Vijaya Natchimuthu Jessica L Lee Urooj Wahid Hong Zhu Noel O Santini Travis Browning Heidi A Hamann David H Johnson Hsienchang Chiu Simon J Craddock Lee David E Gerber Source Type: research
Pregnancy Care Utilization, Experiences, and Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review
Undocumented immigrants face many barriers in accessing pregnancy care, including language differences, implicit and explicit bias, limited or no insurance coverage, and fear about accessing services. With the national spotlight on maternal health inequities, the current literature on undocumented immigrants during pregnancy requires synthesis. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rose L. Molina, Alexandra Beecroft, Yessamin Pazos Herencia, Maria Bazan, Carrie Wade, Amanda DiMeo, Jeffrey Sprankle, Margaret M. Sullivan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Health Care Use Among Patients Retroactively Insured via a Hospital-Based Insurance Linkage Program
ConclusionHospital-based insurance linkage reached three-quarters of uninsured patients and was associated with increased utilization of acute and outpatient health care services. An acute care encounter represents an opportunity to connect patients to insurance, a key step toward improving their health outcomes. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - March 14, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
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If all states adopted an auto-enrollment policy for people with low incomes, 4.3 million uninsured people would be identified and enrolled.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: John Holahan, Michael Simpson, Jason Levitis Source Type: research
Improving Diabetes Management Screening Adherence in a Free Clinic
Uninsured people with diabetes are at-risk for inconsistent disease management and complications that are identifiable through disease management screenings. Electronic point-of-care (POC) tools can improve screening adherence but are not always available in settings with limited resources. This nurse practitioner-led quality improvement project aimed to increase the percentage of free clinic patients with diabetes who were up-to-date with disease management screenings by implementing a paper POC tool and workflow. (Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners)
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - March 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Emily A. Newman, Jeanette M. Olsen, Benjamin D. Bogle, Robin Kranig, Lisa F. Schiller Tags: Featured Article Source Type: research
Mirtazapine and Vitamin B6 May Be Best Options for Antipsychotic-Induced Akathisia
APA ’s Good Faith Estimates Survey: Please Respond TodayThe No Surprises Actrequires clinicians to provide patients who are uninsured or are insured but choose not to submit claims through their health plan with a Good Faith Estimate of the cost of care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has asked APA for your feedback on efforts to comply with these requirements and any educational support you may need from CMS. The deadline istoday, March 8.TAKE SURVEYAkathisia —a feeling of restlessness that is often accompanied by movements like rocking or pacing—is a common side effect of antipsychotic medications. ...
Source: Psychiatr News - March 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: akathisia antipsychotic JAMA Network Open meta-analysis mirtazapine restlessness trazodone vitamin B6 Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Preoperative prescription opioid use as an independent predictor of 90-day mortality and adverse events in craniotomy and craniectomy patients
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative opioid use was independently associated with 90-day postoperative adverse events and mortality. Opioid use increases vulnerability in craniotomy/craniectomy patients and necessitates close monitoring to improve outcomes.PMID:38457788 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS23615 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Varun S Shah David Dornbos Nguyen Alex Hoang Santino Cua Brandon Rodgers Dante Pezzutti Helen Duenas Ryan Eaton Daniel Kreatsoulas J Bradley Elder Daniel M Prevedello Russell R Lonser Shahid M Nimjee Source Type: research
Veterans With PTSD May Benefit From Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Plus Virtual Reality
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may augment virtual reality –guided exposure therapy for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according tofindings published yesterday inJAMA Psychiatry. In the study, veterans with war zone –related trauma had significantly greater improvements in PTSD symptoms when receiving virtual reality combined with tDCS compared with veterans who received virtual reality and sham stimulation.Mascha van ’t Wout-Frank, Ph.D., of the VA Providence (R.I.) Healthcare System and colleagues recruited 54 participants (94% male; mean age 46 years) from the system who had PT...
Source: Psychiatr News - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: exposure therapy post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation veterans virtual reality VR war zone Source Type: research
Menopause Not Associated With Universal Risk for Depression, Review Shows
APA ’s Good Faith Estimates Survey: Please Respond TodayThe No Surprises Actrequires clinicians to provide patients who are uninsured or are insured but choose not to submit claims through their health plan with a Good Faith Estimate of the cost of care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has asked APA for your feedback on efforts to comply with these requirements and any educational support you may need from CMS. The deadline isFriday, March 8.TAKE SURVEYThe transition into menopause by itself does not appear to raise the risk of depression in women, according to areview inThe Lancet. However, a subset of wo...
Source: Psychiatr News - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: depression depressive symptoms hormonal changes menopause The Lancet transition women Source Type: research
Catastrophic health expenditures: a disproportionate risk in uninsured ethnic minorities with diabetes
ConclusionsOur findings indicate that uninsured patients with diabetes are at significantly elevated risks for CHE. These risks are further found to be disproportionately higher among uninsured racial/ethnic minorities, suggesting that CHE may present a channel through which structural economic and health disparities are perpetuated. (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
