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What can pharmacists' do about the Medicare Part D Donut hole and reimbursement? A six-state survey.
CONCLUSION: Respondents were most concerned about the poor reimbursement rates, but pharmacists who dispensed 90 day supply of medications reported acceptable financial performance. Pharmacists also reported helping patients obtain financial assistance while in the Donut hole.
PMID: 25373609 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - November 6, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Khan S Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Care Coordination Measure for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS(R)) Medicare Survey
There is widespread interest in assessing care coordination to improve overall care quality. We evaluated a five-item measure of care coordination included in the 2012 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Medicare survey (n = 326,194 respondents, 46% response rate). This measure includes patient reports of whether their personal doctor discusses their medicines, has medical records and other relevant information, and is informed about care from specialists, and whether the patient gets help in managing care and timely follow-up on test results. A one-factor categorical confirmatory factor analyti...
Source: Medical Care Research and Review - March 10, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Hays, R. D., Martino, S., Brown, J. A., Cui, M., Cleary, P., Gaillot, S., Elliott, M. Tags: Data and Trends Source Type: research
Abstract 123: Attitudes and Availability of Palliative Care Within Institutions Providing Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Implantation: A National Survey Session Title: Abstract Poster Session I and Reception
Conclusion: Although selection/respondent bias is an important limitation of these results, these respondents agreed with and reported enacting ISHLT and CMS recommendations for including PC in MCSD evaluation. Nevertheless, there was less consensus on clinicians’ roles and confidence levels with providing PC following MCSD implantation and at end-of-life versus during the pre-implantation period.Clinical Implications: Findings from this survey can enable cardiovascular clinicians to evaluate how PC involvement impacts care for patients with MCSD; however, metrics to evaluate patient and system outcomes are yet to be...
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - February 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Swetz, K. M., Bakitas, M. A., Tucker, R. O., Kavalieratos, D., Dionne-Odom, J. N., Palmore, J., Blood, P., Allen, K. R., Bourgeois, C., Mancarella, G. A., Kono, A. T., Pamboukian, S. V. Tags: Session Title: Abstract Poster Session I and Reception Source Type: research
Beliefs of Australian health professionals about the helpfulness of interventions for mental disorders: Differences between professions and change over time.
Conclusion:Consensus across professions was reached on the helpfulness of a variety of interventions for each mental disorder, although there were some notable differences in beliefs. The study gives an updated overview of treatment beliefs for mental disorders by Australian health professionals, which can be used as a benchmark with which to compare the beliefs of the Australian public.
PMID: 23677848 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - May 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Morgan AJ, Jorm AF, Reavley NJ Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: research
Binge Eating Medication Found Effective as Maintenance Therapy
This study was supported by Shire Development LLC, manufacturer of lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanase).To read more about this topic, see thePsychiatric News articles “FDA Approves First Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder” and “New DSM Guide Describes Changes to Eating, Elimination, Sleep Disorders Criteria. ”mgtrott/iStockWant to Learn About Reimbursement for Psychiatric Collaborative Care Services?APA is presenting a free webinar on Thursday, July 13, from noon to 1 p.m. that explains how to get paid for collaborative care services. This past January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authorized payment for thes...
Source: Psychiatr News - July 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: binge eating disorder lisdexamfetamine maintenance therapy relapse Vyvanase Source Type: research
Opioid Crisis Prompts CMS to Stop Asking Patients about Pain-Management Satisfaction
The CMS plans to eliminate questions about pain management from Medicare's value-based purchasing program, which rewards or penalizes hospitals for quality scores that are based in part on patient satisfaction. The proposal was outlined in the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule issued Wednesday.
Noting provider concerns that patient satisfaction survey questions about pain management may " unduly influence prescribing practices," the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed to strike that language from future surveys.
This comes after the OIG reported that 1 in 3 Medi...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - July 7, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
What are the differences and similarities of...
The most common disability programs are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income as well as Medicare and Medicaid.
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - March 2, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Pilot study of a medication change teaching tool and pharmacist discharge reconciliation on limiting medication errors for heart failure patients
Conclusions
Based on this pilot further study of standard methods for MR including a pharmacist role and medication change teaching tool are warranted for the potential to durably impact outcomes for HF patients at hospital discharge.
Figure 1Make your medication changes picture education tool.
Figure 2Composite percent score for HCAPS communication about medications.
Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - November 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nicolsen, E., Markle, J., Curran, L., Cooper, J., Bensimhon, D. Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
In 2016, Medicaid and Medicare paid about 65% of all inpatient hospitalization costs for all-age persons hospitalized with epilepsy as the principal diagnosis.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine both the distribution of payers for inpatient hospitalizations (all-ages) by principal diagnosis status (epilepsy versus nonepilepsy) and selected organizational- and community-level factors associated with hospitalizations using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Healthcare Utilization Project 2016 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. We compared cases with epilepsy (any ICD-10CM diagnostic code beginning with "G40") as a principal diagnosis ("epilepsy discharges") versus cases without epilepsy as the principal diagnosis ("nonepilepsy dis...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 7, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Kobau R, Boring M, Zack MM, Croft JB Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research
Doctors See Benefits and Risks in Medicare Changes
Many said the legislation was short on details about how quality of medical care will be measured, and others expressed apprehension about whether the system would be fair.
Source: NYT - April 16, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: KATIE THOMAS and REED ABELSON Tags: Senate Medicare Doctors Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Public Health: News About Obamacare Has Been Bad Lately. How Bad?
Two Times reporters, Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz, talk about the Affordable Care Act’s recent setbacks and future.
Source: NYT - April 13, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: REED ABELSON and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Tags: Medicare United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Health Insurance and Managed Care Source Type: news
Persistent nonmalignant pain management using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in older patients and use of inappropriate adjuvant medications
Conclusion: The high percentage of NSAIDs prescription in older patients is alarming. We recommend investigating the appropriateness of the high prevalence of NSAIDs use among older patients reported in our study. Keywords: pain management, NSAIDs, inappropriate adjuvant, AGS guideline, NAMCS
Source: Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety - January 29, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety Source Type: research
