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Mashup Score: 6Physicians’ Perspectives On FDA Regulation Of Drugs And Medical Devices: A National Survey - 2 day(s) ago
Physicians’ knowledge of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval processes is important in informing clinical decisions and patient discussions. Among a randomly selected national sample of 509 internists, cardiologists, and oncologists, 41 percent reported moderate or better understanding of the FDA’s drug approval process, and 17 percent reported moderate or better understanding of the FDA’s medical device approval process. Nearly all physicians thought that randomized, blinded trials that met primary endpoints should be very important factors required to secure regulatory approval. Also, nearly all physicians thought that the FDA should revoke approval for accelerated-approval drugs or breakthrough devices that did not show benefit in postapproval studies. Our findings suggest that physicians commonly lack familiarity with drug and medical device regulatory practices and are under the impression that the data supporting FDA drug and high-risk device approvals are more rigorous t
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Mashup Score: 7
Telemedicine use remains substantially higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, although it has fallen from pandemic highs. To inform the ongoing debate about whether to continue payment for telemedicine visits, we estimated the association of greater telemedicine use across health systems with utilization, spending, and quality. In 2020, patients receiving care at health systems in the highest quartile of telemedicine use had 2.5 telemedicine visits per person (26.8 percent of visits) compared with 0.7 telemedicine visits per person (9.5 percent of visits) in the lowest quartile of telemedicine use. In 2021–22, relative to those in the lowest quartile, patients of health systems in the highest quartile had an increase of 0.21 total outpatient visits (telemedicine and in-person) per patient per year (2.2 percent relative increase), a decrease of 14.4 annual non-COVID-19 emergency department visits per 1,000 patients per year (2.7 percent relative decrease), a $248 increase in p
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Mashup Score: 5
The view that our atrocious COVID-19 response was mainly due to misinformation rests on an entrenched Western philosophical view that knowing the truth leads to better behavior. There is just one problem with this brand of scientific optimism—it is incomplete ethically.
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Mashup Score: 3Podcast: How the ACA Market Has Matured w/ Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis | Health Affairs Podcast - 2 day(s) ago
Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis join Health Affairs This Week host Jeff Byers to discuss the new ACA marketplace standards for 2025.
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Mashup Score: 6Improving Access To Medigap When Beneficiaries Leave Medicare Advantage | Health Affairs Forefront - 3 day(s) ago
Reforming Medigap could be done either by the federal government or by states. If Medigap and Medicare Advantage (MA) reform proceeded in parallel, Congress could combine reducing MA overpayments with enhancing the traditional Medicare benefit by adding catastrophic protection.
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Mashup Score: 2
Join this event featuring a discussion with the past and present leaders of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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Special Event | 20th anniversary of @ONC_HealthIT. Join @mickytripathi1, @DavidBrailer, @RobKolodner, @DavidBlumenthal, @KBDeSalvo to discuss ONC's past health tech achievements and future challenges with Alan Weil. Thurs. May 9, 1:30-3pm ET. Register: https://t.co/NszKqOD9wo https://t.co/PYhGuA3DcZ
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Mashup Score: 0Addressing Pregnancy And Parenting In Mental Health Care: Perspectives Of Women With Serious Mental Illness - 3 day(s) ago
Women living with serious mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy and parenting outcomes. However, little is known about the experiences and preferences of women with SMI related to addressing pregnancy and parenting with their mental health providers. We conducted semistructured interviews with twenty-two reproductive-age cisgender women patients living with SMI. Participants characterized discussions about pregnancy and medication teratogenicity with their mental health providers as limited or unsatisfactory. Participants’ openness to discussing pregnancy varied by topic and its perceived relevance to their individual circumstances, and it hinged on participants’ trust in their providers. Participants characterized discussions about parenting with their mental health providers as helpful and identified additional opportunities for parenting support. Our findings highlight critical gaps in the delivery of information, support, and resources that can inform eff
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Mashup Score: 7A.C.C.E.S.S. AI: A New Framework For Advancing Health Equity In Health Care AI | Health Affairs Forefront - 3 day(s) ago
The A.C.C.E.S.S. AI Model is a framework for multidisciplinary stakeholders to collectively engage communities, identify barriers to AI implementation, and uncover opportunities to use AI to advance health equity.
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Mashup Score: 4Addressing Electronic Health Record Contributions To Diagnostic Error | Health Affairs Forefront - 4 day(s) ago
As the evidence base for EHR contributions to diagnostic error grows, several actions should be taken to address this patient safety issue.
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Mashup Score: 8
Nationwide, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) diagnoses among privately insured people increased by 93.3 percent from 2008 to 2020, growing faster in 2015–20 than in 2008–14. Most states and demographic subgroups experienced increases, suggesting worsening morbidity in maternal mental health nationwide. PMAD-associated suicidality and psychotherapy rates also increased nationwide from 2008 to 2020. Relative to 2008–14, psychotherapy rates continued to rise in 2015–20, whereas suicidality rates declined.
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New article from Sanket Dhruva of @UCSF_HVC and @RFRedberg, @akesselheim, @robinzji finds physicians’ have limited knowledge of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval processes. Read the full study: https://t.co/rIZLpqrkkn