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Understanding the Impact of Formulary Exclusions on Medication Adherence

03/28/2024

Featuring Gary Owens, MD, president of Gary Owens Associates

Featuring Gary Owens, MD, president o...

Join us as guest expert Gary Owens discusses how formulary exclusions can impact patient medication adherence and lead to adverse economic outcomes, making the need for non-medical switching and formulary exception requests an important issue...

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03/28/2024

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Standardizing the Field of Digital Medicine: Insights from an Industry Expert

02/27/2024

Featuring Yash Prajapati, consultant at ZS Associates

Featuring Yash Prajapati, consultant ...

Join us in exploring the challenges and opportunities in the development, approval, and integration of digital therapeutic solutions with ZS Associates Consultant Yash Prajapati.

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02/27/2024

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Expanding Diabetes Care

02/27/2024

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief medical officer at Welldoc, endocrinologist at MedStar Health

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief m...

Discover how digital therapeutics are revolutionizing disease management, patient care, reducing health care costs, and more with Dr Mansur Shomali, CMO at Welldoc.

Discover how digital...

02/27/2024

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Expert Insights into Value-Based Care for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

01/11/2024

Featuring Larry Hsu, MD, medical director at HMSA

Featuring Larry Hsu, MD, medical dire...

A doctor and expert in value-based care offers insights into treatment costs and treatment regimens for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.

A doctor and expert in...

01/11/2024

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New Treatment Option Helps Address Nonadherence Among Patients With HIV

01/08/2024

Featuring Christopher Blackwell, PhD, UCF College of Nursing

Featuring Christopher Blackwell, PhD,...

An expert discusses the HIV treatment option Cabenuva, and explains why this is a more convenient way to deliver long-acting antiretroviral therapy to patients who either do not want to take a daily pill, or who are just wanting to break the...

An expert discusses the HIV...

01/08/2024

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A Payer's Perspective on Value-Based Care and Treatment Costs for Rheumatic Conditions

11/06/2023

Featuring Steven Peskin, MD, CEO, SRP Advisors

Featuring Steven Peskin, MD, CEO, SRP...

Dr Steven Peskin, general internal medicine specialist and CEO of SRP Advisors, joins us today to discuss value-based care and treatment costs for patients with rheumatic conditions.

Dr Steven Peskin, general...

11/06/2023

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How Does CDI Impact Health Care Utilization, Costs in Older Patients?

10/23/2023

Featuring Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA

Featuring Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA ...

Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA , professor and chair, University of California, discusses the results of a recent study, and explains why better treatments to reduce primary C difficile infection and recurrences in older adults can lower the mortality...

Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA , professor...

10/23/2023

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Reviewing the Benefit, Importance of a Vitiligo Treatment

08/28/2023

Featuring Iltefat Hamzavi, MD

Iltefat Hamzavi, MD, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Medical Center, discusses his recent research letter that addresses the benefits of ruxolitinib cream for the treatment of vitiligo, and highlights the clinically meaningful use of...

Iltefat Hamzavi, MD, Department...

08/28/2023

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Examining the Costs Linked With Health Care-Associated Infections

07/28/2023

Featuring Joseph Forrester, MD, MSc

Featuring Joseph Forrester, MD, MSc ...

Joseph Forrester, MD, MSc, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, reviews his recent study investigating health care-associated infections and their costs and explains why these infections remain a...

Joseph Forrester, MD, MSc,...

07/28/2023

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Payer Reimbursement and Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Understanding FDA Regulations

06/29/2023

Julie Gould

Anthony Watson, former vice president of Regulatory and Quality at Pear Therapeutics, discusses his recent perspective article explaining FDA regulations as they relate to prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) and highlights why he...

Anthony Watson, former vice...

06/29/2023

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Navigating Work With PBMs: Negotiations, Misalignments, and Drug Costs

12/07/2023

Mary Beth Nierengarten

Ignoring the appropriate use of drugs is equally harmful when negotiating with PBMs, as it can and does result in the wrong drugs getting on a formulary with the obvious downstream effect on patient care, costs, and outcomes.

Ignoring the appropriate use of...

12/07/2023

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Type 2 Inflammation-Specific Agents Ease Asthma Exacerbations

08/25/2022

Jolynn Tumolo

An analysis showed agents that target interleukins are significantly associated with reduced rates of asthma exacerbation for patients with severe disease.

An analysis showed agents that...

08/25/2022

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Demodex Infestation Found in 9 of 10 Eye Clinic Patients Using 2-Minute Technique

05/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Demodex mites were found in the eyelashes of 94% of patients examined with a simple diagnostic technique at a standard ophthalmic practice, according to a study published online in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology.

Demodex mites were found in the...

05/09/2024

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Study Finds No Treatment-Related Adverse Events in Boys Treated With Purified FIX Concentrate

05/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Purified factor IX (FIX) concentrate was effective in treating and preventing bleeding episodes in real-world pediatric patients 6 years and younger with hemophilia B, according to a study published in the Journal of Blood Medicine.

Purified factor IX (FIX)...

05/09/2024

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Personalizing Weight Loss Management With GLP-1 Agonists

04/05/2024

Featuring Tejaswi Kompala, MD, head of cardiometabolic clinical strategy, Teladoc

Featuring Tejaswi Kompala, MD, head o...

Delve into the rising demand for anti-obesity medications, the complexities of obesity management, and the importance of personalized approaches in improving cardiometabolic health in this insightful interview.

Delve into the rising demand for...

04/05/2024

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Integrating Behavioral Health Services to Reduce ED Visits: Substance Use Disorder and Social Determinants of Health

03/27/2024

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO at NeuroFlow

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO a...

Join us for the continuation of an engaging two-part series showcasing an expert dedicated to reducing emergency department visits through the integration of behavioral health practices. Dr Zaubler will share invaluable insights into...

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03/27/2024

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Integrating Behavioral Health Services to Reduce ED Visits: Suicide Prevention and Preemptive Primary Care

03/25/2024

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO at NeuroFlow

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO a...

Come join us for the first installment of a captivating two-part series featuring an expert committed to minimizing emergency department visits through the implementation of behavioral health integrations. Dr Zaubler will offer valuable...

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03/25/2024

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Navigating the Evolution of Digital Solutions in Health Care

02/27/2024

Featuring Yash Prajapati, consultant at ZS Associates

Featuring Yash Prajapati, consultant ...

Join us in exploring the challenges and opportunities in the development, approval, and integration of digital therapeutic solutions with ZS Associates consultant Yash Prajapati.

Join us in exploring the...

02/27/2024

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Advancements and Challenges in Diabetes Management

02/27/2024

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief medical officer at Welldoc, endocrinologist at MedStar Health

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief m...

Learn about the state of digital therapeutics for disease management such as diabetes care in terms of cost, outcomes, integration, and more with Dr Mansur Shomali, CMO at Welldoc.

Learn about the state of digital...

02/27/2024

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Costs and Benefits: How a New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Compares to Others

10/24/2023

Featuring Kevin Cowart, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, CDCES

Featuring Kevin Cowart, PharmD, MPH, ...

Dr Kevin Cowart, assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy, discusses inclisiran, a new non-statin treatment for high cholesterol.

Dr Kevin Cowart, assistant...

10/24/2023

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Biosimilars, Explained

10/24/2023

Featuring John Hennessey, MBA

In this video, John Hennessey, MBA, Valuate Health Consultancy, explains biosimilars in relation to cancer care: what they are, why they matter, and how they have and haven’t lived up to their promise.

In this video, John Hennessey,...

10/24/2023

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AVAHO 2023: Andrew Brunner, MD, Discusses Updates in MDS

10/20/2023

Featuring Andrew Brunner, MD

In this video, Dr Brunner reviews his recent discussion he held at the 2023 AVAHO Annual Meeting, and provides treatment updates in the treatment of MDS.

In this video, Dr Brunner...

10/20/2023

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A Dermatologist's Perspective on Demodex Blepharitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

10/19/2023

Featuring Katarina Kesty, MD, MBA, FAAD, Dermatologist and Medical Director at St. Petersburg Skin and Laser

Featuring Katarina Kesty, MD, MBA, FA...

Katarina Kesty, MD, MBA, FAAD, Dermatologist and Medical Director at St. Petersburg Skin and Laser, weighs in on Demodex blepharitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the eyelid margin caused by an overpopulation of Demodex mites,...

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