The American journal of managed care
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To estimate the costs associated with home administration of oral paclitaxel and encequidar (novel P-glycoprotein pump inhibitor allowing oral paclitaxel bioavailability) compared with clinic/office administration of intravenous (IV) paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and protein-bound paclitaxel in US patients with metastatic breast cancer. ⋯ Home administration of oral paclitaxel and encequidar was associated with lower administration costs compared with once-every-3-weeks IV paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and protein-bound paclitaxel, resulting in potential cost savings for payers.
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ACCC president Randall Oyer, MD, gives insight into the ongoing collaboration between the ACCC and ASCO to foster minority participation in cancer clinical trials.
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To assess the impact of providing laboratory-generated near-real-time clinical insights for pregnant Medicaid members to managed care organization (MCO) care coordinators. ⋯ An innovative collaboration between an MCO and a clinical laboratory improved quality measures for prenatal members enrolled in Medicaid.
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To describe real-time changes in medical visits (MVs), visit mode, and patient-reported visit experience associated with rapidly deployed care reorganization during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ⋯ COVID-19 required prompt organizational transformation to optimize the patient experience.
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This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting adherence to inhaled therapy in patients with asthma to further identify the determinants most closely associated with adherence to inhaled therapy for asthma, especially inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS). ⋯ Our research shows that many patients with asthma in western China have poor disease control and poor inhalation therapy adherence. We hope this research can alert clinicians and help them identify patients who may be experiencing uncontrolled asthma due to poor adherence to inhaled therapy, and we suggest that clinicians help those patients obtain appropriate information about asthma control and self-management.