Plans Chart Course in Rough Waters
Health plans have suffered lately at the hands of investors (plummeting stock prices) and employers (fewer enrollees). Some companies are fighting back by finding underserved markets.
A Conversation With Barbara Starfield, MD
A Q&A with a physician- turned- academic- researcher who challenges the health system’s focus on specialists. “If you don’t have something that requires a specialist, it’s dangerous to see one.”
Smoke Signals from Payers
Employers have made clear that they really want smoking cessation programs, which suits those insurers that are repositioning themselves as prevention-oriented health services companies.
Slow Going for Clinical Decision Support
Like a GPS gizmo for a driver, CDS systems for doctors supply patient care roadmaps and alerts. Sadly, they can also be a real pain to work with.
Back Pain and Physical Therapy
A health plan works with a physical therapy facility to greatly improve pain and function scores.
This Brief reviews the structure, function, and mechanisms of action found among the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. Given the significant difference among these agents, therapeutic interchange may be inappropriate. TNF inhibitors represent distinct biologic entities that perform diverse functional activities.
Highlights:
Discussion of the structure and binding profiles of the TNF inhibitors
Overview of activities at the points of impact
Review of the functional attributes of TNF inhibitors
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