Risk Management in Type 2 Diabetes Population
Medication Review to Prevent Drug Therapy Problems By: Cynthia Nwaubani, PharmD and Tessa Culhane Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in the world. As many as 34 million Americans have diabetes, and 90-95% have type 2 diabetes.1 With the growing number of people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, everyday health care professionals […]
Beyond the Prescription: Virtual Pharmacists Analyze Weight Loss Drugs
Pharmacist care managers (PCMs) play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the appropriate medications and understand how to use them safely and effectively. As weight loss drugs (GLP-1) raise complex questions, PCMs are aware of the benefits and drawbacks of the popular medications and how they will affect different patients. Currently, an estimated 15.5 million Americans have […]
Telehealth And COVID-19: A Critical Time For Telemedicine Solutions
The healthcare system is facing an epic and unprecedented disaster with the COVID-19 outbreak which threatens to overwhelm our ability to provide critical life-saving care as the number of confirmed cases continue to rise. The emergence of telemedicine and telehealth platforms now offer vital resources to healthcare professionals in helping them manage these challenges in […]
Emerging Treatments For COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (which has never been seen in humans before), a betacoronavirus closely linked to the SARS virus based on its genetic sequencing. Most patients infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic or suffer a mild or uncomplicated illness, but approximately 15% of patients […]
Role Of Telehealth And Chronic Care Management In Preventing COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the way that we are living and working around the world. Due to the lack of an available vaccine, the current primary recommendation for preventing the spread of this virus is by practicing social distancing and good hygiene (frequent hand washing and limiting facial contact). Healthcare providers have a […]
COVID-19 And Immunity In Aging Populations
By Courtney Wright, PharmD As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, so does the research of vaccines and treatments to eradicate the elusive virus. Billions of dollars are being spent on research and development efforts to create effective immunity, particularly in elderly adults. As we age, chronic diseases, combined with treatments and immune response, greatly […]
Discover and control kidney disease sooner
By Ryan Payne, PharmD Because of the insidious nature of chronic kidney disease, and because most people affected do not have symptoms until the condition becomes advanced, it is sometimes under-recognized by busy healthcare providers. According to the National Kidney Foundation, kidney disease affects an estimated 37 million people in the United States. Of these […]
Chronically ill Patients Thrive With Chronic Care Management & Risk Stratification
As a physician, you face a caseload with multiple risk profiles, conditions and age demographics. While some patients only require an office visit, others require ongoing specialty care. Patients rely, more than ever, on your medical wisdom and assessment of their conditions. Handling this diversity of conditions is not beyond your skills, but seems to […]
Chronic Care Management vs. the Army of One
By Marshall Eidenberg, OD In early 2001, I was a soldier in the Army when a new advertisement showed up on TV featuring Corporal Richard Lovett as a hard-charging soldier running in the desert and making the statement, “… I am an Army of one.”1 The problem was that as good as he was alone, […]
2021 Highlights of Chronic Care Medicine
1. Fee-for-service reimbursement falls as quality performance pay increases A 3.75% cut in the 2022 Medicare conversion factor, which calculates reimbursement for procedures under fee-for-service, is mandated under a budget neutrality provision and comes after a pay bump from Congress that expires in 2022. Meanwhile, quality performance pay is increasing. CPA healthcare analysts at the Tennessee […]