Nearly 1 in 10 Cancer Patients May Not Receive Guideline-Concordant Care
The highest rate of non-concordant care was seen in patients with cervical cancer.
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ACP Issues Final Practice Points for Remdesivir Use in COVID-19
Consider treatment with remdesivir for five days for hospitalized COVID-19 patients who do not require invasive ventilation or ECMO
Alexa Will Soon Put Users in Touch With Telehealth Doctors
Cost will depend on the patient’s insurance
Shared Decision Making Benefits Patients, Clinicians in Oncology Care
The benefits to both patients and clinicians of encouraging patients to actively participate in their care decisions are reviewed.
Oncology Care Model Has Positive Effect on Supportive Care Medication Use, Cost
An analysis of supportive care medication use demonstrated the effect the oncology care model has on use and costs of these medications in patients with cancer.
Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis
CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID-19 Restrictions
Agency wants to give more emphasis to meaningful consequences such as hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and deaths
Pain-Related Guideline Implementation Often Insufficient in Outpatient Cancer Centers
A cluster-randomized study evaluated the effectiveness of guideline implementation of pain management strategies for ambulatory patients with advanced cancer.
New Billing Guidelines Do Not Ease Burden of EHR Documentation
Implementation of new guidelines did affect distribution of levels of service billed for evaluation and management patient visits
Sackler Family Sweetens Opioid Settlement Offer
Instead of paying out $4.5 billion, the company is now offering $6 billion to settle the slew of lawsuits
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