Ochsner Health recently welcomed more than 20 healthcare executives from 10 renowned US health systems at the BD Strategic Medication Management Advisory Board event. Facilitated by BD, the two-day event occurred on April 30 and May 1 at Ochsner facilities in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Moving epilepsy care closer to home: Dr. Gagandeep Singh and Dr. Meenakshi Sharma
Can bringing epilepsy care to people’s homes improve outcomes? ILAE spoke with two researchers who conducted a randomized trial of home-based care versus clinic-based care in northern India. Those receiving the home-based care, delivered by community health workers, had better outcomes.
Formulary Exclusions and Prior Authorization Requirements Continue to Limit Patient Access to PCSK9is
Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of new research showing that insurer approval rates for PCSK9i prescriptions remain low.
Improving Cardiovascular Health of the Most Vulnerable
Starting in 2016, a two-year partnership between the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (NCACC) and the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NCAFCC) provided free lipid lowering therapy and clopidogrel to patients at seven free clinics in North Carolina. The results of this pilot study were recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.