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Terpou BA, Lapointe-Shaw L, Wang R, Martin D, Tadrous M, Bhatia S, Shuldiner J, Berthelot S, Thakkar N, McBrien K, Salahub C, Kiran T, Ivers N, Desveaux L. A shifting terrain: Understanding the perspectives of walk-in physicians on their roles amid worsening primary care access in Ontario, Canada. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303107. [PMID: 38748707 PMCID: PMC11095764 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND High-quality primary care is associated with better health outcomes and more efficient and equitable health system performance. However, the rate of primary care attachment is falling, and timely access to primary care is worsening, driving many patients to use walk-in clinics for their comprehensive primary care needs. This study sought to explore the experiences and perceived roles and responsibilities of walk-in physicians in this current climate. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with nineteen physicians currently providing walk-in care in Ontario, Canada between May and December 2022. RESULTS Limited capacity for continuity and comprehensiveness of care were identified as major sources of professional tension for walk-in physicians. Divergent perspectives on their roles were anchored in how physicians viewed their professional identity. Some saw providing continuous and comprehensive care as an infringement on their professional role; others saw their professional role as more flexible and responsive to population needs. Regardless of their professional identity, participants reported feeling ill-equipped to manage the swell of unattached patients, citing a lack of time, resources, connectivity to the system, and remuneration flexibility. Conclusions: As practice demands of walk-in clinics change, an evolution in the professional roles and responsibilities of walk-in physicians follows. However, the resources, structure, and incentives of walk-in care have not evolved to reflect this, leaving physicians to set their own professional boundaries with patients. This results in increasing variations in care and confusion across the primary care sector around who is responsible for what, when, and how.
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- Braeden A. Terpou
- Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Département de Médecine de Famille et de Médecine D’urgence, Université Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- College of Nurses of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Supports, Systems and Outcomes Department, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s College Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Verma M, Brahmania M, Fortune BE, Asrani SK, Fuchs M, Volk ML. Patient-centered care: Key elements applicable to chronic liver disease. Hepatology 2022. [PMID: 35712801 DOI: 10.1002/hep.32618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a progressive illness with high symptom burden and functional and cognitive impairment, often with comorbid mental and substance use disorders. These factors lead to significant deterioration in quality of life, with immense burden on patients, caregivers, and healthcare. The current healthcare system in the United States does not adequately meet the needs of patients with CLD or control costs given the episodic, reactive, and fee-for-service structure. There is also a need for clinical and financial accountability for CLD care. In this context, we describe the key elements required to shift the CLD care paradigm to a patient-centered and value-based system built upon the Porter model of value-based health care. The key elements include (1) organization into integrated practice units, (2) measuring and incorporating meaningful patient-reported outcomes, (3) enabling technology to allow innovation, (4) bundled care payments, (5) integrating palliative care within routine care, and (6) formalizing centers of excellence. These elements have been shown to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and improve overall patient experience for other chronic illnesses and should have similar benefits for CLD. Payers need to partner with providers and systems to build upon these elements and help align reimbursements with patients' values and outcomes. The national organizations such as the American Association for Study of Liver Diseases need to guide key stakeholders in standardizing these elements to optimize patient-centered care for CLD.
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- Manisha Verma
- Department of Medicine, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA
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Fraiman J, Brownlee S, Stoto MA, Lin KW, Huffstetler AN. An Estimate of the US Rate of Overuse of Screening Colonoscopy: a Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med 2022; 37:1754-1762. [PMID: 35212879 PMCID: PMC8877747 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07263-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to assess the rate at which screening colonoscopy is performed on patients younger or older than the age range specified in national guidelines, or at shorter intervals than recommended. Such non-indicated use of the procedure is considered low-value care, or overuse. This study is the first systematic review of the rate of non-indicated completed screening colonoscopy in the USA. METHODS PubMed and Embase were queried for relevant studies on overuse of screening colonoscopy published from January 1, 2002, until January 23, 2019. English-language studies that were conducted for screening colonoscopy after 2001 for average-risk patients were included. Studies must have followed national guidelines for detecting rates of overuse. We followed methods outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and the reporting recommendations of the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology group (MOOSE). RESULTS A total of 772 papers were reviewed for inclusion; 42 were reviewed in full text. Of those reviewed, six studies met eligibility criteria, including a total of 459,503 colonoscopies of which 242,756 were screening colonoscopies. The rate of overuse ranged credibly from 17 to 25.7%. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates that screening colonoscopy is regularly performed in the USA more often, and in populations older or younger, than recommended by national guidelines. Such overuse wastes resources and places patients at unnecessary risk of harm. Efforts to reduce non-indicated screening colonoscopy are needed.
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- Joseph Fraiman
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
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- Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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Highsmith MJ, Fantini CM, Smith DG. Contemplating Health Economics, Coding and Reimbursement in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics. CANADIAN PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS JOURNAL 2021; 4:36125. [PMID: 37614990 PMCID: PMC10443486 DOI: 10.33137/cpoj.v4i2.36125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Reimbursement to U.S. healthcare service providers is largely transitioning from fee for service to fee for value for those clinicians who code using current procedural terminology and through their coding, describe their professional services. The Orthotic, Prosthetic and Pedorthic profession (O&P), currently codes using a system that describes the devices they evaluate for, fabricate, fit and maintain and their professional services are incorporated into their codes. These O&P codes, in contrast to those for other healthcare disciplines, are predominantly product based rather than service based, focusing on product features and function more than clinical service. This editorial manuscript provides a brief overview of the system the US O&P profession uses currently, particularly in the context of other healthcare professions transitioning to value based coding and reimbursement and culminates in a call to action for the profession to academically consider the strengths and weaknesses of the current system relative to alternative systems.
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- MJ Highsmith
- School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation & Prosthetics Services, Washington, USA
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- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation & Prosthetics Services, Washington, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Schurman JV, Friesen CA. Leveraging Institutional Support to Build an Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Model in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:286. [PMID: 33917659 PMCID: PMC8067987 DOI: 10.3390/children8040286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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While the biopsychosocial nature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is now well accepted by clinicians, the need for integrated multidisciplinary care is not always clear to institutional administrators who serve as decision makers regarding resources provided to clinical programs. In this commentary, we draw on our own experience in building successful integrated care models within a division of pediatric gastroenterology (GI) to highlight key considerations in garnering initial approval, as well as methods to maintain institutional support over time. Specifically, we discuss the importance of making a strong case for the inclusion of a psychologist in pediatric IBD care, justifying an integrated model for delivering care, and addressing finances at the program level. Further, we review the benefit of collecting and reporting program data to support the existing literature and/or theoretical projections, demonstrate outcomes, and build alternative value streams recognized by the institution (e.g., academic, reputation) alongside the value to patients. Ultimately, success in garnering and maintaining institutional support necessitates moving from the theoretical to the practical, while continually framing discussion for a nonclinical/administrative audience. While the process can be time-consuming, ultimately it is worth the effort, enhancing the care experience for both patients and clinicians.
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- Jennifer Verrill Schurman
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA;
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Nurse-Administered Propofol Continuous Infusion Sedation: A New Paradigm for Gastrointestinal Procedural Sedation. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:710-716. [PMID: 33982940 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Nurse-Administered Propofol Continuous Infusion Sedation (NAPCIS) is a new nonanesthesia propofol delivery method for gastrointestinal endoscopy. NAPCIS is adopted from the computer-assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) protocol. We evaluated the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of NAPCIS in low-risk subjects. METHODS Between December 2016 and July 2017, patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy or colonoscopy with NAPCIS at our center were compared against 2 historical control groups of similar patients who had undergone procedures with CAPS or midazolam and fentanyl (MF) sedation. RESULTS The mean age of the NAPCIS cohort (N = 3,331) was 55.2 years (45.8% male) for 945 esophagogastroduodenoscopies and 57.8 years (48.7% male) for 2,386 colonoscopies. The procedural success rates with NAPCIS were high (99.1%-99.2%) and similar to those seen in 3,603 CAPS (98.8%-99.0%) and 3,809 MF (99.0%-99.3%) controls. NAPCIS recovery times were shorter than both CAPS and MF (24.8 vs 31.7 and 52.4 minutes, respectively; P < 0.001). On arrival at the recovery unit, 86.6% of NAPCIS subjects were recorded as "Awake" compared with 82.8% of CAPS and 40.8% of MF controls (P < 0.001). Validated clinician and patient satisfaction scores were generally higher for NAPCIS compared with CAPS and MF subjects. For NAPCIS, there were only 4 cases of oxygen desaturation requiring transient mask ventilation and no serious sedation-related complications. These low complication rates were similar to those seen with CAPS (8 cases of mask ventilation) and MF (3 cases). DISCUSSION NAPCIS seems to be a safe, effective, and efficient means of providing moderate sedation for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in low-risk patients.
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Palmer LB, Limketkai BN. Modern Challenges to Gastrointestinal Nutrition Physicians and the Nutrition Support Team: Cautionary Tales and Call to Action. Nutr Clin Pract 2020; 35:855-859. [PMID: 32786094 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The current climate of healthcare economics in the United States has imposed unprecedented market stressors on health institutions traditionally providing tertiary care to those with the most challenging healthcare needs. In such a stressed financial atmosphere, administrators look to streamline costs and cut margins as tightly as possible. This often results in restructuring, consolidating, or closing service lines that are perceived as unprofitable or unsupportable. Nutrition support often falls into this category because of few sources of direct revenue-generating activities and poor reimbursement from third-party payers. This article discusses the challenges to modern nutrition support teams, particularly those with gastroenterologists as physician leaders, and delineates market forces that need shifting to continue to make this a viable part of the healthcare system.
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- Lena B Palmer
- Director of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Affairs Health Care System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Malik AT, Deiparine S, Khan SN, Kim J, Yu E. Costs Associated With a 90-Day Episode of Care After Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurg 2020; 135:e716-e722. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.12.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Computer-Assisted Propofol Sedation for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Is Effective, Efficient, and Safe. Dig Dis Sci 2019; 64:3549-3556. [PMID: 31165379 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05685-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Computer-assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) allows non-anesthesiologists to administer propofol for gastrointestinal procedures in relatively healthy patients. As the first US medical center to adopt CAPS technology for routine clinical use, we report our 1-year experience with CAPS for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). METHODS Between September 2014 and August 2015, 926 outpatients underwent elective EGDs with CAPS at our center. All EGDs were performed by 1 of 17 gastroenterologists certified in the use of CAPS. Procedural success rates, procedure times, and recovery times were compared against corresponding historical controls done with midazolam and fentanyl sedation from September 2013 to August 2014. Adverse events in CAPS patients were recorded. RESULTS The mean age of the CAPS cohort was 56.7 years (45% male); 16.2% of the EGDs were for variceal screening or Barrett's surveillance and 83.8% for symptoms. The procedural success rates were similar to that of historical controls (99.0% vs. 99.3%; p = 0.532); procedure times were also similar (6.6 vs. 7.4 min; p = 0.280), but recovery time was markedly shorter (31.7 vs. 52.4 min; p < 0.001). There were 11 (1.2%) cases of mild transient oxygen desaturation (< 90%), 15 (1.6%) cases of marked agitation due to undersedation, and 1 case of asymptomatic hypotension. In addition, there were six (0.6%) patients with more pronounced desaturation episodes that required brief (< 1 min) mask ventilation. There were no other serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS CAPS appears to be a safe, effective, and efficient means of providing sedation for EGD in healthy patients. Recovery times were much shorter than historical controls.
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Understanding Costs in a 90-Day Episode of Care Following Posterior Spinal Fusions for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. World Neurosurg 2019; 130:e535-e541. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Harewood GC, Moran C, Patchett S, Hartery K, Venaas LA, Ballester AW, Croman M, O’Toole A. Assessment of the value of gastroenterologists’ activity in the outpatient setting: applying the “Moneyball” approach to clinical care. Ir J Med Sci 2019; 188:497-503. [DOI: 10.1007/s11845-018-1856-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kim JW, Lee CK, Lee JK, Jeong SJ, Oh SJ, Moon JR, Kim HS, Kim HJ. Long-term evolution of direct healthcare costs for inflammatory bowel diseases: a population-based study (2006-2015). Scand J Gastroenterol 2019; 54:419-426. [PMID: 30905222 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1591498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Introduction: We explored the long-term evolution of direct healthcare costs for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) using a population-level database in a country with an escalating burden of IBD. Methods: We searched the database of the Korean National Health Insurance Claims, which covers more than 97% of the South Korean population. An IBD diagnosis was defined as the combination of a billing code for Crohn's disease (CD: K50.xx) or ulcerative colitis (UC: K51.xx) and at least one claim for IBD-specific drugs. Between 2006 and 2015, a total of 59,447 patients (CD: 17,677; UC: 41,770) were included. Results: The total and mean cost per capita increased significantly over time. In the last year of the study (2015), the cost for anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy accounted for 68.8% (CD) and 48.8% (UC) of the total cost. Age at diagnosis (<20 years vs. ≥30 years) and anti-TNF use were independent predictors of increased total IBD cost. Anti-TNF therapy was the strongest predictor of high-cost outliers (designated as the top 20 percentile of the total costs) for IBD (OR: 160.4; 95% CI: 89.0-289.2). The mean cost among patients with newly diagnosed CD increased significantly over the 8-year follow-up period (p = .03), while costs associated with UC remained stable. Only medication costs increased significantly during the follow-up period for CD. Conclusions: Over the past 10 years, the increased usage of anti-TNF agents has been the key driver of IBD-related healthcare costs. Long-term cost-cutting strategies for patients with CD are warranted.
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- Jung-Wook Kim
- a Center for Crohn's and Colitis, Department of Gastroenterology , Kyung Hee University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- a Center for Crohn's and Colitis, Department of Gastroenterology , Kyung Hee University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- b Department of Biostatistics , Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju , Republic of Korea
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- c Department of Statistics Support , Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Medical Center , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- a Center for Crohn's and Colitis, Department of Gastroenterology , Kyung Hee University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- a Center for Crohn's and Colitis, Department of Gastroenterology , Kyung Hee University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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- d Department of Internal Medicine , Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju , Republic of Korea
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- a Center for Crohn's and Colitis, Department of Gastroenterology , Kyung Hee University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea
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Volk ML, Mellinger J, Bansal MB, Gellad ZF, McClellan M, Kanwal F. A Roadmap for Value-Based Payment Models Among Patients With Cirrhosis. Hepatology 2019; 69:1300-1305. [PMID: 30226642 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Healthcare reimbursement is shifting from fee-for-service to fee-for-value. Cirrhosis, which costs the U.S. healthcare system as much as heart failure, is a prime target for value-based care. This article describes models in which physician groups or health systems are paid for improving quality and lowering costs for a given population of patients with cirrhosis. If done correctly, we believe that such frameworks, once adopted, could help reduce burnout by freeing physicians of the burden of checking boxes in the electronic medical record so that they can devote their energies to managing populations. Conclusion: Value-based payment models for cirrhosis have the potential to benefit patients, physicians, and healthcare insurers.
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- Michael L Volk
- Division of Gastroenterology and Transplant Institute, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospital System, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Houston VA Health Services Research Center of Excellence, Houston, TX.,Health Services Research and Gastroenterology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX.,Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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The postelection efforts to repeal, replace, or modify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suggest that the debate over healthcare coverage will remain contentious, particularly because of the high and rising cost of health care. Feasible, potentially bipartisan approaches to improving access to coverage should emphasize reforming health care to achieve higher quality at a lower cost. In the individual market, where many enrollees face limited options and rising premiums, a combination of high-risk pools, reinsurance, and risk adjustment could improve coverage options while encouraging innovations in care for the highest-risk patients. State Medicaid programs, which are increasingly important sources of coverage but are crowding out other important budget priorities that affect population health, could achieve better results through federal reforms that provide more flexibility for states alongside greater emphasis on achieving better outcomes. Accelerating payment reforms and other policy changes to encourage more innovative and efficient care delivery models, along with developing better evidence on successful models, can also improve the prospects for coverage reform.
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- Mark McClellan
- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;,
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- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;,
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Lin OS. Sedation for routine gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: a review on efficacy, safety, efficiency, cost and satisfaction. Intest Res 2017; 15:456-466. [PMID: 29142513 PMCID: PMC5683976 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2017.15.4.456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Most gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are now performed with sedation. Moderate sedation using benzodiazepines and opioids continue to be widely used, but propofol sedation is becoming more popular because its unique pharmacokinetic properties make endoscopy almost painless, with a very predictable and rapid recovery process. There is controversy as to whether propofol should be administered only by anesthesia professionals (monitored anesthesia care) or whether properly trained non-anesthesia personnel can use propofol safely via the modalities of nurse-administered propofol sedation, computer-assisted propofol sedation or nurse-administered continuous propofol sedation. The deployment of non-anesthesia administered propofol sedation for low-risk procedures allows for optimal allocation of scarce anesthesia resources, which can be more appropriately used for more complex cases. This can address some of the current shortages in anesthesia provider supply, and can potentially reduce overall health care costs without sacrificing sedation quality. This review will discuss efficacy, safety, efficiency, cost and satisfaction issues with various modes of sedation for non-advanced, non-emergent endoscopic procedures, mainly esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy.
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- Otto S Lin
- Digestive Disease Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lin OS, La Selva D, Kozarek RA, Tombs D, Weigel W, Beecher R, Koch J, McCormick S, Chiorean M, Drennan F, Gluck M, Venu N, Larsen M, Ross A. One year experience with computer-assisted propofol sedation for colonoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:2964-2971. [PMID: 28522914 PMCID: PMC5413791 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To report our one-year experience with computer assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) for colonoscopy as the first United States Medical Center to adopt CAPS technology for routine clinical use.
METHODS Between September 2014 and August 2015, 2677 patients underwent elective outpatient colonoscopy with CAPS at our center. All colonoscopies were performed by 1 of 17 gastroenterologists certified in the use of the CAPS system, with the assistance of a specially trained nurse. Procedural success rates, polyp detection rates, procedure times and recovery times were recorded and compared against corresponding historical measures from 2286 colonoscopies done with midazolam and fentanyl from September 2013 to August 2014. Adverse events in the CAPS group were recorded.
RESULTS The mean age of the CAPS cohort was 59.9 years (48.7% male); 31.3% were ASA I, 67.3% ASA II and 1.4% ASA III. 45.1% of the colonoscopies were for screening, 31.5% for surveillance, and 23.4% for symptoms. The mean propofol dose administered was 250.7 mg (range 16-1470 mg), with a mean fentanyl dose of 34.1 mcg (0-100 mcg). The colonoscopy completion and polyp detection rates were similar to that of historical measures. Recovery times were markedly shorter (31 min vs 45.6 min, P < 0.001). In CAPS patients, there were 20 (0.7%) cases of mild desaturation (< 90%) treated with a chin lift and reduction or temporary discontinuation of the propofol infusion, 21 (0.8%) cases of asymptomatic hypotension (< 90 systolic blood pressure) treated with a reduction in the propofol rate, 4 (0.1%) cases of marked agitation or discomfort due to undersedation, and 2 cases of pronounced transient desaturation requiring brief (< 1 min) mask ventilation. There were no sedation-related serious adverse events such as emergent intubation, unanticipated hospitalization or permanent injury.
CONCLUSION CAPS appears to be a safe, effective and efficient means of providing moderate sedation for colonoscopy in relatively healthy patients. Recovery times were much shorter than historical measures. There were few adverse events, and no serious adverse events, related to CAPS.
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Click B, Anderson AM, Binion DG. Predicting Costs of Care for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 15:393-395. [PMID: 27923719 PMCID: PMC5316305 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Benjamin Click
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The Top Five Reasons You Should Publish in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 15:164-165. [PMID: 27913243 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Applications of molecular testing in surgical pathology of the head and neck. Mod Pathol 2017; 30:S104-S111. [PMID: 28060367 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Molecular testing in routine surgical pathology is becoming an important component of the workup of many different types of tumors. In fact, in some organ systems, guidelines now suggest that the standard of care is to obtain specific molecular panels for tumor classification and/or therapeutic planning. In the head and neck, clinically applicable molecular tests are not as abundant as in other organ systems. Most current head and neck biomarkers are utilized for diagnosis rather than as companion diagnostic tests to predict therapeutic response. As the number of potential molecular biomarker assays increases and cost pressures escalate, the pathologist must be able to navigate the molecular testing pathways. This review explores scenarios in which molecular testing might be beneficial and cost-effective in head and neck pathology.
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- Shivan J Mehta
- Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; and Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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OPINION STATEMENT Sedation practices in the endoscopy suite have changed dramatically in the decades since the introduction of routine colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Patients initially received moderate sedation (or even no sedation), but now frequently receive monitored anesthesia care (MAC). This significant shift has introduced anesthesiologists to the endoscopy suite along with new sedative medications and safety concerns. Appreciating the ramifications of this change requires an understanding of sedation depth, patient selection, drug use, sedation delivery, patient monitoring, recovery from sedation, and patient outcomes. Furthermore, the changing landscape of healthcare quality and reimbursement challenges us to provide the best possible care for our patients in the most economical way possible. The endoscopy suite is a unique sedation environment, and it is the purpose of this article to review those elements that contribute to a uniquely demanding work environment.
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