Health Care Cost

Prehospital rule-out of non-ST-segment elevation ACS with risk assessment and a single troponin test led to lower health care cost with similarly low 1-year outcomes vs. rule-out in the ED, results of the ARTICA trial show.

More than half of physicians surveyed reported taking less than 3 weeks of vacation annually and most reported performing patient-related work while on vacation, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The number of vacation days taken and time spent performing patient-related work while on vacation were associated with physician burnout, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

A short-stay strategy designed to lower cost of care may improve quality of life of low-risk patients with acute HF in the ED, but the trial was underpowered due to low enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported.

Economic insecurities are “highly prevalent” among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, and those with more insecurities demonstrate worse self-reported outcomes regardless of poverty or education, according to data.

In a phase 2 trial, reteplase was well tolerated with a similar efficacy and safety profile to that of alteplase as an alternative IV thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported.

CVS Caremark, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, will remove Humira from its major national commercial formularies effective April 1 in favor of biosimilar options, according to a press release from the company.

An electronic consult program for patients who developed endocrine immune-related adverse events has considerably reduced health care utilization.

Healio spoke with Ryan. W. Jacobs, MD, about challenges in the treatment of CLL.

Patients treated by female surgeons experienced lower heath care costs compared with those treated by male surgeons, according to study results.