Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

CMRs May Reduce Hospitalizations and Pharmacy Costs

06/10/2015

Data has shown that medication therapy management (MTM) can improve patient outcomes. MTMs can be deployed by several av- enues including internal teams at health plans, retail pharmacy, and third-party MTM companies.

Data has shown that medication...

06/10/2015

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Experts Discuss Diabetic Dyslipidemia

09/22/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

San Francisco—Diabetic dyslipidemia is a well-recognized factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Characteristic dyslipidemia of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes presents with a triad of lipid abnormalities, including...

San Francisco—Diabetic...

09/22/2014

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Improving Part D Star Ratings through Collaboration

05/17/2013

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings program has heightened plan sponsors’ attention for the need to improve medication adherence and other aspects of medication use.

The Centers for Medicare &...

05/17/2013

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Statins before Surgery Cut Risk of Cardiac Complications

06/19/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

Administering statins before surgery in statin-naive patients lowered the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and atrial fibrillation. The drugs also reduced the time patients were hospitalized, according to results of a recent meta-analysis...

Administering statins before...

06/19/2012

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Routine Mammograms Cut Breast Cancer Mortality Modestly

01/04/2011

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

A recent study found that routine mammography screening reduced the mortality rate from breast cancer. However, this benefit accounted for only about one-third of the total reduction in breast cancer death rates.

A recent study found that...

01/04/2011

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Conference Insider

ZS-9 Leads to Decrease in Serum Potassium in CKD Patients with Hyperkalemia

09/22/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

New York—Hyperkalemia is a condition caused by abnormally high levels of potassium in the blood. It is associated with significant mortality and limits the use of lifesaving renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors, yet current...

New York—Hyperkalemia is a...

09/22/2014

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Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Value of Novel Treatments

05/07/2018

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is chronic, inflammatory immune-mediated disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks myelin in the central nervous system.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is...

05/07/2018

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ICER: Does the Industry Take Cost-Effectiveness Seriously?

08/04/2017

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

As drug prices climb, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review continues to sound the cost-effectiveness alarm—but are payers listening? Managed care experts dig into how ICER reports could be utilized to bring down drug prices and...

As drug prices climb, the...

08/04/2017

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Stress Plays Role in Younger Women with CHD

02/17/2015

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

New research found that young women with stable coronary heart disease are more likely than men of the same age to develop reduced blood flow to the heart if they are under emotional stress but not physical stress.

New research found that young...

02/17/2015

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Uncertainty for Screening At-Risk Patients for HCC

08/18/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos ;

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence and mortality continues to increase. The National Cancer Institute projected new cases and deaths from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in the United States in 2014 at 33,190 and 23,000,...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...

08/18/2014

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