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Mary Beth Nierengarten

Drawing Battle Lines: The Expansion of Nurse Practitioner Authority Within the VA
08/22/2016
Proposed rule by the VA to expand full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses emphasizes the tension between groups on both sides of this issue.
Proposed rule by the VA to expand full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses emphasizes the tension between groups on both sides of this issue.
Proposed rule by the VA to...
08/22/2016
Veterans Health Today
Benefit of Urate-Lowering Therapy on Progression of Renal Disease
02/19/2014
San Diego—For patients with hyperuricemia, urate-lowering therapy alone may not directly reduce the risk of kidney disease but may reduce other outcomes related to renal disease progression particularly in patients who achieve a serum acid of...
San Diego—For patients with hyperuricemia, urate-lowering therapy alone may not directly reduce the risk of kidney disease but may reduce other outcomes related to renal disease progression particularly in patients who achieve a serum acid of...
San Diego—For patients with...
02/19/2014
First Report Managed Care
Ulipristal Acetate and Uterine Fibroids and Fibroid-Related Bleeding
06/19/2012
Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study [N Engl J Med. 2012;366(5):409-420] show that oral ulipristal acetate at a dose of 5 or 10 mg/day given for 13 weeks is effective in controlling excessive bleeding and...
Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study [N Engl J Med. 2012;366(5):409-420] show that oral ulipristal acetate at a dose of 5 or 10 mg/day given for 13 weeks is effective in controlling excessive bleeding and...
Results of a randomized,...
06/19/2012
First Report Managed Care
Conference Insider
Managing Specialty Pharmacy Costs
11/20/2013
San Antonio—To better manage specialty pharmacy costs, managed care plans can look at a number of areas that drive up costs, such as copay coupon programs, as well as ways to reduce medical and pharmacy costs for high-cost diseases, such as...
San Antonio—To better manage specialty pharmacy costs, managed care plans can look at a number of areas that drive up costs, such as copay coupon programs, as well as ways to reduce medical and pharmacy costs for high-cost diseases, such as...
San Antonio—To better manage...
11/20/2013
First Report Managed Care
Feature Story
Integration of Mental Health into Primary Care: Novel Managed Care Model
06/25/2021
A novel managed care model in Minnesota is showing the feasibility and benefits of integrating behavioral and mental health care, along with social and economic determinants of health, into primary care for some of the state’s most vulnerable...
A novel managed care model in Minnesota is showing the feasibility and benefits of integrating behavioral and mental health care, along with social and economic determinants of health, into primary care for some of the state’s most vulnerable...
A novel managed care model in...
06/25/2021
First Report Managed Care
Giving Primary Care Providers the Tools to Manage Chronic Pain In Opioid-Dependent People
06/18/2019
We recently discussed in the May 2019 issue of First Report Managed Care the need to address chronic pain treatment strategies for patients at risk of becoming chemically dependent or developing a substance abuse disorder. New developments...
We recently discussed in the May 2019 issue of First Report Managed Care the need to address chronic pain treatment strategies for patients at risk of becoming chemically dependent or developing a substance abuse disorder. New developments...
We recently discussed in the May...
06/18/2019
First Report Managed Care
Pharmacists Play Key Role in Helping Manage Cost in ACOs
07/30/2015
“Pharmacists can affect medication utilization and expenditures within an accountable care organization [ACO],” said Dan Dauner, PharmD, MSPH, BCPS-AQ ID, pharmacy manager, Population Care Management Department, Essentia Health, during a...
“Pharmacists can affect medication utilization and expenditures within an accountable care organization [ACO],” said Dan Dauner, PharmD, MSPH, BCPS-AQ ID, pharmacy manager, Population Care Management Department, Essentia Health, during a...
“Pharmacists can affect...
07/30/2015
First Report Managed Care
Personalized Medicine: Changing the Paradigm for Value
05/17/2013
Personalized medicine is promising to revolutionize medical care by tailoring diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to individual patients based on an improved understanding of genetics and molecular biology.
Personalized medicine is promising to revolutionize medical care by tailoring diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to individual patients based on an improved understanding of genetics and molecular biology.
Personalized medicine is...
05/17/2013
First Report Managed Care
Subcutaneous versus Intravenous Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis
02/22/2012
Chicago—The efficacy and safety of subcutaneous (SC) abatacept to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was maintained over 24 months, according to investigators of a recent open-label long-term extension study that looked at 24-month follow-up...
Chicago—The efficacy and safety of subcutaneous (SC) abatacept to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was maintained over 24 months, according to investigators of a recent open-label long-term extension study that looked at 24-month follow-up...
Chicago—The efficacy and safety...
02/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
News Connection
Fidaxomicin Comparable to Vancomycin and Provides More Durable Disease Resolution
05/13/2011
Results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial [N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (5):422-431] show that fidaxomicin confers similar rates of clinical cure compared with vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection,...
Results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial [N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (5):422-431] show that fidaxomicin confers similar rates of clinical cure compared with vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection,...
Results of a prospective,...
05/13/2011
First Report Managed Care

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