Mary Beth Nierengarten

The Compassion of Care: Benefits to Patients and Providers

10/17/2019

As politics continue to play an ever-present role in the future of health care, providers, patients, plans, and other professionals are looking for ways to improve care quality and build meaningful, successful connections among their care...

As politics continue to play an...

10/17/2019

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09/24/2015

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Europe and other countries lead the US in bringing biosimilars to market, according to Steven Miller, MD, vice president, chief medical officer, Express Scripts.

Europe and other countries lead...

09/24/2015

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Pazopanib versus Sunitinib for Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma

10/23/2013

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Results of a phase 3, randomized, open-label trial demonstrate the noninferiority in progression-free survival of pazopanib compared with sunitinib in patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma.

Results of a phase 3,...

10/23/2013

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Lengths of Stay Based on Safety-Net Status of EDs

04/23/2012

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Results of a retrospective study [JAMA. 2012;307(5):476-482] found no difference between safety- and nonsafety-net emergency departments (EDs) in compliance with proposed measures for ED lengths of stay for admitted, transferred, discharged,...

Results of a retrospective study...

04/23/2012

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Conference Insider

Lifetime Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis

02/14/2013

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Washington, DC—Black females are at the greatest lifetime risk of being diagnosed with and needing a total knee replacement (TKR) for knee osteoarthritis (OA), investigators reported in a study presented at the ACR meeting that looked at race...

Washington, DC—Black females are...

02/14/2013

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News Connection

ACP Recommendations for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis

01/20/2015

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

A systematic literature review was conducted to develop a clinical practice guideline for the dietary and pharmacologic management to prevent nephrolithiasis.

A systematic literature review...

01/20/2015

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What Are Managed Care Plans Doing to Reduce the Cost of Medicaid?

12/21/2018

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Retaining quality care at affordable rates is at the top of the list for many patients. But what is being done from the managed care markets to ensure that patients maintain their health without breaking the bank?

Retaining quality care at...

12/21/2018

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Effect of Intensive Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

02/17/2015

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

A study compared the effects of intensive therapy and conventional therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes.

A study compared the effects of...

02/17/2015

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DMARDs to Treat Medicare Beneficiaries with Rheumatoid Arthritis

02/14/2013

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Washington, DC—Results of a recent study suggest that the choice of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who receive care through Medicare may be influenced by subsidy status...

Washington, DC—Results of a...

02/14/2013

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Feature

Medical Management of Extreme Obesity Effective in the Primary Care Setting

03/18/2010

Mary Beth Nierengarten ;

Results from a randomized, controlled, clinical trial show that primary care practices can initiate effective medical management programs to treat extremely obese patients but maintaining weight loss remains difficult and needs further...

Results from a randomized,...

03/18/2010

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