Julie Gould

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Hot Topics From the 2023 PCMA Annual Meeting

12/14/2023

Julie Gould

The 2023 PCMA annual meeting had a wide variety of topics across the PBM and specialty pharmacy spectrum.

The 2023 PCMA annual meeting had...

12/14/2023

First Report Managed Care

News

Pharmacotherapy Suboptimal After Schizophrenia Diagnosis in VHA System

12/12/2023

Julie Gould

Study indicates deficiencies in pharmacotherapy practices following schizophrenia diagnosis and underscores the substantial impact of the condition on veterans' hospitalization rates, health care resource utilization (HRU), and associated...

Study indicates deficiencies in...

12/12/2023

Psych Congress Network

Conference Coverage

Get to Know the Speakers From the 2023 PCMA Annual Meeting

11/14/2023

Julie Gould

The 2023 PCMA annual meeting had a wide variety of speakers from across the PBM and specialty pharmacy spectrum.

The 2023 PCMA annual meeting had...

11/14/2023

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

How Does Specialty Drug Use Vary Among Employer-Sponsored Health Plans?

11/04/2023

Julie Gould

"Race and ethnicity and wage-related disparities in specialty medication use for the treatment of autoimmune conditions likely contribute to inequities in health care outcomes among non-White and low-income populations with employer-sponsored...

"Race and ethnicity and...

11/04/2023

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Benefits of a Remote Monitoring Drug Program for Patients With OUD

11/03/2023

Julie Gould

Researchers from AMCP Nexus aimed to understand if remote medication monitoring has the potential to improve health-related quality of life while reducing costs associated with low retention in treatment, especially in populations in which...

Researchers from AMCP Nexus...

11/03/2023

Pharmacy Learning Network

News

Changing Trends in Hemophilia Treatment

10/27/2023

Julie Gould

“With other novel therapies (including gene therapy) entering the US market, it is important to document the variability in existing prescribing practices among broad-based cohorts of clinicians,” explain study authors.

“With other novel therapies...

10/27/2023

First Report Managed Care

News

Importance of Identifying Excess Mortality Patterns Among Veterans

10/27/2023

Julie Gould

“This study elucidated patterns of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic leveraging individual-level data on demographics and clinical characteristics from a national health care system,” said study authors.

“This study elucidated patterns...

10/27/2023

Veterans Health Today

News

Can a Machine Learning Model Help Predict Care Needs Among Older Adults?

10/26/2023

Julie Gould

A recent study sought to develop a machine learning model to predict the maximum care needs level that individuals over the age of 75 would require within the next three years.

A recent study sought to develop...

10/26/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

News

Examination of Racial, Socioeconomic Impact on EMS Transfers Among Children With Asthma

10/20/2023

Julie Gould

In a recent study, authors sought “to characterize differences in prehospital treatment and transport of children with suspected asthma exacerbations by race and ethnicity, within the context of community socioeconomic status.”

In a recent study, authors...

10/20/2023

First Report Managed Care

News

Understanding the Psychosocial Impact on Patients With Demodex blepharitis

10/17/2023

Julie Gould

In a recent study, authors aimed to assess how Demodex blepharitis influences the daily lives and quality of life of affected patients.

In a recent study, authors aimed...

10/17/2023

First Report Managed Care