A Feasibility Study to Assess Sleep and Subsequent Breast Milk Volume Among Mothers With Hospitalized Preterm Infants.

Background: Sleep is essential for optimal health, and disturbed postpartum sleep is associated with compromised infant attachment. The postpartum experience of mothers with preterm infants is unlike the biological norm, as they are separated from their infants and often express breast milk.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of conducting a clinical research study among women with hospitalized preterm infants.

Cardiovascular risk prediction model and stratification in patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.

Cardiovascular (CV) risk tools have been developed both nationally and internationally to identify patients at risk for developing CV disease or experiencing a CV event. However, these tools vary widely in the definitions of endpoints, the time at which the endpoints are measured, patient populations, and their validity. The primary limitation of some of the most commonly utilized tools is the lack of specificity for a type 2 diabetes (T2D) population and/or among older patients.

Enhancing Implementation of Complex Critical Care Interventions through Interprofessional Education.

Many critical care interventions that require teamwork are adopted slowly and variably despite strong evidence supporting their use. We hypothesize that educational interventions that target the entire interprofessional team (rather than professions in isolation) are one effective way to enhance implementation of complex interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU). As a first step toward testing this hypothesis, we sought to qualitatively solicit opinions about team dynamics, evidence translation, and interprofessional education as well as current knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding the use of one example of a team-based practice in the ICU-preventive postextubation noninvasive ventilation (NIV).

Real-world treatment, clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization among persons with hemophilia A by age.

Examine real-world characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes among treated persons with hemophilia A (PwHA) stratified by age. This study utilized US claims data from 1 January 2007-31 July 2018 from the Humana Research Database. Unadjusted comparisons were conducted across PwHA (<18, 18-55, 56-89 years) enrolled in commercial or Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans.

Novel Approach Using Administrative Claims to Evaluate Trends in Oncology Multigene Panel Testing for Patients Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Health Plans.

Purpose: To develop an approach to identify and evaluate recent use of multigene panel testing over time.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective database analysis using medical and pharmacy claims data. Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan members diagnosed with select malignant solid tumors were identified.