Blood Pressure Response and Symptoms During Active Standing Test Among Hospitalized and Outpatients With Heart Failure: Results From the GRAVITY-HF Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Background: We conducted a multicenter, prospective, observational study to describe the incidence of orthostatic hypotension (OH) and orthostatic hypertension (OHtn) and its association with symptoms at standing and outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF).

Methods And Results: 321 active standing tests were performed in 87 inpatients during admission, and 316 tests were performed in 208 outpatients during follow-up. Blood pressure (BP) was measured by an automatic device 4 times in the supine position and at 1, 3 and 5 minutes of standing.

Opioids for acute and chronic pain when receiving psychiatric medications.

Background: People with mental health disorders (MHD) like depression and anxiety are more likely to experience substance use disorders (SUDs) than those without MHD. This study assesses opioid prescription patterns for acute or chronic pain management in patients receiving medication for depression and/or anxiety.

Methods And Findings: Cross-sectional data trend analysis of 24.

Estimation of oral disease burden from claims and self-reported data.

Objective: To compare the use of Medicaid and commercial claims data with self-reported survey data in estimating the prevalence of oral disease burden.

Methods: We analyzed 2018 Medicaid claims from the IBM Watson Medicaid Marketscan database, commercial claims from the IBM Dental Database, and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. The estimate of oral disease burden was based on standard metrics using periodontal and caries-related Current Dental Terminology (CDT) procedure codes.

The impact of underutilization of preventive dental care by adult Medicaid participants.

Objective: To ascertain the financial impact associated with the underutilization of preventive dental care for adults enrolled in Medicaid.

Methods: We used adult claims data for patients aged 21-64 in the IBM Watson Marketscan Medicaid database. Enrollees were included if they had at least one dental claim in 2019 and were continuously enrolled between 2014 and 2019.

Age of First Oral Health Examination and Dental Treatment Needs of Medicaid-Enrolled Children.

Introduction: Early childhood caries (ECC), despite being preventable, remains the most prevalent disease of childhood, particularly in children between the ages of 2 and 5 y. The association between the type of health care provider completing initial oral health examinations and subsequent dental caries in children under 6 y of age is unclear.

Objective: The objective of the current study is to longitudinally assess the association between age at first oral health examination and provider type at first oral health examination on dental treatment for children under 6 y of age.