Correlation between MRI utilization and therapy switches in disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis.

Background And Objectives: Studies measuring the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in therapeutic decision-making are rare in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). This study aimed to measure the association between MRI utilization and disease-modifying therapy (DMT) switches in pwMS.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study identified pwMS in 2018 from a de-identified national claims database.

The Impact of Personal and Historical Factors That Contribute to Medicare Readmissions.

Medicare readmissions from the 5% national sample of Medicare Fee For Service claims were assessed to identify the contribution of various demographic or personal health history risk factors to the liklihood of readmission within 30 days of discharge. The Medicare population was evaluated as 2 cohorts based on their eligibility status: age (71.9%) or disability (18.