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Front Pharmacol
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Introduction: Pharmacists are increasingly adopting patient-centered roles, improving healthcare outcomes by reducing medication errors and costs. In China, recent healthcare reforms recognize and compensate for pharmacy services. However, patient awareness of these services and their willingness to pay (WTP) remain underexplored.
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January 2025
Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAHPRI, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, the Netherlands.
Background: This study explores the facilitating and inhibiting factors in the design/development, implementation, and applicability/evaluation of value-based payment models of integrated care. The Delphi technique was used to reach consensus among a panel of (inter)national experts on these factors.
Methods: An expert panel of 15 members participated in a three-round Delphi study.
BMJ Open
January 2025
American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Introduction: Patient navigation is recommended by accrediting bodies such as the Commission on Cancer and is a key element in payment reform demonstration projects, due to the established benefits in reducing barriers to healthcare, improving care coordination and reducing healthcare utilisation. However, oncology practices are often resource constrained and lack the capacity to extend navigation services at the desired intensity for their patient population. The American Cancer Society (ACS) developed the ACS Community Access to Resources, Education, and Support (CARES) programme to expand navigation capacity through the training of students from local universities as volunteers to serve as non-clinical navigators to support cancer patients.
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January 2025
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
The treatment gap for eating disorders varies significantly across healthcare systems owing to structural, cultural, and systemic barriers. A recent systematic review by Ali et al. highlighted this disparity, with treatment rates ranging from 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pharm Policy Pract
January 2025
College of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, St Louis, MO, USA.
Background: The sustainability of community pharmacies in the United States depends, in large part, on policies enacted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2003, CMS policy allowed retrospective direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees to manage costs. From 2024, only prospective DIR fees are permitted.
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