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In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health

Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment

Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
AMA: Pandemic Having Negative Financial Impact on Physician Practices

Medicare Outpatient Premium to Rise

Monthly premium for outpatient care will rise by $3.90 next year

Physicians facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care

Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life

Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
Enzalutamide treatment can significantly lower risk of metastasis or death in men with rapidly advancing

Enzalutamide Improves Outcomes for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Treatment led to 71 percent lower risk of metastasis or death compared to placebo
Fluoroquinolone stewardship interventions at hospitals are associated with less fluoroquinolone prescribing during hospitalization but not at discharge

Stewardship Programs Decrease Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Rx

Interventions tied to less prescribing in hospital but did not impact fluoroquinolone discharge treatment