PAs May Have Lower Diagnostic Accuracy for Melanoma
PAs diagnose fewer melanomas in situ, perform more skin biopsies per case of skin cancer diagnosed
Marital Status Tied to Earlier Presentation of Melanoma
Being married also tied to likelihood of undergoing SLNB in lesions with Breslow thickness >1 mm
Males With BRCA Mutations Have Increased Risk of Certain Cancers
Increased incidence of malignant disease, specifically prostate, melanoma, pancreas, breast cancers
Nonoptimized Drug Therapy Costs More Than $500 Billion Annually
After initial Rx use, average cost of individual having treatment failure, new medical problem over $2,000
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Stage III Melanoma
Pembrolizumab linked to significantly longer recurrence-free survival at 15-month follow-up
Recommendations Developed on Gender Equity in Medicine
ACP supports equitable physician compensation based on comparable work at each stage of career
Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia Seen in Breast Cancer
92 percent had grade 1 severity alopecia with endocrine tx; pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia
Recent Years Saw Increase in Burden of Prior Authorization
Ninety-two percent of physicians report PA-associated delays in patient access to care
Considerable Differences in Burden of Disease at State Level
Increasing burden of various diseases depending on state; overall death rates declined
Suggestions Offered to Reduce Physician Frustration With EHRs
Eight suggestions include providing individualized optimization training to personalize EHR settings
