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January 2022, Vol 3, No. 1

JAMA Forum

Sharing the Media Spotlight—Communicating About Medical Products in Development During the Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e215246. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.5246

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the US Health Care Workforce

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220001. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0001

Surprise Medical Bills Are Ending, but Controversy Continues

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220060. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0060

Challenges for the Beleaguered Health Care Workforce During COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220143. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0143
Viewpoint

The Case for Medical Device Interoperability

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214313. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4313

This Viewpoint reviews previous interoperability efforts centered on electronic health record systems, draws lessons from the telecommunications industry in the standard setting, and identifies opportunities for and benefits of standard setting to promote interoperability in the medical device industry.

A National Opioid Tax for Treatment Programs in the US: Funding Opportunity But Problems Ahead

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214316. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4316

This Viewpoint reviews the current federal tax bill being proposed to raise revenue for opioid treatment programs, compares it to state legislation, and suggests improvements.

Improving Care of People With Serious Medical Illness—An Economic Research Agenda for Palliative Care

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214464. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4464

This Viewpoint outlines potential methods for improving care for individuals with serious illness.

Legal Decision-making and Crisis Standards of Care: Tiebreaking During the COVID-19 Pandemic and in Other Public Health Emergencies

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214799. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4799

This Viewpoint discusses defensible legal criteria for making tiebreaking patient care decisions when resources are overwhelmed during health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original Investigation

Association Between the Patient Driven Payment Model and Therapy Utilization and Patient Outcomes in US Skilled Nursing Facilities

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214366. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4366

This cross-sectional study assesses whether implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model is associated with changes in therapy utilization or health outcomes.

Use of Preventive Care Services and Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Accountable Care Organizations That Exited the Shared Savings Program

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214452. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4452

This cohort study examines the associations between exit of accountable care organizations from the Medicare Shared Savings Program and clinical quality delivered to beneficiaries.

Factors Associated With Overuse of Health Care Within US Health Systems: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries From 2016 to 2018

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214543. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4543

This cross-sectional study assesses features of health care systems that are associated with higher provision of low-value or no-value care.

Comparison of Ambulatory Care Access and Quality for Beneficiaries With Disabilities Covered by Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare Insurance

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214562. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4562

This cohort study uses data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to compare differences in enrollment rates, ambulatory care access, and ambulatory care quality among beneficiaries with disabilities who are enrolled in Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare.

Trends in Health Service Use for Canadian Adults With Dementia and Parkinson Disease During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214599. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4599

This cross-sectional analysis examines changes in health service use among community-dwelling persons with dementia, persons with Parkinson disease, and older adults without neurodegenerative disease during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Factors Associated With Disparities in Hospital Readmission Rates Among US Adults Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214611. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4611

This cohort study examines the extent to which state- and community-level factors are associated with within-hospital disparities in hospital readmission rates for dual-eligible Medicare patients.

Physician Compensation Arrangements and Financial Performance Incentives in US Health Systems

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214634. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4634

This cross-sectional study examines primary care physician and specialist compensation arrangements among US health system–affiliated physician organizations and the portion of total physician compensation based on quality and cost performance.

Physician Practice Pattern Variations in Common Clinical Scenarios Within 5 US Metropolitan Areas

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214698. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4698

This cross-sectional study examines within-area physician-level variations in decision-making in common clinical scenarios where guidelines specifying appropriateness or quality of care exist.

Research Letter

Assessment of Guideline-Nonconcordant Radiotherapy in Medicare Beneficiaries With Metastatic Cancer Near the End of Life, 2015-2017

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214468. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4468

This cross-sectional study uses data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to assess the use of professional society guideline-nonconcordant radiotherapy in patients at the end of life.

Estimated Annual Spending on Aducanumab in the US Medicare Program

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214495. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4495

This cross-sectional study examines upper bound and lower bound annualized Medicare costs for administering aducanumab to beneficiaries with the approved indications of mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia.

Disadvantage Indices Deployed to Promote Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in the US: A Scoping Review of Differences and Similarities in Design

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214501. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4501

This scoping review identifies the construction and defined purpose of disadvantage indices deployed during the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Assessment of the Provider Relief Fund Distribution for Treatment of Uninsured Patients With COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214695. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4695

This cross-sectional study uses US Health Resources and Services Administration data to assess the distribution of claims reimbursement funds to health care professionals and facilities for uninsured patients with COVID-19.

In the News

COVID-19 Deaths Helped Drive Largest Drop in US Life Expectancy in More than 75 Years

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e215286. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.5286

Law Banning Surprise Medical Bills Takes Effect

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220019. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0019

Medicare to Cover Controversial Alzheimer Disease Drug Only in Clinical Trials

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220048. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0048

Racial, Ethnic Disparities Found in Receiving Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e220115. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0115
Correction

Errors in Figure 3

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214958. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4958
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JAMA Health Forum

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JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(1):e214674. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4674
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