Less Is More
Alan Ge, MA; David L. Brown, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):586-589. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6607
This survey study of hospital administrators assesses the cardiovascular examinations included in the executive health screening programs offered by the top hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery as ranked by US News & World Report.
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First Physical, Reprised
Rita F. Redberg, MD; Mitchell H. Katz, MD
JAMA Intern Med
Physician Work Environment and Well-Being
Mary C. Vance, MD, MSc; Nicholas S. Riano, MAS; Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):589-592. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6653
This quality improvement study reviews the human resources policies for childbearing and family leave for administrative staff at 12 leading US medical schools.
Ashleigh C. King, MPH; Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS; Steven Woloshin, MD, MS
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):592-595. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6770
This study describes the number and type of clinical offices receiving detailing visits and free drug samples from pharmaceutical companies.
Marcela Osorio, BA; Joseph E. Ravenell, MD; Mary A. Sevick, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):596-597. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6867
This cross-sectional study evaluates the use of hemoglobin A1c testing at barbershops owned by black individuals for timely diagnosis of diabetes among black men and suggests appropriate methods for care.
William B. Feldman, MD, DPhil; Benjamin N. Rome, MD; Lisa Soleymani Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):597-601. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7018
This economic evaluation estimates insulin savings that would result if Medicare Part D used US Department of Veterans Affairs鈥搉egotiated prices and the Veterans Affairs formulary for patients with diabetes.
Nicole C. McCann, BA; Tim H. Horn, MS; Emily P. Hyle, MD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):601-603. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7108
This study characterizes the costs of recommended initial HIV antiretroviral therapy regimens in the United States from 2012 to 2018 and the magnitude of cost changes over time.
Alon Peltz, MD, MBA, MHS; Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH; Stephen Rogers, BS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):604-605. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7152
This cross-sectional study compares the health, nutritional, and financial vulnerabilities of families at risk for losing extended categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with those of families meeting federal eligibility standards.
Ge Bai, PhD, CPA; Farah Yehia, MPH; Gerard F. Anderson, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):606-607. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7415
This ecenomic evaluation study analyzes the share of overall net income and charity care for hospitals based on overall net income in 2017.
Health Care Policy and Law
Akram Ahamed; Kimberly C. Kullmann, MPH; Rosemary Frasso, PhD, CPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):607-609. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7514
This cross-sectional analysis examines the prevalence of unregulated resale of insulin, albuterol, and epipenephrin online in the United States.
Benjamin H. Han, MD, MPH; Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(4):609-611. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7517
This secondary analysis of National Survey on Drug Use and Health data examines recent national trends in cannabis use among older adults in the United States to determine whether cannabis use has continued to increase and to examine trends in use among subgroups of older adults.