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Showcasing Our Expertise
Here’s a glimpse into some of our work
Here’s a glimpse into some of our work
Can health care services have low value? Turns out, they do! A service or a treatment that provides no or little benefit to the patient—or worse, might harm the patient—is a low-value service. While we might quickly jump to conclusions on who should be blamed for providing the low-value service, multiple factors influence low-value care delivery:
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) required a majority of private health plans to cover preventive healthcare services without any out-of-pocket costs to enrollees: meaning no co-pay or deductible. However, a new ruling by a Texas judge has the potential to jeopardize preventive care services for millions of people.
March-in rights have been invoked again, this time with the support of Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas). March-in rights, a provision of the Bayh-Dole regulations, allow federal funding agencies access to the research that they sponsor at universities or businesses to meet agency missions. The three senators are urging the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to move forward with the march-in petition submitted for the anticancer drug enzalutamide (Xtandi) and to hold a public hearing.
Update on June 2nd, 2023: Following an outcry from physician groups and patient advocacy groups, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has slightly modified their policy. Gastroenterologists will now be required to submit an advance notification to UHC before conducting diagnostic or surveillance colonoscopy procedures. Under the revised policy, care will not be denied, so patients will not face out-of-pocket costs. However, physician groups remain skeptical.
Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Express Scripts, has introduced network changes that have reduced the number of retail pharmacies within the Department of Defense (DoD)’s TRICARE benefits program by 15,000. Many of these are independent community pharmacies in underserved rural and urban locations. This reduces the number of covered pharmacies in Tricare’s network by 27% and is estimated to impact over 400,000 military personnel and their families.
A wonderful collaboration with Med Learning Group, Center City Film & Video, and the patient group Colontown, resulted in the creation of a patient-focused video case study (bottom of the page) on colorectal cancer treatment. Picture credit: Elionas2 (Pixabay).
In collaboration with Med Learning Group, we have developed a tool to find clinical trials for heart/kidney disease.
Vision loss from fluid leakage in the macula, due to abnormal blood vessel growth (nAMD) or diabetes (DME), can be debilitating. Here's what patients shared with us about their diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life. Developed in collaboration with Med Learning Group.
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Skin conditions can significantly impact a person's mental well being and be detrimental to their quality of life. In collaboration with Med Learning Group, we facilitated a conversation between two experts in the field of psychodermatology on helping patients with these concerns. Photo credit: Gordon Johnson on Pixabay.
Every case study has a human face and a story. Thank you, Steve, for sharing yours with SDGAdvoHealth and Med Learning Group. Image credit: Gordon Johnson from Pixabay
An easy-to-navigate tool, this Wizard was developed by SDG AdvoHealth, LLC in collaboration with Med Learning Group and InforgraphEd to provide clinicians with a quick guide to diagnose, refer, and manage patients with MCI due to AD.
Through our successful partnership with Med Learning Group, we have launched a global digital education program on lowering the risk of CVD and CKD in patients with T2D.
Cancer incidence has been growing among younger adults—not just in the U.S., but globally. According to a recent analysis, the three decades between 1990 and 2019 saw almost an 80% increase in incidence of early-onset cancer. Following breast cancer, cancers of the digestive tract (stomach and colorectal) have seen a rise among young adults—in 2019, 37% of early-onset cancers diagnosed across the world were in the colon and rectum.
Diversity presents facts. Diversity provides a true reflection of reality, and this holds true for clinical trials as well. The FDA’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity is a big proponent of diversity among clinical trial participants to advance health equity. Several bills are currently being deliberated on by lawmakers on increasing diversity in clinical trials, but drug manufacturers seem reluctant.
Patients, especially those suffering from chronic disease, may not always be able to keep a scheduled medical appointment. While poor health may be one of the biggest reasons for this, inability to get to the appointment and back home could be another. This in turn may be influenced by the patient’s geographic location, distance from the clinic/hospital, whether they own a vehicle, whether a family member or friend can drive them, insurance coverage of transportation service etc. Think about why you last missed a medical appointment – we’ll ask again at the end.
The kidney and the heart are functionally interconnected and you cannot speak of one without the other. This MLG program highlights guideline-recommended CRM management.
We are proud to have collaborated with Med Learning Group on a type 2 diabetes education program spanning the globe! Thank you to all the faculty who worked with us and shared their expertise on diabetes care guidelines and treatments in their country - we traveled from the USA to Japan and touched several countries along the way!
Vision loss from fluid leakage in the macula, due to abnormal blood vessel growth (nAMD) or diabetes (DME), can be debilitating. Here's what patients shared with us about their diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life. Developed in collaboration with Med Learning Group.
Skin conditions can significantly impact a person's mental well being and be detrimental to their quality of life. In collaboration with Med Learning Group, we facilitated a conversation between two experts in the field of psychodermatology on helping patients with these concerns. Photo credit: Gordon Johnson on Pixabay.
Through our successful partnership with Med Learning Group, we have launched a global digital education program on lowering the risk of CVD and CKD in patients with T2D.
Every case study has a human face and a story. Thank you, Steve, for sharing yours with SDGAdvoHealth and Med Learning Group. Image credit: Gordon Johnson from Pixabay
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Colorectal Cancer Prevention Internship
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