Managed Care Calendar
- AAPM 2010 Clinical Meeting
- AMCP 2010 Educational Conference
Poll
ISPOR Conference
Outcomes Compared for Patients with Alzheimer’s and Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia
Atlanta—A review of records from the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center’s Uniform Data Set (NACC-UDS) found that patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) transition more quickly to states of more severe dementia as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) than patients with non-AD dementia. Patients with non-AD dementia, however, were more likely to be institutionalized or die.
The NACC-UDS is a large, longitudinal dataset funded by the National Institute of Aging that includes AD and non-AD dementia patients, and
REQUIP XL is an oral dopamine agonist medication for Parkinson’s disease and had demonstrated significant improvement in the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
The Role of Immune Function in the Changing Landscape of RRMS Therapies
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an important
managed care health concern because it is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in the United
States. GERD affects nearly 18.6 million Americans, according to a national healthcare database analysis.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive
and disabling neurologic disorder. The disease is the most prevalent type of parkinsonism, a clinical syndrome caused by lesions in the basal ganglia, predominantly in the substantia nigra, which produces deficits in motor behavior.
