Rishi Wadhera

3 weeks ago | jamanetwork.com | Michael Liu |Lucas X. Marinacci |Rishi Wadhera |Sadiya Khan

Key PointsQuestion  How does the burden of cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases differ between rural and urban areas of the US, and do health care access, lifestyle factors, and social risk factors contribute to any rural-urban differences in cardiovascular health? Findings  In this national cross-sectional study of US adults, age-standardized rates of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes, and coronary heart disease were significantly higher in rural vs urban areas.

3 weeks ago | jamanetwork.com | Michael Liu |Lucas X. Marinacci |Rishi Wadhera

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything. The absence of health in any one of us affects the health of all of us. This lasting aphorism sourced from the COVID-19 pandemic serves as an anchor for all assessments of population health present and in the future. Heretofore, much of the narrative addressing health disparities identified the most egregious differences in health and health outcomes predominantly by self-identified race and ethnicity.

1 month ago | healio.com | Michael Monostra |Richard Smith |Rishi Wadhera

Key takeaways: Diabetes prevalence remained steady in the U.S. from 2013 to 2023. Fewer adults with diabetes in the U.S. achieved an HbA1c of less than 7% in 2021 to 2023 compared with 2013 to 2020. The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. did not significantly change from 2013 to 2023, but the percentage of adults with diabetes achieving glycemic control fell after 2020, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Aug 12, 2024 | medscape.com | Robert Harrington |Victoria Bartlett |Rishi Wadhera

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Robert A. Harrington, MD Hi. This is Bob Harrington from Weill Cornell Medicine on theheart.org | Medscape Cardiology. I'm continuing my series of conversations with leaders in the field of cardiovascular medicine who are working on interesting projects and making contributions in the science and policy space.

Mar 27, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Michael Liu |Rishi Wadhera

Key PointsQuestion  How will Medicare’s new health equity adjustment in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program, which assigns additional points to hospitals with more dual-eligible patients for providing high-quality care, affect hospital performance and payment adjustments? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 2676 hospitals participating in the HVBP program, health equity adjustment reclassified 119 of 1206 hospitals (9.9%) from receiving penalties to receiving bonuses.