Ariel Caplan
5 Papers
8 Citations
Ariel Caplan is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Beneficiary & Medicare Advantage. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Comparison of Low-Value Services Among Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
Emily Boudreau,Richard H. Schwartz,Aaron L. Schwartz,Amol S. Navathe,Ariel Caplan,Yong Li,Andy Blink,Patrick Racsa,Dana Drzayich Antol,C. J. Erwin,William H. Shrank,Brian W. Powers +11 more
TL;DR: The study results suggest that low- Value care is less common in MA than TM, with elements of insurance design present in MA associated with fewer low-value services.
Comparison of Health Care Utilization by Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries With Complex Care Needs
Dana Drzayich Antol,Richard H. Schwartz,Ariel Caplan,A W Casebeer,C. J. Erwin,William H. Shrank,Brian W. Powers +6 more
TL;DR: Among Medicare beneficiaries with complex care needs, those enrolled in MA had lower rates of acute care utilization, suggesting that managed care activities in MA may influence the nature and quality of care provided to these beneficiaries.
Emphysematous Gastritis: An Ominous Diagnosis Managed Conservatively.
TL;DR: A 54-year-old female with HIV, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with altered mental status, diabetic ketoacidosis, nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, and a buttock abscess, which led to wide excisional debridement of abscess.
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Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: A Case of Markedly Elevated Creatine Kinase Without Acute Kidney Injury
Andrew C. Berry,Joshua D. Lenchus,Danny J. Avalos,Ariel Caplan,Bruce B. Berry,Michael J. Monzel +5 more
TL;DR: This case describes a patient with exertional non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis caused by a mild workout routine change with markedly elevated CK level, a rare case of a significantly elevated CK resulting from modest exercise that did not result in acute kidney injury.
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Following Administration of Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection in a Non-Diabetic
Andrew C. Berry,Matthew E. Tick,Brijesh Patel,Cheryl W. O'Malley,Rahman Nakshabendi,Jason Bellardini,Ariel Caplan,Nick A. Berry,Warren L. Reuther +8 more
TL;DR: This case is unique because it describes a documented non-diabetic patient who went into DKA following cervical epidural steroid injection, and at the time of the epidural injection, the patient showed no signs of acute infection, concomitant drug use or any documented diabetes.
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