Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines use of ICUs for the very elderly.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines why clinical guidelines often seem to have little relevance or utility.
A study in Health Affairs examines characteristics of persistent high ER use patients.
Telemedicine provider Avizia has acquired Carena, which also offers hospital telemedicine support services.
We continue with our summary of the Kaiser Family Foundation survey on 2017 employer health plans.
Today and tomorrow we will present some highlights from the annual Kaiser survey of employer-sponsored health plans.
An analysis in Health Affairs finds that low-cost, but high-volume services are the single largest contributor to unnecessary health spending.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.