In our continuing thoughts on how to improve our health system, we look at how care is financed for most people.
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As this blog demonstrates, it is easy to take shots at something as complex as health care. Is there a better system than we currently have?
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Clarify Health Solutions gathers $6 million in financing to provide analytics for hospitals, as far as I can tell. Despite the company's name, it is not clear to me what they actually will do or why it is any different that 1000 other analytics platforms.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13887037.htmClinical Research IO gets $1.6 million in new capital to bring yet another electronic data capture for clinical trials product to market.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/esource-clinical-research-io-raises-1-6m/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=39865242&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ZKW422WC8d4JS_ZpEUB-933OMgs8ORT2zLOi91HhDdDcZssX586osUdy8xLRPOfwhNCKx2CYjClX3mZEIHoXftgEsfyJh4Rwws13Jc_pW6I326dc&_hsmi=39865242&rf=1Research published in Medical Care suggests an enhanced approach to finding high-cost patients.
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In a somewhat complex maneuver, publicly health population health company ApolloMed and Network Medical Management, an IPA management company, are merging. The combined company will have revenues over $300 million and NMM shareholders will end up with over 80% of the merged entity.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apollomed-and-network-medical-management-announce-transformational-merger-300383185.htmlResearch in Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology compares various care management delivery strategies.
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New York's State Health Foundation releases a report examining hospital pricing in the region.
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A Health Affairs article explores the utility of mobile health apps, particularly for high-cost populations.
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