Out-of-pocket spending for health care has increased most rapidly for people with employment-related health insurance, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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Force Therapeutics forces its way to $2.2 million in new capital to bring telemonitoring to physical therapy.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/remote-monitoring-for-physical-therapy-force-therapeutics-raises-2-5m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=12e8fe5216-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-12e8fe5216-67648197Medscape reports on a survey of physician "burnout", which you have to imagine could affect quality.
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IntraHealth International, which helps countries build health care workforces, has acquired Switchboard, a creator of mobile communications for health purposes in low-income countries.
http://www.intrahealth.org/page/intrahealth-international-acquires-switchboard-an-award-winning-technology-organization1According to a Harris poll, about 1 of every 5 insured Americans has not gone to see a physician because of cost concerns. Many feel they do not have adequate sources of cost information.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/nearly-1-in-5-insured-americans-avoid-seeing-physicians-because-of-cost.htmlThe latest of the Altarum health spending reports suggests an acceleration in growth in the second half of 2014.
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Skipta has raised $2.5 million to build its business of creating provider communities for pharma to address.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/skipta-will-use-2-5m-series-build-online-communities-healthcare-professionals/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=99c4fa0786-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-99c4fa0786-67648197A survey from American Well reflects Americans attitudes toward telehealth.
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Mednax, the practice management company which started in pediatrics, is buying a Michigan anesthesiology practice to bolster its growing presence in that specialty.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150130/NEWS/301309950/mednax-buys-michigan-anesthesiology-group?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=hitsA paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research challenges the contemporary view and finds that keeping patients in a hospital longer may reduce readmissions in some cases.
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