The other exchange in health care--health information exchanges--are designed to ensure that all the data whizzing around in all the fancy new electronic medical record systems and other provider and…
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The eHealth Initiative publishes its annual report
We would all like to think that receiving health care services isn't going to make us sicker, but occasionally untoward things happen. A new report from the Agency for Healthcare…
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The reform law begins to really kick in for 2013, with many new taxes and regulations. Unpleasant surprises abound and an Oliver Wyman report for America's Health Insurance Plans examines…
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A new 2012 physicians compensation survey reveals interesting data about how much doctors work, what they are paid, what kinds of practices they are in and how they feel about…
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In this holiday season, it is a time for giving presents and our latest Potpourri presents you with many gifts of health information, including some positive news about an ACO…
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The Congressional Budget Office releases a presentation on how it calculates long-term projections fro Medicare and Medicaid spending. More than a little frightening, and the absence of serious bipartisan discussion…
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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.