A new study indicates that some hospitals have much greater use of consultations during an inpatient stay, with little effect on quality measures.
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The Journal of the American Medical Association discovers that private equity firms are acquiring physician practices.
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Patients don't appear to differentially judge physicians based on gender or race.
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Express Scripts gives us its version of 2019 prescription drug spending and utilization trends.
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A new study finds positive effects from use of a mobile app to assist in diabetes care.
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Supposedly well-off non-profit hospitals deliver a small amount of charity care.
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A survey of health economists gives their perspectives on how to fix the health system, as if they haven't done enough damage already.
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A bipartisan policy think tank makes some recommendations to improve the American health system.
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The Health Care Cost Institute issues a report on spending in 2018 for a large cross-section of employer health plans.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economics examines the association between a physician's management skills and outcomes.
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The American Medical Association gives us a peek at how doctors view the digital health age.
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A report from the Health Care Cost Institute explores the effect of limiting price variation, demonstrating how much of our spending problem is linked to unit prices.
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A study in JAMA Network Open explores how doctors and patients adjust to reference pricing of drugs.
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A new study finds little support for the notion that patient-centered medical homes will reduce utilization in the long-run.
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A study published in Health Affairs finds that more out-of-network primary care leads to increased 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.