Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that hospital care is improving for most subgroups, according to common performance measures.
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Research suggests that wider use of telemedicine can produce significant savings, largely through lower unit costs for the same services.
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A new study examines whether requiring physicians to periodically re-certify will improve quality or lower costs.
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The Commonwealth Fund examines the impact on families from increases in the cost of employment-based health insurance.
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A blog post at Health Affairs summarizes research and concludes that workplace wellness programs provide no savings.
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More prognosticating in the form of PWC's report on important health trends for 2015.
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Ernst & Young issues its regular Pulse of the Industry report regarding the state of the medical device segment.
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Oliver Wyman gives us a perspective on the future of health care which isn't too original and likely not very accurate either.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation in conjunction with The Peterson Foundation has created a new health system tracker which will issue regular reports on the state of American health.
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A survey of doctors from the Physicians Foundation finds high levels of stress and dissatisfaction with many aspects of the practice of medicine.
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A Mark Farrah Associates release details membership numbers for the largest national health insurers in the first half of 2014.
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National health care spending in the US grew to $2.9 trillion in 2013, a rate of 3.6% over 2012, and a continuation of growth deceleration.
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Group purchasing organizations were examined by the Government Accounting Office to determine if hospitals report fee rebates appropriately.
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Research on an intervention to help hospitalized patients stop smoking finds it improves quit rates.
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A PriceWaterhouseCooper Health Research Institute brief theorizes on how health care delivery will be transformed by technology.
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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.