A new survey from Jackson Healthcare gives a snapshot of current views of many physicians. Physicians are perhaps the most important part of the health care system and they appear…
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It is well known that a relatively few people account for a very large proportion of American health spending, a fact reinforced by a recent brief from the National Institute…
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A group of health care organizations has produced a guidance for employer-sponsored wellness programs with incentives, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The statement is supportive of…
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Research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research uses experience from an HRA plan to examine what happens when people presumably have better access to outpatient care. The primary…
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The length of the summer day begins to decline, but not the quality of our Potpourri, this week including patient decision-making, the effect of genetic tests on overall health care…
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The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation sponsored a useful report on characteristics of home health care and other post-acute care services by Medicare beneficiaries, with a focus on…
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Imaging has been a poster boy for alleged excessive and inappropriate utilization, resulting in higher than necessary spending. A study reported in Health Affairs finds that, for Medicare and commercial…
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Deloitte surveyed a number of employers for their views on the US health care system. Most feel the system needs substantial improvement, particularly in regard to costs and most view…
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Patient and family engagement in health and managing health care is a necessary condition to seeing real improvement in our health system. A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research…
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At the height of the summer, with dryness across the land, there is no drought of information in our Potpourri, this week including use of an interactive health record to…
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Patient satisfaction and patient-centered care are two health care movements which are being incented and rewarded by various government and private payer programs, but a Perspective in the Journal of…
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Federally qualified community health centers are a lynchpin to providing accessible health care for lower income Americans. Two recent reports discuss quality and cost issues at these centers and indicate…
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Medication errors figure prominently in health care spending, and errors after hospital discharge are a cause of readmissions. Recently reported research examined whether an intervention by clinical pharmacists could reduce…
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Hospital costs are the major contributor to national health spending growth. A report from the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy examines executive compensation at the state's non-profit hospitals, which…
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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.