Specialist physicians are often blamed for the fragmented and expensive nature of American medical care. A perspective in the NEJM explores whether they might appropriately serve as principal physicians in…
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The Office of the Actuary in CMS, which is a highly credible group, paints a far less optimistic picture of the recent health law's effect than the Administration or Congressional…
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The latest in our weekend selection of health news and research developments, including any willing provider laws, emergency room visits, the link between insurance and health outcomes, hospital rankings and…
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Here's a novel idea--give patients a set amount of money to spend on health care needs and allow them to manage what services they use for that money. It is…
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Milliman, Inc. is a very prominent and capable actuarial firm which does excellent research on health care issues. The firm released a report on high, and low, value hospital regions,…
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The Commonwealth Fund, the Health Research & Educational Trust and the American Hospital Association issued an analysis of what contributes to a high performance hospital system in terms of patient…
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Price Waterhouse Cooper has published a number of interesting reports on aspects of health care. They are one of the first large service companies to forecast changes to the health…
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The new national health law poses a number of challenges for employers in regard to the health benefits they offer to their employees. A poll published in Business of Insurance…
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Another thrilling collection of health care tidbits; including patient safety, malpractice claims, physician discipline, hospital costs and charges, venture financings, employer health costs and who makes good liars.
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Another item that falls in the "shocking, just shocking" category. Research reveals that physicians who have an ownership interest in ambulatory surgical centers tend to do more surgeries at that…
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EMRs are posited to provide enormous benefits to the health system. The Veteran's Administration has one of the most comprehensive large EMR installations. An article in Health Affairs provides a…
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The new health law greatly expands Medicaid and government spending. Figuring out how to keep that spending from breaking state budgets will be difficult. A large national health plan company…
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Electronic medical records are touted as the solution to many health system problems, including improving information sharing. A Center for Studying Health System Change Issue Brief discusses potential benefits and…
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One theory of the consumer-directed health movement has been that educated and motivated patients will make better value-based decisions regarding their health care, helping to reduce overall costs. A recent…
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More exotic gleamings from the world of health care, including self-directed care, telemedicine, point-of-care diagnostics, HCA, doctor-patient interactions and socio-economic factors in health outcomes.
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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.
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