One of the primary concerns regarding Medicare spending is the significant population bulge in the 45-64 bracket, a group that is beginning to become Medicare eligible. A CDC brief explores…
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Another rendition of selections from the health literature, including advance directive issues; guideline problems; physician religious beliefs and end-of-life care; health information exchanges; the results of use of modified global…
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As would be expected, new research verifies that there are significant spending differences by age and by gender. The implications of this are unclear, particularly since the reform legislation limits…
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PWC issued a report assessing the status of innovation in medical devices, finding that the United States no longer has the lead in this area and that the types of…
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An extensive review published in the Public Library of Science evaluates the evidence for health care safety and quality benefits from electronic health records, finding that there is a significant…
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The FDA's 510(k) medical device approval process has been criticized for requiring too little data on potentially harmful devices. The FDA undertook a review of the process and has issued…
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Our usual end-of-the-week collection of health care tidbits, featuring HIE vendor awards; the point-of-care testing market; what makes medical groups successful; family caregivers and technology; clinical decision software for imaging;…
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Personalized medicine has taken somewhat of a back burner in the wake of reform, but the science continues to evolve. An interesting report looks at how the Department of Defense…
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The newly aging boomer generation is posited to be more receptive to use of a multiplicity of technologies in health care, with the end goal of being more responsible for…
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An AHRQ report focuses on the evidence for the value of clinical decision support systems, finding strong evidence that they improve care processes but limited evidence for health or cost…
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An outstanding Rand report describes the potential for home care technologies, barriers to their use and changes needed to overcome those barriers. The report paints a compelling picture of how…
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On we go, wading through piles of research to arm you with the most relevant snatches of data, this week featuring geographic variation in the quality of drug prescribing; use…
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An article in Health Affairs discusses the important topic of disseminating new medical and health care knowledge to physicians and other providers, in this case specifically in regard to comparative…
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Another group weighs in on the health care costs of obesity. The Society of Actuaries releases a report which suggests even higher mortality and morbidity costs related to the condition…
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An unfortunate contributor to medical costs, as well as an obvious source of quality problems, are patient care errors. AHRQ releases the first results from a survey of medical offices…
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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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