Potentially avoidable deaths occur when emergency rooms send patients home who may have needed to be admitted to a hospital.
Several recent papers and reports deal with what data CMS collects for Medicare Advantage risk scores and how it collects that data.
A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development claims there is all kinds of wasted health care spending around the world.
Quality of care improved more for low sociodemographic groups than higher ones under a value-based provider contract in Massachusetts.
A report from the Berkeley Research Group analyzes what proportion of total revenue various parties in the prescription drug manufacturing and distribution chain receive.
A study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield association finds that retail clinic use among their plans is increasing.
People with mental health conditions tend to have a lot of other health spending, and vice versa, according to research carried in Health Affairs.
The year-end report from the National Venture Capital Association finds that 2016 was not as vigorous as earlier years in some respects, but still had a high level of venture activity.
A study in Health Services Research finds that whether or not a hospital is part of a larger system has minimal impact on cost and quality outcomes.
The Commonwealth Fund issues a brief on designing a good health delivery system for complex, high-cost patients.