More shocking news on provider behavior–they respond to penalties for health care-acquired infections by changing the coding of certain events.
A study in Population Health Management finds that a telephone-based chronic disease management program had significant net savings.
Not many physician groups achieved extra payments in the first year of CMS’ value-based purchasing program.
A Health Affairs blog gives further evidence of the deleterious effect of provider consolidation on health care prices and spending.
Research published in Health Affairs finds that retail clinics, while having lower unit costs for the services they offer, do not lower total health spending.
A Health Affairs article reports that quality measure collection and reporting activities impose substantial costs on physician practices.
An AARP-sponsored study on drugs commonly used by older Americans finds an ongoing price increase trend.
Research carried by the American Journal of Managed Care focuses on different prices paid for the same service at various sites of care.
A Commonwealth Fund brief sets out a framework to evaluate mobile health apps.
An evaluation of the concierge style primary care delivered by MDVIP finds the possibility of spending reductions.