Accenture publishes a new survey on the internet of health things.
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A study in Health Affairs finds that lower-paid employees have different health care usage patterns and costs than do higher-paid ones.
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The Altarum Institute issues a report on the impact of bundled payment methods on volume of services.
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CMS' Office of the Actuary's new projections on health spending show above GDP growth as far as the eye can see.
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A study at the Public Library of Science finds that use of pharmacogenomics in managing drug regimens can help reduce readmissions and ER use.
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Researchers use an interesting approach to ascertain that hospital quality measures do appear to be associated with better patient outcomes.
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Using long-term care hospitals as an example, researchers find that reimbursement methods designed to control costs may create other outcomes.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the effects of price-linked subsidies to aid in the purchase of health insurance.
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It is NBER week, starting with a review of a paper on a revised method for analyzing changes in national health spending.
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Research in Health Affairs suggests that where a patient goes after surgery determines how much spending is incurred.
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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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