PriceWaterhouseCoopers releases a survey on large and small employers' perspective on their health insurers. The results show increasing dissatisfaction along several dimensions, with minor improvement on only one or two.…
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An early use of telemedicine was bringing medical expertise to underserved areas. A new venture indicates that there continue to be significant opportunities for this aspect of the field, allowing…
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Health Affairs publishes a study examining a number of workplace wellness efforts. The meta-analysis finds that most programs offer substantial returns on investment, through both health cost and absenteeism reductions.…
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The Joint Commissions issued a report showing improvement in American hospitals' quality scores. A large percent of all hospitals submitted information on several care areas, most demonstrating greater compliance with…
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End-of-life care achieved some notoriety in the health reform debate, but it deserves thoughtful attention since it accounts for a great deal of cost and research indicates that patients' wishes…
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Another collection of health care tidbits, a little telemedicine, a little reform, a little on medical care, a little personalized medicine and a smidgen of physician happiness.
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Health care costs account for over half of workers' compensation spending. More attention is being given to drivers of this spending and a new study identifies a small group of…
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Skepticism has increased regarding the ability of disease management programs to create cost savings. A new white paper indicates that if the analysis is conducted over a multi-year period, savings…
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A GAO report examines the "extraordinary" price increases of brand-name drugs. Some of these increases are very, very large, but many are made by repackagers, not the original manufacturer. Many…
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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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