New research provides stronger evidence that using electronic health records may improve quality of care according to some measures more than continuing to use paper medical records, at least for…
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The leaves begin to fall but not the quality of our Potpourri, this week including useful data on hospital readmissions in the VA system, what makes top hospitals successful, the…
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A McKinsey Quarterly article explores why the market for better home health care technologies seems to be developing so slowly, particularly in light of rapidly growing demand and suggests changes…
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A new Cochrane Review finds very minimal evidence to suggest that efforts aimed at improving quality of care by creating financial rewards or penalties for primary care physicians are having…
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The evidence continues to pile up that higher provider unit costs in the United States are the primary driver of our much higher than average per capita national health spending.…
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economics focuses on whether there are aspects of the health insurance market that add to premiums by creating significant inefficiencies in finding…
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Fall looms and brings the football season. Our Potpourri scores with nutritious bites of health information, including getting more genetic data into medical records, giving doctors price lists, the value…
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An Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality technology assessment examines health risk assessment tools, finding that while there are a number of studies, the overall quality is poor and the…
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The medical home concept lumbers on, sometimes mixed in with the accountable care organization notion. The current status of the concept and issues affecting its ultimate impact are assessed in…
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The Food & Drug Administration releases its strategic plan for regulatory science, identifying priority areas and implementation strategies for each. How the FDA carries out its strategy over the next…
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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.