As long as cost pressures continue, people will search for new and better ways to control them. One area of focus has been the cost of a physician interaction and…
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One theory for improving the health care system is to rely on more-informed and engaged consumers to help improve decision-making about treatment options. A recent Health Affairs article suggests there…
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Dartmouth Atlas researchers largely created and fueled the perception that the significant variation in use of medical procedures and spending across geographic regions reflects likely unnecessary care. Their latest research…
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More health care nuggets for the weekend, including personalized medicine, health reform, health insurance premiums, telemedicine, and community health centers.
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Research reported in JAMA suggests that while lengths of stay and in-hospital deaths for heart failure patients covered by Medicare have fallen, readmissions and out-of-hospital deaths are up. While the…
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One emerging trend in health care is a patient's ability to interact electronically with physicians, including by video-conference, from a variety of locations. A study suggests that both physicians and…
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Physicians control most of the spending in health care. Understanding their practice patterns can be useful. New research demonstrates the difficulty of accurately attributing care to specific physicians.
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Telemedicine has been cited for its potential to improve access and lower costs for patients and providers. Several new articles discuss telemedicine use for various health needs.
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Summer is starting and you are just laying around at the beach or the lake, eager to get a few missed health care tidbits. Here they are! Telemedicine, health reform,…
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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.