A study in NEJM found that adverse events for patients hospitalized with heart attacks or heart failure declined from 2005 to 2011 but not those for patients with pneumonia or needing surgery.
Health Care Service Corporation released findings of a study which it says show that members who switched from traditional coverage to a high deductible plan had significant cost savings and used wellness and other health management tools more often.
Physical therapy is widely prescribed for patients with hip arthritis pain. A study in JAMA suggests that this is probably a waste of money. A sham therapy was actually more effective than real physical therapy, perhaps an extreme example of placebo effect. I love these kinds of studies.
According to ZS Associates, physicians continue to make themselves less accessible to drug company sales representatives, with 49% placing moderate to strong restrictions on access compared to only 23% in 2008.
Privacy analytics has received an additional $3.5 million in financing to advance its business of helping providers anonymize data to comply with privacy regulations.
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.
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.