Research carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at the impact of social factors and medical risk on valued-based purchasing program performance.
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In a study of medical home implementation at federally qualified health centers, researchers found that costs increased.
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Research in Health Affairs finds that end-of-life spending, across several countries, is lower than previously reported.
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Now that reforming the reform law appears to be off the table for a while, here are the top health issues that Congress should, but probably won't address.
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Another Government Accounting Office report finds that patients find it hard to use EHR information even when they have access to it.
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In another flawed hatchet job on the US health care system, the Commonwealth Fund claims it is terrible compared to other developed countries.
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A Government Accounting Office report examines the characteristics of Medicare Advantage members who disenroll.
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A Rock Health report gives statistics on first half 2017 funding of digital health companies.
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The basis for many people's believe in government-controlled health care is that it is an inherent or basic human right. That is a strange argument to me.
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The British Medical Journal publishes a survey of perceptions about the preventability of hospital readmissions.
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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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