A study in JMIR-mHealth suggests wide dispersion in the ratings even by expert reviewers of the qualities of health apps.
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An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes behavioral interventions to encourage appropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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A Commonwealth Fund case study highlights efforts to reshape the treatment of common conditions.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes high-cost patients across payer types.
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Following changes in prostate cancer screening using the PSA test, rates of testing and detection of early cancer have declined, with uncertain effects on health outcomes.
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Our Congress is working together in harmony to address improvements in the management of chronic illnesses.
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Research carried in Health Affairs finds that a program of home visits for very complex patients can reduce use of inpatient hospital and ER services.
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A Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the efficacy of various initiatives to better manage care for high-cost patients.
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Research sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund and published in Health Affairs finds that primary care physicians around the world struggle with care management for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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Doctors often respond to patients' requests for services that may be unnecessary, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care.
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Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that dementia related costs are the fastest growing among disease categories.
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A survey reflects providers' challenges in caring for Medicare patients with chronic diseases.
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The National Governor's Association may seem like an odd place to get health information but it issues an interesting report on state efforts to manage complex patients.
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Research carried in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds a modest benefit from a text message-based intervention to help manage risk factors related to heart disease.
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Two studies in Health Affairs find that chronic disease prevalence is probably higher than assumed and that the reform law's insurance expansion may lead to more diagnosis of these diseases.
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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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