Imaging services have been labeled one of the "bad boys" of health care, but a review of recently published studies shows that while there are negative aspects to use of…
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Traditional telemedicine has expanded in recent years to include a variety of methods for patients to interact with physicians in real and delayed time, including email, secure messaging, and video…
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Here's a novel idea--give patients a set amount of money to spend on health care needs and allow them to manage what services they use for that money. It is…
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Milliman, Inc. is a very prominent and capable actuarial firm which does excellent research on health care issues. The firm released a report on high, and low, value hospital regions,…
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Another item that falls in the "shocking, just shocking" category. Research reveals that physicians who have an ownership interest in ambulatory surgical centers tend to do more surgeries at that…
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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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