Research published in Health Affairs suggests that the type of insurance a patient has may affect the quality of care they receive in a hospital.
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A review by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found little clear evidence of benefit from outpatient case management for adults with complex medical needs.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the effects of pay-for-performance incentives on quality of care in smaller physician offices that use EHRs.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that using individual physician incentives, but not practice-wide or combined incentives, appeared to improve hypertension control.
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Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that it cost less and quality was as good for Medicare beneficiaries who were cared for in accountable care-type…
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A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes changes in illness and health status in the United States from 1990 to 2010.
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A comprehensive hypertension control program utilized by Kaiser Permanente showed good results in engaging patients and getting blood pressure lower, but may have raised costs.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality issues a report summarizing findings from research it has sponsored on use of health information technology for quality and safety improvement.
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Some well-known former political and regulatory figures are proposing another shopworn approach to dealing with health spending and quality issues.
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A study published in Health Affairs confirms earlier research suggesting that Medicare Advantage plans do a better job of delivering quality health care than does fee-for-service Medicare.
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Research in Health Affairs examines the early results from a series of studies of value-based insurance design, finding better quality but no significant savings.
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For a number of years CMS has conducted demonstrations and pilots with provider organizations similar to the current accountable care organization concept. Those demonstrations appear to have had mixed results,…
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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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