Evidence from research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine based on adoption in Massachusetts of EHRs suggests no real cost benefit, even when not considering the costs of implementing…
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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluates health in the United States over the last twenty years and compares trends to those in other countries.
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A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that use of telemonitoring with pharmacist consultation can help in blood pressure control.
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An Employee Benefits Research Institute study delves further into the effects of high deductible plans on access to and use of services.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released its annual report on quality of health care in the United States, covering the year 2012, finding both improvement and room…
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Quality measurement and incentive programs have become the norm but a new Report from the Urban Institute points out serious defects and issues with the design and execution of most…
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Medicare Advantage plans have been a source of controversy, but a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that they have beneficial spillover effects across the health…
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Self care and self-management of health have the potential to save costs, increase patient engagement and potentially improve outcomes. A study published in the British Journal of Medicine suggests that…
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A new paper from Rand looks at the effect of integrated care on a variety of outcomes, including provider and patient satisfaction, quality and costs.
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Proponents of health care coverage for years have suggested that people literally died without it. New research in regard to the Oregon Medicaid lottery suggests that is highly unlikely to…
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A new brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform explores the status of hospital quality reporting efforts and makes recommendations for improvement.
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Even after all the emphasis on guidelines and pay-for-performance the quality of care for diabetes patients has shown only very moderate improvement in the last ten years.
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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that some hospitals profit from complications, receiving more revenue, even though in at least some cases the complications…
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This is the first of several posts on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commissions 2013 Annual Report to Congress, which covers a variety of provider types and other issues. In this…
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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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