An article in the current Health Affairs discusses the worldwide issue of how to limit health spending while at the same time improving people's health and the health care they…
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While we often focus our attention on the health care problems of the developed world, lower income countries have bigger issues, many of which are being addressed with the same…
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A report from the Health Foundation and Rand Europe examines how efforts to change the relationship between providers and patients may affect the quality of health care.
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One of the arguments critics of the United States' Health System love to use is our lower life expectancy than other developed countries. As research published in Health Affairs demonstrates,…
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The most recent issue of Health Affairs focuses on health and wellness. One of the programs reported found that in a health system's employee population, hospitalizations were reduced but not…
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Physicians have battled for decades to keep other types of licensed providers from having an expanded scope of practice. With the advent of health reform and concerns about access and…
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Consumer engagement in health is one of the themes of the current issue of Health Affairs. Two of the articles summarize findings regarding the effects of more engaged consumers on…
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More spending, higher quality? More spending, lower quality? Less spending, higher quality? Less spending, lower quality? Theories and research abound, the latest a study of acute care hospitals in The…
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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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