Happy Easter and welcome to our spring kickoff potpourri, complete with a survey on technology use by consumers; brand drug pricing; how to get individuals to purchase health coverage; views…
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Our Masters week Potpourri masterfully covers such items as EHR satisfaction, ICU telemedicine, effects of concierge care on Medicare, failure to fill prescriptions, percent of household spending on health care…
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Research published in Health Affairs examines the real-life costs of implementing an EHR system in a primary care practice setting, finding that while costs are significant, they may be largely…
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A positively presidential set of health care data points for your edification in today's Potpourri, including examining correlations between hospital volume, quality and costs, improving quality program adherence, creating good…
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The year wears on, winter hopefully draws to a close, and our Potpourri provides nutritious sustenance, this week featuring comparative effectiveness research and personalized medicine, two surveys on hospital progress…
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Personal health records are electronic medical records collected or maintained by patients. Health Affairs reports on a survey of physicians regarding their views on these records, finding interest in having…
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Another rendition of selections from the health literature, including advance directive issues; guideline problems; physician religious beliefs and end-of-life care; health information exchanges; the results of use of modified global…
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An extensive review published in the Public Library of Science evaluates the evidence for health care safety and quality benefits from electronic health records, finding that there is a significant…
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Our usual end-of-the-week collection of health care tidbits, featuring HIE vendor awards; the point-of-care testing market; what makes medical groups successful; family caregivers and technology; clinical decision software for imaging;…
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The newly aging boomer generation is posited to be more receptive to use of a multiplicity of technologies in health care, with the end goal of being more responsible for…
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An AHRQ report focuses on the evidence for the value of clinical decision support systems, finding strong evidence that they improve care processes but limited evidence for health or cost…
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Whether the fear is justified or not, physicians and other providers are often motivated by avoiding malpractice claims. An essay in the NEJM discusses how EHRs and other health IT…
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CSC put out a report giving its vision of the future of health care, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies may reshape wellness, prevention, early disease detection, treatment…
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Once more into the Potpourri breach, this week covering CBO's scoring of a repeal of PPACA; a global wellness survey; Medicare's failure to use its data to identify abusive providers;…
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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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