The leaves begin to fall but not the quality of our Potpourri, this week including useful data on hospital readmissions in the VA system, what makes top hospitals successful, the…
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Fall looms and brings the football season. Our Potpourri scores with nutritious bites of health information, including getting more genetic data into medical records, giving doctors price lists, the value…
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A dazzling review of recent research and other health related nuggets is presented in this latest Potpourri, including potential problems with evidence-based medicine, physician dilemmas in controlling cost, workers' compensation…
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CMS currently intends to implement its readmissions penalty/incentive program in a manner that may not truly distinguish between good and poor quality at hospitals, according to recent research in Canada…
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An issue brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change reviews the potential effects of increasing employment of physicians by hospitals. While there may be benefits in terms of…
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Our thirty-second Potpourri of the year brings fascinating health items such as how to design wellness incentives, how Medicare could save money, the complexities of improving care, the use of…
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Further evidence that hospitals with market power raise prices almost at will and disregard opportunities to cut costs is provided by research reported in Health Affairs. Hospitals in concentrated markets…
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This week's Potpourri features dropped malpractice claims, the quality benefits of EHRs, improper Medicare payments, health insurer customer satisfaction, the utilization and cost effects of using hospitalists, and determining if…
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Each year CMS issues proposed, and ultimately final, rules relating to reimbursement for various categories of providers in the next year. The 2012 rules have a wealth of background and…
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AHRQ releases a Statistical Brief on Hospital-Acquired Conditions, which are a focus of quality improvement, including unreimbursed never events. The Brief details types of conditions across several payers, including Medicare.
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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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