Another Potpourri, with tidbits on the Medicare Star program results for 2012, pain management, blood pressure management, Massachusetts' physicians' views on work and health care, online error reporting and the…
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A new paper discusses the state of shared decision-making, illuminating progress and barriers to use by patients and providers. This approach results in higher-quality care, because it is consistent with…
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October already!! Our 39th Potpourri of the year has many autumnal pleasures including selections on CMS' Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, a proposed guidance for FDA to use for mHealth regulation,…
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Another wonderful collection of health care research summaries, including a GAO report on likely effects of the MLR rule, physician work intensity, reducing hospital-acquired infections, discharge followup and hospital readmissions,…
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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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A new Cochrane Review finds very minimal evidence to suggest that efforts aimed at improving quality of care by creating financial rewards or penalties for primary care physicians are having…
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The evidence continues to pile up that higher provider unit costs in the United States are the primary driver of our much higher than average per capita national health spending.…
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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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The medical home concept lumbers on, sometimes mixed in with the accountable care organization notion. The current status of the concept and issues affecting its ultimate impact are assessed in…
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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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A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the effect of a physician pay-for-performance program in Canada. The study found very limited effects of the incentives in spurring…
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Summer begins to wane but our Potpourri remains hot, with items on large employers benefit intentions for 2012, Australia's project to create a unified patient medical record, hospital collections at…
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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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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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