A study conducted in Canada and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that as many as 31% of all written prescriptions are never filled, with cost, type of drug, age of the patient and regularity of visits to the same physician appearing to be associated with the rate of abandonment.
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that meeting meaningful use requirements in regard to seven performance measures for chronic disease care is only slightly associated with improvement on two performance measures, with worse performance on two and no difference in performance on three.
Truven Health Analytics has acquired Simpler Consulting to bolster its capability to help health care organizations reshape themselves and use the data that Truven provides.
The Mercom Capital regular report on health care information technology financings and transactions shows that over $850 million was invested in the first quarter of 2014.
A survey of hospital administrators by Jackson Healthcare reveals that over half think most doctors practice defensive medicine, that defensive medicine has a substantial effect on costs, with an uncertain effect on quality.
According to a study in the American Economics Journal, more experienced nurses are more productive and lead to shorter lengths-of-stay for patients, indicating the value of retaining nurses and teams of caregivers.
Rite Aid is on a tear. The formerly struggling drug store chain, which just bought Health Dialog, is now buying RediClinic, which operates retail clinics in Texas.
iKang Healthcare Group has gone public on NASDAQ, which seems a little unusual only because the company operates clinics in China. The company raised over $100 million to continue expansion.
According to Rock Health, $700 million was invested in mhealth companies, broadly defined, in the first three months of 2014, up sharply from the same period last year.
Omada, which says it is in the business of "digital therapeutics" (I am not laughing) has raised $23 million (now I am) for its software and apps (what else could it be) that will help patients with chronic illnesses achieve better outcomes.
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.
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.