A study reported in the Journal of Rural Health finds that about 40% of doctors in rural areas think they should talk to patients about the cost of their health care, while only 30% of urban physicians have a similar belief.
Deloitte has announced the launch of ConvergeHealth, which will provide data analytics tools and consulting to the health care and life sciences industries.
Ambient Clinical Analytics, which will commercialize Mayo's decision support tools for the ER and ICU, has received over $1 million in initial funding.
Research from Parks Associates suggests that virtual doctor visits will grow by 65% in the period to 2018, with revenue of $13.7 billion associated with the visits.
A large study done in Canada over 25 years and reported in the British Medical Journal suggests that mammography screening does not lower death rates from breast cancer and likely results in unnecessary treatment which can cause harm to the women receiving it.
A survey from the Urban Institute finds that most uninsured people who are getting insurance under the reform law don't think the new coverage is going to improve their health or lower their costs. Pretty smart.
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.