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- Medicaid Expansion: Second Thoughts And Changes Of Heart? June 18, 2013
- Political Cartoon: 'Patently Absurd?' June 18, 2013
- House GOP Plans Vote Today On Abortion Bill June 18, 2013
- High Court: Feds Can Sue Pharmaceutical Companies Over Deals To Delay Generic Drug Sales June 18, 2013
- Former CMS Head Berwick Enters Mass. Gov Race June 18, 2013
- Viewpoints: Controlling Costs; Health Law's Guarantee Of Coverage; ACO Liability June 18, 2013
- State Highlights: Texas Pharmacists Want Medicaid Price Transparency June 18, 2013
- PwC: Slowdown In Health Care Costs May Be Turning Into A Trend June 18, 2013
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Author Archives: joelklepper
The Fallen Souffle Economy and the Health Care Bubble
Jeff Goldsmith First posted 8/10/11 on The Health Care Blog It is increasingly clear that the United States’ economic troubles are far from over. The stock market plunge that began in earnest last week reflects the market’s belief that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Innovation, Market Dynamics, Supply Chain, Tools
Tagged Economy, Jeff Goldsmith
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Why Medical Specialists Should Want to End the Reign of the RUC
Paul M. Fischer, MD The old doctors know. The practice of medicine has changed in a very basic way over the last 20 years. Physician relationships have lost their civility and have been replaced by a level of tension that … Continue reading
What Really Happens on a Hospital Night Shift
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Posted in Health IT, Medical Management, Quality, Tools
Tagged Hospitals, nursing, RNCentral
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Alternatives To Scrapping 510(k)
Merrell Goozner First posted 8/11/11 on Gooz News The Institute of Medicine report on medical device regulation released two weeks ago called for scrapping the 510(k) process that allows for market entry of new devices if they’re shown to be “substantially equivalent” … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Innovation, Market Dynamics, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality
Tagged 510(k), medical devices, Merrill Goozner
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MHA Does CLABSI Right!
Paul Levy First posted 8/13/11 on Not Running A Hospital Here’s a great step forward by the Massachusetts Hospital Association, a public presentation of current data on the rate of central line associated bloodstream infections among its participating members. Here’s the … Continue reading
Bad Language: Words One Patient Won’t Use (And Hopes You Won’t Either)
Jesse Gruman First posted 8/03/11 on Prepared Patient Forum “There is a better way – structural reforms that empower patients with greater choices and increase the role of competition in the health-care marketplace.” Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)August 3, 2011 The highly … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Social Media
Tagged Empowered Patients, Jesse Gruman
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Community Health Centers: Local Economic Engines and Cost-Effective Primary Care Providers
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn First posted 8/09/11 on Health Populi As the recession drags on and millions of people in the U.S. lack health insurance, there’s a community resource that extends primary care to them that’s not in a doctor’s office: it’s in Community … Continue reading
Twenty-Four Seven
Bradley Flansbaum First posted 8/07/11 on The Hospitalist Leader Two recent articles, one from The New York Times, the other from The Hospitalist,initiated some 24/7 staffing issue rumination on my behalf. It stems originally from a recent op-ed by Lucian Leape: “Given the … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Physicians, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality, Reform
Tagged Bradley Flansbaum, Hospitalists, Quality, Staffing
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With Big Pharma on Campus, Who Will Look After the Public Interest?
Alison Bass First posted 8/3/11 on Alison Bass Medicare and social services for vulnerable Americans are not the only programs on the chopping block with Washington’s deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut trillions of dollars in government spending. … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Policy/Law/Regulation, Reform
Tagged Academic Research, Alison Bass, Pharma
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Politics in Service of Public Health
Kenneth Lin First published 8/1/11 on Common Sense Family Doctor Below is the text of a proposed resolution that will be submitted by the District of Columbia Academy of Family Physicians to next month’s Congress of Delegates of the American Academy of … Continue reading
For Rotator Cuff Injuries –Try Yoga
Dov Michaeli First posted 8/3/11 on The Doctor Weighs In To Elizabeth, a trainer’s trainer. My favorite thing to do in the morning is not having a cup of coffee or reading the newspaper (this usually depresses me or sends me … Continue reading
Get Ready for Big Changes in Provider Reimbursement
Joe Paduda First posted 8/2/11 on Managed Care Matters Get ready for big changes in provider reimbursement Now that the debt limit deal is done, the hard stuff starts. While there’s been a lot of focus on the Pentagon budget … Continue reading
IOM Calls For Overhaul of Device Regulation
Merrill Goozner First posted 7/29/11 on Gooz News The Institute of Medicine committee that’s been reviewing medical device regulation for the past two years called this morning for a sweeping overhaul of Food and Drug Administration rules that allow some implanted devices to … Continue reading
The Debt Deal: There Will Be Blood on the Floor on November 23rd
Robert Laszewski First posted 8/1/11 on Health Policy and Marketplace Review The debt deal is finally done. But it really isn’t an agreement on what cuts will be made, just the process that will be used to make them. The … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Physicians, Policy/Law/Regulation, Reform
Tagged Bob Laszewski, Budget Cuts, Debt Deal, Medicaid, Medicare, Super-Committee
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