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Health News From KHN- Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps June 18, 2013
- Grassroots Tactics Being Used In Health Law's Roll-Out June 18, 2013
- 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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Tag Archives: Patients
Hospitals: Are We All Talking?
Elaine Waples Complications from my cancer sent me to the hospital again recently. The news that I was in trouble came unexpectedly from my oncologist’s office Thanksgiving eve, following a routine blood test. “Your liver numbers are out of whack.” … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Physicians
Tagged Communicating, Coordination of Care, Elaine Waples, Patients
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Sustainable Health Care: Patients, Doctors and Hospital Executives See Different Futures
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Posted 11/16/11 on Health Populi There is broad consensus among doctors, patients and health administrators that the current U.S. health system is broken and unsustainable; preventive services is under-utilized and -valued, quality is highly variable from region to region and patient … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Consumerism, Market Dynamics, Physicians, Quality
Tagged Hospital Executives, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Patients, Physicians, Sustainability
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Tire Kickers Need Not Apply – 8 First Impressions of the Medicare ACO Rule
Vince Kuraitis First published 4/1/11 on e-Care Management On March 31, CMS released the long-awaited “Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations” document (ACO Rule). Read the details here (strong suggestion: unless you’re working on your PhD in ACOs, start with … Continue reading
PCAST – Is ONC Embracing Health Information Exchange from the Patient Perspective?
ADRIAN GROPPER Privacy has always dogged the quest for practical health information exchange. PCAST marks the second (after the Privacy & Security Tiger Team) real effort by ONC to get ahead of the privacy problem with technology that allows the patient … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, General, Health IT, Physicians, Reform
Tagged Adrian Gropper, Health IT, Patients, PCAST
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