August 2010 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Adoption and Meaningful Use of EHRs – The Journey Begins

Editor’s Note: The post below is by David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Don Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Blumenthal will speak later today at a Washington D.C...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 6:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Quality, Patient Safety

Christiana Care: A Leadership Moment For Hospitals And Physicians

Editor’s Note: Robert Laskowski of Christiana Care Health System (photo and bio above) is a participant in today’s National Press Club briefing on meaningful use of health IT, cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Health Industry Forum at...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals

Advancing Electronic Health Record Adoption And Meaningful Use

Achievement of the nation’s ambitious objectives for electronic health record (EHR) adoption and meaningful use will depend not only on thoughtful federal polices, but also on the cooperation across all the components of the health care sector. To advance...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:02 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Insurance, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals

Nonelderly Medicare Beneficiaries: Access And Costs More Problematic

A new study released today by Health Affairs focuses on an often-neglected segment of Medicare enrollees: people ages 18–64 with permanent disabilities, a group that currently numbers eight million, or roughly one-sixth of the total number of Americans...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 8:37 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Chronic Care, Medicare

Meeting Rural Health Needs In Poor Countries

The August issue of Health Affairs, titled “Lessons From Around The World,” looks at the health systems in the developed nations of Spain and Switzerland. It also looks at the challenges faced by poor nations through the lens of Ethiopia....

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 9:05 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Physicians, Workforce, Global Health, Nurses

Nurse Anesthetists Provide Safe Care Without Doctor Supervision

Amid the safety debate about expanding roles for nonphysician health professionals, a new study shows that allowing nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia services without supervision from a doctor does not put patients at risk. The study appears in...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 6:56 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Workforce, Patient Safety, Nurses

Berwick To Speak AT AHIP Conference

Don Berwick, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will address Implementing Health Care Reform: The Administration’s Priorities, at AHIP’s 2010 Medicare Conference, September 12-14, in Washington, D.C. Health Affairs...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 7:05 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid

Fed. Of State Medical Boards: Maintenance of Licensure and Health IT

Editor’s Note: Humayun Chaudhry, D.O., of the Federation of State Medical Boards (photo and bio above) is a participant in today’s National Press Club briefing on meaningful use of health IT, cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Health Industry...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:25 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Physicians, Health IT

WellPoint: Supporting Meaningful Use Through Incentive Alignment And Hospital Financing

Editor’s Note: Charles Kennedy of WellPoint, Inc. (photo and bio above), is a participant in today’s National Press Club briefing on meaningful use of health IT, cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Health Industry Forum at Brandeis University...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:04 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Insurance, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals

Spain: World Cup Champs And A Health Care Success Story

The August issue of Health Affairs is titled “Lessons From Around The World.” One of the countries examined is Spain. In her editor’s note, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer writes that Spain emerged from the Franco dictatorship...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 10:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Primary Care, Global Health, Europe

Narrative Matters: The Paralyzing Power Of Shame

Precisely two weeks after completing my medical internship, I proceeded to nearly kill a patient. July marked the start of my second year of residency at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, and it was my first time being fully in charge of a patient. So...

Published Mon, Aug 16 2010 11:22 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Physicians, Personal Experience, Patient Safety

HA Blog Post By Blumenthal And Berwick Highlighted In Wonk Review

Joe Paduda hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at his blog, “Managed Care Matters.” Among the posts included is a Health Affairs Blog essay on the meaningful use of electronic health records by national health IT coordinator...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 7:18 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Blog, Health IT

New Administration Report Highlights Health Reform Savings

Heading into the August recess and in advance of the anticipated release of the Medicare and Social Security trustees report, the Obama administration released a new report this morning predicting large cost savings from the recently passed Patient Protection...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 2:26 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Spending, Medicare

Electronic Health Records In Hospitals: A Progress Report

While the share of U.S. hospitals that had adopted either basic or comprehensive electronic health records rose modestly between 2008 and 2009, from 8.7 percent to 11.9 percent, only 2 percent of this country’s hospitals reported having records that would...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 6:51 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health IT, Hospitals

Health Affairs Briefing: Medical Liability And ER Use

The September 2010 issue of Health Affairs is devoted to two issues that arguably were insufficiently addressed by the Affordable Care Act: medical liability and patient safety; and the growing nonemergency use of the nation’s hospital emergency rooms...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 9:27 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Malpractice Liability Reform, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Patient Safety

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