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Why Do Pets Have Better Web Portals For Medical Records Than Humans?

One of the inescapable realities of having children is that it is very likely you will also have pets. And with pets come responsibilities that you naively thought would fall on someone else, such as walking your dog or taking your cat to the veterinarian...

Published Fri, Aug 07 2015 6:15 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health IT, Hospitals, Population Health, Featured, Health Professionals, CMS, EHRs, health technology, patients, pets, Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements, web portals
Defeating The ZIP Code Health Paradigm: Data, Technology, And Collaboration Are Key

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of blog posts by leaders in health and health care who participated in Spotlight Health from June 25-28, the opening segment of the Aspen Ideas Festival . This year’s theme was Smart Solutions to the World...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2015 12:42 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Health IT, Technology, GrantWatch, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Equity and Disparities, Community Health, Aetna Foundation, smartphones, apps, mHealth, Garth Graham, ZIP code
The Payment Reform Landscape: Why Medicare’s Hip And Knee Replacement Payment Model May Not Be The Answer For Other Payers And Purchasers

Some of the most common surgeries that Medicare beneficiaries receive are hip and knee replacements. In 2013, there were more than 400,000 inpatient primary procedures, costing Medicare more than $7 billion for hospitalizations alone. Medicare spends...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2015 10:32 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Hospitals, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, CMS, Catalyst for Payment Reform, Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement, hip replacement, Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, knee replacement
Expanding Access To Palliative Care Services: The Tide Is Turning

Two recent announcements by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstrate a clear commitment to improving the quality of care for older adults with serious illnesses. Together with the introduction of a bipartisan bill to better train...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2015 8:25 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Palliative Care, Population Health, Organization and Delivery, Health Professionals, Long-term Services and Supports, CMS, IOM, Dying in America, Medicare Care Choices Model, Hospice care
Don’t Repeal the “Cadillac Tax” On High Cost Health Plans

Since the beginnings of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), employer contributions have been excluded from both income and payroll taxes, without limit (“the exclusion”). The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) so-called “Cadillac Tax”—a nickname...

Published Wed, Aug 05 2015 10:48 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, ACA, Health Policy, Cadillac tax, premiums, Alain Enthoven
Nurse Practitioners Can Increase Treatment Accessibility For Opioid Addiction

Rates of opioid and first time heroin use have reached epidemic proportions in many American cities. While it may come as a surprise, almost 10 percent of full-time U.S. workers 18-64 years are dependent on, or have abused illicit substances and alcohol...

Published Wed, Aug 05 2015 6:40 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Nurses, Substance Abuse, Population Health, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Equity and Disparities, Drugs and Medical Technology, Health Professionals, Long-term Services and Supports, nurse practitioners, TREAT Act, Opioid Addiction
2015 White House Conference On Aging: What Happened And What Was Missing

In July, the White House held its sixth Conference on Aging . The conference team took a modern approach to community engagement and reframed the dialogue on aging, by weaving older people—with and without daily needs—into the mainstream of daily American...

Published Tue, Aug 04 2015 12:04 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Policy, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Coverage, Aging, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, Disabilities, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Long-term Services and Supports, White House Conference on Aging
Breaking Down Health Silos From Baltimore To Aspen

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of blog posts by leaders in health and health care who participated in Spotlight Health from June 25-28, the opening segment of the Aspen Ideas Festival . This year’s theme was Smart Solutions to the World...

Published Tue, Aug 04 2015 10:08 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Medicare, Quality, Population Health, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Medicaid and CHIP, Equity and Disparities, Spotlight Health, Aspen Ideas Festival, Baltimore riots, B’More for Healthy Babies, fentanyl-related overdose deaths, Baltimore City Health Department, Leana Wen
In Pursuit Of Hospital Quality: Creating Effective Performance Measures And Transparency In Health Care

When Garrison Keillor of “ Prairie Home Companion ” fame welcomes his radio audience to Lake Wobegon, his fictional Minnesota town, he describes it as a place where, “all the children are above average.” When one of us or our loved ones goes to a hospital...

Published Tue, Aug 04 2015 6:27 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Big Data, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Organization and Delivery, Health Professionals, IOM, Hospital Care, Charles Kahn, Hospital Quality Alliance, Metrics
Health Affairs’ August Issue: Hospital Quality And Care

The August issue of Health Affairs contains a cluster of articles focusing on hospital quality and care. Other subjects covered in this variety issue: ways state vaccine exemption laws affect disease outbreaks; how states with strong health insurance...

Published Mon, Aug 03 2015 3:27 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Mental Health, Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Population Health, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Equity and Disparities, super-utilizers, pay-per-performance, vaccination laws, Health Affairs August Issue
A More Cohesive Home: Integrating Primary And Palliative Care For Seriously Ill Patients

Treatment for Mr. M’s advanced heart failure was no longer extending or improving his life. He was becoming increasingly short of breath and confused -and hospital stays provided only short-term relief. Mr. M’s cardiologist contacted Dr. P, his long-time...

Published Mon, Aug 03 2015 6:43 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Population Health, Organization and Delivery, Equity and Disparities, Health Professionals, Long-term Services and Supports, integrated care, Ravi Parikh, patient-centered medical homes, Dying in America
A State-Based Strategy For Expanding Primary Care Residency

As the health care system looks to improve overall health and reduce unnecessary spending, primary care physicians become increasingly critical. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) recognizes that primary care clinicians have the potential to “ bend the cost...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 10:02 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Hospitals, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Health Professionals, GME, New Mexico, Charlie Alfero, Arthur Kaufman, primary care shortage, Federally Qualified Health Center
Implementing Health Reform: IRS Requests Comments On Cadillac Tax

One of the last remaining features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has yet to be implemented is the so-called “Cadillac tax,” which takes effect in 2018. Section 4980I will impose a 40 percent excise tax on employee benefits the cost of which exceeds...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 8:48 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, IRS, Cadillac tax, Tim Jost, Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, Account-Based Coverage, FSAs
Implementing Health Reform: GAO And ASPE Reports Reveal IRS-Marketplace Coordination Difficulties, Impact Of Competition On Premiums

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): IRS Needs to Strengthen Oversight of Tax Provisions for Individuals , released July 29, 2015, is both one of the clearest and most succinct descriptions...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 12:40 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, APTC, IRS, Tim Jost, GAO report, Exchange Periodic Data, ASPE
Hearing Echoes Today Of Two Powerful Moments Fifty Years Past

This year the months of June and July mark two milestone anniversaries in a history of all Americans’ quest for full and equal access to health care. Fifty years ago, on June 7, 1965, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case Griswold v. Connecticut...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 11:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Population Health, Featured, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Equity and Disparities, Long-term Services and Supports, Supreme Court, King v. Burwell, Social Security Act, Ronald Reagan, Pete Seeger, 1960s, Griswold v. Connecticut, Sarah Dine, music, Medicare Medicaid 50th Anniversary, Phil Ochs

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Why Do Pets Have Better Web Portals For Medical Records Than Humans?

Defeating The ZIP Code Health Paradigm: Data, Technology, And Collaboration Are Key

The Payment Reform Landscape: Why Medicare’s Hip And Knee Replacement Payment Model May Not Be The Answer For Other Payers And Purchasers

Expanding Access To Palliative Care Services: The Tide Is Turning

Don’t Repeal the “Cadillac Tax” On High Cost Health Plans

Nurse Practitioners Can Increase Treatment Accessibility For Opioid Addiction

2015 White House Conference On Aging: What Happened And What Was Missing

Breaking Down Health Silos From Baltimore To Aspen

In Pursuit Of Hospital Quality: Creating Effective Performance Measures And Transparency In Health Care

Health Affairs’ August Issue: Hospital Quality And Care

A More Cohesive Home: Integrating Primary And Palliative Care For Seriously Ill Patients

A State-Based Strategy For Expanding Primary Care Residency

Implementing Health Reform: IRS Requests Comments On Cadillac Tax

Implementing Health Reform: GAO And ASPE Reports Reveal IRS-Marketplace Coordination Difficulties, Impact Of Competition On Premiums

Hearing Echoes Today Of Two Powerful Moments Fifty Years Past