November 2010 - The Health Care Blog

Alzheimer's Disease: The $20 Trillion Enemy We Must Not Forget

By LISA SUENNEN In the last several weeks I lost my phone (recovered), my iPod (gone) and even a piece of jewelry (I am pretty sure the cat is guilty). I was at the airport when I couldn’t remember where... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 12 2010 3:41 AM by The Health Care Blog

Suzanne Delbanco on the new Catalyst for Payment Reform

By Matthew Holt Catalyst for Payment Reform is a new organization set up by several huge employers. Its goal is to pay for health care differently, and make sure that those employers run ahead of any Medicare payment reform coming... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 12 2010 1:02 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy, Employers

Physicians, Nurses and the Coming Transformation of our Health System

By GLENN LAFFEL Last week, we highlighted an unintended consequence of the Affordable Care Act: it will dramatically worsen an already gaping mismatch between the demand for and the supply of physician services in the US. Put simply, there aren’t... Read...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 5:40 AM by The Health Care Blog

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mHealth: Is It a Market?

By JOHN MOORE I've been attending the mHealth Summit for the last 3 days and an over-arching theme has been: mHealth is unlikely to ever become a market in its own right. Backing up this claim have been the countless... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 4:47 AM by The Health Care Blog

AMA Opens Online News Archive

American Medical News, the award-winning newspaper published by the American Medical Association (AMA), announced today it is offering unrestricted access to its online news archive at amednews.com. The online news archive dates back to January 2000,...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 4:36 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Marketplace

Doctor Patient

By ROB LAMBERTS I did a little “self care” earlier this week. I did it by not caring for myself. I went to the doctor. I was sitting in the waiting area for my appointment and saw the mother of... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 1:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

HIT Trends Summary for October 2010

By MICHAEL LAKE This is a summary of the HIT Trends Report for October 2010. You can get the current issue or subscribe here. The evolving health information exchange market. The HIE segment was center-stage this month with a game-changing... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 7:49 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: HIT, EHR, Comparative Effectiveness Research, HIEs

The War Between the States

By MICHAEL TURPIN Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. ~Richard Lamm The day after a... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 6:42 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy/Politics, PPACA, Michael Turpin

Dartmouth Launches New Degree Program in Health Care Delivery Science

In the wake of health care reform, leaders in the industry need a new set of tools to navigate through a health care landscape that has changed forever. In response, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and The Dartmouth... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 4:18 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Marketplace

THCB Healthcare Marketplace

The OptumHealth Culture of Health Institute is hosting a webinar that explores how employers can boost employee participation in wellness programs by adopting marketing strategies used by top consumer retail companies. This event will feature Rohit Kichlu...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 5:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Health Care and the 2010 Midterms

By ROBERT LASZEWSKI The election has given us a Republican House and a still Democratic controlled Senate. But, instead of Democrats having the 60 Senators they had when health care was passed in December, they will have a slim majority... Read More....

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 3:56 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Robert Laszewski, Policy/Politics, health care reform

An issue, guaranteed

By PAUL LEVY I don't mean this in a partisan way, but it is really distressing to read this New York Times article about Republican plans to dismantle parts of the recent health care bill by using the appropriation powers... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 3:48 PM by The Health Care Blog

The $6-an-Hour Health Minimum Wage

By JOHN GOODMAN The stunning election results will put even more pressure on Congress to deal with the economy and jobs when it reconvenes in mid-November. But as it turns out, one way to boost the economy is to reconsider... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 3:45 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Costs, John Goodman, Health care costs, Employers

Wachter: Three Stories

By ROBERT WACHTER In my travels, I frequently hear short stories that help illuminate my work and world. Here are three recent examples; think of them as little health policy tapas. I recently spoke in a session with Peter Pronovost,... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 5:15 AM by The Health Care Blog