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Why Angry Birds Gets More Play Than Health Apps

By JESSIE GRUMAN I have been musing about why, despite our fascination with gadgets and timesaving devices, so few of us use the apps and tools that have been developed to help us take care of ourselves. The range of options is staggering – my iPhone...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 12:38 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Jessie Gruman, Tech, Health apps, Angry birds

Medical Loss Ratios – Again!

By ROGER COLLIER A new study, reported in the American Journal of Managed Care, seems likely to add more heat to the continuing medical loss ratio controversy. The Accountable Care Act effectively mandates that health insurers achieve MLRs of 85 percent...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2011 5:47 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Affordable Care Act, MLR, American Journal of Managed Care

The New Cost-Conscious Doctor

By JANE SARASOHN-KAHN Doctors practicing in the U.S. are becoming increasingly conscious of the increasing costs of health care. Most consider themselves cost-conscious, and are considering the impact of their practice patterns — in terms of prescribing...

Published Fri, Apr 22 2011 9:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Physicians, Health care costs, Cost-conscious

First Impressions of the Medicare ACO Rule

By VINCE KURAITIS 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 the fact...

Published Sun, Apr 03 2011 3:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB

Another Swing at the Windmill of VAP

By MARYA ZILBERBERG, MD Sorry, folks, but I have been so swamped with work that I have been unable to produce anything cogent here. I see today as a gift day, as my plans to travel to SHEA were foiled by mother nature’s sense of humor. So, here...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2011 9:11 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: prevention, Marya Zilberberg, Uncategorized, VAP, VRSA

Conflicts Of Interest In Guideline Development: A Dirty Little Secret Gets Aired Again

By DAVID WILLIAMS An Archives of Internal Medicine article (Conflicts of Interest in Cardiovascular Clinical Practice Guidelines) is getting a lot of notice today. In essence, many of the physicians who develop guideline that influence practice patterns...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 4:19 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Quality, NIH, cardiology, Conflict of interest, Guidelines, Eli Lilly, Archives of Internal Medicine

Minor League Report Cards

By DAVID DRANOVE I was pleased to see the Chicago Tribune carry an op-ed piece this week by my friend and colleague Michael Millenson. The gist of the piece was that information about hospital quality is readily available online and we should use that...

Published Sat, Apr 02 2011 3:37 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Quality, Risk adjustment, Leapfrog, PROMIS, Healthgrades, Inside Baseball, Hospital Compare

Inspiration, spirit, connection, optimism–Health 2.0 Spring Fling

By Matthew Holt It’s been crazy post Health 2.0 Spring Fling in San Diego, I tried do my wrap of highlights and feelings from this Health 2.0 before the plane touched down last week, but I never quite finished them. So with a little hindsight, here are...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2011 12:28 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Patients, Tech

Liquid Vapor

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE For the uninitiated, every year HIMSS runs this big huge trade show for EHR and HIT vendors, which is to the HIT industry what Oscar night is to Hollywood. No, HIMSS does not award any prizes or trophies, but it occasions the same...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 12:20 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: HIT, Meaningful Use, Margalit Gur-Arie, Front Page, HIMSS 2011

Looking For Quality In the Wrong Place

CHRIS LANGSTON Last week I attended the first annual meeting of the Long-Term Quality Alliance and listened to Gregg Pawlson (a geriatrician and executive with NCQA) talk about quality measurement. Right now, quality measurement does too little to drive...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2011 7:30 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Quality, Geriatric Medicine

THCB Live: Sage CEO Betty Otter-Nickerson

Betty Otter-Nickerson, Sage from Health 2.0 on Vimeo. Matthew caught up with Sage Healthcare CEO Betty Otter-Nickerson at HIMSS to talk about the company’s plans for 2011 and beyond. Tweet this Share on Facebook Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 1:57 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, HIMSS 2011, Betty Otter-Nickerson, Sage

HIMSSanity Preview

By MATTHEW HOLT It’s time for my favorite busman’s holiday of the year, the HIMSS global conference, held this year in the cultural wasteland of Orlando, Florida (which given its cultural competition is Las Vegas is saying something!). But...

Published Fri, Feb 08 2019 9:02 PM by THCB

Filed under: HIMSS

The post-reform insurance market, or will Mega survive?

By Matthew Holt I had an interesting call from a member of the legal profession the other day, and it got me thinking about the post-reform prospects for my own particular collection of bete noirs—the insurers who prey on desperate... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 1:47 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy/Politics, Matthew Holt, Policy, Health Plans

Minimum Essential Benefits

By MICHAEL TURPIN The Affordable Care Act is officially under construction. The framework for the minimum mandatory levels of benefits offered through state exchanges is now being researched and will soon be ready for prime time debate. The Institute...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 1:47 PM by The Health Care Blog

Some conversations are easier than others

We're continuing a tradition at THCB started last year. Asking you to take a moment this weekend to discuss your desires for how to live the end of your life as meaningfully as possible--If you want to reproduce this post... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 26 2009 2:47 AM by The Health Care Blog

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