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Why we know so little about ACOs: The managed care culture at work

By KIP SULLIVAN This is the third essay in a three-part series in which I explore the answer to that question. In the first installment I blamed this problem on the flimsy definition of “ACO.” ACO proponents “defined” the ACO in terms of their hopes for...

Published Sun, Mar 06 2016 1:01 PM by THCB

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In Defense of Small Data

By ANISH KOKA, MD I read with interest a recent editorial that opined on the poor evidence for screening in cancer trials. The evidence was judged poor because apparently no screening trial has demonstrated a clear reduction in all-cause mortality, only...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2016 8:13 PM by THCB

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Telehealth Piece on New Medcaid Requirements

By KOFI JONES Approximately 12 million Americans utilize some type of home health care every year. From home health aides visiting the infirmed in their homes, to physical therapy services to aide in recovery, to medical equipment being used to treat...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2016 11:21 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Featured, Kofi Jones

Retail Clinics Raise Medical Spending: So What?

By DEVON M HERRICK New research published in Health Affairs finds that retail clinics don’t save money. Many health policy analysts had hoped that retail clinics would reduce medical spending by replacing more costly physician office visits. The article...

Published Sun, Mar 13 2016 3:17 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Devon Herrick

Xerox–Tamara StClaire interview

By MATTHEW HOLT Another interview from the HIMSS conference earlier this month. The idea behind these interviews is that they give you a quick overview of the companies, and a sense of where the system as a whole is going. Today is an interview with Tamara...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2016 8:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Matthew Holt

Congress Has a Drug Problem

By BRIAN KLEPPER The Congressional committee that recently demanded Martin Shkreli’s appearance must have hoped to spotlight a smug jerk responsible for the outrageous prescription drug pricing that we’re all up against. Of course there are lots of Shkrelis...

Published Wed, Mar 16 2016 11:07 AM by THCB

Filed under: Brian Klepper, THCB, Pharma, Featured, Shkreli

A Tribute to Austin Ross

By GARY S. KAPLAN, MD, Chairman and CEO Virginia Mason Medical Center The selection of Austin Ross for the Modern Healthcare Hall of Fame is fitting. His ideas on leading and managing in health care – which he’s written about... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 5:55 AM by The Health Care Blog

Improving Diversity in Health Technology

By MATTHEW HOLT I am thrilled that Health 2.0 is today announcing a new program aimed at improving diversity in the field of health technology. This will run all year (and hopefully beyond) and will start at the Health 2.0 10th Annual Fall Conference...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2016 12:21 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, RWJF, Diversity, Tehnology

Statin Wars: Less-is-More versus Unlimited Medicine

By SARAH JHA, MD It is the beauty of evidence-based medicine (EBM) that a scientist can at once be a Pope and a Galileo. His transmutation is as effortless as it is discretionary. If you think you’ve met Galileo – a rebel, a free thinker, a rocker...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2016 11:07 AM by THCB

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For Healthcare Cybersecurity the Whole is Weaker Than the Sum of the Parts

By JESSE WALKER and ROSS KOPPEL Before addressing the special attractions and vulnerabilities of healthcare data and software, a little background on cybersecurity of complex systems may be helpful: The single most important lesson from our experiences...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2016 11:49 AM by THCB

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Interview with Rasu Shrestha, CIO at UPMC

More about Health 2.0 Rasu Shrestha, CIO at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center, will be joining me on stage this afternoon in our Provider Symposium (on his birthday) and again on Tuesday, September 27th for our Information Blocking, APIs &...

Published Sun, Sep 25 2016 1:30 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

The Letter of Recommendation: A Two Way Legal Instrument

By VARUN SETHI, MD Letters of recommendation (LORs) are a common part of the job application. Employers rely on them to help choose new hires. Many physicians have written reference letters for their peers and trainees. It is important to appreciate that...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2016 2:47 PM by THCB

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Employee Burnout, Whose Problem Is It?

BY HANS DUVEFELT, MD Today I attended a very entertaining and inspiring seminar, and yet I left it with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. Bryan Sexton, a national authority on health worker burnout and patient safety, made a convincing case for...

Published Sun, Oct 02 2016 10:06 PM by THCB

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Underuse is Rampant, But Overuse is All We Talk About

By KIP SUILLIVAN, JD This is my fourth in a series of imaginary lectures on remedial health policy for President Obama. My goal is to convince Obama that he relied on the wrong people for health policy advice. I am focusing on three people in particular...

Published Thu, Oct 06 2016 6:24 AM by THCB

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American Medicine’s Toxic Workplace

By NORTIN HADLER, MD I’ve attended medical Grand Rounds most weeks for the past 50 years. I consider the exercise one of the grander traditions of my profession. I trace it back to the amphitheater at the University of Montpelier where the 15th C cleric...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2016 12:43 PM by THCB

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Why we know so little about ACOs: The managed care culture at work

In Defense of Small Data

Telehealth Piece on New Medcaid Requirements

Retail Clinics Raise Medical Spending: So What?

Xerox–Tamara StClaire interview

Congress Has a Drug Problem

A Tribute to Austin Ross

Improving Diversity in Health Technology

Statin Wars: Less-is-More versus Unlimited Medicine

For Healthcare Cybersecurity the Whole is Weaker Than the Sum of the Parts

Interview with Rasu Shrestha, CIO at UPMC

The Letter of Recommendation: A Two Way Legal Instrument

Employee Burnout, Whose Problem Is It?

Underuse is Rampant, But Overuse is All We Talk About

American Medicine’s Toxic Workplace