The simple reason the medical-home study failed…
This week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a comprehensive study that has major health implications. Major because the negative findings should change how Americans think about health and healthcare. Plus, the findings validate a belief this doctor holds as truth.
First my belief, then the study.
One blog is enough for any practicing doctor, but if I were to start another, its name would be: “Health cometh not from healthcare.”
Nary a day goes by that I don’t see an example of how good-intentioned active management of a patient causes problems. (BTW: My son, a gramma...
Source: Dr John M - February 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
A Disruptive Conversation with the Co-founders of Personal Medicine Plus
We love stories about women that are truly changing the face of health care, particularly through innovation. Today is no exception. We recently sat down with Co-founders Natalie Hodge, MD and Brandi Harless, MPH of Personal Medicine Plus, an app that allows individuals to self-manage health through behavior tracking and health data metrics. Both Hodge and Harless shared their experience in developing their tool, being a woman innovation leader, and a few words of wisdom and inspiration to other women interested in following their goals. Check it out below.
What drew you to health innovation technology?
NH: My first passi...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 6, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Health 2.0 Health Professions HIT/Health Gaming Innovation Publc Health Technology Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Some Details about the Global Healthcare Spending Slowdown
We are in the midst of a global healthcare slowdown and many of the experts are flummoxed as to its exact cause (see: Everything You Need to Know About the Healthcare Slowdown). Does it lie with the financial crisis? Is it the the result of the co-pays incorporated into most health insurance policies these days? Below is an excerpt from an article on this topic:
Healthcare spending is growing slower than the economy for the first time since 1997. And nobody knows why. It might just be the shadow of the Great Recession. Or a move towards more high-deductible plans. Or maybe, just maybe, Obamacare's cost controls. ...
Source: Lab Soft News - February 4, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Delivery Source Type: blogs
Putting Finance Executives in Charge of Health Care? - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
A US News and World Report article affirms what we have previously written, that those charged with the stewardship of US hospitals are even more inclined now to hire top managers with little or no health care experience or credentials. Putting Finance Managers in Charge They particularly seem to favor executives drawn from the world of finance.Just to make it really clear, the exposition started with the article title, Wanted: Hospital CEOs Without Health Care Experience The article drew on some of the figures about executive hiring which we discussed in December, 2013,It’s expected that two-thirds of hospital...
Source: Health Care Renewal - January 30, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: finance financialization generic management generic managers hospitals ' coup d etat Source Type: blogs
Response to Misleading WaPo Hospice Article: Part the Third
(If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, click on the links. If you don’t have time, here is the quick summary. The Washington Post published an article December 26th, 2013 claiming hospice care was taking billions from Medicare presumably in waste and fraud. This series offers a critical review debunking the claims and offering a more insightful view of the challenges hospices face. Today Dr. Scott tackles some statistics and the way forward - Ed. Sinclair)One of the consistent errors made by people commenting on this story, either in the comments sections or on social media, is the failure to understand the difference between ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - January 9, 2014 Category: Palliative Carer Workers Authors: Bruce Scott Source Type: blogs
