Medicare Advantage Saves Lives, Limbs, Sight, And Major Amounts of Money – (Part 1)
BY GEORGE HALVERSON
Former Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson has written on THCB on and off over the years, most notably with his proposal for Medicare Advantage for All post-COVID. He wrote a piece in Health Affairs last year arguing with the stance of Medicare Advantage of Don Berwick and Rick Gilfillan (Here’s their piece pt1, pt2). We also published his criticism (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3) of Medpac’s analysis of Medicare Advantage. Now Medpac is meeting again and George is wondering why they don’t seem to care about diabetic foot amputations. We are publishing part one today with part two com...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Medicare Amputations Blindness George Halverson Medicare Advantage MedPAC Source Type: blogs
The key to living with less pain is understanding what relieves pain, why it works, and how to achieve it
An excerpt from The Pain Solution: 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication. In a one-year period, more than 54 percent of Americans report musculoskeletal pain, including arthritis pain, low back pain, and neck pain. The search for relief has created a different kind of epidemic. The opioids
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The key to living with less pain is understanding what relieves pain, why it works, and how to achieve it originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Saloni Sharma, MD Tags: Conditions Pain Management Source Type: blogs
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Outbreaks of Injustice Linked by Two Different Dobbs.
BY MIKE MAGEE
Under the definition for the noun, epidemic, there are two main (and distinctly different) definitions. I know this fact because it was the beginning point of my preparations earlier this summer for a Fall course on “The History of Epidemics in America” at the Presidents College at the University of Hartford.
The entry reads:
Epidemic nounep·i·dem·ic | \ ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik \Definition of epidemic (Entry 2 of 2)1: an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time : an outbreak of epidemic disease2: an outbreak or product of sudden ra...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Bioethics and Law Medical Practice Buck vs. Bell Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –27th August 2022.
In this study, researchers gathered a diverse group of participants; 43 percent were Black, and 68 percent were women. They also considered factors such as age and insurance status when drawing conclusions.The study occurred through a clinical trial, where all participants were randomly assigned to have their next visit occur through either phone or video-based platforms. The central unit of measurement was visit satisfaction rate, reported on a ten-point scale. Researchers noted noninferiority data based on whether patient satisfaction between the telehealth methods exceeded a -15 percent margin.-----https://www.theverge....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
“Virgin-Soil Epidemics” Covers a Multitude of Sins
BY MIKE MAGEE
Epidemics don’t appear in isolation of geography, social status, race or economics.
In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation article, the authors reviewed case numbers and death rates organized by race/ethnicity. It will come as no surprise that the most vulnerable populations death rate is nearly three times greater than the least vulnerable. But what may surprise you is that the population at greatest risk was neither self-identified as Black or Hispanic, but Native American.
Sadly, this is not a new story, but in the analogs of American history, it has been papered over by a partially true, but inco...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health Jeffrey Ostler Mike Magee Native Americans Virgin-Soil Epidemic Source Type: blogs
Mining Ultrasound Data to Improve Liver Diagnostics: Interview with Beth Rogozinski, CEO at Oncoustics
Oncoustics, a medtech company based in Ontario, Canada, developed the OnX Liver Assessment Solution, an AI-powered ultrasound-based diagnostic system for liver disease. At present, detecting liver disease is a challenge, potentially involving high-end imaging systems, specialists, and invasive biopsies. These challenges, and the related expense, can limit patient access to such testing for those with strong indications of liver disease.
Consequently, in many cases, liver disease may not be detected until it is already quite advanced, limiting the potential for early detection and treatment. There is a clear need for a n...
Source: Medgadget - August 23, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Oncology Radiology liver disease oncoustics Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 18, 2022 Edition-----The main issue, probably of the year, is the increasing tension across the Taiwan Strait with all sorts of worries about how conflict can be avoided and prosperity maintained at a reasonable level as tensions continue. And hopefully ease.The impact of climate change in Europe is really becoming obvious and worrying. I am not sure just how a realistic response is possible in any reasonable time.In OZ the PM has come back after a week off to have the Chinese Ambassador tell us we are a vassal and to just shut up and behave. Astonishing and serious stuff IMVHO.-----Major Issues.-----https://www.smh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Search for Strategies to Reduce Medical Error
Robert L. Rabin (Stanford University), The Search for Strategies to Reduce Medical Error, 62 Jurimetrics (2022): This essay is based on a book review of Closing Death ’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm, by Michael J.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 16, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The Social Transmission of Non-Infectious Diseases: Evidence from the Opioid Epidemic
Kai M äckle (University of Mannheim), Stefan Ruenzi (University of Mannheim), The Social Transmission of Non-Infectious Diseases: Evidence from the Opioid Epidemic, SSRN (2022): What drives the spread of non-infectious diseases? We study this question in the context of the opioid... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 9, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Pre-Visit Clinical Intake Automation Company Health Note Nabs $17M in Funding Round
SignalFire, UnityPoint, Northwell Holdings, Cedars-Sinai back innovations in documentation automation to improve care delivery for clinicians and patients
Health Note, the pre-visit clinical intake automation platform that uses digital patient intake to prepare clinical notes for providers ahead of patient visits, announces the close of a $17 million Series A financing round led by SignalFire. SignalFire is joined by UnityPoint Health, Northwell Holdings, the for-profit arm of Northwell Health focused on investment in early stage/growth opportunities, strategic partnerships and the cultivation of internal innovations that ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Health Note James Laur Jill Kalman Joshua Reischer Matthew Warrens Northwel Source Type: blogs
We must disrupt harm
In the mid-1980s, with the AIDS epidemic on the horizon, austere conservative Margaret Thatcher sanctioned the first needle exchanges in the U.K. to prevent the budgetary burden that HIV might otherwise have become on the National Health Service. Nearly forty years later, New York City opened its first supervised injection sites in November of 2021,
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We must disrupt harm originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Julie Craig, MD Tags: Meds Pain Management Source Type: blogs
This Is Why Modern Living Is So Bad For The Heart
This social epidemic increases heart disease risk by 30 percent. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - August 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 6th August 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telehealth-bolsters-maternal-care-outcomes-patient-satisfactionTelehealth Bolsters Maternal Care Outcomes, Patient SatisfactionNew research shows that implementing telehealth, either in place of or as a supplement to in-person care, led to good clinical outcomes and high patient satisfaction in maternal care.ByMark MelchionnaJu...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
MDL Nationalism, Federalism, and the Opioid Epidemic
Abbe R. Gluck (Yale University), MDL Nationalism, Federalism, and the Opioid Epidemic, 70 DePaul L. Rev. (2020): Multidistrict litigation (MDL) is a nationalist animal in a federalist system. It is a pragmatic, creative and modern response to the needs of... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 4, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
America's Gun Violence Epidemic: A Colossal, But Correctable, System Failure
Christa Nicols (Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence), Jennifer Jiwon Kim (Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence), America ' s Gun Violence Epidemic: A Colossal, But Correctable, System Failure, 77 NYU Annual Survey of American L. (2022): On November 3, the U.S.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 4, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
