Female bosses judged more harshly than male counterparts for being insensitive, disrespectful
By Alex Fradera A woman seeking to make a career was once faced with a road pocked with pits and divots upon which she must not stumble. Rising egalitarian attitudes have done much to remove the most visible of these hazards, but some subtle pitfalls remain. In a new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Suzette Caleo of Louisiana State University explores one: the way that female managers are appraised when they treat others unjustly. The research suggests that while the sexes are treated even-handedly when they commit certain injustices, there are some things we still can’t abide from a woman. Caleo asked 140 und...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: researchdigestblog Tags: Gender Occupational Source Type: blogs

Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report on Medicare Part D Trends
This article hits some of the highlights from that report. Part D Enrollment and Plan Availability Since 2006, the share of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Part D plan has increased from 52 percent to 71 percent of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries. In 2016, nearly 71% of all Medicare beneficiaries nationwide are enrolled in Part D plans, including plans open to everyone and employer-only plans designed solely for retirees of a former employer. The percent of Medicare beneficiaries with Part D coverage in 2016 varies from state to state, from 56% in Alaska to 89% in North Dakota. Additionally, while 60% of Part D...
Source: Policy and Medicine - September 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs

In the Federal Workforce Every Employee Is Above Average
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that virtually every one of the 1.2 million employees in their study received a rating at or above “fully successful,” compared to only 0.1 percent who were deemed “unacceptable,” which might be surprising given the scandals that have rocked multiple agencies in recent years and the fact that these employees are people, prone to making mistakes or every day struggles like everyone else. Milton Friedman once asked “where in the world you find these angels who are going to organize society for us?” If these performance ratings are to be believed, they...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 15, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Charles Hughes Source Type: blogs

Federal Workers: Performance, Pay, and Firing
Chris Edwards Americans are concerned about the performance of the federal bureaucracy. Many people think that federal workers are overpaid and underworked. Some recent news stories provide fresh input to the debate. A story yesterday at GovExec.com regards pay and performance. The federal pay structure is less efficient than private pay structures because it is generally based on seniority, not job performance. But GovExec.com finds that attempts to introduce federal performance pay have not worked very well either: Most federal agencies are not making meaningful distinctions in performance ratings and bonuses for senior...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 25, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs

Why you might want to beware the introvert on your team
Introverts have received a lot of positive press in recent years thanks to the run-away success of Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts. Cain tells us these are people who like their own space, but also happen to be empathic and sensitive and deep-thinkers. A new paper on peer appraisals by team-members bucks this hug-an-introvert trend.Amir Erez and his co-authors report that introverts tend to give especially low performance ratings to their team-mates who are extravert and over-bearing, even though these people's actual performance for the team might be the same as other team-mates with different personality...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - January 29, 2015 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Research Digest Source Type: blogs

Display of performance assessments: placing a legal requirement on registered providers to display the rating published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Department of Health (DH) -  The Care Act 2014 will give CQC the power to assess health and social care providers’ performance and give each a rating. The government believes that these ratings should be on display in all locations that provide care to ensure that providers are transparent about their performance. The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the proposal to make it a legal requirement for providers to display the performance rating given to them by the CQC.The consultation document includes draft regulations to show how the changes would work in practice. The consultation closes 13 Oc...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 15, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Consultations Quality of care and clinical outcomes Social care Source Type: blogs

CMS Adds Quality Measures to Physician Compare Website for Some Group Practices and ACO’s
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that for the first time, quality measures have been added to Physician Compare, a website that helps consumers search for information about hundreds of thousands of physicians and other health care professionals. "Patients and their families need facts to help them in making important decisions about health care, and choosing the right physician is one of the most important decisions they face," said CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. In the first year, 66 group practices and 141 Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) now have quality data publicly reporte...
Source: Policy and Medicine - February 24, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs

Award for the DEXIS® Platinum Digital Intra-oral X-ray System!
Winner In Digital Radiography Claims Yet Another Peer-Elected AwardDEXIS continues to add to its honors with The Dentists’ Voice 5-Star Peer Review Hatfield, PA (February 11, 2014) DEXIS is very pleased to announce its 2013 win from The Dentists’ Voice, a dental products review portal dedicated to dental healthcare providers, which can aid in making an informed choice regarding an investment in dental equipment. The annual 5-Star Peer Review Awardis bestowed upon the dental products which have an Overall Performance rating of 4.6 or above based on reviews posted during the calendar year. Participating users p...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 21, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs

API Healthcare CEO discusses workforce management (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast with J.P. Fingado of API Healthcare. David Williams:  This is David E. Williams from the Health Business Group.  I’m speaking today with J.P. Fingado, President and CEO of API Healthcare.  We are at HIMSS in New Orleans.   What problem does API address?   J.P. Fingado: We’re trying to solve several problems.  The first is around quality of care, so we seek to put the right people at the right place at the right time to achieve the best possible outcome for the patient.   The second piece is helping hospitals control their cost and optimize the use o...
Source: Health Business Blog - March 19, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Hospitals Podcast Technology Source Type: blogs

Guest Article: Tips to help prepare for EMRs, even before you choose your software
Given my recent postings on how to ease into technology before jumping head-first into EMRs, many readers wrote back asking additional questions about how else they should get ready for EMRs. To make sure readers get the best software selection advice, I reached out to Sheldon Needle, who is president and founder of CTSGuides.com, publishers of software evaluation materials. They have a free Medical Software Selection kit for indepth reviews of leading EMR, scheduling, and billing software, performance ratings for over 800 features, and a template to plan and manage your software demos. (Source: The Healthcare IT Guy)
Source: The Healthcare IT Guy - November 24, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs