Cartoon – Accountable Care Organizations

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Accountable Care Organizations, Cartoon • Leave a comment

Dartmouth Atlas: Evidence-based, Coordinated Care for Seniors Elusive

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Dementia, Evidence-based Medicine, Medicare, Multiple Chronic Conditions, Patient Centered Care, Primary Care • Leave a comment

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=QUA&content_id=325531

Three areas where the use of evidence-base care is particularly lacking are prostate cancer screenings, breast cancer screenings, and feeding tube placement for Medicare recipients with advanced dementia.

What Accounts For The Lower Growth In Health Care Spending?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health Policy, Health System, Healthcare Spending, Hospital, Obesity Rates, Prescription Drug Costs, Reform, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/02/18/what-accounts-for-the-lower-growth-in-health-care-spending/

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Are innovative payment models working?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Bundled Payments, Capitation, Health System, Hospital, Innovative Payment Models, Medicare Shared Saving Program, Population Health Management, Value Based Health Care, Value Based Reimbursement • Leave a comment

AJMC: Are innovative payment models working?

Healthcare Triage: The CDC’s Preachy Recommendations on Pregnancy and Alcohol. and the Internet’s Overreaction

Posted on February 18, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged CDC, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Health Policy • Leave a comment

Healthcare Triage: The CDC’s Preachy Recommendations on Pregnancy and Alcohol. and the Internet’s Overreaction

Cartoon – Chronic Pain

Posted on February 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cartoon, Chronic Pain • Leave a comment

'The worst pain I've experienced since my second visit is when I received your bill for the first visit.'

‘The worst pain I’ve experienced since my second visit is when I received your bill for the first visit.’

Drug officials worried about doctors’ eagerness to prescribe heroin withdrawal drug for cash

Posted on February 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Buprenorphine, DEA, Drug Rehab, Heroin Withdrawl, Opioid Pain Medication, Oxycodone, Percocet, Percodan, Physician • Leave a comment

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2016/02/15/Drug-officials-worried-about-doctors-eagerness-to-prescribe-heroin-withdrawal-drug-for-cash/stories/201602150012

Cigna C-suite exec stands apart with optimistic tone for ACA exchanges

Posted on February 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Health Insurance Exchange, Health Insurance Payer, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/cigna-c-suite-exec-stands-apart-with-optimistic-tone-for-aca-exchanges/413877/

Kaiser membership up but net income down

Posted on February 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Kaiser, Operating Performance • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/kaiser-membership-up-but-net-income-down/413889/

What Justice Scalia’s death could mean for healthcare: 7 things to know

Posted on February 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Abortion, Collective Bargaining, Contraception, Health Law, Health Policy, Supreme Court, Union • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/what-justice-scalia-s-death-could-mean-for-healthcare-7-things-to-know.html

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