PwC: Large hospital systems fail to achieve economies of scale

Posted on March 24, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Decision Rights, Dissimilar Cultures, Health System, Healthcare Costs, Hospital, Operating Models, Operating Performance, Quality of Care, Redundant Service Lines, Site-Level Financial Leadership, Standardized Clinical Protocols, Standardized Procedures, System Level Performance, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/pwc-large-hospital-systems-fail-achieve-economies-scale/2016-03-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=%257B%257Blead.Id%257D%257D&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

But on their own, large hospitals operate more cost-effectively than small hospitals

Men’s Health: A Global Problem Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on March 24, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health Policy, Life Expectancy, Men's Health, Primary Care, Public Health, WHO • Leave a comment

http://altarum.org/health-policy-blog/mens-health-a-global-problem-hiding-in-plain-sight

The Widening Gap

Cartoon – Important Part of Our Economy

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cartoon, Economy • Leave a comment

Individual liability, physician compensation among top fraud concerns

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Individual Liability, Kickbacks, Physician Compensation, Supreme Court, Whistleblower Lawsuit • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/individual-liability-physician-compensation-among-top-fraud-concerns/2016-03-21?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=lead.Id&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokuKrKde%2FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4HRcJjPK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

Click to access Healthcare_Fraud_2015.pdf

Kickbacks, Bribes, and the Horrifying Truth Behind California’s Largest Medical Fraud Scandal

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Adult Entertainers, Bonus Medical Implants, Bribes, Creative Accounting, DOJ, FDA, Federal Employees Compensation Act, Fraud and Abuse, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, Kickbacks, Mail Fraud, Medi-Cal, Money Laundering, National Healthcare Antifraud Association, Pass-Through Allowance, Political Lobbying, RICO Act, Spinal Fusion Operations, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Tool Fabrication, Unbundled Billing, Unnecessary Surgery, Whistleblower Lawsuit, Workers Comp • Leave a comment

http://www.lamag.com/longform/kickbacks-bribes-and-the-horrifying-truth-behind-californias-largest-medical-fraud-scandal/

Long Beach hospital owner Michael Drobot spent decades bilking the state of millions for unnecessary surgeries with allegedly bogus hardware, and plenty of doctors went along with him – See more at: http://www.lamag.com/longform/kickbacks-bribes-and-the-horrifying-truth-behind-californias-largest-medical-fraud-scandal/#sthash.flf2d3Ck.dpuf

Physician Use of Data Skyrockets When It’s Available in Real Time

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Medicaid, Patient History Database, Physician, Quality of Care, Real Time Medical History • Leave a comment

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/physician-use-data-skyrockets-when-its-available-real-time

A clinical repository of Medicaid patients’ medical histories… “gives us a full 360-degree view of a patient’s medical care, their medications, immunizations, tests, and procedures,” says the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s chief health information officer.

Experts assess Trump’s 7-point healthcare plan

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, ACA Repeal, Antitrust, Block Grant Medicaid, FDA, Health Policy, Health Premium Tax Deductions, HSA, Individual Mandate, Interstate Health Insurance, Means-Tested Financial Support, Network Adequacy, Overseas Drug Providers, Price Transparency, Refundable Tax Credit • Leave a comment

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/experts-assess-trump-s-7-point-healthcare-plan?cfcache=true

Detachment and Ethics Don’t Mix

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Detachment, Ethics, Leadership • Leave a comment

Detachment and Ethics Don’t Mix

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HEROIN AND THE COST OF CARE

Posted on March 22, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Chemical Dependency, Crime, Drug Addiction, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Hepatitis C, Heroin, Heroin Abuse, Heroin Overdose Death Rate, Heroin Overdoses, HIV • Leave a comment

http://www.costsofcare.org/heroin-and-the-cost-of-care/

Is value-based pay leading to more MD face time?

Posted on March 21, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACO, Clinic Visits, Hospital Readmissions, Patient Satisfaction, Physician, Quality of Care, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/value-based-pay-leading-more-md-face-time?cfcache=true