Cartoon – The Good News

Posted on November 24, 2017 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cartoon, Doctor, Good News, Half of Your Money, High Deductibles, ICU, Patient • Leave a comment

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Costly ICU Stays Don’t Improve Mortality Rates

Posted on August 11, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cost of Care, Health System, Hospital, ICU, ICU Utilization, Invasive Procedures, Mortality Rates, Out of Pocket Expenses • Leave a comment

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/quality/costly-icu-stays-dont-improve-mortality-rates?spMailingID=9343227&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=980918097&spReportId=OTgwOTE4MDk3S0

Hospitals that use ICUs frequently are more likely to perform invasive procedures and have higher costs

Hospitals that use ICUs frequently are more likely to perform invasive procedures and have higher costs, but without demonstrable improvement in patient survival.

The imposing cost of a single opioid overdose

Posted on May 24, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Detox, Emergency Care, EMTs, Fantanyl, Health Policy, Healthcare Cost, Hepatitis C, Herion, HIV, ICU, Infectious Disease, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Methadone, Narcan, Opioid Addiction, Public Health, Suboxone, Substance Abuse, Vivitrol • Leave a comment

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20160521/NEWS/160528946

Framingham firefighter Joe Sylvester, left, holds a Narcan nasal spray as firefighter Jose Funes looks on at the Loring Street station Tuesday. (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)

A five- or six-figure bill that doesn’t even include the hospital stay.

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/imposing-cost-single-opioid-overdose/2016-05-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpCalpUWXpNREJtWkRjMiIsInQiOiIxSmJGXC9ScEZZSU5icXBzQ2FpYjNER0ljaVV0VGFIRHBVd2RRaEcxNU56elwvbkw5aHkwYTZNaHppSDFlOUlDSndYS1N4dDAzN3l0N0hZbUlMWnh6ZWUyUllqRFhPTHJ1TWxRNUh0bzRCMDBrPSJ9