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Derangements of the Heart
Despite worry from medical schools and organized medicine, some scholars doubt that physician shortages are real phenomenon. Instead, issues of access to care can be blamed on maldistribution of physicians and specialists. With the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease and Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2012
Two years after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, opponents and proponents are destined to collide in the Supreme Court. The controversy surrounding health reform, if not decisively determined by the Court, will certainly impact the upcoming elections. The Continue Reading …
Scrambling to rescue ACO’s
Health care systems such as the Mayo and Cleveland clinics – which are organized the way policy makers envision accountable care organizations – initially balked at the rules proposed by CMS. Now, the rules have changed. After receiving a significant Continue Reading …
Metrics for Doctors and Patients
Electronic health records can improve processes of care as well as real health outcomes for diabetic patients. However, it is critical that patients themselves are held accountable for their own health and given the tools to do so. The ability Continue Reading …
An Optimal Physician Payment System
The researchers at Harvard have really done it this time! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more exciting, they release a study on…typology. Ty-pol-o-gy: [tahy-pol-uh-jee] noun. a systematic classification or study of types. Harvard researchers classified ‘types’ in Continue Reading …