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Category: Quality
Patient Satisfaction is not Patient-Centeredness
As a newly minted physician, I find myself besieged by data about how happy patients are with the care we deliver. Press Ganey, HCAPS, Consumer Reports, US News and World Report were merely the beginning. Now, physician reimbursement is tied Continue Reading …
Crisis Becomes Opportunity
Increased liability premiums, lax court requirements for evidence of fault, and the threat of insurers pulling out of the medical liability market culminated in France’s malpractice crisis. The government responded with a 2002 law that reigned in unnecessary law suits Continue Reading …
The Provocateurs (Episode 1)
This Wonk Wednesday we bring you the first episode of “The Provocateurs,” our new video-cast series about the evidence informing health policy. In this first episode, Dr. Andew Gonzalez educates us about his recent study “Hospital Quality: Do grades really Continue Reading …
Insuring Our Nations Veterans
Myth: All United States military veterans receive health insurance. Fact: More than 1.5 million U.S. veterans were uninsured in 2010. A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health examined the impact of the Affordable Care Act on military Continue Reading …
Can telemedicine save money?
This study capitalized on a natural experiment: A company that owned several nursing homes in Massachusetts decided to invest in telemedicine, technology that allows patients and doctors two-way communication via videoconferencing. To study its effects, researchers convinced the company to Continue Reading …