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Category: Quality
[Anecdotes] Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising from Medical Injury
A few months ago I wrote about a proposal in the Florida legislature to create a Patient Compensation System. In this system, an injured patient would file a claim with the help of a patient advocate, a medical review department Continue Reading …
EHR Update: Hospitals (2013)
Less than half of the nation’s hospitals have met the criteria for meaningful use of electronic health records. The US health care system is undergoing a substantial overhaul to the way clinicians, clinics, and hospitals record, track, and share health Continue Reading …
The State of Medical Malpractice Payouts
I have written a few articles and blog posts about medical malpractice. A company recently published a study of medical malpractice claims from 2012. Some interesting findings are: New York had the highest dollar amount of total payouts for 2012, $763,088, Continue Reading …
EHR Update: Doctors (2013)
In 2009 the HITECH Act provided $30 billion to support the expansion of . In 2011, the Medicare EHR Incentive began providing payments to providers who adopted EHRs with a minimal set of “meaningful use” capabilities. Early indicators suggest these Continue Reading …
System Overuse
Many people believe that the design of a health system influences the quality of care. Data suggest otherwise. With rising health care costs, more attention has been placed on productive models of care and systems to cut waste. Limited studies Continue Reading …
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