Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
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 …
The welcome mat effect
Immigration status and insurance status: Two social factors that we know determine an individual’s ability to access health care. Yet the question remains, how do these two factors interact? Furthermore, how do these factors affect children in immigrant families? In Continue Reading …
Lawsuit aims to kill subsidy
As an income-less medical student, I would be one of the 7.1 million people who have signed up for Obamacare this year—except I live in Texas, one of the 21 states that elected to not expand Medicaid. At the same 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 …
Niche Services vs. Coordinated Care
Recently, I got three calls from three vendors offering three wonderful services for our members. The first vendor offered the best price to encourage our members to complete their Health Risk Assessment survey. They promised a 60% completion rate for Continue Reading …
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