By David Burda – If there’s one thing healthcare is good at, it’s finger-pointing. It’s always someone else’s fault that costs are too high, quality is too low or access is too limited. The same is true with the sharing of patient health data.
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By David Burda – What I looked for in the Rock Health survey were any signs that patients are assertively using technology to interact with businesses in the healthcare industry like they use technology as consumers to interact with businesses in other industries like banking or retail goods.
Is five a magic number that people will click on to find out what’s on the list? I don’t know but here are some 5 things that made me click and thought I should share. About healthcare payments, mobile, ChatGPT, and drug pricing to name a few.
By David Burda – To answer the question in the headline, which I haven’t seen anywhere yet, is yes. Yes they did. That’s according to the latest annual March report to Congress from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC.
By David Burda – I didn’t know this until I looked it up, and that there’s a thing called “Sutton’s Law” that medical schools teach to medical students. The law basically says first order the diagnostic tests that will confirm or rule out the most likely diagnosis of a patient’s illness or injury.
By David Burda – Yes, my journalistic skepticism borders on cynicism. But come on already! Nearly 40 percent of hospitals in the U.S. still fail to meet the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ definition of interoperability.
By David Burda – I looked through this new survey of healthcare consumers by ZS Associates, the Evanston, Ill.-based management consulting firm. The survey results suggest that passive patients may be feeling their oats and becoming active healthcare consumers.
By David Burda – I’m starting to run out of clever headlines to tell the same story. Spending on Medicare Advantage plans rose by double digits again in 2021, according to the latest National Health Expenditure data released by CMS in December, and no one seems that interested or willing to do anything about it.
By David Burda – When healthcare gurus say we need to change from a sick-care system to a well-care system, it’s more than just a clever turn of phrase. It’s a socioeconomic imperative. So how sick are we?