Kaiser Foundation study indicates health spending decline related to economy
A study sponsored by Kaiser Family Foundation published today indicates that the record slow growth rate in health care expenditures over the past four years is most likely because of the economic...
View ArticleArkansas creates P4P in Medicaid program
Arkansas’ recently approved Medicaid expansion plan that provides funds for Medicaid beneficiaries to purchase their own health insurance policies has an added feature to bend the cost curve – a...
View ArticlePhysician survey: promote continuity of care and expand access to data
An article by Tilburt et. al. published in this week’s edition of JAMA reports the results of a 2012 survey of 3897 physicians randomly selected from AMA’s master file. The survey’s 65% response rate...
View ArticleReducing CHF readmissions using EHR and predictive modeling
A study published in the British Medical Journal for Quality and Safety on 31 July detailed the use of EHR data to identify and intervene with patients at risk for readmission for heart failure....
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