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U.S. patients report inferior care
Not only are sick Americans facing serious financial problems from high healthcare costs (43 percent), but many are experiencing problems with healthcare quality, according to a new poll released yesterday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR and the Harvard School of Public Health.
HHS moves to mathematical modeling for research, intervention evaluation
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has decided to use a new method of mathematical modeling to research, analyze and evaluate the effects of specific healthcare interventions. Under
EHR adoption rates vary drastically by state
The number of physicians reporting the use of electronic health record systems rose to 57 percent in 2011, up from 17 percent in 2002, according to a recent report issued by the Robert Wood Johnson
New commission to analyze physician payments
The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) has launched a new independent board to make recommendations about payments to physicians, the organization announced Monday. Known as the National
Enhanced emergency preparedness the focus of new hospital design
As readers of FierceHealthcare already know, Hurricanes Irene and Katrina exposed that there is much to be desired on the hospital emergency preparedness front. Chicago-based Rush University Medical
Despite better Internet access, web searches for health information plateauing
The percentage of Americans seeking health information from sources other than their physician fell to 50 percent in 2010 from 56 percent in 2007, according to a new study by the Center for Studying
How fast will ACOs spread?
Even with providers cheering for the revisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) final accountable care organization (ACO) rule, organizations (and the government) may be
$100K app challenge aims to help patients find hospital quality data
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) just launched an app challenge to make it easier for consumers to find data on the quality of your hospital and its physicians. Called the "Aligning Forces
Dropping health coverage doesn't make sense for employers
They question of whether employers will continue to provide health insurance to their employees after the reform law is fully implemented rages on with the release of a new study on the matter. The
Health reform to save states more than $100B by 2019
State governments are expected to benefit significantly from the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
