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Lately, a lot of things have conspired to have me looking back over the last ten years.
It’s no secret that one of the keys to cutting health care costs is changing the way doctors are paid.
One proposal that has been used in some integrated health systems, like the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania which uses a similar model, is to not pay for complications. Known as the Prometheus model, the [...]
E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, have been largely unregulated, and there have been many doctors questioning its safety.
MedPage Today recently reported on the FDA’s analysis of such products, and now we have some guidance as to how dangerous they can be.
Are you among the seventy-five percent of physicians who havent yet implemented an electronic medical record solution for your practice? How much longer are you going to wait? Are you tempted by financial incentives offered through the ARRA stimulus…(read more)
How’s your belly today? If you’re feeling a bit bloated, you’re not alone. There are a few different causes for bloating — like PMS, constipation, or gas — but the most common cause is simply a slow digestive system.
Editor’s Note: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been deprived of needed resources and authority by Congresses and Presidents of both parties, former CMS acting director Kerry Weems said in a recent Health Affairs interview with the journal’s founding editor, John Iglehart. To follow up on this interview, the Health Affairs Blog convened [...]
In: Health Care Law
21 Jul 2009On July 15, 2009, the West Virginia Health Care Authority filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State proposed amendments to the its procedural rule regarding the schedule of fees for the filing of certificate of need applications and exemption requests under the West Virginia Certificate of Need Program.
The amendment revises the fee schedule pursuant [...]
Bad news if you’re a beachgoer: that sand may not be as safe as you think.
A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (conducted in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency) took a look at the bacteria content of beach sand… and how it can affect your family.
Boston’s Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital is engaging in a year-long project called OpenNotes, which will look at what happens when patients are given real-time unrestricted access to their medical chart. HIPAA gives patients the legal right to access their medical records, but actually getting them is often a slow, laborious process. This project will give patients [...]
How healthy is your hair? Are you free from frizz and split ends? Is your hair shiny and smooth, or dull and unmanageable?
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