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Physician Treatment Patterns: Evidence from Accountable Care Organizations
Researchers found that when physicians have a sufficient number of ACO-aligned beneficiaries they reduce the number of procedures performed across all of their patients, suggests that financial incentives have blunt and widespread effects where the dominant payment arrangement has spillover effects on health outcomes.
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Solving Surprise Medical Bills Â
Imagine you walk into a hospital for a planned procedure, for example a knee operation to be performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Before you scheduled the surgery, you did your due diligence and confirmed that the surgeon performing the procedure participated in your insurance plan, and that the hospital where you were having the surgery […]
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The Impact of Patient-Centered Medical Homes on Safety Net Clinics
In a study on the impact of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model in safety net clinics in a managed Medicaid plan, the researchers found that a PCMH model effectively reduced emergency department use and increased the use of office visits among Medicaid patients, though the beneficial effects can be muted by a sudden influx of high-need users.
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More than a Quarter of Hospitals Have Been Cited Under Anti-Dumping Law in the Past Decade
This study is the first to analyze longitudinal enforcement trends of EMTALA in the last decade.
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Health Affairs Study On Hospital Profitability Gives Us Some Important Factors To Watch Going Forward
A recent Health Affairs study on the profitability of hospitals points to a small number of factors that we should pay attention to as we think about how to restructure our health care system to improve its economic performance.Â
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Differences in Incomes of Physicians in the United States by Race and Sex: Observational Study
Analysis of earnings data from two national surveys found pay gaps in physician income by race and gender, with male physicians earning more than female physicians and white male physicians earning more than black male physicians.
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House Calls: California Program for Homebound Patients Reduces Monthly Spending, Delivers Meaningful Care
A Los Angeles program that makes house calls to older patients shows promise as a national model for other health care companies to save money.
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House Calls Program for Ailing Seniors Saves Healthcare Dollars, Study Finds
The program became more efficient as it reduced health care spending and hospitalization rates over the course of a few years.
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Should Doctors Own Hospitals?
This study found that financial incentives for physician owners can work against patients’ best interests.
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Hospital Productivity: The Authors Reply
The authors respond to concerns about their March 2015 paper, “US Hospitals Experienced Substantial Productivity Growth During 2002–11.”
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