Overuse Of Health Care ‘Crisis’ Label Blocks Facing Policy Reality
The phrase “health care crisis” long ago evolved into an incantation, but even well-intentioned crisis-mongering can hurt the crucial task of facing political reality.
Austin’s Post-Op Infection Highlights Lag In CDC’s Overall Prevention Effort
The effectiveness of the effort to reduce healthcare-associated infections is obscured as much as revealed in the latest data from the CDC.
Sorry, Santa: AbbVie Shows ‘Naughty’ Can Be Profitably Nice (For Some)
AbbVie’s “patent thicket” strategy and aggressive drug pricing tactics have made it a prominent example of pharma finagling. But the company isn’t the only beneficiary.
Israeli Health Tech In Wartime: Resilience And “Biblical Quality Hackathon”
It was an unexpected message: invest in Israeli health technology today in order to reap the benefits tomorrow of innovations spurred by the Israel-Gaza conflict.
AI Algorithm Exposé Shows Journalists Retain Health Care Change Clout
A lawsuit spurred by a series of STAT stories accuses UnitedHealth of deploying an algorithm with a known high error rate, as investigative journalism flourishes.
How Health Plan Star Ratings May Mislead – And How To Fix The Problem
It’s open enrollment season for Medicare, but star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans, meant to promote consumerism and value, can contain misleading information.
“Excited” And “Scared” As Experts Seek To Tame ChatGPT And Medical AI
Grappling with what ChatGPT and generative AI will mean for health and medicine? The president of the National Academy of Medicine is both “excited” and “scared.”
Patient Safety Proposals Reach President, But Action Still A Question
The patient safety movement has succeeded in getting the president to consider their policy proposals, but if hospitals are hesitant, implementation will be difficulty
ACOs Vs. MA Shows ‘Grab Them By The Wallet’ Central To Health Reform
It’s hard to read the latest report on Medicare ACOs without feeling a tinge of sadness about what could ave been.
Not Just A Penn Problem: If Hospitals Really Want To Disclose Care Quality, Here’s A Roadmap
Hospital performance measures need to get beyond the failed report card format and present information in a way that resonates with the public.