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Posts Tagged ‘Health Care System’

Troubling Thoughts on the “Net” Cost of Obesity/Smoking

A challenge to the belief that the obese and smokers actually cost us more to treat than healthy people.

Happy Birthday, America (…and BioRebellion.com)!

Reflections on BioRebellion’s one year anniversary.

Are you kidding me? (#3)

Please enjoy this really stupid joke.

Speed Dating Meets Healthcare

Speed dating tactics help physicians and patients form new medical relationships. Open question as to whether ‘speed dating’ (in this case, hosted by a hospital system) will drive healthcare costs up or down.

ePocrates

This is the second in a series of reviews of companies that are helping to take pressure of the American healthcare system by reducing wasteful spending and improving the quality of care. This article looks at ePocrates.

Bravo Health

This is the first in a series of reviews of companies that are helping to take pressure of the American healthcare system by reducing wasteful spending and improving the quality of care. This article looks at Bravo Health.

Are you kidding me? (#2)

Hary Reid, one of the biggest supportors for health care reform, accidentally votes against it (twice in a row!)…are you kidding me???

Healthcare bill passes House

Instant analysis of major development in health care reform: Senate health care reform passing the House, en route to Obama’s desk.

Operations Waste (or “Our billing system is older than Jay Leno’s brand of late night comedy.”)

This is the third in a three part overview of major contributors to “wasteful” health care spending in the US (estimated to be in the ballpark of $1 trillion annually). This article cues up in-depth discussions to come regarding issues that result from poor back-end operations supporting the health care system.

Clinical Waste (or “I went ahead and threw rust proofing in with that physical”)

This is the second in a three part overview of the major contributors to “wasteful” healthcare spending in the US (estimated to be in the ballpark of $1 trillion annually). This installment cues up more in-depth discussions to come regarding complications which spring from poor decisions and policies at the time of treating disease (i.e., defensive medicine to avoid medical prosecution, medical errors, preventable readmissions, etc.).