Persistence and the Market for Health Insurance
Have you ever read an article in which the writer compares the incomes of the top 1% to the bottom 99% over the last decade, say? Or the comparison might…
Can WellPoint Make P4P Work? !Good Idea!
In addition to its fee increase for visits, which will vary by market, WellPoint will offer primary-care doctors payments for services such as developing treatment plans for patients with chronic…
AMA Continues Onslaught of ICD-10
The AMA(American Medical Association) has upped the stakes in the fight against ICD-10 recently writing a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to stop HIPAA’s required implementation of ICD-10…
Small Businesses and the Affordable Care Act: What do They Need to Know?
Small business is an essential part of the American economy and a key focus of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Only 57 percent of companies with under…
Evidence Based Care Coordination CAN Work in Medicare
In light of the recent summary from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), “Lessons from Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management, Care Coordination, and Value-Based Payment” there has been some short-sighted reporting…
FDA Approves Roche/Genentech Drug Erivedge to Treat Advanced Skin Cancer Not Treatable with Surgery
Basal cell carcinoma is rarely fatal and in many cases surgery is the cure but in some patients is can spread beyond the skin area in to other areas of…
Patient Safety Toolkits from AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has sets of toolkits designed to help health care institutions and clinicians provide—and consumers receive—safe, quality health care at various points in…
Social Media and Technology in Health Care: ePharma Summit Goes Beyond Pharma
Patients and health care consumers are engaged in their health and the internet has allowed them to be empowered in their health care. Patients and health care consumers…
Meditate Your Way to Longer Telomeres; Keep Aging at Bay?
As part of Popper and Company’s ongoing effort to scan the health care universe and share innovative ideas and solutions with you, the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
