Drug Reimbursement: Europe vs US
In Europe, reimbursement decisions for drugs often include explicit consideration of cost effectiveness and a comparison of the efficacy of the new drug with products that are already available. In…
Shared Decision Making: Not Ready For Prime Time
When it comes to delivering truly patient-centered care…how are providers supposed to know when they have “arrived”? According to Michael Berry, MD, President of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, providers…
5 Ways Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Costly Hospital Readmissions
Hospitalization is extremely expensive. Every year, hospitalizations account for one third of the $2 trillion in total annual health spending in the U.S. But what you may not know is…
Twitter Community #BCSM Expands Online To Broaden Patient Engagement
Editor's Note: Dan Munro is a contributing editor to Forbes. His columns are collected under the heading, "The HealthCare Compass. Editor's Note: Dan Munro is a contributing editor to Forbes. His columns…
Medical Educators Need to Take Charge and Help Deflate Medical Bills
This post is by Neel Shah, MD, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Vineet Arora of Costs of Care. This post is by Neel Shah, MD, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Vineet Arora of Costs of Care.At…
Prevent Physician Burnout With These Mobile Apps
Prevent Physician Burnout with a Mobile App? … you betcha … here are my two favoritesForget Angry Birds and other mobile apps that do a great job of helping…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Cloud Can (Already) Improve Patient Care
We needn’t read another market forecast or research report to know: Cloud computing is poised to help revolutionize nearly every aspect of modern healthcare. Likewise, we don’t have to dip…
Does Medical Resident Work Hour Reform Reduce Medical Errors?
One of the points I offer in this blog and elsewhere is to be skeptical to assume that something is true because we think it should be. We’ve been brainwashed…
Money and Power Embrace Patient Engagement
The February issue of Health Affairs proclaims, “New Era of Patient Engagement,” but what signals changing times as much as a new intensity of academic interest is the money and power muscling in…
Are All Dental Crowns The Same?
Dental crowns are a type of dental restoration which completely covers and protects a tooth or a dental implant. Dental crowns are often necessary when a large cavity has destroyed a good portion of…
