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Self-Directed Care
by Kevin Roche on Friday, April 30, 2010
Here’s a novel idea–give patients a set amount of money to spend on health care needs and allow them to manage what services they use for that money. It is a notion that is spreading internationally and just represents an attempt to restore traditional economics to health care.
Tags: Care Management, Consumer Directed Health, Health Care Costs
Patients’ Knowledge and Its Effect on Cost
by Kevin Roche on Monday, April 19, 2010
One theory of the consumer-directed health movement has been that educated and motivated patients will make better value-based decisions regarding their health care, helping to reduce overall costs. A recent study published in AJMC supports this theory.
2010 Potpourri XII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, April 10, 2010
The latest collection of health care tidbits, including telemedicine, physician attitudes, medication adherence, retail clinics, physician value to hospitals and CDHPs.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Drugs, Health Insurance, Hospital, Physicians, Telemedicine
2010 Potpourri V
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, February 13, 2010
One more Saturday….morning. And another potpourri of health care news. This one includes health information technology, consumer directed health plans, guidelines, support group functioning, end-of-life care and telemedicine.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, End-of-Life Care, HIT, Pay For Performance, Telemedicine
Annual Survey On CDH Members
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, December 29, 2009
EBRI releases the results of its latest survey of members in consumer-directed, or high deductible, health plans. These members are generally satisfied and exhibit more cost-conscious behaviors and use wellness services more extensively than persons in non-consumer directed plans.
Health Incentive News
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Several groups have recently released reports on the expanding science of using incentives and benefit design to encourage consumer involvement in health and lower costs.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Incentives, Wellness and Prevention
Patients More Cautious When Personally Making Medical Decisions
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Researchers looked at patients’ decision-making when they were hearing a very strong physician recommendation versus when they were solely responsible for a medical decision. The patients were more risk-avoiding than the physicians.
The Society for Participatory Medicine
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Society for Participatory Medicine is starting a journal focused on shared decision making and other aspects of patient engagement in their medical care.
Brookings Paints New Health System
by Kevin Roche on Friday, October 16, 2009
Brookings forsees a health system which is organized around consumers’ management of their own care, with extensive use of mobile and telehealth technologies, and reimbursement and incentives to encourage widespread adoption of this consumer-centered approach.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, Medical Care, Telemedicine
Patients’ Decision-Making
by Kevin Roche on Monday, September 21, 2009
New research reveals complex aspects of patients’ decision-making, depending on how information is presented.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, Medical Care, Patients
Patient Involvement Is A Key to Real Reform
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Research and experience continues to confirm the value, in both cost savings and patient satisfaction, of extensive patient involvement in important health decisions.
Tags: Care Management, Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, Medical Care
More CDH Evidence
by Kevin Roche on Monday, July 27, 2009
A new study provides more evidence on the effects of high deductible health coverage.
Individual Health Responsibility
by Kevin Roche on Monday, July 27, 2009
Any health reform needs to ensure that there are adequate incentives to motivate individuals to take responsibility for lifestyle decisions that affect health.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, Incentives, Wellness and Prevention
CDH Looks Pretty Good So Far
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, July 8, 2009
An actuaries organization gives a favorable reading to consumer-directed health plan results.
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