Posts Tagged “Malpractice”
ShowHide Commentary2012 Potpourri VII
by Kevin Roche on Friday, February 24, 2012
Our latest Potpourri, a week late and we apologize, covers virtual coaching, the integration of drug and medical benefit management, how doctors chose to handle their own end-of-life care, Medicaid and ER visits, and malpractice and orthopedics.
Tags: Drugs, End-of-Life Care, Health Care Costs, HIT, Hospital, Malpractice, Medicaid, Physicians, Telemedicine, Wellness and Prevention
2011 Potpourri XXXXI
by Kevin Roche on Friday, October 21, 2011
Another Potpourri, with tidbits on the Medicare Star program results for 2012, pain management, blood pressure management, Massachusetts’ physicians’ views on work and health care, online error reporting and the FDA and CMS parallel medical device review process.
Tags: Care Management, Devices, FDA, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Medical Care, Medicare, Physicians, Telemedicine
Physician Malpractice Risk
by Kevin Roche on Monday, August 22, 2011
Malpractice and tort reform are politically controversial and there is uncertainty about how much malpractice litigation there is and how it affects medical practice. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine attempts to shed further light on the subject.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
2011 Potpourri XXXII
by Kevin Roche on Friday, August 19, 2011
Our thirty-second Potpourri of the year brings fascinating health items such as how to design wellness incentives, how Medicare could save money, the complexities of improving care, the use of community health centers to save money, designing subjective survey questions and an intervention to reduce hospital readmissions.
Tags: Care Management, Health Care Costs, Health Care Quality, Hospital, Malpractice, Medicare, Wellness and Prevention
2011 Potpourri XXX
by Kevin Roche on Friday, August 5, 2011
This week’s Potpourri features dropped malpractice claims, the quality benefits of EHRs, improper Medicare payments, health insurer customer satisfaction, the utilization and cost effects of using hospitalists, and determining if a patient has decision-making capacity.
Tags: Consumers, EHRs, Health Care Costs, Health Care Quality, Health Insurance, HITECH, Hospital, Malpractice, Medicare, Physicians
2011 Potpourri XXVIII
by Kevin Roche on Friday, July 22, 2011
The dog days of summer bring yet another scorching hot Potpourri with a smorgasbord of data, including metabias in randomized clinical trials, the practice of defensive medicine, the status of HIEs, retail pharmacy drug costs and pricing and spending on medical devices.
Tags: Comparative Effectiveness, Devices, Drugs, HIT, Malpractice, Meaningful Use, Medicaid, Medicare, Physicians
2011 Potpourri XXV
by Kevin Roche on Friday, June 24, 2011
Summer waxes but no heat-induced torpor can stop us from producing our Potpourri of health snapshots, including the health care and health care coverage of young adults; malpractice incidence; Massachusetts health spending; online provider ratings; access to specialty care for children in public programs and options for dealing with the SGR mess.
Tags: Access, Consumers, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Medicaid, Medicare, Physicians
2011 Potpourri XXI
by Kevin Roche on Friday, May 27, 2011
Our Memorial Day Potpourri, celebrating health information such as the growth of high-deductible plans, physician starting salaries, benefit design for high-cost conditions, why emergency room physicians order tests, the use of telehealth for heart failure patients and sources of physician pay.
Tags: Care Management, Chronic Disease, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Physicians, Telemedicine
Malpractice and Tort Reform
by Kevin Roche on Thursday, May 12, 2011
Malpractice reform is stymied at the federal level and state efforts appear to have run out of steam, despite the likelihood that reform would significantly reduce wasteful spending. New approaches are being tested but their effect is uncertain.
Tags: Health Care Costs, Malpractice, Providers
Nursing Home Quality and Malpractice Claims
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines the relationship between nursing home quality metrics and the number of malpractice claims they have, finding a weak relationship at best.
Tags: Elder Care, Health Care Quality, Malpractice
2011 Potpourri V
by Kevin Roche on Friday, January 28, 2011
On we go, wading through piles of research to arm you with the most relevant snatches of data, this week featuring geographic variation in the quality of drug prescribing; use of Facebook communities for health purposes; physicians’ hourly wages; medication adherence programs; surgical safety improvement; and using survey data to assess patient satisfaction.
Tags: Consumers, Drugs, Malpractice, Medical Care, Pay For Performance, Physicians, Telemedicine
EHRs and Malpractice Liability
by Kevin Roche on Thursday, January 20, 2011
Whether the fear is justified or not, physicians and other providers are often motivated by avoiding malpractice claims. An essay in the NEJM discusses how EHRs and other health IT advances my affect malpractice liability.
Tags: HIT, Malpractice
2010 Potpourri XLII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, November 20, 2010
Thanksgiving approaches and we are thankful for the continuing stream of news to fill our Potpourri, including the effect of malpractice liability on Illinois’ ability to retain physicians; the role of prices in health spending increases; comparative health and death rates in the US and England; employer health insurance costs; CBO review of a plan to reshape to Medicare; and end-of-life decision making.
Tags: Chronic Disease, Consumer Directed Health, Elder Care, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Medicare, Physicians
Health Affairs Articles on Malpractice
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Because of political considerations, medical malpractice and its health spending effects is a controversial topic. A recent issue of Health Affairs carried several articles on this topic.
Tags: Health Care Costs, Malpractice, Providers
Watch Out for those HIT Systems
by Kevin Roche on Friday, October 8, 2010
Spurred by government funds and regulations, the medical world is rushing to implement electronic records and other functionality. The consequences may not always be great, as a recent study suggests.
Tags: HIT, Hospital, Malpractice
2010 Potpourri XXXIV
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, September 18, 2010
On the menu for this week’s potpourri–savings from wellness efforts for a large employer; drug reimbursement for Medicaid programs; using remote monitoring in a health plan context; the FDA’s regulatory approach to mobile health uses; the effect of tort reform on imaging rates and hepatitis C pay-for-performance measures.
Tags: Disease Management, Drugs, FDA, Health Care Reform, Malpractice, Mobile, Monitoring, Pay For Performance, Wellness and Prevention, Wireless
2010 Potpourri XXXI
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, August 28, 2010
Summer nears an end, but not our Potpourris. This one includes the costs of malpractice, an innovative provider error disclosure program, employer wellness paybacks, blood pressure medication issues, the cost of new technologies, provider pricing power and the mental health of Californians.
Tags: Care Management, Health Care Costs, Hospital, Malpractice, Personalized Medicine, Wellness and Prevention
The Cost of Medical Errors
by Kevin Roche on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Medical errors have received a lot of attention since the Institute of Medicine published a seminal report almost a decade ago. A new analysis from the Society of Actuaries suggests that such mistakes cost the country at least $20 billion a year and potentially a much greater sum.
Tags: Health Care Costs, Malpractice
AMA Malpractice Report
by Kevin Roche on Monday, August 9, 2010
The American Medical Association has issued a report on the malpractice experience of physicians. Most will be sued at some point during their careers, and the fear of malpractice exposure likely affects how they practice.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
Physicians and Defensive Medicine
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, July 7, 2010
One approach to lowering health care spending is to lower the costs of doing business for providers. One big item in those costs is malpractice insurance. Cutting malpractice costs could also lead to a reduction in ordering of unnecessary tests and services.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
2010 Potpourri XIV
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, April 24, 2010
Another thrilling collection of health care tidbits; including patient safety, malpractice claims, physician discipline, hospital costs and charges, venture financings, employer health costs and who makes good liars.
Tags: Financings, Health Insurance, Hospital, Malpractice, Physicians
Geographic Variation, Physician Practice Patterns and Malpractice Fears
by Kevin Roche on Thursday, April 15, 2010
There is an ongoing line of research around regional differences in utilization of and spending on health care. A study published in Circulation surveyed physicians on their practice styles and finds that malpractice fears and peer pressure may account for a significant fraction of regional variation.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
EHRs and Diagnostic Errors
by Kevin Roche on Friday, April 2, 2010
A variety of benefits from expanded use of electronic medical or health records have been advanced by advocates. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores whether such electronic records can help limit the number of diagnostic mistakes by physicians and other health professionals.
Tags: HIT, Malpractice, Physicians
2010 Potpourri VIII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Food & Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have announced an initiative to collaborate on speeding significant research findings into products and clinical use. (FDA/NIH Announcement) Among other things the collaboration will create a leadership council to facilitate reaching its objectives. They also will award $6.75 million for the study of new [...]
Tags: Drugs, Health Care Reform, Malpractice, Retail Clinics, Workplace
2010 Potpourri I
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, January 9, 2010
The tort lawyer lobby errand boys in Congress just don’t know when to stop. Even after Senator Rockefeller got his hand slapped for questioning CBOs analysis of potential savings from tort reform, Congressman Bruce Baley decided to go back for more. And sure enough, CBO gave him an even more detailed justification of the savings [...]
Tags: Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Medicare, Personalized Medicine, Telemedicine
Money, Money, Money Makes the Health Reform World Go Round
by Kevin Roche on Monday, December 14, 2009
Health care organizations of all types have stepped up their lobbying and campaign contributions, obviously hoping to influence reform. The amount of money spent on these activities suggests the country is only going to get what interest groups paid to get in the bill; malpractice reform is a good example.
Tags: Health Care Reform, Malpractice
Updated CBO Look At Malpractice Costs
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Congressional Budget Office has provided a revised estimate for savings from malpractice reform, showing greater and significant reductions both in total health spending and the federal deficit.
Tags: Malpractice, Providers
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