Dengue fever found in New York
Here’s the latest lesson in tropical diseases’ ability to travel far afield from their “home” regions. A recent outbreak of Dengue fever in the Florida Keys was discovered only after it infected at...
View ArticleFeds to spend $250M on building primary care
It’s no secret there’s a critical shortage of primary care docs. Uncle Sam is trying to do something about it. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will invest $250 million over the...
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More proof: U.S. health care falling behind other nations
The U.S. health care system ranked last in a recent comparison of six other large countries. Despite the amount of money spent each year, and the rigorous training health care providers undergo, the...
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The waiting room wars: Patients strike back
Patients hate the sometimes interminable wait to see the doctor. And now they’re looking for ways to punish tardy docs. It sounds fair — but is it really? Under the guise of a consumer-affairs...
View ArticleWaste in health care: Where does it start?
For a variety of reasons, many patients seek wasteful, too-expensive care in ways that hurt every part of the system — health care providers, insurers and patients. That’s the takeaway from a recent...
View ArticleFeds drop plan to ‘snoop’ on docs
The Obama administration has scrapped plans to unleash so-called mystery shoppers to check on practices’ appointment schedules. The idea was to have people call up various physician’s offices and ask...
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How your nurses can make up for your physician shortages
Many hospitals are struggling with a shortage of primary care providers, but there’s a way they can make up the difference: giving more responsibilities to their nurses. The shortage of primary care...
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How primary care can affect your readmissions rates
It’s becoming increasingly important for hospitals to partner with primary care practices to improve patient care. Here’s one reason: Patients’ interactions with their primary care doctors could have a...
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New study challenges long-held beliefs about super-utilizers
If, like most people, you believe that “super-utilizers” are chronic abusers of the health system and that by getting these people in programs to help them manage their illnesses you can save your...
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Medical homes: Better, cost-effective care or waste of time?
Do federally funded health centers deliver better, more efficient care? Do they save money? A new government report offers some answers. You could say that a $57 million experiment wasn’t nearly as...
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