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Authors: Zech N, Seemann M, Hansen E; Der Anaesthesist (Oct 2014) Anesthetists have an impact on patients and healing processes not only through drugs, interventions and therapy but also significantly by their words and personality. A substantial part of observed side effects is caused by nocebo effects and negative suggestion, i.e. by the doctor and […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is creating the position of chief data officer to improve transparency, agency officials said Wednesday. Niall Brennan, the agency official who will take on the role, will be charged with collecting and disseminating information about Medicare, Medicaid, the ObamaCare marketplaces, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and other […]
Read MoreMany of our readers work in one of these hospitals so I wanted to share it with them. The five major for-profit hospital operators have released their third quarter financial reports, and below are 15 things to know about their financial results and operating performance. Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.) 1. CHS reported $4.79 billion […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it. Competition among health systems and pressure to cut costs will transform–if not doom–health insurance companies in their current form, Stanford University Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer argues in a Fortune article. Calling the existing healthcare payment system “a bureaucracy that would make Kafka blush,” Pfeffer says […]
Read MoreFor several years now, rising out-of-pocket health costs have caused some patients to forego needed care. A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund confirms that not only are patients cutting back on care due to cost, but also their misunderstanding of insurance coverage leads many to forego preventive care unnecessarily. Highlights from the national survey […]
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