by John Moore lll | January 15, 2016
3 Implications in Death of MU John Moore for Chilmark Research "We don't typically share our own content, but ending MU was probably the biggest health IT related announcement this week, and if you haven't yet seen our implications post, it's worth the <10 minutes it will take to read
by John Moore lll | December 11, 2015
Attributes Common to Programs That Successfully Treat High-Need, High-Cost Individuals Gerard F. Anderson, et al. in AJMC "Interesting research meta-analysis on what is working to treat high-cost patients. Many of the findings are no-brainers, but some our eye openers, e.g., call centers are in-effective as they do not have an
by John Moore lll | November 16, 2015
I thought people should shop more for health care. Then I actually tried it. Sarah Kliff in Vox "Shopping for elective procedures is a key tenet of value-based healthcare. Give consumers the ability to see what a service costs at Hospital A vs. Facility B, the thinking goes, and they
by John Moore lll | September 18, 2015
Is patient-centered care part of the problem? Reba Peoples in KevinMD "This post could have been yet another physician rant focused on why patient-centered care is a bad idea, complete with an anecdote about a patient with a history of methamphetamine dependence likely leaving a bad review after the author
by John Moore lll | August 21, 2015
The Potential Hazards of Hospital Consolidation Tim Xu, Albert W. Wu, and Martin A. Makary in The Journal of the American Medical Association "At the end of the 20th century, consolidation in the financial services industry created firms that were deemed "too big to fail." A similar wave of mergers
by John Moore lll | August 07, 2015
Primary Care Providers' Views of Recent Trends in Health Care Delivery and Payment Jamie Ryan, et al for The Commonwealth Fund "Commonwealth Fund’s annual survey of PCPs turns up some surprising and not to surprising results. Satisfaction with IT is improving modestly but the burden of quality reporting and financial
by John Moore lll | July 31, 2015
Hipaa’s Use as Code of Silence Often Misinterprets the Law Paula Span for The New York Times "Confusion about HIPAA privacy and security is one thing. Feigned confusion is another. This article highlights ways in which either kind of confusion could lead to less than optimal outcomes. HIPAA is often
by John Moore lll | July 17, 2015
Analysis of 2016 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces Cynthia Cox, Rosa Ma, Gary Claxton, and Larry Levitt for Kaiser Family Foundation "According to this preliminary review of health insurance premiums for 2016, it appears that ACA is having the desired effect, on
