A trusted patient advocate can help people manage the complexities of our health care system. Anne Llewellyn, Editor in Chief... The post Getting Better Health Care – Working with a patient advocate (part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Patient Centered Medical Homes are a proven way to reduce the cost of health care while improving health care quality.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
Patient Centered Medical Homes are a proven way to reduce the cost of health care while improving health care quality.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
Our medical care system can accomplish miraculous things. Surgeons can operate on the vessels of the heart, clearing blockages and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Being wary of treatments that just don’t help appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Our medical care system can accomplish miraculous things. Surgeons can operate on the vessels of the heart, clearing blockages and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Paying for unnecessary care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
The basic principles of economics explain why our health care system is in distress. Insurance, tax laws, and lack of... The post Getting Better Health Care – How basic economics informs solutions for the health care crisis appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
The basic principles of economics apply to all sorts of systems and decisions, including those of our health care system.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Basic economics of health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Patients don’t go to doctors to be abused by mean-spirited physicians. Physicians didn’t go into medicine because they don’t care... The post Getting Better Health Care – Dealing with difficult physician-patient relationships appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
There’s near universal agreement that our health care system is in crisis, that it costs too much, and that the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Is there a better way to improve the health of all Americans? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
There’s near universal agreement that our health care system is in crisis, that it costs too much, and that the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Have we been asking the wrong question? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
The U.S. medical system is characterized by a host of financial arrangements—Medicare, Medicaid, HMO’s and various other forms of insurance—that... The post Getting Better Health Care – The Physicians’ Declaration of Independence appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Can top-down solutions—like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)— solve the problems in the U.S. medical care system?... The post Getting Better Health Care – Socialized medicine may not be the best solution appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Medical care quality is not good enough. Medical care costs are too high. What’s wrong with the system? On this... The post Getting Better Health Care – The Heart of the U.S. Medical Care Problem appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Last week, we discussed how economic forces play a central role in how health care is delivered. We don’t want... The post Getting Better Health Care – Understanding pay-for-performance systems appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Economic forces drive behavior in the general economy. These same forces affect how health care is delivered, except in health... The post Getting Better Health Care – The economics of health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Last week, we began a discussion of health services research with John Piette, Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine at the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patients only take half their prescribed medication! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Researchers are investigating how health care is delivered in order to come up with better ways for patients to be... The post Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is delivered appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
The interaction of a doctor and a patient involves two human beings. Doctors are people who have feelings, biases, and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Doctors are human beings appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Health care systems vary in who pays for the care and who delivers the care. Right now, the U.S. health... The post Getting Better Health Care – Vermont’s single payer plan, a way to solve our health care problems? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Health care systems vary in who pays for the care and who delivers the care. Right now, the U.S. health... The post Getting Better Health Care – The patchwork U.S. health care system appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
This week, we continue our discussion with Dr. Jane Orient, practicing internist and member of the Association of American Physicians... The post Getting Better Health Care – The private practice physician’s perspective on quality health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Dr. Jane Orient, practicing internist and member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), describes her experiences in... The post Getting Better Health Care – The private practice physician’s perspective on quality health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
In this second part of our two part interview with Dr. Scott Kirby, Medical Director of the North Carolina Medical... The post Getting Better Health Care – Physician communication and the evolution of physician licensure appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Medicine is regulated by states, and state medical boards are charged with licensing and regulating physicians. What’s involved? Learn about... The post Getting Better Health Care – State medical boards’ role in assuring good medical care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
What can insurers do to improve quality while making care more affordable? We continue our conversation with Dr. Anthony Nguyen,... The post Getting Better Health Care – How insurers can help achieve higher quality, more affordable health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
Our health care system is great in many ways, but it is expensive and could be even better. Insurers pay... The post Getting Better Health Care – How insurers can help achieve higher quality, more affordable health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
For better or worse, much of our health care system is based on employer-provided coverage. Whether this is a good... The post Getting Better Health Care – The employers’ role in health care change appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
Legal issues are common aspects of medicine. To start our exploration of the law and medicine, we discuss legal aspects... The post Getting Better Health Care – Law and medicine: Doctor ratings appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
When it comes to getting reliable information on consumer goods, Consumer Reports has been the gold standard. There are a... The post Getting Better Health Care – Where can we find reliable health information? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
A 1999 Institute of Medicine report found big risks in American hospitals resulting in dedicated efforts to reduce those risks.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Is hospital safety improving? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net .
