HAC reductions
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/14/hospital-acquired-infection-reductions/
Nov 14, 2019•4 min
Healthy Skeptic
The Healthy Skeptic podcast provides general information about health care and the health system. It is produced by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached via email at [email protected]
Episodes
OECD report
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/13/oecd-health-report/
Nov 14, 2019•3 min
readmission reduction program
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/12/more-on-the-reality-of-hospital-readmission-reductions/
Nov 12, 2019•4 min
payment method for specialists
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/11/specialist-care-of-chronic-disease-patients/
Nov 12, 2019•3 min
provider consolidation and Medicare
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/08/provider-consolidations-impacts-on-medicare-and-medicare-beneficiaries/
Nov 12, 2019•4 min
effects of cost-sharing
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/07/responses-to-cost-sharing-by-low-income-patients/
Nov 08, 2019•5 min
340B program profits
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/06/hospital-340b-profits/
Nov 07, 2019•3 min
aco savings
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/05/medicare-shared-savings-program-analysis/
Nov 07, 2019•3 min
provider consolidation
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/04/responses-to-provider-consolidation/
Nov 05, 2019•4 min
mercer on benefits
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/11/01/mercer-on-employer-health-benefits/
Nov 01, 2019•3 min
functional medicine
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/31/results-from-a-functional-model-of-care/
Nov 01, 2019•3 min
clinician burnout
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/30/physician-burnout-3/
Oct 30, 2019•3 min
massachusetts cost control
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/29/massachusetts-report-on-health-cost-drivers/
Oct 30, 2019•4 min
persistent high-spenders
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/28/persistent-high-cost-patients/
Oct 29, 2019•4 min
specialists in ACOs
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/25/specialist-participation-in-acos/
Oct 29, 2019•3 min
national health spending
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/24/national-health-spending-reports-from-altarum/
Oct 24, 2019•4 min
pbms and Part D
written post here https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/23/pharmacy-benefit-managers-in-medicare-part-d/
Oct 23, 2019•3 min
regulatory burdens
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/22/mgma-report-on-regulatory-burdens/
Oct 22, 2019•3 min
fraud and abuse rule changes
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/21/revisions-to-the-fraud-and-abuse-rules/
Oct 21, 2019•3 min
cardiac testing
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/18/trends-in-cardiac-testing-in-medicare/
Oct 21, 2019•4 min
MA plans and home health quality
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/17/quality-of-home-health-agencies-used-by-medicare-advantage-plans/
Oct 17, 2019•4 min
price transparency
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/16/providers-responses-to-price-transparency/
Oct 16, 2019•3 min
comprehensive care management
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com
Oct 15, 2019•3 min
waste in US health spending
written post here https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/14/waste-in-the-us-health-system/
Oct 14, 2019•5 min
GAO audit of CMS quality measures
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/11/gao-report-on-medicares-quality-measures/
Oct 14, 2019•3 min
accuracy of records of physician activities
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/10/did-doctors-really-do-what-the-records-say-they-did/
Oct 14, 2019•4 min
aco performance
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/09/medicare-aco-performance-3/
Oct 14, 2019•3 min
nurse prescribing
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/08/nurse-practitioner-prescribing-authority/
Oct 14, 2019•3 min
ma plans and competition
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/07/competition-and-medicare-advantage-plan-quality/
Oct 07, 2019•4 min
payment levels and access
written post at https://healthy-skeptic.com/2019/10/04/level-of-physician-payment-and-access-in-medicaid/
Oct 07, 2019•4 min