Follow feds’ call to action on interoperability
Modern Healthcare Opinion submission by Nick Valeriani Just over 10 years ago, Apple made a difficult decision that would have an extraordinary impact on its future. At a time when…
Getting the USA Back on Top
…end of the spectrum when it comes to something we should all care about – our healthcare system. In 2010, the Commonwealth Fund’s global look at healthcare among seven leading…
Patient Perspectives: The system is squandering value in medicine
…Medicine (IOM) report Best Care at Lower Cost of healthcare delivery value today – a leaky pipeline: Our current healthcare pipeline spills way too much. If you’ve had a subpar…
How the FDA is Moving to Encourage Innovation and Interoperability
…between devices and systems, will be a welcome change in healthcare. Second, the proposals under this draft guidance honor the open, stakeholder-driven FDASIA process and the resultant risk-based framework. It…
Taking Price Transparency to the Next Level
…healthcare system, the Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center funded a new analysis that was released last week at the latest West Health IDEA Series in Washington, DC, Healthcare…
Greater Healthcare Price Transparency Could Save $100 Billion Over 10 Years
WASHINGTON (May 15, 2014) — Providing patients, physicians, employers and policymakers more information on healthcare prices could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by an estimated $100 billion over the next decade,…
A Clearer View: Can Price Transparency Save $100 Billion in Healthcare?
Analysis indicates providing price information to physicians, employers and policymakers key to $100 Billion in potential savings from healthcare price transparency. More than 500 healthcare leaders gathered online and at…
Greater Healthcare Price Transparency Could Save $100 Billion Over 10 Years
WASHINGTON (May 15, 2014) — Providing patients, physicians, employers and policymakers more information on healthcare prices could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by an estimated $100 billion over the next decade,…
New Study Shows Applying Value-Based Insurance Design to High-deductible Health Plans Could Benefit Millions of Americans
…on the clinical and economic assessment of medical interventions with special attention to how technological innovation influences clinical practice, benefit design, and healthcare systems. Michael E. Chernew, Ph.D., Leonard D….
