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Guest Commentary: Anthem dishes on California's first ACO
Guest post by Aldo De La Torre Making healthcare safer and more affordable for Californians is the highest priority at Anthem Blue Cross. That's why we are working with physician and hospital
Government should play smaller role in comparative effectiveness research
Every day, physicians, patients and insurers must decide what is the best treatment for a particular ailment. To help healthcare providers and payers make informed decisions about how to treat
Low health literacy linked to poor patient outcomes
People who have difficulty understanding health information have poorer overall health and a higher risk of death, according to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. People with
Blumenthal floats idea of multiple paths to 'meaningful use'
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal seemingly wants some flexibility built into future requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT. But providers shouldn't be cheering just yet,
HHS seeks feedback on planned comparative-effectiveness database
HHS is seeking proposals on how to best build the centerpiece of comparative-effectiveness research, a database of scientific research related to medical outcomes. The department last week issued a
Patients who email their doctors are healthier, Kaiser study finds
Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes, according to a recent study published in the journal
Telemed, remote monitoring, robotics, social media represent true health reform
Finally, someone said it. "[P]ublic discourse on health reform is almost entirely focused on the whole [the unsustainable costs and inadequate health outcomes] at the expense of a focus on the parts
Report: Widespread HIT could save $261B over 10 years
The stimulus-fueled expansion of health IT could save as much as $261 billion over the next 10 years and help form the basis of an interoperable, patient-centered health system that could yield more
Urban, suburban areas rank highest in county-specific health outcomes
The healthiest counties in America tend to be in urban and suburban areas, while the vast majority of the 50 unhealthiest counties are rural, according to the first nationwide, county-by-county
Groups urge legislators, president to address healthcare disparities
Sadly, there are often large disparities in between the health outcomes of different minority groups, including higher rates of death from some conditions. Now, with a new president in place,
