Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
If the recent contretemps in the mass media and blog-o-sphere about provider quality measures, patient responsibility and cost issues are any indication, a lot of folks are thinking hard and talking loud about these issues. Here’s a synopsis of some … Continue reading Patient responsibility/costs/quality
Read More...A study released by the Mayo Clinic, reports that there is far too much money spent on end-of-life care. The study is paralleled by a newly released Dartmouth study , reports that indicates Medicare spent about $40 billion more than … Continue reading End of life care costs too much
Read More...Kevin at Kevin MD posted a quick piece on the contention by researchers at Dartmouth College that there are too many providers, and he struck a nerve or three. And one appears to be the sciatic, for the amount of … Continue reading How many docs is too many docs?
Read More...Dartmouth’s study on the number of physicians required to treat Americans includes an observation which bears directly on the USNews report on the nation’s best hospitals. One of the top ten, the Mayo Clinic,needs one-third as many physicians to treat … Continue reading More docs does not equal better rankings
Read More...The wide geographic variation in treatment has received extensive coverage in the Medicare and group health arenas, with one of the most-cited studies coming from the Dartmouth Medical School. The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care uses Medicare data to illustrate … Continue reading Geographic variation in medical treatment and costs in Texas
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