Hang On
Get ready for the failure of the HIT stimulus dream, episode of care contracting, the end of easy credit, and a public plan.
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Long Road Ahead
The economy has to recover before healthcare can recover. And the economy isn't recovering anytime soon.
The economy has to recover before healthcare can recover. And the economy isn't recovering anytime soon.
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Making Wellness Work
Wellness and weight loss programs aren't major revenue generators, but healthcare reformers know they cannot effectively control costs without focusing more on prevention.
Wellness and weight loss programs aren't major revenue generators, but healthcare reformers know they cannot effectively control costs without focusing more on prevention.
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Spotting the Turnaround
When will we know healthcare is on the mend? Experts say look to employment rates, state and federal trends, and reimbursement rates.
When will we know healthcare is on the mend? Experts say look to employment rates, state and federal trends, and reimbursement rates.
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PHRs: Worth the Effort
Will personal health records be a temporary fix or are they here for the long haul? No one knows, but some providers say the benefits for patients are worth the effort.
Will personal health records be a temporary fix or are they here for the long haul? No one knows, but some providers say the benefits for patients are worth the effort.
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Quality: Toward Unity
Hospital and physician strategic alignment will develop under healthcare and payment reform.
Hospital and physician strategic alignment will develop under healthcare and payment reform.
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Wellness Trends
High costs continue to drive healthcare reform efforts. And one big contributor to those costs is the wellness—or lack thereof—of the American people. Most adults—61.9%—weigh more than they should; more than a quarter of them are considered either obese (23.2%) or morbidly obese (4.6%). And most adults—61.3%—say they never engage in vigorous physical leisure-time activity lasting at least 10 minutes, not even once a week.
Editor's Note: Exhaustion
Economists employ spreadsheet alchemy to predict when the gears of our economy will come unstuck, but even the best minds can only guess at how any complex system will respond to stimuli to which it has never been subjected. Even the economic stimulus package is named to convey that all the government can really do is to be that first small rock pushed down the hill in hopes of causing an avalanche.
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