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Satisfied patients more likely to die, incur higher costs
In a surprising new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine , patients who rated themselves as most satisfied with their doctors not only incurred 8.8 percent higher health expenses in a
Retail labs let patients bypass physicians
With the pressure mounting on physicians to reduce unnecessary testing and services, a new retail niche is opening for companies that allow patients to order their own tests, NPR reported . At Any Lab
National Physicians Alliance calls for fewer tests, antibiotics
If primary care doctors want to improve the quality of care and save limited clinical resources, they need look no further than the top five treatment recommendations from the National Physicians
CDC: Infection rates dropping but more work needed
A report issued Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed promising results in lowering bloodstream infections among intensive care unit (ICU) patients over the past
Massachusetts governor's next task: Tame healthcare costs
Having won a second term, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts is moving on to the next phase of healthcare reform: reining in runaway healthcare costs. Medical spending in the state rose about 7.5
Patients don't want to pay for remote health monitoring
The attitude of American consumers toward remote health monitoring devices is the same as it is for all kinds of other healthcare products and services: I want it, but I don't want to pay for it.
Cost leads more patients to compromise on healthcare
It's not just would-be hospital patients putting off medical care because of cost concerns. According to the latest numbers from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, physician practices have
Massachusetts could rein in hospital expansions to control cost growth
Continuing in its role of testing ground for healthcare reform, Massachusetts plans to take a hard look at "the financial implications" of how hospitals' expansion plans might impact health costs,
Academics criticize Obama's pick of health statistics
The body of research cited by the Obama administration in its cost-cutting claims, the Dartmouth Atlas, has been criticized as being too limited and potentially less than accurate in the data it does
SPOTLIGHT: Worry over rapidly-rising health costs in Wisc. looms over hospital opening
The planned opening next week of a new, $200 million hospital in Summit, Wis., has some worried that the inevitable competition created could drive up healthcare costs in the area to the point that
