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New England Journal of Medicine
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Health coaches, call centers don't save costs or improve outcomes
Despite the buzz around health coaches and remote call centers, a New England Journal of Medicine study indicates that these commercial approaches--as opposed to traditional clinical approaches--do
The dirty words: 'Providers,' 'consumers' in evidence-based medicine
Provider. Consumer. Customer. We use these words every day to describe the healthcare world, but a new article in yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine looks at why these words are not
Reform calls for more administrative support, not clinicians
As hospitals prepare for an additional 16 million newly insured patients in 2014, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests they should be concentrating on adding more support
High-risk surgery no longer risky business
Risky surgeries are less risky these days, according to a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System found that
Radiologist sues hospital for 'silencing' his patient safety concerns
University of Iowa radiologist Malik Juweid filed a lawsuit earlier this month charging the hospital is trying to silence his complaints that the facility performs unnecessary PET and CT scans,
More physicians seeking hospital employment
Desiring higher quality of life, more doctors are seeking hospital employment rather than breaking out on their own in private practice, according to several new findings. Merritt Hawkins, a
Informed consent a must for sleep-deprived surgeons
In a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors recently called for policies to require informed consent from patients before a clinician who is sleep deprived provides clinical care
Hospital amenities gain value over clinical care
Hospitals are using luxury services--like upscale meals, private rooms, magnificent views and valet parking--to attract patients and gain market share, according to an article in the New England
Passive, telephone-based telemedicine is hardly common sense
It's hard not to sound smug when commenting on studies that beg questions that are obvious to anyone with a hint of knowledge about health IT, so I make no apologies for what I'm about to say: Duh!
More drugs don't yield healthier patients
Higher levels of drug spending does not always deliver better quality of care for Medicare patients, concludes a new study published in the Nov. 3 online edition of the New England Journal of
