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Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
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A few days ago a friend asked me if I knew why, despite the U. S. spending more on healthcare, our outcomes were not as good as those of other countries that spend less than we do. I volunteered that even though quality guidelines exist, they often are not followed, or that another answer might be the evidence of measurable health disparities. In fact, when I researched this question I found a lot of data, no agreement on what constitutes a relevant outcome measure and no convincing answers. Does anyone out there have a good explanation of why our outcomes fall short of those demonstrated by those of other developed countries?
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Written by Norm Issa
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When it comes to treating heart attacks, pneumonia, surgery and other emergencies, you want to find the best medical care available.
To help you make these decisions, visit the NetDoc.com Hospital Ratings tool and enter your ZIP code to see how hospitals in your neighborhood rank on benchmarks set out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in four categories: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care Improvement/Surgical Infection Prevention.
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Written by Patricia King
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Physician Ranking: Necessary tool for health care transparency, or scam on doctors and the public?
Over the last year, the once-esoteric topics of physician ranking and “high performance networks” have been fighting words for physicians, health insurers and the New York Attorney General. On the one hand, advocates of consumer-driven healthcare hope that when consumers have solid data comparing health care providers’ quality of care and cost effectiveness, they will make sound choices that will bring U.S. health care costs down. On the other hand, physician ranking systems built on inaccurate and incomplete data offer no benefit to consumers, and unfairly penalize physicians who are inappropriately placed in a lower tier.
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