Tag: Links

Face-off: Bundled Episodes vs. Global Payments. Recipe for writing a hit popular brain book. A mandate without teeth. Writing huts. Are hospitals less safe then we think?

Big data for your blood. Being or doing. Are cost and quality correlated? Mystery kidney disease. The folly of bank regulation. Can ACOs reduce the cost of dual-eligibles?

Our last best hope? Health Reform’s Effect on uninsured young adults. Are you better off? Bayesians of Wins. Yet another workers’ comp deal. As I have been in Washington DC this week for meetings with the Institute of Medicine, I feel a travel-based quotation and link is appropriate: “He wants us to trust that a…

Private-market tooth fairy? Concussions in Army Training. Life insurance for astronauts. Does direct-to-consumer advertising work? Does living close to a McDonald’s make you fat? Breastfeeding and obesity? Medicaid drops dental.

Healthcare spending infographic. Do you know where your patients are going? Econ Blog Survey. Nursing Home Inspect. Landfills around the world. Benson.

Which economists support Romney? 3 questions. Using computers to find “good” side effects. Obstetric unit closures and perinatal outcomes. Mixed reviews on effect of hospital EHR adoption. Costco Customers Call for ‘Americans Only’ Hours

Medical licensing rules stymie volunteer docs. Are health insurance exchange subsidies legal? How to create a liberal America. Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine effective? Truth and politics.

We’re horrible at taking our medicine. Medicaid spending (yikes!) “few school districts have the luxury of firing low-performing teacher” Hospital rounds with an iPad. The growth in concierge medicine. Health Reform to create doctor shortage? English hip replacements are 2-4 times more deadly than European peers.

“The next million dollar app” Does your oncologist care about your quality of life? Intelligence. Cavalcade of Risk – Insurance Regulatory Law Newest Packer from my alma mater.

A set of five interesting links for you to read as you head into the weekend. Is individualized medicine our last, best hope? Firefighters don’t fight fires. Effects of cannabis use on health. Medicaid, health outcomes, and crowd-out. The most interesting man in the world.