from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2Rzk149 on January 19, 2019 at 05:25PM A special edition of the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) shifts the spotlight to health care information technology, bringing features from experts on electronic health records, interoperability and patient-facing technology. Included in the January issue are articles on the tools […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2HkO4rB on January 19, 2019 at 04:55PM Citing a conspiracy to “fix, increase, stabilize, or maintain prices of generic drugs,” United Healthcare Services (UHS) has filed a lawsuit against a host of drugmakers alleging they violated antitrust laws, Bloomberg Law reports. UHS in its lawsuit demands that the […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2CvjVjC on January 19, 2019 at 04:25PM Bringing about a standardized definition of value is key to pushing forward health technology assessments in the 21st century, a recent opinion piece on Morning Consult states. Three key questions that must be answered, the author states, are: What is value-based […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2CsVO58 on January 19, 2019 at 03:55PM U.S. regulations on health care data are stymieing the potential of data garnered through electronic health records, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association suggests. The study, according to a FierceHealthcare report, suggests regulations have yet […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2RGmvO7 on January 19, 2019 at 03:55PM A recent opinion article published on STAT says the U.S. should conduct in-house value assessments for prescription drugs rather than look to other countries’ prices as proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration. The administration last year proposed an international pricing index […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2ASLAuS on January 19, 2019 at 01:50PM Yesterday was Match Day for urologists, a medical specialty that runs its own residency match, in advance of the NRMP. They write: "This year’s Match once again proved urology is a competitive specialty for aspiring young physicians. More than 430 applicants registered for the […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2FL3jrf on January 19, 2019 at 12:09PM Health related quality of life is a multi-dimensional construct of particular interest in determining the consequences of illness and disease. This study aimed to determine the relationships between overweight…
