from THCB at http://bit.ly/1VnSoXh on September 30, 2015 at 10:57PM By ABRAAR KARAN, MD The cost of medical service provision in the United States is one of the most palpable strains on the healthcare system, but we must not forget that cost is the sibling of quality and access—without considering the three as such, we […]
from Google Alert – “health economics” at http://bit.ly/1iLZcfy on September 30, 2015 at 03:26PM
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from Terry Flynn PhD at http://bit.ly/1FFgB4w on September 30, 2015 at 07:27PM Where next for discrete choice health valuation – part one My final academic obligations concerned two projects involving valuation of quality of life/heath states. Interestingly, they involved people at opposite ends of the age spectrum – children and people at the end of […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1RgjPfU on September 30, 2015 at 07:23PM Two new studies from the BMJ. The first is “Calcium intake and risk of fracture: systematic review“: Objective To examine the evidence underpinning recommendations to increase calcium intake through dietary sources or calcium supplements to prevent fractures. Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1iLFIaZ on September 30, 2015 at 06:36PM I’m sure few TIE readers have failed to notice that there’s a ton of discussion of drug prices and price control policies these days. Could the mere consideration of such policies cause price reductions, perhaps by manufacturers trying to avoid the bad PR […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/1Wyi9Bs on September 30, 2015 at 05:21PM By FRED and ALMA TROTTER As President Obama’s healthcare reform unfolds in the last years of his administration, critics and supporters alike are looking for objective data. Meaningful Use is a funding program designed to create health IT systems that, when used in combination, are […]
from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/1FI1d75 on September 30, 2015 at 02:00PM Two recent studies published in JAMA bring more data to the debate over how prevalent and meaningful gender disparities are in academic medicine. The first examined how academic faculty rank might differ by physician sex. It noted that the proportion of women at the […]
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/1FI1cQz on September 30, 2015 at 12:02PM CHE’s latest Research Paper 116 written by Mark Dusheiko and Hugh Grant
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/1FI1cQz on September 30, 2015 at 12:02PM CHE’s latest Research Paper 116 written by Mark Dusheiko and Hugh Grant
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1O1IRPI on September 30, 2015 at 02:01PM Two recent studies published in JAMA bring more data to the debate over how prevalent and meaningful gender disparities are in academic medicine. I explore both of them, and more, in my latest post over at the AcademyHealth blog. Go read! @aaronecarroll
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/1L3SVH4 on September 30, 2015 at 01:41PM
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1N0vIrJ on September 30, 2015 at 01:00PM This is a TIE-U post associated with Nick Bagley’s Health Reform and Its Legal Controversies (Michigan Law 866, Fall 2015). For related posts, see the course intro. After NFIB v. Sebelius, the states gained a lot of leverage in their negotiations with the […]
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/1VmFKaQ on September 30, 2015 at 09:10AM Researchers from CHE travelled to Chile earlier this month to host a successful one-day workshop focusing upon research methods to support priority setting for Health Benefit Packages (HBP)
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/1VmFKaQ on September 30, 2015 at 09:10AM Researchers from CHE travelled to Chile earlier this month to host a successful one-day workshop focusing upon research methods to support priority setting for Health Benefit Packages (HBP)
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1JC890A on September 30, 2015 at 12:00PM The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2015, The New York Times Company). Hillary Rodham Clinton’s prescription drug policy proposal, released last week, would hold drug manufacturers accountable to their level of investment in research. But there are some potentially valuable drugs we’ll never […]
from NIHR Journals Library – Last Published at http://bit.ly/1O77XOW on September 30, 2015 at 01:02AM Authors: Nixon J, Nelson EA, Rutherford C, Coleman S, Muir D, Keen J, McCabe C, Dealey C, Briggs M, Brown S, Collinson M, Hulme CT, Meads DM, McGinnis E, Patte
from NIHR Journals Library – Last Published at http://bit.ly/1KR22aJ on September 30, 2015 at 01:01AM Authors: Dennis M, Sandercock P, Graham C, Forbes J.
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes – Latest Articles at http://bit.ly/1M0Rp52 on September 30, 2015 at 01:00AM
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from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/1P4Mt4q on September 30, 2015 at 04:02AM 30 Rock has a clever explanation for the benefits and perils of vertical integration. Enjoy. HT: Leemore Dafny during her presentation at USC Schaeffer School.
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes – Latest Articles at http://bit.ly/1GfK0Nj on September 30, 2015 at 01:00AM
from Google Alert – “health economics” at http://bit.ly/1GfF9LY on September 29, 2015 at 11:16AM
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1YNnIhj on September 30, 2015 at 12:52AM A number of you have asked for an episode on worm wars. Others of you will have literally no idea what worm wars is. This episode is for both groups. Worm wars are the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. For those of […]
from Google Alert – “health economist” at http://bit.ly/1GftJIa on September 29, 2015 at 11:58PM
from Google Alert – “health economics” at http://bit.ly/1O0wKCr on September 29, 2015 at 06:36PM
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from CCHE General Updates Archive Feed at http://bit.ly/1KJchQq on September 29, 2015 at 07:35PM Canadian Centre for Health Economics View this email in your browser (http://bit.ly/1O6hANA%5D) Dear All, As part of the Canadian Centre for Health Economics (CCHE) Friday Health Economics Series, we welcome Adrian Rohit Dass this Friday October 2nd, 10am – 12pm in […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/1KIUEA5 on September 29, 2015 at 06:37PM By ADRIAN MEYER Susannah Fox, the CTO of HHS was talking at the AcademyHealth Concordium 2015 conference this week. Her energetic call for innovation got me thinking: Should the government be in the business of funding infrastructure for healthcare communication? Comparable infrastructures The governments on […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1KIUAR8 on September 29, 2015 at 06:42PM As a birthday gift, and as part of my ongoing quest to make my wife blissfully happy, we recently converted most of our first floor to hardwoods. They look great. But in doing so, we had to prepare for a ton of furniture […]
from Separating Hyperplanes at http://bit.ly/1FAn2FT on September 29, 2015 at 03:27PM
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1NZw28D on September 29, 2015 at 03:00PM In JAMA, Anne R. Cappola and Garret A. FitzGerald argue that we need to change the term “conflict of interest” to “confluence of interest.” the term conflict of interest is pejorative. It is confrontational and presumptive of inappropriate behavior. Rather, the focus should be on the objective, […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/1KPy3Qg on September 29, 2015 at 01:05PM
from News at http://bit.ly/1L1DZt4 on September 29, 2015 at 12:25PM LSE-ICL Medical Innovation Forum on 14th October 2015: Assessing Value and Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Tuesday, 29 September 2015 OHE’s Adrian Towse to speak on Options for the Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Read more »
from News at http://bit.ly/1L1DZt4 on September 29, 2015 at 12:25PM LSE-ICL Medical Innovation Forum on 14th October 2015: Assessing Value and Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Tuesday, 29 September 2015 OHE’s Adrian Towse to speak on Options for the Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Read more »
from News at http://bit.ly/1L1DZt4 on September 29, 2015 at 12:25PM LSE-ICL Medical Innovation Forum on 14th October 2015: Assessing Value and Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Tuesday, 29 September 2015 OHE’s Adrian Towse to speak on Options for the Sustainable Financing of Innovative Therapies. Read more »
from Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) Blog at http://bit.ly/1NYM6aw on September 29, 2015 at 07:00AM
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/1KP44rP on September 29, 2015 at 06:35AM About two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaires are enrolled in tradiational Medicare FFS, but the remaining thrid is now enrollingin Medicare Advantage plans. Which plans are dominant? The following figure from Avalere provides a breakdown. Note that this figure obscures significant regional variation in plan market […]
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