from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/295YvOf on June 30, 2016 at 02:27PM There are especially strong links between the Economics Department and Health Economics Research Unit, one of the leading centres in health …

from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/293yjyI on June 30, 2016 at 01:05PM THE BUSINESS BLOCKCHAIN: Promise, Practice and Application of the Next Internet Technology Last month I was saying that business strategy à la Porter required a new perspective, the platform view…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]

from Econsalut at http://bit.ly/293yjyI on June 30, 2016 at 01:05PM THE BUSINESS BLOCKCHAIN: Promise, Practice and Application of the Next Internet Technology Last month I was saying that business strategy à la Porter required a new perspective, the platform view…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, […]

from Health Economics at http://whr.tn/299dZ11 on June 30, 2016 at 11:49AM In the flurry of activity leading up to and lasting through the first enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act, it was a minor miracle in most instances to get websites functioning that would help consumers choose a health insurance plan either from a […]

from Health Economics at http://whr.tn/299dZ11 on June 30, 2016 at 11:49AM In the flurry of activity leading up to and lasting through the first enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act, it was a minor miracle in most instances to get websites functioning that would help consumers choose a health insurance plan either from a […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/29gm5sF on June 30, 2016 at 11:33AM macroeconomics; international economics; industrial organisation; the economics of health and wellbeing; experimental economics. There are …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/299aGqN on June 30, 2016 at 11:28AM Dr Jonathan Rushton, professor of animal health economics of London’s Royal Veterinary College, has recently completed a global survey of …

from THCB at http://bit.ly/29dDT5O on June 30, 2016 at 08:52AM By ANISH KOKA, MD Brexit has been hailed as a turning point in the history of Western Democracy by a collection of liberal and conservative elites that decry the vote of a disenchanted and ignorant populace.  The greatest threat to democracy in the modern age […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/297cUHE on June 30, 2016 at 08:30AM Delaying the risk corridor lawsuits Last week, the Department of Justice asked the Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a massive class-action lawsuit in which co-ops have asked for money owed to them under the risk corridor program.  To my knowledge, the government’s […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/29aKjSN on June 30, 2016 at 08:00AM Aaron and I have been posting on the AcademyHealth blog about how we turn academic papers into interesting blog posts. We’ve already posted on how we read papers and how we decide what to write about. Our third post, now live, covers how […]

from Centre for Health Economics – Upcoming seminars at http://bit.ly/29chZkH on June 30, 2016 at 07:17AM Thursday 7 July 2016: Authors: Ranjeeta Thomas, Ronelle Burger, Katharina Hauck

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/29ceRVQ on June 30, 2016 at 07:11AM In four separate posts, Austin Frakt and Aaron Carroll from The Incidental Economist will describe their translation and dissemination process, specifically how they turn academic papers into interesting blog posts. Each of their posts will cover one of these questions: How do we read […]

from PeterUbel.com at http://bit.ly/2952Ocr on June 30, 2016 at 06:32AM For much of the history of U.S. medical care, hospitals and physicians have existed as separate financial entities. Physicians in the U.S. have typically been self-employed, as solo or group practitioners and not as hospital employees. An internist like me might have admitting privileges to […]

from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2952mLq on June 30, 2016 at 06:25AM Here is a (combinatorial?) site for plural marriage for Muslims: SecondWife.com “then marry women of your choice, two or three, or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly, then only one”– Quran 4:3

from OHE News at http://bit.ly/296HG3k on June 30, 2016 at 05:43AM New OHE Seminar Briefing: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works? Thursday, 30 June 2016 On 16th September 2015 Professor Luigi Siciliani led an OHE lunchtime seminar on waiting time policies in the health sector. The seminar briefing is now available. Read […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/29sGW88 on June 30, 2016 at 05:27AM … director at Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Alastair Gray, who is Director of the Health Economics Research Centre at Oxford University.

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/296D6Tj on June 30, 2016 at 05:27AM He received post graduate training in Health Economics at the University of Dhaka and in Health Systems Management at LSHTM/University of …

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/29d5iow on June 30, 2016 at 05:00AM Providers shifting to higher-end CT scanners, Modern Healthcare What is this post about? Look here. @afrakt

from feed/http://bit.ly/1sYYZLQ at http://bit.ly/296HG3k on June 30, 2016 at 04:52AM New OHE Seminar Briefing: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works? Thursday, 30 June 2016 On 16th September 2015 Professor Luigi Siciliani led an OHE lunchtime seminar on waiting time policies in the health sector. The seminar briefing is now available. Read more […]

from News at http://bit.ly/296HG3k on June 30, 2016 at 04:06AM New OHE Seminar Briefing: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works? Thursday, 30 June 2016 On 16th September 2015 Professor Luigi Siciliani led an OHE lunchtime seminar on waiting time policies in the health sector. The seminar briefing is now available. Read more […]

from HCHE News at http://bit.ly/296aR7c on June 30, 2016 at 01:32AM Michael Bahrs und Mathias Schumann haben den Joachim R. Frick Memorial Preis bei der 12. interdisziplinären SOEP-Nutzerkonferenz verliehen bekommen für ihr Papier „Unlucky to Be Young? The Long-Term Effects of School Starting Age on Smoking Behavior and Health“. Der Preis wird alle zwei Jahre […]

from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2942GGf on June 30, 2016 at 12:31AM   How do economic conditions affect a person’s health? We can think of three major mechanisms that researchers examine. Firstly, the absolute effect of wealth or income that affects your access to health-influencing goods and services such as healthcare, good housing, […]

from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/29buQ6J on June 30, 2016 at 12:04AM After 190 failed tries… Written By: Jason Shafrin – Jun• 29•16 Why are pharmaceuticals so expensive?  One reasons is that there is a lot of research that goes into developing a drug.  Most of that research results in drugs that don’t work.  One example is […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/29es0hE on June 29, 2016 at 11:13PM Health economist Robert Graboyes notes that, “For low-income Americans, Medicaid yields poor coverage, poor care, and poor medical outcomes.”.

from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/295Vps4 on June 29, 2016 at 11:00PM From PRNewsWire: “The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)…..released a set of recommendations that would allow biopharmaceutical companies to more easily share health care economic information (HCEI) with entities that make formulary and coverage decisions, a move that […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/296vnHF on June 29, 2016 at 08:27PM He was a member of Roche’s first national accounts marketing organization, specializing in health economics and third-party coverage for antibiotics, …

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/29gLijI on June 29, 2016 at 08:27PM … IGES, Baxalta, Evidera, IGES, Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult, Office of Health Economics, Lundbeck, Novartis, Quintiles, Alcon and many more.

from THCB at http://bit.ly/296F0lO on June 29, 2016 at 05:25PM By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD I was thrilled to learn that Stephen Friend, co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit open data platform Sage Bionetworks, has accepted a role at Apple and is stepping away from day-to-day operations at Sage (he will continue to serve as chair […]

from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2950wZr on June 29, 2016 at 02:13PM … Medicaid expansion to an increase in trips to the ER in Oregon, according to a new paper by Yale University health economist Amanda Kowalski.

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/294LLpj on June 29, 2016 at 12:46PM Jennifer Fillman, FP General Manager Specialty Services Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions, recently sat down with Ronda Copher, PhD, Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) at Eisai Inc. to discuss some of the latest trends in the field of HEOR, […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/294LZNc on June 29, 2016 at 12:46PM Dr. Bruce Feinberg, VP Chief Medical Officer Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions, recently sat down with Dr. Joseph Bailes, medical oncologist and past president of ASCO, to discuss the future of oncology research, practice, and patient care. Their conversation ran the gamut […]

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/29frJZ0 on June 29, 2016 at 11:45AM Dr. Bruce Feinberg, Chief Medical Officer of Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions, discusses the findings from his research, as well as some broader trends impacting the use of HEOR in the practice of oncology. Find out more here. (Source: CardinalHealth, 6/8/16)

from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/29fs51V on June 29, 2016 at 11:45AM Biosimilar acceptance is growing in a number of therapy areas, and can provide physicians and patients with greater access   to advanced treatments while offering budgetary relief. What areas are seeing the most action? How will all of this affect pricing? […]