from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/2jC45Kq on November 30, 2017 at 11:26PM By Robert C. Pozen The Senate has a good chance of passing a sensible bill, put forward by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.), to stabilize American health-insurance. But to get the bill through the House, Democrats will […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2i4P2sB on November 30, 2017 at 11:19PM The Department of Population Health Sciences engages faculty members from a variety of disciplines including epidemiology, health services research and policy, health economics, health measurement and behavior, and implementation science who share an interest in answering complex questions …
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2j5wJUX on November 30, 2017 at 10:25PM Health 2.0 sat down with Linda Molnar to discuss the evolution of Precision Health, the imperatives at stake in a fast-paced field, and empowerment through big data. Linda has over 20 years in the field of Life Sciences and is responsible for a […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2BoAFqE on November 30, 2017 at 08:48PM An interesting article in Stat makes the important point that although there is much talk about “value” in the media and health policy world, the exact definition of “value” depends on your presepective. But a survey released Wednesday by the University of Utah shows that, […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2i6iy14 on November 30, 2017 at 08:11PM The Trust has previously co-funded the health economics study that underpins the UK national strategy on cord blood collection, and opened the Sue Harris Cord Blood Collection Centre at the Royal Free Hospital in 2012. Law student Sue Harris died of chronic myeloid leukaemia […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jAvEnp on November 30, 2017 at 08:11PM The Senate Republican tax bill seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate provision. The will do this by using the proceeds to partially offset over a trillion-and-a-half-dollar deficit that the bill would create. While it sounds nearly painless that repealing this health-care […]
from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/2jC45Kq on November 30, 2017 at 06:35PM By Robert C. Pozen The Senate has a good chance of passing a sensible bill, put forward by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.), to stabilize American health-insurance. But to get the bill through the House, Democrats will […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2kbGxAk on November 30, 2017 at 05:38PM A survey released Wednesday by the University of Utah suggests the word “value” has no universal definition in the health care industry. The survey shows some 88 percent of physicians defined value according to quality care, according to STAT News reports, […]
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2BxUAEh on November 30, 2017 at 05:20PM Different strategies may be needed to increase male uptake of HIV testing across economic strata.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2kalTR4 on November 30, 2017 at 05:20PM Age, income, education, insurance coverage, and healthcare discrimination were key factors associated with being unable to access transition-related care among transgender adults in Massachusetts.
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2Al7aH0 on November 30, 2017 at 05:07PM President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Tom Price as the Health and Human Services secretary, Alex Azar, says the Medicare Part B program should be allowed to negotiate drug prices. Azar made the comments during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2kdaYpK on November 30, 2017 at 04:37PM Early bird registration for Asembia’s Annual Specialty Pharmacy Summit ends today, according to a press release. The summit is scheduled to kick off April 29 at Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. Sylvester Stallone is the special guest speaker, according to the […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2kdWOop on November 30, 2017 at 04:37PM Via PhRMA: Stakeholders are gathering in London this week for a workshop titled Data Anonymization – a Key Enabler for Clinical Data Sharing. The workshop, jointly organized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AgE6SS on November 30, 2017 at 03:59PM Vivian Ho, a health economist at Rice University, says Texas originally had enough money set aside to keep it running through March, “but then what they decided to do because of Hurricane Harvey is they decided to waive fees for access to CHIP and […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2AKunpd on November 30, 2017 at 01:32PM The International Registry in Organ Donation and Transplantation maintains an informative international database.Here’s a list of the files they show… WORLDWIDE ACTUAL DECEASED DONORS (PMP) 2013 WORLDWIDE LIVING DONORS (PMP) 2013 WORLDWIDE DCD DONORS (PMP) 2013 WORLDWIDE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FROM DECEASED DONORS (PMP) 2013 WORLDWIDE […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2iqQhpR on November 30, 2017 at 01:00PM Publication date: Source:Health Policy Author(s): Apostolos Tsiachristas, Ewout van Ginneken, Mieke Rijken
from HCHE News at http://bit.ly/2zDzdQT on November 30, 2017 at 11:46AM Der Eugen Münch-Preis für innovative Gesundheitsversorgung 2017 geht in der Kategorie Versorgungsforschung an den Hamburger Wissenschaftler Dmitrij Achelrod. Achelrod belegt in seiner Arbeit, dass durch Telemonitoring die Versorgung von COPD-Patienten verbessert und gleichzeitig Kosten gespart werden können. Die Auszeichnung ist mit 20.000 Euro dotiert. […]
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2nec4m0 on November 30, 2017 at 11:19AM Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE delivered the latest ScHARR Pemberton Lecture with the title: Reform strategies for the NHS: effective or cosmetic cladding. The recording of the lecture can be viewed here.The NHS is the largest, highest profile, most complex […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2i5GmlO on November 30, 2017 at 10:48AM Fig. 1 Rei Goto is combining his expertise in medicine and health economics to analyze social issues in Japan such as healthcare and gambling.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jx90ws on November 30, 2017 at 10:48AM … where 77 paper presentations were held with various topics ranging from international trade to health economics. Earlier, Sarma said the conference also deliberated on and discussed issues on economic integration such as Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)’s role in regional free trade …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AhZlDJ on November 30, 2017 at 07:41AM Learn more about applying for Faculty Scientist in Health Economics at PHSA.
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AncE3V on November 30, 2017 at 07:41AM These are carried out every ten years and are key to assessing the country’s oral health. Steele’s research included work in primary care, clinical trials, health economics and measuring quality of life. He also wrote or contributed to a number of books dealing with […]
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2AII9Iy on November 30, 2017 at 07:00AM In November, we questioned whether EUNetHTA’s Rapid Assessments gave sufficient emphasis to the analysis of ethical, legal and patient perspectives. We highlighted a recent assessment of Regorafenib in which Ethics were covered by two words “not applicable” and […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ipbFf8 on November 30, 2017 at 04:34AM The reporting of home care monthly statements should be standardised across the industry and expenditure tracked over time to assess the impact of the February policy changes, researchers say. Health economics professor Julie Ratcliffe has completed a study of individual budget expenditure under …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2Ap0dXW on November 30, 2017 at 04:34AM Karra’s academic and research interests are broadly in development economics, health economics, quantitative methods, and applied demography. His research utilizes experimental and non-experimental methods to investigate the relationships between population, health, and economic development …
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2BmpNts on November 30, 2017 at 12:05AM Budget authorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the US ran out a couple of months ago, and there’s no reauthorization in sight. A LOT of kids are insured through this program. Aaron runs you through what’s about to happen. @aaronecarroll
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2Agg4aB on November 29, 2017 at 10:22PM An expert group, comprising specialists in public health, medicines regulation, and health economics, was convened to review existing data sources to …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AlsTP6 on November 29, 2017 at 10:22PM … patients rely more on neighboring countries, said Professor Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, director of Institute of Health Economics at Dhaka University.
from Health Economics at http://whr.tn/2imSAu3 on November 29, 2017 at 09:22PM Most people will agree that being a workaholic is a bad thing. The word itself, adapted from “alcoholic,” implies a compulsive behavior that could eventually kill you. It has even been referred to as an addiction by some researchers, albeit one that’s socially acceptable […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AHoDMN on November 29, 2017 at 09:19PM The overall idea, according to co-founder Fokion Sinis, a pharmacist and health economist who is the head of commercial affairs and strategy for …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AkKM2Z on November 29, 2017 at 08:04PM It will require an ongoing and sustained support for the economics of health care. And it will require a laser focus on empowering the communities most at-risk. It’s been 36 years since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the very first […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2imem17 on November 29, 2017 at 07:13PM Jane Powell, Professor of Public Health Economics at UWE Bristol, said: "Developing more preventive strategies, and making small changes to the home environment, will reduce risk and help people to live safely and well at home independently for longer." Despite the strong evidence of […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AmrV7x on November 29, 2017 at 07:13PM Endovascular strategy may be more beneficial than open repair treatment in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, an endovascular strategy is associated with a better survival rate, higher quality adjusted life years, and decreased …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2ilLntZ on November 29, 2017 at 07:13PM The co-authors of the study were Daniel Polsky and Rachel M. Werner, both of Penn Medicine. All three authors are senior fellows at Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Funding for the study was provided in part by the National Institute on Aging […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2AdmqaR on November 29, 2017 at 06:11PM this is me code, aye
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2ii6CwZ on November 29, 2017 at 05:10PM Publication date: Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 196 Author(s): Mavis Dako-Gyeke
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2BzLQO3 on November 29, 2017 at 05:13PM Bellevue Hospital Physician and New York University School of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine Danielle Ofri says electronic medical records, or EMRs, continue to put pressure on physicians. In an op-ed published Nov. 14 in the New York Times, Ofri cites […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2neMsWt on November 29, 2017 at 04:43PM The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday posted three new documents, including its 2019 Draft Letter to Issuers in the Federally-Facilitated Exchange. According to Health Affairs, CMS also posted the Guidance on Unified Rate Review Timeline: Proposed Timing […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2AkKs4i on November 29, 2017 at 04:13PM American Board of Internal Medicine President and CEO Dr. Richard Baron says hitting 100 percent in medical practice is not always the ideal, and that it could “actually lead to poor patient care.” Baron in a Health Affairs blog post used […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2AkKS80 on November 29, 2017 at 04:07PM He also received the ‘State Best Programme Coordinator Award’ from government of Telangana State. Prof. Lal has been awarded ‘Amartya Sen Gold Medal Award’ in the year 2013 for his ten research papers in the field of health economics by the International Institute of […]
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