Health
Medicare to test new payment model for some outpatient drugs
Medicare proposed a nationwide experiment Tuesday into new ways to pay for drugs administered in a doctor's office, including many cancer treatments.
Mar 8, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Assessing performance of colonoscopy procedures improves quality
A new study reports that the use of a quarterly report card is associated with improved colonoscopy quality indicators. Endoscopists at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, Ind., who participated ...
Jun 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Financial incentives help to drive down unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions from GPs
Offering financial incentives to NHS commissioners reduces the amount of antibiotics in the community, and could help to curb drug-resistant infections.
Jun 27, 2018
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Health
Bribe yourself to diet
(HealthDay)—For many people struggling with weight, an underlying reason for the excess pounds is the habit of using food to soothe bad feelings and reward good behavior. To lose weight, turn that habit on its ear.
Jan 15, 2019
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Produce-buying incentive program a win-win for Oregon consumers and farmers
A national program that offers financial incentives so that low-income consumers can purchase more fruits and vegetables has shown great success in Oregon, according to a recent Oregon State University study.
May 26, 2020
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Health
Pay for performance encouraged physicians to follow blood pressure guidelines
When health care pundits began to suggest that pay-for-performance would solve some of health care's woes, Dr. Laura Petersen, professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Houston VA Health Services ...
Sep 10, 2013
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Use of in-hospital mortality to assess ICU performance may bias quality measurement
In-hospital mortality for ICU patients is often used as a quality measure, but discharge practices may bias results in a way that disadvantages large academic hospitals, according to a recently conducted study.
May 21, 2012
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Doctors promoting transparency with patients
(HealthDay)—Efforts to increase transparency among doctors are underway, according to an article published in The Boston Globe.
Sep 17, 2014
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Medical economics
What motivates high-quality medical care: Is it all about money?
In many economics sectors, financial incentives are considered an effective means of motivating both employees and managers to deliver top performance. Incentives—and their counterpart, financial disincentives, in particular—are ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Medical economics
Why lotteries, doughnuts and beer aren't the right vaccination 'nudges'
Money, doughnuts and beer. As high-tech and effective as our COVID vaccines are, getting enough people to take them to achieve herd immunity may come down to some very Homer Simpson-esque tools of persuasion.
Aug 16, 2021
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