Two local bloggers contribute to the new edition of Health Wonk Review, a bi-weekly digest of health policy posts. HealthBlawg offers a wrap-up post on the health information technology and health care policy conference in DC earlier this month. The Datapaloozers are looking at data streams from the government and beyond in an effort to manage the health … Continue reading The importance of the hospital patient survey and more policy news
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Hounded ex-Medicare chief Berwick back in Boston
Donald Berwick, who was hounded out of Washington for saying something nice about the UK health system, is back in town and on WBUR today. Also check out today's NTYimes op/ed by Joe Nocera: Dr. Donald Berwick was already in Massachusetts when I spoke to him Sunday afternoon. He was back in the Newton home where he’d lived for 30 years, being … Continue reading Hounded ex-Medicare chief Berwick back in Boston
Costs of care for docs
BHN offers a new link to a project designed to make docs aware the costs of the care they prescribe: Our Mission — All doctors should understand how the decisions they make impact what patients pay. Costs of Care will deflate medical bills by driving a paradigm shift in medical decision making towards cost-awareness. Currently, … Continue reading Costs of care for docs
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