Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes account for over 85% of the $2.3 trillion annual healthcare expenditure. This includes dealing with the acute complications of these diseases. A recent article in Health Affairs directs attention to the need for reorganizing our healthcare delivery system to better handle the management of chronic diseases. [...]
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Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Author and blogger Maggie Mahar writes about a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) with an interesting finding: patients care more about hospital amenities, such as rooms with views and flat screens, than the quality of care delivered. I think there is nothing wrong about seeking a pleasant environment when you’re sick [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
The market is saturated with hundreds of EMR/EHR/PHR systems. Most of them are inefficient systems that disrupt physicians’ work flow, adding little value to delivering better care. This is more than mere lack of insight on behalf of software engineers and points to a more important barrier to smart health IT design where the needs [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
It’s been over a month since my last blog post. A lot has happened since then. Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, not once, but twice! Our medical practice was featured on CNN in a segment called “You won’t go in to see the doctor,” showcasing a [...]
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