This Week's Healthcare Online News
Government Health IT
How social network analytics can combat fraud
May,28,2013
by+Clint Fuhrman
Government health care fraud is big business. According to the federal website, PaymentAccuracy, the government distributed nearly $65 billion in improper health care-related payments, and government agencies have been hard at work trying to put a stop to it — but with limited results.
Even though $1.7 billion was spent to combat fraud, waste and abuse in 2010, less than 10 percent of fraudulent dollars were recovered. This shouldn’t be surprising. Once the money is out the door and in the hands of criminals, it’s almost impossible to get back.
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Fierce Health Payer
On a quest for price transparency, drop confidentiality clauses
May,24,2013
by:+Dina Overland
There's a growing trend in the healthcare industry--disclosing costs for services. In any other industry, that's a no-brainer necessity for a consumer to make an informed decision about what to purchase. But when it comes to health insurance, consumers often must determine whether to undergo a test, procedure or exam without knowing those services' accompanying price tags.
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Med City News
Doctor/patient communication: Who’s doing the talking?
May,27,2013
By:+ANDREW M. SEAMAN,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's room - and need - for improvement in the discussions between doctor and patient that go into medical decision-making, according to research out on Monday.
In four studies and a commentary published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the authors look at various aspects of doctors' dialogue with patients about prognoses, options and treatment preferences and find little consistency.
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Modern Healthcare.com
Shared decision-making may spur higher costs, longer hospital stays: researchers
May,27,2013
by:+Maureen McKinney
Engaging patients in their care is often touted as a surefire way to control costs and reduce utilization of services, but new research calls that assumption into question.
Armed with eight years of survey data from more than 20,000 patients, researchers from the University of Chicago argue that shared decisionmaking may actually result in increased inpatient spending and longer lengths of stay.
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