Meeting Trial Participants Where They Are
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly dislocated the operational model of traditional clinical trials as travel restrictions…
Anaeze C. Offodile II February 23, 2023
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Imagining Governance for Emerging Technologies
The authors examine a new methodology from the National Academy of Medicine that could inform social, ethical and legal governance frameworks for a range of cutting-edge technologies. Read more at Issues in Science and Technology.
Anaeze C. Offodile II July 23, 2022
Association Between Hospital Private Equity Acquisition and Outcomes of Acute Medical Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries
A study found that private equity acquisition of hospitals had no substantial association with the patient-level outcomes examined,
although it was associated with a moderate improvement in mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.
Anaeze C. Offodile II May 2, 2022
Bundled Payment Reform and Dialysis Facility Closures in ESKD
Expanded “payment bundles” for the treatment of end stage kidney disease did not in general increase the risk of closure by dialysis facilities, the authors conclude.
Sayna Norouzi, Bo Zhao, Ahmed Awan, Wolfgang Winkelmayer, Vivian Ho, Kevin Erickson February 5, 2020
Annual Spending per Patient and Quality in Hospital-Owned Versus Physician-Owned Organizations: An Observational Study
When physicians integrate with hospitals, the cost of health care rises even though there’s no evidence patients get better treatment, the authors write. Journal of General Internal Medicine: https://bit.ly/2lxd4RY
Vivian Ho, Marah Short September 3, 2019
Freestanding Emergency Departments in Texas Do Not Alleviate Congestion in Hospital-based Emergency Departments
Freestanding emergency departments in Texas’ largest cities have not alleviated emergency room congestion or improved patient wait times in nearby hospitals, but they can reduce wait times in smaller communities, conclude the authors of this study.
Yingying Xu, Vivian Ho May 8, 2019
Weighing the Effects of Vertical Integration Versus Market Concentration on Hospital Quality
New research finds that health care consolidation and the integration of hospital and doctor services not only fail to improve quality but also reduce patient satisfaction.
Marah Short, Vivian Ho February 9, 2019
Health Insurance in the First 3 Months of Hemodialysis and Early Vascular Access
By Eugene Lin, Matthew W. Mell, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer and Kevin F. Erickson
U.S. patients without Medicare who develop end-stage kidney disease become Medicare eligible by their fourth dialysis month. This delay in insurance coverage can lead to disparities in health care that may not fully correct over time, write the authors in the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology: https://bit.ly/2SEW20u
Kevin Erickson December 7, 2018
Evaluating the Evidence Behind Policy Mandates in U.S. Dialysis Care
Federal mandates have affected nearly all areas of dialysis care delivery. Nonresident scholar Kevin F. Erickson and Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer evaluate the evidence behind two prior federal mandates to assess how the quality of evidence supporting each policy contributed to its overall success.
Kevin Erickson, Wolfgang Winkelmayer November 30, 2018
An Overview of Bundled Payments for Surgical Oncologists: Origins, Progress to Date, Terminology, and Future Directions
The authors discuss the origins of bundled payments as an emerging alternative payment model in the health care industry and examine its application and potential for expansion. Annals of Surgical Oncology: http://bit.ly/2OMorOX
Anaeze C. Offodile II November 8, 2018