By David Burda – How well do doctors interact with patients? Is there a difference between how they interact with patients in person and online? And what if that online interaction isn’t with a real doctor but with an AI-powered chatbot? A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine last month examined.
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By David Burda – Accuracy is a pillar of healthcare consumerism. It’s the most important pillar. If we want patients and members to make informed decisions about their medical care and their health insurance, they need accurate information to make the right choices for them.
By David Burda – According to a new survey, PCPs that got paid under one or both types of VBR contracts were more likely to participate in accountable care organizations, to participate in patient-centered medical homes, and to screen patients for social determinants of health.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of April that we think deserve sharing again.
By David Burda – If there’s one thing healthcare is good at, it’s finger-pointing. It’s always someone else’s fault that costs are too high, quality is too low or access is too limited. The same is true with the sharing of patient health data.
By David Burda – What I looked for in the Rock Health survey were any signs that patients are assertively using technology to interact with businesses in the healthcare industry like they use technology as consumers to interact with businesses in other industries like banking or retail goods.
Is five a magic number that people will click on to find out what’s on the list? I don’t know but here are some 5 things that made me click and thought I should share. About healthcare payments, mobile, ChatGPT, and drug pricing to name a few.
By David Burda – To answer the question in the headline, which I haven’t seen anywhere yet, is yes. Yes they did. That’s according to the latest annual March report to Congress from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC.
By David Burda – I didn’t know this until I looked it up, and that there’s a thing called “Sutton’s Law” that medical schools teach to medical students. The law basically says first order the diagnostic tests that will confirm or rule out the most likely diagnosis of a patient’s illness or injury.