Image via WikipediaLake Wobegon was a place where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.”  We all recognize that Lake Wobegon is a quaint fiction; so why then do we act as if our...
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Image via WikipediaWas struck today that I have heard very little about the role of Medigap in the current health insurance debate…despite massive discussion of Medicare, Medicare Advantage, payment reform…etc.  In addition, it highlights...
Topics: AARP, analytics, consumer-centered care, health reform, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, payment

{"title":"Medigap Insurance: Why is its role in increasing Medicare costs not discussed?","post_url":"http:\/\/blog.consumerfocusedhealth.com\/2009\/09\/medigap-insurance-why-is-its-role-in-increasing-medicare-costs-not-discussed\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/consumerfocusedcare.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"vjgoel","date":"2009-09-27 21:16:50","summary":"Image via WikipediaWas struck today that I have heard very little about the role of Medigap in the current health insurance debate…despite massive discussion of Medicare, Medicare Advantage, payment reform…etc. \u00a0In addition, it highlights..."}

Image via WikipediaSustainable health reform requires a solid foundation…unfortunately the proposals we’re seeing out of Washington create a more elaborate house of cards, as we continue to create an elaborate health care ponzi scheme.  The..
Topics: consumer-centered care, Health insurance, health reform, insurance, payment, personalization, risk, Sustainable

{"title":"Health Reform: Top 5 criteria for a Sustainable Health System","post_url":"http:\/\/blog.consumerfocusedhealth.com\/2009\/09\/health-reform-top-5-criteria-for-a-sustainable-health-system\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/consumerfocusedcare.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"vjgoel","date":"2009-09-21 22:57:07","summary":"Image via WikipediaSustainable health reform requires a solid foundation…unfortunately the proposals we’re seeing out of Washington create a more elaborate house of cards, as we continue to create an elaborate health care ponzi scheme. \u00a0The.."}

Image via WikipediaWhen I was a kid, I hit my head a fair bit, including getting knocked out once at football practice.  Initial care involved an evaluation, but scans weren’t the norm.  Now that they’ve become increasingly common in the...
Topics: analytics, Head injury, Lancet, personalization, risk, Traumatic brain injury, trials

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Image by DonnaGrayson via FlickrI keep hearing about Comparative Effectiveness and how evidence needs to used in medical practice.  Then I remember my days in the clinic/hospital, where complex patients presented in ways that didn’t fit textbook...
Topics: analytics, consumer-centered care, personalization, randomized control trial, trials

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