Group Health Cooperative reports more than $2.5 million in cost savings during the first seven months of this year for its 8,224 patients in complex case management and 1,831 patients in regular case management.
Medicare’s new Hospital Compare website allows you to compare hospitals side-by-side on a variety of patient safety and patient satisfaction measures. But are the comparisons fair?
So here it is, under our noses—the elusive big idea that might fix American health care—if only our society can embrace it: Less is more.
Sara Kasper named Exe. Dir. Self-Funded Products and Services; Laura Sandstrom, V.P. Group Health Options; Barbara Trehearne, V.P. Clinical Excellence, Quality, and Nursing Practice; Cindy Johnson, Exe. V.P. Human Resources. Robert Reid, MD, Assoc. Med. Dir. Health Services Research & Knowledge Translation
Group Health Cooperative has launched a mobile app that will allow the health plan’s members to email their doctors, make appointments and consult a “symptoms checker”.
A new study by researchers at Seattle’s Group Health indicates that following up on patients with depression through online messages can improve their treatment at relatively low cost.
KaiserHealthNews’ Bara Vaida interviews Group Health Cooperative’s CEO Scott Armstrong.
A bill submitted to the Florida state legislature would block doctors from asking about guns in the home. Those that do would face a fine up to $5 million or be sent to prison for up to 5 years. His concern is that the information could fall into the hands of the government or insurance companies, but this from pediatrician’s perspective, it’s just crazy and a waste of time, money, and energy.
Group Health study finds team approach may improve care of depressed patients with multiple medical problems. Battle continues over hospital expansion in south King County.
For those of us who have looked forward to the day when better health care access is provided to each and every person, it’s a great, new day.
Group Health Research Institute’s research into the prevention and care of chronic disease puts it on the cutting edge of the fast-changing world of global health
Group Health studied the costs and outcomes for patients going to its “medical home” project. The conclusion? The medical home cut costs significantly.
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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