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Defining Quality in Healthcare

So how do people choose a healthcare provider? We jokingly refer to it as the three C’s – Cost, Conversation and Quality. The truth is there are a lot of factors that go into a healthcare decision, but quality would seem to be what trumps all. But how is quality defined?
There is a lot of [...]

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Sign of the Healthcare Apocalypse

This is a sure sign of the pending Apocalypse – medical gift cards. I had to go back and make sure it was not The Onion.
http://wcbstv.com/seenon/medical.gift.card.2.613799.html
I stand accused of being a cynic about the healthcare system in this country. But I offer this article in my defense.
May I plea bargain to being a realist?
I’ve had [...]

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Tearing Down Healthcare. Maybe That’s What They Should Do

Got a chance this week to spend some time with a wonderful person, Susan Wentz, MD MS, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She’s a very insightful person when it comes to many things, especially healthcare. I mention her because she gets credit for this initial analogy. I just took it a bit [...]

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The Myth of the $4 Prescription and a Bit of Shakespeare

By way of explanation, the $4 prescription is a misnomer. Some are $4. But for the most part, what the pharmacy is doing is simply reducing your co-pay to $4. They still charge your insurance for the part above your co-pay, be it Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance. You’re still paying for the balance of the [...]

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Your Insurance Saved You $84.99

That’s the line that stared back at me from the printout on the prescription the bag came in.
Your insurance saved you $84.99.
Did my insurance truly “save me $84.99″ I wondered.
Like most of us with private insurance, I don’t get EOBs for my prescriptions. I simply pay a prescription co-pay of $10 for generics and $35 [...]

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German Healthcare

I spent a lot of time in Germany – 2 years to be exact – and found Unity’s post about Health 2.0 taking off in Germany very interesting http://wisdom.blogs.com/health/2007/11/health-20-takin.html (see the original post at http://gigaom.com/2007/11/17/health-20-gaining-traction-in-germany/). Both systems have something to learn from one another, and here are some tidbits.
I got to experience the German healthcare system [...]

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Turkey Talk from FoundRead and Craig Newmark

From FoundRead blog, some Thanksgiving video from Craig Newmark. The video is less important than the Mantra that Craig has consistently espoused:
customer service and customer empowerment
Additionally, i liked the quote regarding their “turkey-postings” community mechanism…
“We trust people… and as as a result we’ve given people this sliding [ad] removal mechanism. If you see any ad [...]

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new site and resource for eldercare… enurgi

Our friend, Chiara Bell, has launched Enurgi and it is definitely worth visiting, especially if you are part of the growing wave of 40–50 yr old somethings who are dealing with eldercare issues and need a reliable means to locate, hire, and manage caregivers for your aging parents/loved ones.
www.enurgi.com

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What are we really fighting for… access or choice?

For some reason no one seems to be distinguishing between these two very different ideas in health care: ACCESS and CHOICE. All of this talk about socialized medicine creating less choice within our system and long waiting periods for care makes my head hurt. I can’t help but wonder why so many [...]

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OrganizedWisdom is changing its approach and Users ensure that it continually improves

ok… I am NOT one to shill, or schmooze, or suck-up. Just not in my blood. So i will be the first one to point out that I think of Unity and Steve of OrganizedWisdom as friends and as smart entrepreneurs. Some of the health2.0 community have given the new OW approach [...]

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