Category Archives: Journal Club

 According to a new study published in the Journal of Health affairs, about 69 percent of doctors across the nation accept new Medicaid patients. However, the rate varies widely across the country. New Jersey had the lowest rate at 40 … Continue reading →

 Hospitals will be facing some considerable reimbursement changes under health reform that could affect their bottom-line. All of the changes in reimbursement will be tied to a hospital’s performance. The hospital performance areas will include value-based purchasing (VBP), re-admissions, and … Continue reading →

In an April 2012 article published in Managed Care magazine, Regina Herzlinger, a professor of business administration at Harvard predicts that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) are likely to fail. Professor Herzlinger thinks that with some … Continue reading →

 Recently, there was an article in FierceHealthcare about doctor-nurse relationships. In it, an incident was recounted where a physician berated a young nurse in a caustic and superior tone that was heard by everyone nearby. The physician later apologized for … Continue reading →

I read a comment posted by a resident concerning the topic “What does it take, “ that appeared in the blog Not Running a Hospital by Paul Levy. “What does it take” concerned itself with process science education. The resident … Continue reading →