AuntMinnie.com | October 26 - PARIS - It's radiology's equivalent of the French paradox: France has one of the world's best healthcare systems as measured by patient outcomes, yet it also seems to have one of the most poorly equipped systems in Europe.
"For the number...
ModernHealthcare.com | October 26 - Altering payment mechanisms and care delivery structures aren't enough to achieve a successful accountable care organization, according to a new report examining ACO experiences in California.
The report, by the Oakland, Calif.-based Integrated Healthcare Association, a well-respected quality and affordability improvement group,...
DiagnosticImaging.com | October 25 - Healthcare reform is game changer but nobody can yet fully articulate the impact of the new rules. How do you plan for the future when there are so many unknowns? This is the second article in a series that examines...
The New York Times | Pauline W. Chen, MD | October 21 - Several years ago I helped care for a man who had been hospitalized with a severe infection of the abdominal wall. When his primary doctors discovered that the bacteria responsible was resistant...
ModernHealthcare.com | October 21 - In yet another prosecution intended to deflate the notion that South Florida is a “haven” for Medicare fraud, federal authorities broke up a $200 million operation that they say was claiming, among other allegations, to have provided psychological counseling services...
