- Doctors are recording office visits. There may be benefits for patients to record the visits as well. (Statnews)
- The economics of space.
- Productivity in health care is higher than is commonly thought.
- Casey Mulligan: Work requirements for Medicaid “could increase family net income by $12,034 and reduce poverty by 1.6 million to 2.9 million.”
- Can AI cure cancer? (video)
- As telehealth encounters soar, health systems lose money.
Category: Telemedicine
Where Do Consumers Really Get Health Information?
The Pew Charitable Trust says I’ve been wrong all these years. I’ve written for 25 years that Americans increasingly get their health information from the Internet. Furthermore, a few minutes spent surfing the Web for health information can educate patients far more than their physicians would ever have time to explain. In a new Pew survey of where people get their health information, the Internet trails health care providers.
WSJ: American Doctors Moving to New Zealand for Slower Paced Medical Practice
WSJ reports that American physicians’ interest in moving to New Zealand has boomed in the past few years. English is the primary language. Many medical specialties require no additional training or certifications. Working for a public health system may feel quite different than working for a U.S. hospital. WSJ did not say this but whereas American hospitals expect employed physicians to see as many patients as possible to boost revenue, the opposite is often true in countries with a single payer health care system. Patient care is a cost center, not a revenue center.
Penn Study: Telemedicine is Here to Stay, But Varies Among Patients
What began as an emergency stop-gap measure during Covid has settled in and become an established part of normal, everyday medical care. While virtual care over the telephone was relatively rare in the years (decades) prior to Covid, doctors began to consult online with patients almost overnight. Few patients wanted to risk catching Covid by congregating with other patients in a physician’s waiting room. Few doctors wanted to risk treating contagious Covid patients through in-person exams. A recent study found telemedicine has become an established practice across the University of Pennsylvania Health System.