Healthcare Costs

general, others' e-patient stories, pts as teachers

Neel Shah: Using bedside stories to unmuddy the waters

Kathleen O'Malley | September 19, 2011

Guest blogger Dr. Neel Shah is the Executive Director of www.CostsOfCare.org and a senior resident in the Massachusetts General Hospital-Brigham & Women’s Hospital combined residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Last year, the nonprofit that I direct launched an unusual essay contest — we asked doctors and other care providers to tell us about their mistakes, [...]

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How to Rein in Medical Costs

John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | August 12, 2009

You know you’re going to get a pretty interesting debate about healthcare costs when George Lundberg offers his advice on how to control health care costs right now. A well thought-out piece and one deserving of everyone’s time to read it. Costs can be reigned in, if only we had the willpower to do it.

policy issues, reforming hc, trends & principles, understanding statistics

I’m sick of hearing Washington talk about savings “over ten years”

e-Patient Dave | July 10, 2009

I am sick of hearing politicians and money-making parties talk about savings projections “over ten years.” It’s STUPID. We’re stupid if we listen. Nothing (and I mean nothing) happens as projected ten years ago, not even five. It’s fiction; it’s a bogus way to inflate modest figures. This is the same issue as e-patients understanding [...]