News tagged with care costs
Easing regulations does not mean lower quality of cardiac care
Jan 27, 2009 |
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States that dropped regulations overseeing the performance of two common heart procedures showed no increase in death rates, according to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Rice University and Duke University ...
Cost containment focus could have consequences for health care delivery
Jan 07, 2009 |
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The drive toward containing health care costs could have the unintended consequence of reducing physician productivity, impairing quality and perhaps even increasing costs, two Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center physicians ...
Substance abuse adds millions to Medicaid's total health care costs
Jan 05, 2009 |
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People with substance abuse disorders cost Medicaid hundreds of millions of dollars annually in medical care, suggesting that early interventions for substance abuse could not only improve outcomes but also save substantial ...
Treating gum disease linked to lower medical costs for patients with diabetes
Dec 23, 2008 |
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A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per month.
Coronary CTA costs less than standard of care for triaging women with acute chest pain
Aug 08, 2008 |
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Non-invasive coronary CT angiography (CTA) is more cost-effective than current tests for diagnosing women with low risk of a heart attack who come to the emergency room with acute chest pain, according to a recent study conducted ...
Study suggests 86 percent of Americans could be overweight or obese by 2030
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Most adults in the U.S. will be overweight or obese by 2030, with related health care spending projected to be as much as $956.9 billion, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the ...
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