New England Journal of Medicine news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHealth coaches, call centers don't save costs or improve outcomes
Despite the buzz around health coaches and remote call centers, a New England Journal of Medicine study indicates that these commercial approaches--as opposed to traditional clinical approaches--do Read more...
The dirty words: 'Providers,' 'consumers' in evidence-based medicine
Provider. Consumer. Customer. We use these words every day to describe the healthcare world, but a new article in yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine looks at why these words are not Read more...
Reform calls for more administrative support, not clinicians
As hospitals prepare for an additional 16 million newly insured patients in 2014, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests they should be concentrating on adding more support Read more...
High-risk surgery no longer risky business
Risky surgeries are less risky these days, according to a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System found that Read more...
Radiologist sues hospital for 'silencing' his patient safety concerns
University of Iowa radiologist Malik Juweid filed a lawsuit earlier this month charging the hospital is trying to silence his complaints that the facility performs unnecessary PET and CT scans, Read more...
More physicians seeking hospital employment
Desiring higher quality of life, more doctors are seeking hospital employment rather than breaking out on their own in private practice, according to several new findings. Merritt Hawkins, a Read more...
Informed consent a must for sleep-deprived surgeons
In a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors recently called for policies to require informed consent from patients before a clinician who is sleep deprived provides clinical care Read more...
Hospital amenities gain value over clinical care
Hospitals are using luxury services--like upscale meals, private rooms, magnificent views and valet parking--to attract patients and gain market share, according to an article in the New England Read more...
More drugs don't yield healthier patients
Higher levels of drug spending does not always deliver better quality of care for Medicare patients, concludes a new study published in the Nov. 3 online edition of the New England Journal of Read more...
Expanding telephone care-management cuts costs
A targeted telephone care-management program can help cut medical costs and hospitalizations if offered to an expanded group of consumers, according to a study published yesterday in the New England Read more...
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