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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
By Julia Adler-Milstein, Aaron B. Neinstein, and Russell J. Cucina
When data are viewable but not combined, clinicians are less likely to use data from outside sources. We posit that it is time to revisit the decision of prioritizing perfection over pragmatism so as to shift to an approach that achieves clinically functional interoperability by combining data. This new pragmatic approach must recognize the limitations of standards and increasingly engage clinicians in driving decisions about how to deliver functional solutions. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
MEDICAID
Avoiding Medicaid: Characteristics Of Primary Care Practices With No Medicaid Revenue
By Steven B. Spivack, Genevra F. Murray, Hector P. Rodriguez, and Valerie A. Lewis
In this month’s issue Steven B. Spivack from Yale School of Medicine and coauthors address the ongoing concern about primary care access for Medicaid patients. In this Practice of Medicine article, the authors fill a gap in studies on provider participation by examining characteristics of primary care practices associated with Medicaid participation. Learn about the findings of their
nationally representative survey. Read More >>
This paper appears in an ongoing Health Affairs article series, The Practice of Medicine, which is supported by The Physicians Foundation.
Medicaid Expansion: Effects On Hospital Finances And Implications For Hospitals Facing COVID-19 Challenges
By Fredric Blavin and Christal Ramos
Also in this month’s issue is a new analysis of Medicaid expansion. Fredric Blavin and Christal Ramos find that the early positive effects of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on hospital finances were sustained in 2016 and 2017. Read more about the benefits that different types of hospitals received and how COVID-19 impacted their finances. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Economic Burden Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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many preventive health interventions, vaccines not only help people avoid disease and remain healthy, but they also save money by doing so. Revisit a November 2016 article in which Sachiko Ozawa and coauthors calculated the economic burden that is attributable to vaccine-preventable diseases among US adults. The authors found a total economic burden in 2015 of approximately $9 billion from vaccine-preventable diseases related to ten vaccines recommended for adults.
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