On the Blog: Fostering social connection as a new civic responsibility
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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To explore veterans' health, authors of an August article in Health
Affairs looked at surgical complication rates at different care
facilities.
Community Versus VA-Delivered Care
Increasingly, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) purchases care for
veterans as opposed to delivering care in its own facilities. Alex
Harris and coauthors compared postoperative complication rates for total
knee arthroplasties that were delivered in VA facilities versus
purchased
from community providers.
The authors found that "adjusted complication rates were significantly
lower for arthroplasties delivered by the VA compared with those that
were purchased."
"These results support VA monitoring of overall local comparative
hospital performance to improve the quality of care that the VA delivers
while ensuring optimal outcomes in VA-purchased care," the authors
write.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Harris Allen discusses the endeavor to
raise the state of population-level social connectedness
.
Peter Nelson argues that instead of building on Affordable Care Act
policies that led to costlier health insurance premiums, we need to find
a better way to ensure a stable insurance market
.
Michele Cohen Marill explains the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists' new guidance on a race-based standard that could lead to
undertreatment of anemia
in Black pregnant women.
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Comparing Complication Rates After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty
Delivered Or Purchased By The VA
Alex H. S. Harris et al.
Fostering Social Connection As A New Civic Responsibility: A Bold Public
Health Agenda
Harris Allen
Three Steps To Achieving More Affordable Health Insurance In The
Individual Market
Peter J. Nelson
Rethinking Race In Medicine: ACOG Removes A Race-Based Cutoff For Anemia
In Pregnancy
Michele Cohen Marill
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