Category Archives: Healthcare Reform

Pragmatic Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic

When Morgan Spurlock’s attention-grabbing documentary, “Supersize Me,” came out seven years ago, it met with various reactions. Some found it fascinating, while others were just repulsed by the thought of eating that much McDonald’s. Across the pond in England, outspoken …
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Posted under: Access, Healthcare Reform
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The Evolution of Accountable Care Organizations

They’ve been called “the most popular yet least understood shorthand of 2011.” But Accountable Care Organizations, or ACOs, are coming to a city near you. At least we think so. A little background:  The concept of the ACO grew out …
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Posted under: Care Coordination, Healthcare Reform, Integrated Delivery Systems, Quality Improvement
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Hope for Alzheimer’s

Over 5 million people in the U.S. currently suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and the number affected skyrockets when the huge burden of this progressively debilitating disease on their families is taken into account. Although Alzheimer’s disease was first named 100 …
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Posted under: Alzheimer’s, Healthcare Reform
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