By Julie Stauffer Think about all the people you know. And then about all the people they know. Now imagine being able to connect with all of them at the touch of a button. That’s the premise of social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. For savvy networkers, they can be a virtual goldmine. Ready…
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It seems like there is a new social networking site every week. Just when I’ve mastered Facebook, everyone is talking about Twitter. It’s tough to keep up with it all. As a friend so aptly expressed, ‘This interweb twitblog thingy is confusing.’
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HOC has undergone an extreme makeover, thanks to your valuable survey comments. In our on-line version of HOC, you will find new content each week…
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By Mary Gabb, HOC editor As President Obama continues his push for major healthcare insurance reform in the US, a recent study in the American Journal of Medicine on medical bankruptcy is grabbing headlines. The headlines read something akin to, ‘Medical costs contribute to more than 60% of US bankruptcies’ – a startling statistic, indeed.…
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Researchers from the Dartmouth Atlas Project suggest that regional variations in per capita Medicare spending provide important clues for how to more efficiently deliver healthcare throughout the United States, such that Medicare could shift from being insolvent (as projected) to being solvent by 2023.
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Well, you told us you all want HOC to be more accessible, and we also found out that you don’t just like to read, but want to write articles and comments as well. This was great news for us, so we have tried to make this as easy as possible for you. As well as the same…
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Welcome to our new format of Health Outcomes Communicator. Following the survey of our readers – thanks for all your valuable comments – we have revamped HOC to be a more interactive online newsletter.
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By Mary Gabb ([email protected]) “There just isn’t, and never will be, enough money to provide every possible service” – a reminder to participants of the NICE Citizens Council (November 27–29, 2008) as they were asked to consider in what circumstances should NICE recommend interventions where the cost per QALY (quality-adjusted life-year) is above the threshold…
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By Robert Hand ([email protected]) As of the beginning of this year, the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) has added its code of ethics to membership application and renewal materials. New and renewing members are asked to indicate that they have read and accepted the principles of the code. The goal is to increase awareness of…
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By Julie Stauffer ([email protected]) You’ve scrutinized the data, crunched the numbers and arrived at a solid risk assessment. But how do you communicate that information so that great-aunt Betty can decide whether to take your drug for her heart condition? While other health economists understand you when you talk about the probabilities, costs and benefits…
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