Marketplace Customers Could See Higher Premiums, No Coverage For Out-Of-Network Care
October 27, 2015
Kaiser Health News By Michelle Andrews October 27, 2015 When the health insurance marketplaces open on Sunday, consumers shopping for 2016 coverage may encounter steeper premium increases than last year
CMS updates hospital results for consumers
July 29, 2015
CMS reports these outcomes for patients who are admitted to the hospital for a heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Triaging the Transitions — It’s time to fix the broken process for transitions of care, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD.
July 16, 2015
MedpageToday | 07.16.2015 Fred N. Pelzman, MD. It seems that our transitions of care leave something to be desired. These delicate tipping points, when patients are sometimes at their most
Making the Cut: Why choosing the right surgeon matters even more than you know
July 14, 2015
by Marshall Allen and Olga Pierce, ProPublica July 13, 2015 In February 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in central Florida for what should have
Can the state build a better system to get your medical records to your doctors?
May 15, 2015
With providers moving to electronic medical record systems, they often still don’t “talk” to each other. Just think how much safer your care could be if all of your providers
Admitted to Your Bedroom: Some Hospitals Try Treating Patients at Home
April 28, 2015
In response for the call to reduce the costs associated with health care, hospitals are trying new ways to treat patients without the higher costs by providing hospital-level treatment at
Nearly 9 in 10 US adults now have health insurance
April 13, 2015
The ACA is accomplishing one of its goals: to see all Americans covered by health insurance. It is a first step. But we now need to ask if that coverage
Connecticut needs transparency in health care
March 20, 2015
The current legislative session in Hartford holds promise for improving the safety and quality of health care in Connecticut. There are a number of bipartisan bills introduced by Senator Looney
Op-Ed: CT assembly should enact informed consent law for nursing home elders
March 19, 2015
When it comes to the use of antipsychotic drugs to address challenging behaviors presented by seniors with dementia, CT exceeded one goal for reduction of use, but still ranks last in New England
Rants of a Patient Safety Advocate – True Story in the Emergency Room: The Emergency Room Dilemma
March 17, 2015
My friend and fellow advocate, Ilene Corina, wrote: “Just imagine walking into a supermarket and the carts are all sitting in the aisles so scattered you can barely get through.