December 12th, 2018 / By Debra Jones, CPC
I am a migraineur| \mē-gre-ˈnər or mī-grā-ˈnər\. Merriam-Webster’s definition of a migraineur is an individual who experiences migraines. To me the word sounds like a cross between migraine and entrepreneur: […]
October 22nd, 2018 / By Steve Delaronde
Loyalty to one’s doctor and following medical advice was rarely questioned in the 20th century. When managed care reached its zenith in the 1990s, having an assigned primary care physician […]
October 1st, 2018 / By Gretchen Mills
The aging population in the U.S. has been well documented. What is less well understood is the best way to adjust current payment and coverage policies to effectively support and […]
September 19th, 2018 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
That’s the tagline for the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC), a nonprofit working with people living on the streets in and around Houston, Texas. It started with family medicine physician […]
August 6th, 2018 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Healthcare delivery is under extreme pressure to improve costs and outcomes. One reliable pathway is by improving efficiency. One aspect of efficiency is to better match interventions to people most […]
August 3rd, 2018 / By Katie Christensen
One of the most enlightening insights from a recent University of Washington research study is that pricing contributes to ever-escalating healthcare costs. Since 2003, the annual rate of growth of […]
August 1st, 2018 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Dr. Alan Glaseroff developed Type I diabetes as an adult. As a family medicine physician, he was surprised by the work involved in really understanding the condition and the best […]
July 19th, 2018 / By Steve Delaronde
The plight of the American healthcare system has been discussed for decades. Researchers and practitioners have developed some of the most advanced medical interventions for victims of trauma, congenital anomalies, […]
May 11th, 2018 / By Steve Delaronde
As the U.S. healthcare system tries to manage the 60 percent of persons with at least one chronic disease that consume 90 percent of healthcare costs, it is an opportune […]
April 11th, 2018 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Does the “more is better” approach to quality measurement create a burden on healthcare delivery? Does it distract attention from actual care and consume resources that might be used to […]
With L. Gordon Moore, MD
Dr. Gordon Moore discusses micro and macro measurements in healthcare and the need for overall health system improvement.
March 30th, 2018 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
When it comes to the health of the healthcare workforce, how can we help caregivers care for themselves? Dr. Gordon Moore describes the work of SEIU 775 Benefits Group to improve the health of homecare workers in Washington State. Read the blog and listen to the podcast.
