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A Tripadvisor for Health Care

Thinkstock photo Hospital, nursing home and doctor ratings – in the United States and the United Kingdom are enjoying a certain renaissance. The two I’ve been following especially closely are the Care...

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Hospital closures: Not always bad news

thinkstock photo Do people die when hospitals close? Apparently not, according to this report in Modern Healthcare, where this Health Affairs study was reported. In fact, it found in some cases, a...

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Are patients too afraid to complain about their hospitals? That’s what...

If large numbers of patient complaints reveal a health care system with potential quality issues, what do too few complaints say about hospitals? In Ireland, it means patients are too fearful of...

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Better care for Health Links patients

Who are our Health Links patients? For North East Toronto Health Link, it is patients who hit a certain algorithm – four Emergency Department visits or three inpatient visits in six months. They are...

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Unpopular but Working: Obamacare

There has been a lot of noise, news stories and public debate but the verdict is in: Obamacare is having an impact. It is by providing health care coverage to more Americans and bending the cost curve,...

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Sticker Shock: Same treatment, 10 times the cost

Well-documented news stories have revealed cases in which everyday Americans have been ruined by the high price of health care.  Now, two new studies provide new evidence: some hospitals are charging...

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Doctors, drugs, financial ties and transparency

A great question is being asked in England’s public health system: Should doctors and other health care providers be obligated to report financial ties to drug makers? The United States already compels...

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Surgical Scorecards

ProPublica’s scorecard of 16,810 surgeons in the United States has been viewed more than 1.3-million times in the past month and allows the public to learn what those who have access to the operating...

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Reducing death rates and readmissions: the Pennsylvania experience

Great strides being made by Pennsylvania hospitals in areas where many thought it was hard to move: mortality and readmissions. Not a surprise, given they were one of the first to move quickly on...

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How to become a patient and family partner at Sunnybrook

Are you a former patient, or a family member of a patient, who was treated at Sunnybrook? Maybe you have some ideas to share that you think could benefit other patients in the future. If this sounds...

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