Category Archives: health economics

Have a Holly, Jolly Health Wonk Holiday from Health Wonk Review

Those Merry Wonksters ride again, tackling a lot of serious topics, posting and prancing on their way. So grab a cup of cheer, nestle all warm in your beds, and read on. First down the chimney is David Williams at … Continue reading

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Inaugural Health Wonk Review Host Lisa Lines of the Medical Care Blog Reports from APHA

Reporting from the American Public Health Association in San Diego this week, Lisa Lines, PhD MPH, is a health researcher and takes her first turn at the wheel to drive Health Wonk Review this month. Here’s the link to the … Continue reading

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Technology is Catching Up to the Dream

By Peggy Salvatore, MBA About 8 years ago, I started Health System Ed as an educational portal about the value of health information technology. It started with a blog called “Imagine” that described the dream of having all relevant patient … Continue reading

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Halloween HealthWonkReview! From Health Strategy Associates

Straight from Managed Care Matters, here’s this month’s Health Wonk Review. Enjoy. And thanks to Joe Paduda for his dedication to the cause! Happy Halloween! By Joe Paduda Okay, I’m a bit early on the pumpkin-and-costume thing, but time is … Continue reading

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The Waning Days of Summer Health Wonk Review

Over at Health Wonk Review, the hits keep coming. This month, Julie Ferguson posts her compilation of health wonkery at her home blog turf Worker’s Comp Insider. Click to go there for the fun or check it out right here. … Continue reading

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Health Wonk Review July 2018: Summer’s Coming Around Again

Watching the ships roll in, and we watch them roll away again… Seasons come and seasons go. Yes, in healthcare, too. We’ll open this week’s HOT Health Wonk Review looking at an enduring issue as Roy Poses of Health Care … Continue reading

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Health Wonk Review: Ideas of March Edition

Direct from David E. Williams’ Health Business Blog, the Ideas of March. Enjoy the wonkery, and check out the video podcast CareTalk interview below with David and CareCentrix CEO John Driscoll.  “Beware the Ides of March” –Soothsayer to Julius Caesar “Fear not … Continue reading

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2018 HIMSS Survey of Priorities for Health Information and Technology

Last week was the most important annual convention for health information technology, HIMSS 2018. The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) provides a forum for thought leaders and a venue for innovative products. The 2018 U.S. HIMSS Leadership and Workforce … Continue reading

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Health Wonk Review: Going for the Gold Edition

  Note to readers: This week’s Health Wonk Review is re-posted in full here. No need to click the link to visit Steve Anderson’s healthinsurance.org website. But if you’d like to comment on his site, click here to get there.  … Continue reading

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Fresh Health Wonk Review for a Fresh New Year

Joe Paduda gets the year started with his  fresh edition of Health Wonk Review: Ring in the New year with the latest and greatest…  posted at Managed Care Matters. Here’s Joe: “Blog posts! Health Wonk Review returns to the inter-webs … Continue reading

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