Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
October 9, 2015 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- Oncology practices in early PCSP implementation are able to demonstrate referral coordination and care management. [Journal of Oncology Practice]
- Pesticide exposure may raise risk for all types of diabetes by 61 percent and type 2 by 64 percent. [HealthDay]
- Measuring quality of care for the sickest patients. [Harvard Business]
- Applying patient-centered medical home principles reaps big benefits for oncology practice. [AIS Health Plans]
- Census data shows that the number of uninsured dropped by 8.8 million last year to 33 million. [New York Times]
- Vaccination rates for older adults staying flat and not meeting national goals. [Kaiser Health News]
- How ICD-10 codes affect HEDIS: What you need to know. [NCQA]
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending aspirin therapy to prevent colorectal cancer between ages 50-59. [Reuters]
- ICD-10 has kind of been like Y2K, so far. [Modern Healthcare]
- Most primary care doctors say newly ACA-covered patients are not limiting the ability to provide good care. [Kaiser Family Foundation]
- Insurers are impacted by online patient satisfaction scores, too. [Washington Business Journal]
- Employers shift more health costs to workers, survey finds. [Kaiser Health News]
- Men and women differ in how they experience disease, respond to treatment. [Wall Street Journal]
- Over long term, diet and exercise are best to prevent diabetes. [Reuters]
- Study: Breast cancer detection not better with computer aid. [Washington Post]
- Learning to be lean: A hospital’s staff discovers improving efficiency isn’t easy. [Modern Healthcare]
