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A system created to grade doctors and empower patients to make better decisions falls short of its goal of providing information useful to consumers, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.
Looking closely at how we use quality metrics to determine compensation, Edward Norton’s research has shifted our study of long-term care management from institutional providers to informal family care for the elderly.
With 130 Americans dying every day from opioid overdoses, and 2 million suffering from disorders related to prescription and non-prescription opioids, the University of Michigan is ramping up efforts to make an impact on the opioid epidemic through the research and expertise of its faculty and their teams.
Electronic health records were supposed to streamline patient information, but in the decade since inception, health workers claim they have compromised patient care and complicated their jobs. A recent University of Michigan study confirms earlier research about EHRs' shortcomings—this time in the highly complex outpatient chemotherapy setting.
The causes driving the opioid crisis are more complex than just the actions of pharmaceutical companies. A fragmented health care system, ineffective policies, and current federal and state laws are all contributing to the level of difficulty when it comes to combating overdoses and addiction within the United States.
Making medications more affordable would improve the health of the most vulnerable among us. In some circumstances, it could even reduce total health care spending by averting preventable hospitalizations and emergency room visits.