U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
Nov 4th 2006 | 11:33 pm
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U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
For visitors to Paris, hotel visits of a doctor
can be arranged by calling Urgences médicaux
0153-94-94-94. Visits run 40 euros during the
weekdays, 50 at night and weekends. They will
give you a receipt in case you can collect
from your insurance in the USA.
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U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 3, 2006; A14
Americans have a harder time than residents of several other countries
getting after-hours appointments with a nurse or primary care physician
without going to an emergency room, a study released yesterday found.
Forty percent of U.S. primary care doctors said they had arrangements for
after-hours care, according to the survey of more than 6,000 physicians in
seven countries. That compared with 95 percent in the Netherlands, 90
percent in New Zealand, 87 percent in the United Kingdom, 76 percent in
Germany and 47 percent in Canada.
The study, published online by the journal Health Affairs, also found that
the United States trails other countries in adopting electronic medical
records and computerized systems to remind patients about follow-up care,
prompt physicians to give patients test results and warn of potentially
harmful drug interactions. It found that primary care doctors in America
were less likely to have financial incentives to improve the quality of the
care they provide.
"Although the U.S. pays more for health care than any other country, we are
under-investing in our primary care system," Karen Davis, president of the
Commonwealth Fund, the foundation that sponsored the survey, said in a
statement. "Other countries have made high-quality primary care a priority
by putting into place the financial and technical systems that support
access to, and delivery of, such care."
The study is the latest of many to document that the United States lags on
some measures of health and care despite spending more on medical care than
any other nation. Annual U.S. medical spending was $5,635 per person in
2003. The next highest among the seven countries surveyed was $3,003 in
Canada; the Netherlands spent the least, $1,886 per person. In that vein,
U.S. primary care doctors were the most likely to say their patients often
had difficulty paying for medications or other care, the survey found.
Advocates say greater use of electronic records would improve patient care,
reduce errors, curb unnecessary tests and cut paperwork. About 28 percent of
U.S. primary care doctors said they use such records, compared with 98
percent in the Netherlands, 92 percent in New Zealand, 89 percent in the
United Kingdom, 79 percent in Australia and 42 percent in Germany. Only
Canada ranked lower, at 23 percent.
Twenty-three percent of U.S. physicians said they had a computerized system
to alert them to a potential problem with a drug dose or interaction. In all
other countries except Canada (10 percent), more physicians reported using
such systems. The Netherlands was highest at 93 percent. The United States
and Canada also ranked lower than the others in use of computerized systems
to remind patients to get follow-up care or to remind doctors to give
patients test results.
Only 30 percent of U.S. doctors said they have financial incentives to
improve the quality of the care they provide, even as more policymakers say
physicians should be rewarded for the quality, rather than just the volume,
of services. The United Kingdom ranked highest, with 95 percent of doctors
saying they received such incentives. The United States was last, the survey
found.
One area where "pay for performance" is making significant inroads in the
United States is in HMOs, according to a separate study published yesterday
in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study, by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, found that 52
percent of managed-care plans, accounting for more than 81 percent of people
enrolled in HMOs, base payments to their providers in part on quality. The
authors said the study provided the first national estimate of the use of
pay for performance by the nation's health plans.
can be arranged by calling Urgences médicaux
0153-94-94-94. Visits run 40 euros during the
weekdays, 50 at night and weekends. They will
give you a receipt in case you can collect
from your insurance in the USA.
*****
U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 3, 2006; A14
Americans have a harder time than residents of several other countries
getting after-hours appointments with a nurse or primary care physician
without going to an emergency room, a study released yesterday found.
Forty percent of U.S. primary care doctors said they had arrangements for
after-hours care, according to the survey of more than 6,000 physicians in
seven countries. That compared with 95 percent in the Netherlands, 90
percent in New Zealand, 87 percent in the United Kingdom, 76 percent in
Germany and 47 percent in Canada.
The study, published online by the journal Health Affairs, also found that
the United States trails other countries in adopting electronic medical
records and computerized systems to remind patients about follow-up care,
prompt physicians to give patients test results and warn of potentially
harmful drug interactions. It found that primary care doctors in America
were less likely to have financial incentives to improve the quality of the
care they provide.
"Although the U.S. pays more for health care than any other country, we are
under-investing in our primary care system," Karen Davis, president of the
Commonwealth Fund, the foundation that sponsored the survey, said in a
statement. "Other countries have made high-quality primary care a priority
by putting into place the financial and technical systems that support
access to, and delivery of, such care."
The study is the latest of many to document that the United States lags on
some measures of health and care despite spending more on medical care than
any other nation. Annual U.S. medical spending was $5,635 per person in
2003. The next highest among the seven countries surveyed was $3,003 in
Canada; the Netherlands spent the least, $1,886 per person. In that vein,
U.S. primary care doctors were the most likely to say their patients often
had difficulty paying for medications or other care, the survey found.
Advocates say greater use of electronic records would improve patient care,
reduce errors, curb unnecessary tests and cut paperwork. About 28 percent of
U.S. primary care doctors said they use such records, compared with 98
percent in the Netherlands, 92 percent in New Zealand, 89 percent in the
United Kingdom, 79 percent in Australia and 42 percent in Germany. Only
Canada ranked lower, at 23 percent.
Twenty-three percent of U.S. physicians said they had a computerized system
to alert them to a potential problem with a drug dose or interaction. In all
other countries except Canada (10 percent), more physicians reported using
such systems. The Netherlands was highest at 93 percent. The United States
and Canada also ranked lower than the others in use of computerized systems
to remind patients to get follow-up care or to remind doctors to give
patients test results.
Only 30 percent of U.S. doctors said they have financial incentives to
improve the quality of the care they provide, even as more policymakers say
physicians should be rewarded for the quality, rather than just the volume,
of services. The United Kingdom ranked highest, with 95 percent of doctors
saying they received such incentives. The United States was last, the survey
found.
One area where "pay for performance" is making significant inroads in the
United States is in HMOs, according to a separate study published yesterday
in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study, by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, found that 52
percent of managed-care plans, accounting for more than 81 percent of people
enrolled in HMOs, base payments to their providers in part on quality. The
authors said the study provided the first national estimate of the use of
pay for performance by the nation's health plans.
Nov 5th 2006 | 2:04 am
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Evleth spams Europe travel NG : U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
Lol that old guy is in Paris since the Gestapo left and he still cannot
speak the language correctly !
He reminds me of those elderly algerian women who came along with their
husband but weren't allowed to get out of their HLM and never spoke a single
word of french.
But here we have the case of a very affluent "gentleman" who lives in the
best part of Paris but sadly his only french connection is his boulanger, 2
minutes a day.
One says "urgences médicales" because "une" urgence and not "un" urgence,
any school kid age 5 and over knows that, even the algerian born.
Professor evleth doesn't, but nevertheless spams the group with his
political stuff and teaches lessons about anything to anybody.
Duuuh.
"Earl Evleth" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
C1739895.C1AD6%[email protected]...
> For visitors to Paris, hotel visits of a doctor
> can be arranged by calling Urgences médicaux
> 0153-94-94-94. Visits run 40 euros during the
> weekdays, 50 at night and weekends. They will
> give you a receipt in case you can collect
> from your insurance in the USA.
> *****
> U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
> By Christopher Lee
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Friday, November 3, 2006; A14
> Americans have a harder time than residents of several other countries
> getting after-hours appointments with a nurse or primary care physician
> without going to an emergency room, a study released yesterday found.
> Forty percent of U.S. primary care doctors said they had arrangements for
> after-hours care, according to the survey of more than 6,000 physicians in
> seven countries. That compared with 95 percent in the Netherlands, 90
> percent in New Zealand, 87 percent in the United Kingdom, 76 percent in
> Germany and 47 percent in Canada.
> The study, published online by the journal Health Affairs, also found that
> the United States trails other countries in adopting electronic medical
> records and computerized systems to remind patients about follow-up care,
> prompt physicians to give patients test results and warn of potentially
> harmful drug interactions. It found that primary care doctors in America
> were less likely to have financial incentives to improve the quality of
> the
> care they provide.
> "Although the U.S. pays more for health care than any other country, we
> are
> under-investing in our primary care system," Karen Davis, president of the
> Commonwealth Fund, the foundation that sponsored the survey, said in a
> statement. "Other countries have made high-quality primary care a priority
> by putting into place the financial and technical systems that support
> access to, and delivery of, such care."
> The study is the latest of many to document that the United States lags on
> some measures of health and care despite spending more on medical care
> than
> any other nation. Annual U.S. medical spending was $5,635 per person in
> 2003. The next highest among the seven countries surveyed was $3,003 in
> Canada; the Netherlands spent the least, $1,886 per person. In that vein,
> U.S. primary care doctors were the most likely to say their patients often
> had difficulty paying for medications or other care, the survey found.
> Advocates say greater use of electronic records would improve patient
> care,
> reduce errors, curb unnecessary tests and cut paperwork. About 28 percent
> of
> U.S. primary care doctors said they use such records, compared with 98
> percent in the Netherlands, 92 percent in New Zealand, 89 percent in the
> United Kingdom, 79 percent in Australia and 42 percent in Germany. Only
> Canada ranked lower, at 23 percent.
> Twenty-three percent of U.S. physicians said they had a computerized
> system
> to alert them to a potential problem with a drug dose or interaction. In
> all
> other countries except Canada (10 percent), more physicians reported using
> such systems. The Netherlands was highest at 93 percent. The United States
> and Canada also ranked lower than the others in use of computerized
> systems
> to remind patients to get follow-up care or to remind doctors to give
> patients test results.
> Only 30 percent of U.S. doctors said they have financial incentives to
> improve the quality of the care they provide, even as more policymakers
> say
> physicians should be rewarded for the quality, rather than just the
> volume,
> of services. The United Kingdom ranked highest, with 95 percent of doctors
> saying they received such incentives. The United States was last, the
> survey
> found.
> One area where "pay for performance" is making significant inroads in the
> United States is in HMOs, according to a separate study published
> yesterday
> in the New England Journal of Medicine.
> The study, by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, found that 52
> percent of managed-care plans, accounting for more than 81 percent of
> people
> enrolled in HMOs, base payments to their providers in part on quality. The
> authors said the study provided the first national estimate of the use of
> pay for performance by the nation's health plans.
>
speak the language correctly !
He reminds me of those elderly algerian women who came along with their
husband but weren't allowed to get out of their HLM and never spoke a single
word of french.
But here we have the case of a very affluent "gentleman" who lives in the
best part of Paris but sadly his only french connection is his boulanger, 2
minutes a day.
One says "urgences médicales" because "une" urgence and not "un" urgence,
any school kid age 5 and over knows that, even the algerian born.
Professor evleth doesn't, but nevertheless spams the group with his
political stuff and teaches lessons about anything to anybody.
Duuuh.
"Earl Evleth" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
C1739895.C1AD6%[email protected]...
> For visitors to Paris, hotel visits of a doctor
> can be arranged by calling Urgences médicaux
> 0153-94-94-94. Visits run 40 euros during the
> weekdays, 50 at night and weekends. They will
> give you a receipt in case you can collect
> from your insurance in the USA.
> *****
> U.S. Lags in Several Areas of Health Care, Study Finds
> By Christopher Lee
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Friday, November 3, 2006; A14
> Americans have a harder time than residents of several other countries
> getting after-hours appointments with a nurse or primary care physician
> without going to an emergency room, a study released yesterday found.
> Forty percent of U.S. primary care doctors said they had arrangements for
> after-hours care, according to the survey of more than 6,000 physicians in
> seven countries. That compared with 95 percent in the Netherlands, 90
> percent in New Zealand, 87 percent in the United Kingdom, 76 percent in
> Germany and 47 percent in Canada.
> The study, published online by the journal Health Affairs, also found that
> the United States trails other countries in adopting electronic medical
> records and computerized systems to remind patients about follow-up care,
> prompt physicians to give patients test results and warn of potentially
> harmful drug interactions. It found that primary care doctors in America
> were less likely to have financial incentives to improve the quality of
> the
> care they provide.
> "Although the U.S. pays more for health care than any other country, we
> are
> under-investing in our primary care system," Karen Davis, president of the
> Commonwealth Fund, the foundation that sponsored the survey, said in a
> statement. "Other countries have made high-quality primary care a priority
> by putting into place the financial and technical systems that support
> access to, and delivery of, such care."
> The study is the latest of many to document that the United States lags on
> some measures of health and care despite spending more on medical care
> than
> any other nation. Annual U.S. medical spending was $5,635 per person in
> 2003. The next highest among the seven countries surveyed was $3,003 in
> Canada; the Netherlands spent the least, $1,886 per person. In that vein,
> U.S. primary care doctors were the most likely to say their patients often
> had difficulty paying for medications or other care, the survey found.
> Advocates say greater use of electronic records would improve patient
> care,
> reduce errors, curb unnecessary tests and cut paperwork. About 28 percent
> of
> U.S. primary care doctors said they use such records, compared with 98
> percent in the Netherlands, 92 percent in New Zealand, 89 percent in the
> United Kingdom, 79 percent in Australia and 42 percent in Germany. Only
> Canada ranked lower, at 23 percent.
> Twenty-three percent of U.S. physicians said they had a computerized
> system
> to alert them to a potential problem with a drug dose or interaction. In
> all
> other countries except Canada (10 percent), more physicians reported using
> such systems. The Netherlands was highest at 93 percent. The United States
> and Canada also ranked lower than the others in use of computerized
> systems
> to remind patients to get follow-up care or to remind doctors to give
> patients test results.
> Only 30 percent of U.S. doctors said they have financial incentives to
> improve the quality of the care they provide, even as more policymakers
> say
> physicians should be rewarded for the quality, rather than just the
> volume,
> of services. The United Kingdom ranked highest, with 95 percent of doctors
> saying they received such incentives. The United States was last, the
> survey
> found.
> One area where "pay for performance" is making significant inroads in the
> United States is in HMOs, according to a separate study published
> yesterday
> in the New England Journal of Medicine.
> The study, by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, found that 52
> percent of managed-care plans, accounting for more than 81 percent of
> people
> enrolled in HMOs, base payments to their providers in part on quality. The
> authors said the study provided the first national estimate of the use of
> pay for performance by the nation's health plans.
>
