Medicare Advantage patients have fewer hospitalizations but more ED visits for potentially avoidable conditions, study finds
Patients insured by Medicare Advantage had fewer hospitalizations for potentially avoidable conditions compared to patients insured by traditional Medicare, according to a new study.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Thomas Tsai, 12/03/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Thomas Tsai, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and a faculty member in the Harvard Global Health Institute. This call…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Thomas Tsai, 11/05/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Thomas Tsai, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and a faculty member in the Harvard Global Health Institute. This call…
Expect COVID-19 cases to surge as winter approaches, experts warn
Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are sounding the alarm over a coming surge in COVID-19 cases as colder weather sets in and makes it more likely that people will gather indoors, where transmission of…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Thomas Tsai, 08/19/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Thomas Tsai, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and an affiliated faculty member of the Harvard Global Health…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Thomas Tsai, 07/24/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Thomas Tsai, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and an affiliated faculty of the Harvard Global Health Institute.…
Expert calls for national coronavirus response, with scientists front and center
The best way to tamp down the surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in many U.S. states is to mount a coordinated national response to the pandemic with scientists in the lead, according to health policy expert Thomas…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Thomas Tsai, 07/10/20
Transcript You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Thomas Tsai, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and an affiliated faculty member of the Harvard Global…
Researchers awarded funding to update model that forecasts U.S. hospital capacity during pandemic
May 13, 2020 – New funding from a Massachusetts consortium aimed at combating COVID-19 will enable Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) researchers to make updated predictions about U.S. hospital capacity during the coming months of the pandemic. The…
Hospital readmission rates linked with quality of surgical care
For immediate release: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Boston, MA — Reducing hospital readmission rates is an important clinical and policy priority but whether those rates really measure the quality of hospital care isn’t clear. In a new study,…