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Fearful doctors may order too many tests
Coverage in the Reuters, August 14, 2013, of study by HSPH’s Michelle Mello and colleagues
Physician payment under the Affordable Care Act
Robert Blendon, senior associate dean for policy translation and leadership development and Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health, recently spoke with the website Medpage Today for its “Conversations with …” video…
Fatalities due to medical errors likely underreported
Although a groundbreaking 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report suggested that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical errors, recent studies suggest that the real number is likely much higher, according to…
New strategies needed to curb costs among expensive Medicare patients
Preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations represent only a small part of the health costs among Medicare patients with the highest expenses, according to a new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women’s…
Two takes on the Oregon Medicaid study
In a study dubbed the “Oregon Health Insurance Experiment,” researchers compared clinical outcomes among two groups of adults in Oregon—half who were on Medicaid and half who weren’t. The newest findings from the study, published online May 2,…
Expanding Medicaid lowers rates of depression, reduces financial strain, but no improvement shown in physical health
For immediate release: May 1, 2013 Boston, MA — New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but substantially…
African finance ministers convene at Harvard to discuss health financing
May 1, 2013 -- The influence of a minister of finance in shaping broad public policy, building sustainable health financing, and increasing efficiency in implementation and delivery of health and social services while securing fiscal and economic stability…
Harvard-led research to quantify economic costs of stunted child cognitive development in resource-poor countries
April 23, 2013 -- A comprehensive global study of the educational and economic impact of stunted cognitive development due to childhood illnesses and other adversities has been launched by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH),…
National Public Health Week 2013 highlights public health’s big returns on investment
April 4, 2013 – National Public Health Week (NPHW), being celebrated during the first week of April, focuses on what U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin calls the “extraordinary” returns that come from investments in public health initiatives. In…
Pregnant women’s likelihood of cesarean delivery in Massachusetts linked to choice of hospitals
For immediate release: March 19, 2013 Boston, MA – There is wide variation in the rate of cesarean sections performed at different hospitals across the U.S. and one explanation has been that hospitals with higher c-section rates serve…
