A RECENT STUDY published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that physician burnout costs the US health care system $4.6 billion each year. In addition to the economic strain this puts on an industry desperately trying to combat rising expenses, there is a profound human cost to this epidemic. More than 40 percent of physicians […]
Steve Strongwater
Steve Strongwater, MD, is president & CEO of Atrius Health.
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Mass. has hospital readmissions problem
THERE IS A great deal to celebrate in Massachusetts following the Health Policy Commission’s recent Cost Trends Hearing. The Commonwealth’s healthcare spending growth was well below the national average in 2017 – the lowest since the agency’s inception to help curb the total cost of care in the state. While it’s important to recognize these […]