James A Cercone

Healthcare expert + Public Private Partnerships + Consumer empowerment in healthcare

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

@structure @occipital are you supporting 8th gen ipad for mark II? your page is not up to date...

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

@collision have been waiting for days to get account for telehealth solution. your system is not following your statements and we got locked again. very frustrating and hope you can help. maybe a phone number that works?

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

So if USA losses 2 million lives @150k a life that is less than stimulus package cost. Are we sure this approach makes economic sense?

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Very happy to see some good coming from covid!! EXPANSION OF TELEHEALTH with new waiver -Medicare can pay for office, hospital, and other visits furnished via telehealth across the country and including in patient’s places of residence starting March 6, 2020. #digitalhealth #UHC

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

This is a great summary of issues in introducing single payor UHC in the US but many good takeaways for emerging markets as well. #healthforall #uhc2030 #telehealth https://t.co/RiTU3mY9gf

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

just one example of how changing combinations leads to higher costs and zero difference in efficacy. more #HTA would avoid this type of manipulation

[John Chamberlain, MHA, LFACHE🍊 @misterchambo]

@DevonHerrick @insureblog @MikeBertaut @NBCNewsHealth Precisely, Devon. 90 tablets of Duexis on Good Rx=$2465. Almost $2500! Pepcid and generic ibuprofen $10/60 and $5/100. Do the math. That is such a freaking ripoff! And it’s not the only ridiculous “new”’combo drug.

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Uptake is slow but in 5 years more than 50 PCt phc visits could be Telehealth https://t.co/wQTBe07soF

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Exciting new tech for tb detection #health4all #uhc2030 https://t.co/kIc8MP3vqv

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

New evidence found that mailing unsolicited self-collection kits for HPV testing increased cervical cancer screening by 50% in women who were underscreened for cervical cancer. Only 70 Pct of those positive cams for follow up https://t.co/vtfhwb6Nlz

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

On 12 December #UHCDay, we'll be calling on world leaders to Keep the Promise of #HealthForAll. Join the movement! https://t.co/VRzUgCLMF9

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Among families who received regular text messages, the prevalence of respiratory illnesses decreased by 29 percent. https://t.co/6UAql0825c

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Caveat emptor...Evidence of some benefit for just over 40 percent of them. Only 3 percent are ineffective or harmful; a further 6 percent are unlikely to be helpful. But a whopping 50 percent are of unknown effectiveness. https://t.co/qBrYt8xXeq

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

@benazirmirsamad even if mother is HIV positive the probability of MTCT is still quite low. seems like it must have been deliberate transmission to these poor children.

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

@daktari1 So important to design primary care to address the broader social determinants of health to achieve UHC for all. Clinical care < 20% impact on health outcomes. #HealthForAll #UHC2030

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

@Ekonsalud Si queremos hablar de cobertura universal, quien está analizando los US$125 a 200 millones que se esta perdiendo todos los años por desperdicia e ineficiencia en el gasto sanitario de américa latina? #UHC2030 #HealthForAll

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

Proving that low cost cancer care isn’t only possible but with cure rates for children can now be excede 80%, up from 10% in the 1960s. https://t.co/u7ogyI6Anb

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

12-Month Dispensing of Oral Contraceptive Pills in the VA would avert 24 unintended pregnancies per 1,000 and save millions. Many health systems need to consider altering prescription periods. https://t.co/UempFCFuXR

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

NCD prevention and control is such a good public investment, why doesn't the IMF start to require this as a core policy? #IMFC #health4all #UHC2030 https://t.co/kxnAtdtoup

[James A Cercone @james_cercone]

combination of greed and poor decisions at WHO. OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma used front organizations and sponsored research to deceive the World Health Organization and corrupt global public health policies- Congressional report released Thursday, May 22.