Ashish K. Jha frequently appears in the media for his publications, research, and expert opinions. To find news appearances by date, use the calendar news archive in the side bar. Scroll below to follow Dr. Jha's most recent appearances in the news.
Excerpt: Professor Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute in the US – who co-chaired the panel, said: “The most egregious failure was by WHO in the delay in sounding the alarm.
“People at WHO were aware that there was an Ebola outbreak that was getting out of control by spring .. and yet, it took until August to declare a public health emergency. The cost of the delay was enormous.”
via telegraph.co.uk
Excerpt: “Early efforts to publish performance data about doctors and hospitals usually required a strong external force, such as pressure from a state department of health. But that’s changing. Some leading health care systems are now publishing ratings of their physicians on their own websites, not just ceding that activity to consumer outlets. This development may seem small, but if the trend grows, it will drive improvements in the quality of care. To envision that potential transformation, you first have to understand some of the origins of physician and hospital ratings.”
Excerpt: “The old model for health care for people who didn’t live in cities was you went to the local community hospital and if things went bad, you went into the heart of the city to get your more complicated health care,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, a professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. “That model has changed. Now you can get a lot of the health care you want without having to drive into the city.”
Jha said the trade-off — convenience and comfort locally versus the expertise and experience of the city hospital — is disappearing as more Boston hospital staffers work at the suburban outposts.
via bostonglobe.com
Excerpt: “If telemedicine really saved money, payers would be falling over themselves paying for this stuff, right?” Jha points out. “Because it would actually benefit their bottom line.”
Telemedicine does seem to provide good access to quality medical care, he says. But even though it could save money, that’s not what’s happening.
via NPR
On September 17th, 2015, Dr. Jha’s latest paper was published on JAMA in a special Online First edition. Co-authored with Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS and Aaron McKethan, PhD, the paper focuses on the changes in Medicare taking effect by 2018. To view the paper, click here.
Excerpt: “Physician-owned hospitals are often vilified in America’s health care system, accused of siphoning the most profitable operations away from other hospitals while leaving them with the sicker and poorer patients. Congress has banned new ones from opening.”
via Medscape.com
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