Information drives our economy, our education, our personal relationships, and our culture. And health information is one of the most important and valuable assets in our brave, new, digital world. Many tools allow us to leverage health information to improve our lives—social media provides us with opportunities to connect with family and friends about health ...
New National Institutes of Health funding will go toward neural dust, autism, Alzheimer’s, stroke and brain-related conditions. Powered by WPeMatico
The National Institutes invests a new $5.5 million to start recruitment and build the infrastructure. Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. States are finding the need to stretch dollars as part of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Such strategies include hiring private managed care companies, shifting long-term care services to community settings and restricting use of expensive prescription drugs. Powered by WPeMatico
The World Health Organization highlighted the upsides of taxing sugary drinks or unhealthy foods and, while healthier populations are an important part, the benefits also include increased government revenue and new jobs. Powered by WPeMatico
Electronic health records platforms are leaving doctors exposed by making it hard to demonstrate what they did and why. Some providers are even settling malpractice suits and not because of guilt. Hospitals cannot ignore the issue anymore. Powered by WPeMatico
Esker’s CEO post becomes official as the system focuses on patient safety, begins to roll out a Cerner EHR. Powered by WPeMatico
The research firm found that no vendor community excels at exchanging records with other vendors and while providers see value in participating in CommonWell and Carequality only a small subset are actively sharing data today. Powered by WPeMatico
The accidental health app bested other tools in engaging patients who stand to benefit most. But whether Pokémon Go or future apps and devices specifically designed to keep people moving will succeed depends on the very big question of design. Powered by WPeMatico
Researchers said the price hikes driving big spending increases are inconsistent and while AHA president Rick Pollack said that any upticks because of market manipulation are just plain wrong. Powered by WPeMatico
