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Oct 11, 2019

Cancer is an umbrella term for a large group of diseases caused when abnormal cells divide rapidly, and spread to other tissue and organs. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. In a healthy body, the trillions of cells it’s made of grow and divide, as the body needs them t...

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Oct 11, 2019

A Parade and Cleveland Clinic survey looks at how Americans are getting virtual medical services.

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Oct 10, 2019

This post is offered as a concise overview of important advances in artificial intelligence that will soon impact the way mental health care is practiced in day to day clinical settings. The result will be more individualized treatment incorporating both conventional and evidence-based complementary...

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Oct 10, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can replicate human cognitive functions. Like in other fields, it is bringing a rapid transformation in healthcare due to the huge influx of healthcare data, advancements in analytics techniques, and innovation in clinical research and big data analy...

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Oct 09, 2019

Is the future of healthcare preventive medicine? Lab100 at Mount Sinai uses precision diagnostics to empower patients and help scientists advance our understanding of human health. In this episode of Mount Sinai Spotlight, Sarah Pesce, Clinical Director of Operations at Lab100, discusses how Lab100 ...

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Oct 09, 2019

Digital transformation is a top priority across every sector of the dramatically changing healthcare industry. Rapidly emerging digital technologies are being used by healthcare organizations and healthcare-related businesses to improve patient care, compete more effectively, comply with regulations...

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Oct 09, 2019

Robust exchange of health information is absolutely critical to improving health care quality and lowering costs. In the last few months, government leaders at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have advanced ambitious policies to make interoperability a reality. Overall, this is a...

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Oct 09, 2019

Yet the healthcare space has been slow to learn that lesson. Far from functioning as a team focused on a single goal, healthcare stakeholders operate on a fractured playing field, each one trying to get to the goal on their own. From that perspective, everyone becomes a competitor  and the abil...

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Oct 08, 2019

Break down machine learning in healthcare: what works, what doesn't, and how to keep your information safe, secure, and private.

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Oct 04, 2019

Doctor Anywhere is a regional tech-led health and wellness company, on a mission to improve healthcare delivery. We harness the power of technology and connectivity to combine a full range of health and wellness services into a single, integrated platform. You can consult a licensed practicing docto...

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Oct 04, 2019

Cloud technology application in healthcare is not new. Back in 2015, we created a post on cloud usage in healthcare, where we researched this topic and predicted that we will see the growth of this industry. And now in 2019, we see that we were right. Let us see what as changed in this area with tim...

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Oct 03, 2019

If you are looking to run a successful healthcare business, be it a small office or a clinic, you need to ensure your patients always receive high-quality services. To be able to deliver the best possible care services to your patients, you will have to create the appropriate environment and focus o...

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Oct 03, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly expanded in the medical and health arena. New innovations include connected remote monitoring devices, patient engagement tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based automated detection and diagnosis, and smart operating rooms. Seeking to keep pace with the spe...

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Oct 03, 2019

The concept of digital health information was introduced in the 1970s when professionals began moving away from problem-oriented medical records and making the transition to electronic health records (EHR). At the time, many facilities didn’t have the technology on hand to utilize digital heal...

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Oct 02, 2019

Most of today’s primary care is, in retail terms, a loss leader a well-oiled doorway to the wildly expensive sick care system. For decades, practitioners have been forced into production factories, seeing as many patients, ordering as many tests, and sending as many referrals as possible to sp...

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Oct 01, 2019

Lead the way in digital first patient communications and meet your 10 year plan obligations by introducing video consultations as an alternative to face to face appointments.

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Oct 01, 2019

The more complex healthcare becomes, the more ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and surgical hospitals need to stay abreast of new trends—and understand how to turn them into new opportunities. To get started, here are some of the key drivers impacting the industry today. How will these driver...

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Oct 01, 2019

Ubiquitous mobile technology like cell phones and smart watches play an increasingly important role in our health. You can have a checkup with your physician via the camera on your phone. If your heart rate becomes irregular, your Apple Watch will let you know (proven accuracy notwithstanding). Just...

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Sep 30, 2019

Blockchain has been making big waves across healthcare, heralded as the technology that’s going to save healthcare. The excitement is understandable. Just about every segment of healthcare is fragmented almost to the point of dysfunction. What better way to bind it together than via a digital ...

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Sep 29, 2019

The use of artificial intelligence in medicine is generating great excitement and hope for treatment advances. AI generally refers to computers’ ability to mimic human intelligence and to learn. For example, by using machine learning, scientists are working to develop algorithms that will help...

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Sep 28, 2019

A-Medicare is the innovative path for universal healthcare; a universal health care system that creates affordable healthcare and provides programs using machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology via our free platform portal where users gain credits to pay all or some of t...

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Sep 27, 2019

When health insurers and physicians are given new ways to look at data, when they see the power of this information in new light, they do extraordinary things with it. And when the data they own are augmented with nontraditional, external data sets the possibilities are truly boundless. I work with ...

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Sep 26, 2019

Hear from Appian Healthcare Payer Industry Lead Cate McConnell during U.S. National Health IT Week as she discusses her experience in the healthcare industry and the future of healthcare IT.

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Sep 26, 2019

It seems that all day, every day, I care for patients who simply won’t take care of themselves.  And I sometimes think that we in emergency medicine have caused more harm than we expected. Now let me first say, I also take care of those who can’t care for themselves.  There are...

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Sep 26, 2019

As health care evolves from volume to value, the role of the health care consumer is increasingly at the center of the landscape. Deloitte can help organizations build a data-driven, fully connected patient experience that is simple and effortless, with user-friendly devices and unparalleled data ma...

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Sep 26, 2019

Global health is facing a time of political uncertainty and growing inequity, on the one hand, and great advances and innovations on the other, says David Mabey. It may come as a surprise, considering the dominant negative news narrative that grips us globally, but a survey put together by the Royal...

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Sep 26, 2019

Healthcare cybersecurity is a global growing concern. The last few years have seen an increasing rate of IT security incidents and data breaches for many healthcare ecosystems. Reports show that ransomware and other cyberattacks are on the rise – and that healthcare is one of the key targets. ...

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Sep 25, 2019

With the onset coming early and strong, emergency departments, primary care physicians, and urgent care clinics all over the country were overrun with patients waiting in line to see a doctor. While this had a negative impact on a large portion of the U.S. population, anyone involved in the on-deman...

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Sep 25, 2019

We at CardioFlex Therapy in Davie, Fl, work diligently with insurance companies to ensure we are considered a priority for many circumstances, to be within network, to have the lowest deductibles possible offered to you, our patients. You will be surprised to hear many insurance companies and insura...

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Sep 25, 2019

Can robots replace our doctors? We find out what artificial intelligence can offer us when it comes to the future of healthcare.

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Sep 24, 2019

Artificial intelligence is incredibly buzzy in health care right now, and for a good reason. Other industries are already experiencing AI-enabled radical transformations, like real-time fraud monitoring and detection in banking and finance and instantaneous image recognition across the web and socia...

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Sep 23, 2019

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Sep 23, 2019

As 5G wireless technology is slowly making its way across the globe, many government agencies and organizations advise that there is no reason to be alarmed about the effects of radiofrequency waves on our health. But some experts strongly disagree. The term 5G refers to the fifth generation of mobi...

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Sep 23, 2019

Chat Bots have quickly made their way into nursing. But should their expansion continue or is it more harm than good?

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Sep 23, 2019

Precision medicine is slowly entering the mainstream of health and medical discourse, but is still a term in need of a concise definition to move beyond its origins in genomics to the present, where precision medicine also must encompass population health management, according to a new study from Ch...

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Sep 23, 2019

Google Cloud AI to provide intelligent health analytics for improved risk awareness and cost management in healthcare. Lumiata was founded on a vision of smarter, more cost-effective healthcare, and AI plays a central role in making it a reality. We provide sophisticated machine learning application...

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Sep 20, 2019

Cognizant’s industry-leading core digital platform, TriZetto Facets, delivers on the promise of next-generation digital technology to simplify your operations and help you run your business more intelligently, efficiently and confidently than ever before. Our unmatched capabilities, investment...

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Sep 20, 2019

Meaningfully measuring adult influenza and pneumococcal vaccination is a vital public health intervention. Ninety percent of deaths from influenza occur in older adults, often those with chronic co-morbid conditions. Pneumococcal disease is also responsible for thousands of deaths annually. In adult...

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Sep 20, 2019

Eventually, many conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) include HAL. An acronym for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer, HAL played a prominent and disconcerting role in Stanley Kubrick’s mind-bending 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the film, sentient computer HAL learn...

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Sep 19, 2019

What are real world data and how can they be handled responsibly?

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Sep 19, 2019

Mental health care is undoubtedly one of the most pressing challenges that our national health system faces. Years of insufficient payment, infrastructure erosion, provider deficits, and stigma have created a fragmented patchwork of weak, under-coordinated and under-reimbursed treatment capabilities...

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Sep 19, 2019

Big data is hot! But for healthcare, big data is still mostly in its hype phase. People talk about it a lot, but don’t use it very often in practice. That mostly has to do with ignorance. Dan Ariely from Duke University put it nicely when he said: ‘Big data is like teenage sex: everyone ...

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Sep 18, 2019

As Medidata’s R&D organization evolves, Medidata CIO Rama Kondru will add the role of chief technical officer (CTO) to his responsibilities and oversee architecture, engineering, software quality, data science, delivery services, and information security across the entire Medidata portfoli...

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Sep 18, 2019

The world of medical records in both the public and private sectors remains dominated by a push toward interoperable data, and more broadly useful health data. Like everything else in American healthcare, the effort has been only moderately successful despite a price tag in the billions. In a modern...

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Sep 18, 2019

Bert Schulze, VP SAP S/4HANA Product Management & Co-Innovation, SAP SE, introduces SAP S/4HANA 1809. In his video, he explains how intelligence is achieved in the latest release, which tools can be used, and the benefits users can take advantage of when using SAP S/4HANA 1809.

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Sep 18, 2019

Few people have the ability to connect technology, business and people with as much insight and relevance as SAP evangelist Tom Raftery. During his Innovation Talk at the SAP Festival in Brussels, Tom highlighted the impact of new technologies on our personal lives and how enterprises need to be tru...

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Sep 18, 2019

My role here at SAP is IoT Evangelist. It’s my job to go around and speak about how the Internet of Things is changing the way we live, work, and run our businesses. IoT Evangelist is a job title that didn’t exist 5 or 10 years ago – mainly because the Internet of Things wasn&rsquo...

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Sep 18, 2019

The age of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is over. Electric cars are the future. The transition has just begun, but the move from ICE vehicles to Electric will happen sooner and more quickly than most people suspect. What are the factors that lead me to say this with such confidence? However, ...

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Sep 17, 2019

The shift to Value-Based Care promises to drive down costs and improve patient outcomes, and the Internet of Things in Healthcare (IoT Healthcare) will play a vital role. The ultimate goal? Greater access to high-quality care for more people around the globe. Patients today expect more personalized ...

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Sep 17, 2019

The HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act was meant to enforce certain rules within the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. It’s important that those in healthcare IT understand the relationship between the two. The HITECH Act’s stated aim was to improve the on-boar...

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Sep 16, 2019

If you’ve needed emergency care in the last few years, you probably encountered this situation: Soon after entering the emergency department, you were asked to go to a triage area in the waiting room where a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant asked you a few questions and order...

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Sep 16, 2019

Chronic inflammatory diseases are life-long debilitating illnesses with increased mortality and high healthcare costs for therapy and care. These are systemic conditions characterized by activation of either the adaptive immune system—rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis— or t...

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Sep 16, 2019

According to IDC, all the data that’s being created and captured in healthcare is projected to grow by 36 percent (CAGR) more than any other industry. While managing growing volumes of data is a common challenge for many organizations across all sectors, healthcare is uniquely set apart by the...

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Sep 15, 2019

To commemorate the first World Health Organization (WHO)  WorldPatientSafetyDay, CAE Healthcare spoke with clinical leaders about how healthcaresimulation impacts patient safety and delivery of care.

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Sep 13, 2019

It’s no secret that one of the greatest challenges facing clinical trials today is patient recruitment and retention. Low participation rates are an industry-wide problem, often stopping a study before it’s even begun. However, there may be a fairly simple solution to this issue. Accordi...

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Sep 13, 2019

The Health Care System Is On The Verge Of Collapse. Health care expenses are a massive burden for many Americans, and for some, they can be financially devastating.

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Sep 13, 2019

Data wants to be free. Data also wants to be in free markets. A slew of newly announced initiatives points to the inexorable shift of data away from walled gardens and tightly controlled environments into the world of free markets. Consider these. A group of healthcare institutions and technology pr...

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Sep 13, 2019

Nobody would deny that digital technologies, in particular Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, have unprecedented potential to realise a more rapid diagnosis of diseases.They can also allow us to personalise patients’ treatment, increase health system efficiency and ultimately improve p...

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Sep 12, 2019

When I think about how hard it is to take care of our patients, and how many different people are involved in their care, it’s a wonder that anything ever gets done. We need to simplify systems, and harness the power of the information systems available to us, as well as the promise of the ele...

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Sep 12, 2019

Dental practices are using EHR systems to organize patient records digitally and improve patient visits. However, smaller dental practices may have a harder time taking advantage of EHR systems, but they can still benefit from EHR by understanding the best systems for their practice. Smaller practic...

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Sep 11, 2019

Health care that’s easy, personalized and there for you – wherever you are on your journey – is at the heart of what we do at Cambia. Hear from our Chief AI Officer Faraz Shafiq about why AI is a priority in helping us do this.

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Sep 11, 2019

The importance technology plays in radiology which is key to supporting the model and infrastructure of seamless care. Philips has aided The University of Vermont Health Network in acquiring the most sophisticated equipment in the world, allowing them to offer the best clinical service and care to t...

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Sep 11, 2019

Claims optimization continues to provide health insurers a key area of opportunity to reduce consistently high loss ratios.  In fact, the U.S. healthcare industry has a significant opportunity to deploy claims automation to save $11.1 billion annually, according to new data released in the fift...

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Sep 11, 2019

Can combining health tech “rah-rah,” health policy “blah-blah” and the “meh” of academic research accelerate the uptake of digital health innovation? AcademyHealth, the health services research policy group, is co-locating its Health Datapalooza meeting, rooted in...

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Sep 10, 2019

The intersection of economics and healthcare is heavily reflected in his work. Two of his recent pieces include: “Medicaid Expansion, HIV Testing, and HIV-related Risk Behaviors in the United States” co-authored with Babson Professor John Marthinsen, accepted by the American Journal of P...

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Sep 10, 2019

It might seem odd in today’s day and age, that any profession would choose anything over their smartphones as a communication device. When in fact, paging services still rank worldwide in healthcare communication over their cellular counterpart. A mobility survey conducted by Spok showed that ...

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Sep 10, 2019

The majority of the time I only had access to two TV channels, three on a good weather day, and I vividly remember when I first saw a color television. At this time, products and services were limited, and buyer choices were almost non-existent. Fast-forward to 2019. Not only do I have access to hun...

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Sep 10, 2019

However, with a regular commute time that consumes a couple of hours each day, I have shifted my focus to podcasts and audiobooks. One of my favorite podcasts is the Inside Sales Enablement series by Scott Santucci and Brian Lambert. In their last episode, they spent time reviewing their thoughts an...

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Sep 09, 2019

Rafael Grossman, surgeon, teacher, and healthcare futurist, shares the many ways 5G can benefit the healthcare system. 5G could help improve all aspects of healthcare from prevention, treatments, rehabilitation, and teaching with high speeds and low latency. More on New T-Mobile & 5G.

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Sep 09, 2019

In this "What is video" Healthcare professor Brecht Cardoen and Finance Professor Filip Roodhooft explain what Value-based healthcare is and what is means for the medical industry.

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Sep 09, 2019

Leveraging technology in the right ways can make or break the future of healthcare. One of the ways that healthcare will become more efficient, more affordable, and save more lives is through the use of big data. In healthcare, big data uses specific statistics from a population or an individual to ...

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Sep 09, 2019

If you’ve ever used a medication to treat an illness, you have a clinical trial to thank for it. Every standard therapy used in medicine today once started as a clinical trial. And it is commonly understood that today’s clinical trials are shaping treatments of the future. Less understoo...

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Sep 06, 2019

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare, lifelong and debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that damages the optic nerve and spinal cord. Watch this video to learn about the science behind NMOSD, including the role of interleukin-6 in the body’s immune ...

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Sep 06, 2019

Price transparency is seen as a cornerstone for market-based health reform. More than half of states have passed price transparency legislation and the Trump administration recently released a new executive order requiring insurers to release price data for providers. Consumer advocates and free mar...

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Sep 06, 2019

Telemedicine will eventually become a more prominent part of our clinical practice, with the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media and networks, and integration with precision medicine in electronic health records. As clinicians and scientists, we should be thinking about wh...

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Sep 05, 2019

UMass Memorial Health Care, the only designated Level I Trauma Center in Central Massachusetts, had a legacy telestroke program that was built using 14 different communication systems and required 21 steps to complete a consult. In an effort to simplify this program, UMass Memorial partnered with Am...

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Sep 05, 2019

Evolution of digital health continues to enforce transparency required in the healthcare industry. From patient acquisition to coordinating patient treatment to post-procedural care, digital health is becoming a driving force towards building trust between patient and provider. These tools help the ...

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Sep 05, 2019

Twelve years ago, February, Barack Obama stood in front of a freezing crowd on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, and launched his campaign for the presidency. A major theme of his campaign was the need to provide health coverage for then estimated 50 million Americans who ...

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Sep 05, 2019

As a medical director and practicing physician, I count myself fortunate to meet and engage in meaningful conversations with many health care professionals throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Recently I was both humbled and inspired when I visited with a group of primary care physicians who operat...

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Sep 04, 2019

Cloud computing in healthcare is a strategy—not technology! Many healthcare organizations are now also embracing the full potential of cloud technology. Research by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) showed

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Sep 04, 2019

There’s an abundance of data being captured and analysed as a result of artificial intelligence (AI) being used in digital health. By 2025, market research indicates that global big data in healthcare analysis forecast will reach $68.75B by 2020. Healthcare data capture is growing at a fast pa...

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Sep 04, 2019

Back in 2015, 20 major health systems and payers pledged to convert 75% of their business to value-based arrangements by 2020. Today, more than two-thirds of payments from U.S. commercial health insurers are tied to some kind of value-based model. By 2021, the health plans expect three-quarters of t...

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Sep 03, 2019

As part of Laerdal’s mission of helping save lives, we support all healthcare providers leading the way toward reducing patient harm and creating positive patient outcomes. Our appreciation extends to the many roles in simulation, including simulation technicians, coordinators, educators, prec...

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Sep 03, 2019

Patients want to donate their health data to research, but they also want a transparent system where they are fully in control of their data. Roche data scientist David Wormser and Noga Leviner from PicnicHealth discuss why data sharing is critical to advancing research and improving the lives of pa...

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Sep 03, 2019

A patient can, under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), request a copy of her medical records in a “form and format” of her choice “if it is readily producible.” However, patient advocates have long complained about a process which is onerous, in...

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Sep 03, 2019

The integrated management and delivery of quality and safe health services to people in need, along the continuum of disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease-management, rehabilitation and palliative care services, through the different levels and sites of care within the health system, is ...

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Aug 30, 2019

E Ink digital paper displays have potential for endless applications to fulfill a need in the medical world

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Aug 30, 2019

Healthcare is emerging as a leading early adopter of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN); it’s the top vertical contender in our sales funnel. SD-WAN quickly and affordably addresses the biggest challenges of today’s digital healthcare industry – from mobile health to el...

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Aug 29, 2019

Madison Logic is excited to announce a bi-directional integration with Oracle Eloqua, combining best-in-class lead and campaign management skills with Madison Logic’s global reach and advanced targeting. Now Oracle Marketing Automation users are able to align their messaging and targeting thro...

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Aug 29, 2019

With 3M | M*Modal’s Fluency Direct, physicians have more time to provide patients with quality care. Fluency Direct is a cloud-based transcription software that integrates with your EHR. Fluency Direct integrates context and data to provide the most accurate transcription available.

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Aug 29, 2019

As the market has evolved, providers are taking a more measured approach into PHM, often using multiple solutions to fit specific needs or use cases. This has driven the market towards a best-of-breed approach with vendors offering integration with existing workflows used in the provider’s EHR...

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Aug 29, 2019

The 1984 Mexico City Policy is a U.S. federal policy that has prohibited foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. international family planning assistance from using their own, non-U.S. funds to provide, counsel on, or refer for abortion services as a method of family planning, or adv...

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Aug 28, 2019

The issue of overriding importance to the health care enterprise and those who finance it is the rising cost of care

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Aug 28, 2019

Diabetes management went through a radical transformation in the last years due to technology: the diabetes patient community found a strong voice online, continuous glucose monitors are taking the place of finger pricks, digital patches and insulin pumps make the dosage of insulin more predictable,...

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Aug 28, 2019

Each year, the Commonwealth Fund selects an international cohort of Harkness Fellows in health care policy and practice, consisting of mid-career researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with leading positions in their countries, who come to the US to study the health care system, work with ren...

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Aug 27, 2019

Most healthcare consumers spend only a tiny fraction of their lives in the clinical world of medical appointments and procedures. Where and how they spend the rest of their time has a far bigger impact on their health and well-being. So why are some providers still relying primarily on clinical data...

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Aug 27, 2019

There are a lot of "beliefs" circulating about a wide variety of health policy issues. Luckily, these are all pretty well researched areas. Thanks to thorough investigations, we can conclude with certainty that vaccines are safe and effective, that GMOs are generally safe, and that the Aff...

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Aug 27, 2019

The pharmaceutical and healthcare industry is rapidly coming to terms with digital technology. With consumers demanding more convenient options for over-the-counter drugs and supplements – both of which do not require prescriptions – companies are moving quickly into the booming e-commer...

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Aug 27, 2019

Unfortunately, our health care system has not been bound by the same physical laws and mathematical relationships as other complex adaptive systems. Thus, it has not been able to implement the same mechanisms that our ecosystems and cells have in order to obtain optimization in their ability to perf...

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Aug 26, 2019

Dr. Matthew Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief of Community Health Transformation at Lurie Children’s, discusses a new report about how parents’ health and parents’ health insurance status are connected to their children’s health.

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Aug 26, 2019

The CCPA exempts nonprofit entities that handle healthcare information, as well as providers and businesses already covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The law could, however, have an enormous impact on a wide range of consumer-directed healthcare organization...

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Aug 26, 2019

Imagine having to make a large purchase, but not having any insight into how much it will cost or if you will be able to access it after you have purchased it. Most consumers wouldn’t make an investment like that; they would demand information into where their money is going and what they woul...

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Aug 23, 2019

Healthcare insurance in the United States can often be a tricky matter with many not understanding the basic vocabulary and statistics behind it. Uninformed views of it can cause people to buy improper services for themselves. This infographic from United Systems and Software seeks to inform viewers...

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Aug 23, 2019

Hosptial Navigation is frustrating, using digital wayfinding and indoor mapping can help ease frustration.

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Aug 23, 2019

The conversations among program and policy experts focused on the meeting’s theme—the social determinants of health, with special attention to the relationship between health security and economic opportunity. Because economic vitality and health outcomes are intimately intertwined, spea...

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Aug 23, 2019

Breathing exercises, essential oils, and even spending ten minutes petting a furry friend can all help lessen the physiological effects of stress. Something else that can work in your favor: snacking—if you choose the right type of foods. According to food mindfulness expert Geneen Roth, when ...

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Aug 22, 2019

Are you feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious in medical school? Then we need to take a few minutes to take about your mental health!

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Aug 22, 2019

Traditional medicine, as defined by the World Health Organization, is the “knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the maintenance of health and in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical a...

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Aug 22, 2019

Ever-rising health care costs and significant variations in quality have made health care reform a central theme in national politics over the past decade. As we gear up for the 2020 elections, health care reform continues to take a front seat in national politics. Amongst the crowd of Democratic pr...

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Aug 22, 2019

Where does the modern traveler come from? Where is s/he going? How does s/he get there? As the world grows ever-smaller, more and more people are traveling to a growing number of places each year. Increasingly, they’re getting there by leveraging digital tools. Savvy travel and hospitality bra...

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Aug 21, 2019

Today’s brands face numerous challenges. They need to create a customized, excellent experience for each and every customer worldwide. To do that, they need to create high-quality, on-target content. They need to create that content quickly, effectively, and for audiences who speak multiple la...

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Aug 21, 2019

Our roots began in translation but what we do today goes well beyond – from content creation to linguistics, to artificial intelligence (AI). We create global relevance, driven by humanity and amplified by technology. Connecting our customers with their communities and driving brand awareness....

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Aug 21, 2019

Artificial Intelligence could save lives. Kimberly Powell, VP of Healthcare at NVIDIA, explains.

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Aug 21, 2019

The clinical decision support systems (CDSS) market is expected to grow from $3.79B in 2018 to $6.4B in 2024, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%, according to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis. The new report, US Clinical Decision Support Systems Market, Forecast to 2024, ana...

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Aug 21, 2019

I was reading an article in The New York Times entitled, “The Rise of the Virtual Restaurant.” More and more people, particularly in urban settings, are using apps like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash to bring fresh, warm food directly to their doorsteps.  Mr. Lopez, the virtual re...

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Aug 21, 2019

Your localization partner is going to do a deep-dive into your business—so start by diving deep into theirs. Are they an industry-leader with 20 years of experience or a relative newcomer? Will they speak Samoan, Uzbek, or Swahili (and all your customers’ languages)? Can they deliver on-...

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Aug 21, 2019

In practice, of course, things are more complicated. Effective translation necessitates a nuanced understanding of (at least) two languages and cultures, both source and target. It requires an understanding of the original content’s goals. It mandates a fluency in tone and subtext as well as v...

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Aug 20, 2019

Lace-up your sneakers and step up to the starting line: you’re ready to reach countless customers in new markets.  You’ve secured your spot in the Global Marketplace (whether by default or design).  But before you sprint away, take a good look around you. You are not alone in t...

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Aug 20, 2019

Norton Healthcare's five hospital facilities along with Norton Cancer Institute have been named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders awarded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This marks the second year the organization's facilities received this designation and spotlights Norton Healthca...

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Aug 20, 2019

he first two years of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program (QPP) are in the books and many organizations are wondering if their strong performances will ever be met with a significant upside adjustment. Year 1 (2017) enjoyed very high participation...

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Aug 20, 2019

The impending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital is a local tragedy.  Eliminating a 170-year old institution is certain to exaggerate the daily travails of the economically disadvantaged inner-city population that Hahnemann serves as a safety-net hospital.  The closure is also a nati...

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Aug 19, 2019

Learn how Collibra helped UC Davis Health create a UC-wide medical healthcare data warehouse.

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Aug 19, 2019

The quality ratings—which reflect clinical quality data and enrollee satisfaction data—use a five-star system and will be displayed for most marketplace plans beginning on November 1, 2019 (for the 2020 open enrollment period). To date, quality rating information was only available throu...

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Aug 19, 2019

“If patients access their health data—some of which could contain family history and could be sensitive—through a smartphone, they must have a clear understanding of the potential uses of that data by app developers. Most patients will not be aware of who has access to their medica...

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Aug 19, 2019

Benzer Pharmacy Specialty Pharmacy Patient Management Program proactively works with patients in a number of chronic disease states to provide specialty pharmaceuticals and therapy management support services to obtain optimal therapeutic outcomes thus avoiding adverse drug events and unnecessary co...

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Aug 19, 2019

Big Chain Pharmacy versus Independent Pharmacy what's the difference? You will soon come to realize that the attention and care you receive when you are at an independent pharmacy compensates you for your prudent decision. “Teaming up with Uber Health is just the latest example of Benzer&r...

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Aug 19, 2019

New partnership between Benzer Pharmacy and ScriptDrop connects member pharmacies to integrated network of prescription delivery couriers.Son Nguyen is a registered pharmacist and he partnered with Benzer to open his first Pharmacy store. This is his experience opening a Benzer Pharmacy Franchise St...

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Aug 19, 2019

Like the kick-off of the NFL in the fall, the flu season may still be months away, but it’s always a good idea to circle a date on your calendar for getting up-to-date with immunizations. That, of course, goes double if you’re aged 59-or-older. It’s never comforting news to learn t...

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Aug 19, 2019

Three times a year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets to review the latest findings on the immunization front, adjusting preferred dosing schedules and making recommendations in terms of best clinical practices. In that regard, the pharmacist’s role on immunization ...

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Aug 16, 2019

IHI President and CEO Derek Feeley addresses why he feels some health care leaders might be reluctant or uncomfortable addressing health equity.

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Aug 16, 2019

In 1807, in an effort to spite the British and French for shipping interference (and forced recruitment of American citizens into military service), the United States Congress passed an Embargo Act, effectively shutting down trade with these two countries. Britain and France quickly found other trad...

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Aug 16, 2019

Medicare Advantage (MA) brings private-sector innovation to Medicare, and it offers valuable lessons for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to apply to other models of care in traditional Medicare. Predictable capitated payments allow MA plans to make investments in care delivery a...

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Aug 14, 2019

How will the drive to health care value affect health care’s structure? We tend to assume that the health care structure we’re become accustomed to is the one we’ll always have, but that’s probably far from the truth. If we pull levers that incentivize the right care at the r...

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Aug 14, 2019

Although most transactions in our modern world are electronic and automated, many health care professionals still exchange patient information through inefficient manual processes. In much of the US, health information exchange (HIE) requires a complex series of handwritten signatures and faxed requ...

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Aug 14, 2019

This is a video explainer of the difference between Content Marketing, Branded Content and Native Advertising - with examples to help put it all into context.Accompanying video that tried to separate signal from noise on the different approaches of content in the business.

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Aug 14, 2019

This is the third in a series of articles on creating, maintaining, and optimizing great customer experiences in the context of mounting concerns about privacy and increasingly strict regulations governing data processing. We address topics such as consent strategies, the role of trust, the elements...

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Aug 14, 2019

What character appears in the most films and television programs? Dracula? God? Santa Claus?  All of those make the top ten list, but none is the correct answer. Satan (or The Devil) is a character is more than 840 projects – more than any other character. If you limit the list to mortals...

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Aug 14, 2019

If you want some insights into where the content marketing industry may be headed, it might just help to take a look at where it’s been. As we pointed out when CMI shared its History of Content Marketing infographic in 2012, brands have been telling their stories to audiences for hundreds of y...

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Aug 14, 2019

Content—and how brands use it to interact with buyers at all stages of the engagement journey—has fundamentally reshaped every business’ go-to-market strategy. This shift has been particularly challenging for “top-of-the-funnel” demand generation marketers, most of who ...

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Aug 13, 2019

This video will give you an idea of how CareFusion works in partnership with healthcare providers all over the world to improve patient safety and lower the cost of healthcare for generations to come.

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Aug 13, 2019

CMS says it wants to cut red tape, and players across the healthcare industry are weighing in with a plethora of suggestions. The agency received roughly 440 comments in response to its Patients over Paperwork initiative in which provider, payer and pharma groups lobbied to reduce the individual reg...

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Aug 13, 2019

What is the relationship between social spending and health care spending, particularly in high-income countries? A new study, being released ahead of print by Health Affairs, evaluated data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on 35 OECD member states spanning the p...

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Aug 12, 2019

In this essay, we will look in the rear-view mirror to see how HIPAA has provided substantial protections for personal clinical data but with boundaries. We’ll also take a look out the windshield  the Wild West of unprotected health data.

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Aug 12, 2019

Every day Americans walk into hospitals, outpatient clinics, and surgical centers thinking they have good health insurance. They’ve done their research, picked the right plan, paid their premiums, and checked whether the facility was in-network. It’s only after they receive care that the...

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Aug 09, 2019

Our health is influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play. The economic, political, structural, and cultural factors that interact in our homes, schools, workplaces, and communities influence food security, safety, employment, physical activity, and family and community support. In resource-r...

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Aug 09, 2019

Leave your bias aside and take a look into the healthcare future with me. No, artificial intelligence, augmented intelligence and machine learning will not replace the radiologist. This is an important accelerant to where we are going, economic hardship, because it will destroy most radiology A...

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Aug 08, 2019

Hear from Morris, the CEO of Ambra Health - a digital healthcare company - as he shares his thoughts on the value of being in the APN as a startup and why the industry experience of the AWS teams he's worked with has been so helpful.

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Aug 08, 2019

The potential for AI to improve the review of medical images, facilitate large-scale data analysis and otherwise make healthcare more efficient and effective has led to predictions the technology will transform the industry. Yet funding for startups driving any transformation has slowed, falling fro...

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Aug 06, 2019

The push for digitalization in the healthcare industry is all about the patient, as well as the doctors and nurses who work to bring the best possible care they can. Presenting accurate information throughout the care continuum is extremely critical.

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Aug 06, 2019

Will digital assistants prescribe medication, will smart algorithms diagnose patients with malignant lesions based on CT scans, while robot surgeons do the dirty work in the OR 20 years from now, ousting doctors completely?

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Aug 06, 2019

An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks. The findings came from a small study in which patients lost on average 4.4kg and the treatment led to substantial improvements to their blood glucose, with some patients reducing to nea...

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Aug 05, 2019

Many people know by now that the United States spends much more on health care than any other country, and that health outcomes are not a lot better (and in many instances worse). That raises the question: Is our health care spending actually worth it?

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Aug 02, 2019

Social determinants of health SDOH include factors such as socioeconomic status, education, physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to healthcare. Low income and indigent people with limited job security and less education are likely living in more dangerous neighbourho...

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Aug 01, 2019

Accentures Niamh McKenna gives her take on the technology trends that will be more applicable in healthcare.

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Aug 01, 2019

Health is determined by more than just medical care. Research shows that the social determinants of health the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age are of even greater importance. Including factors such as education level, socioeconomic status, food availability, language, c...

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Jul 31, 2019

From hospitals and ambulatory care centers, to senior living facilities, physician networks, clinics and labs, a full spectrum of healthcare industry participants benefited immensely from new technological advancements in both the administration and documentation of care.

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Jul 31, 2019

Universal health care is a system the federal government provides that offers quality health care to all citizens regardless of their ability to pay.

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Jul 31, 2019

The infographic examines the state of healthcare data security in the cloud, how healthcare organizations plan to strengthen cloud security data as well as cloud security budgeting and other trends.

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Jul 30, 2019

Furthermore, from the past few years, the potential of AI (artificial intelligence) to revolutionize healthcare systems has been realized.

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Jul 30, 2019

Planning your health plan in retirement is essential- Will you be using the NHS, or do you see the benefit to opting for private treatment? In this blog, we will be covering the options available to you and what to expect.

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Jul 30, 2019

In health care, AI is responsible for some particularly impressive trends. The technology opened new possibilities for how doctors treat and diagnose illnesses, resulting in a higher quality of care for the patients that need it. AI assists in both emergencies and ongoing care improvements.

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Jul 30, 2019

There are various opinions surrounding healthcare spending in the US. According to Health Economist Irene Papanicolas, the theories behind high spending - over-utilization, lack of social spending, number of primary care physicians - are also accompanied by real data.

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Jul 29, 2019

Learn how the Olympus Customer Solutions Group and partner Mill5 are developing robust platforms for managing situational awareness in the operating room.

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Jul 29, 2019

Although artificial intelligence in healthcare is an area of intense interest, exploring the topic is akin to peeling an onion each layer revealing a new set of opportunities and obstacles.

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Jul 26, 2019

Compliant, obedient, and unknowledgeable. Thats how the patient landscape used to look to HCPs. Patients were wholly reliant on HCPs to provide them with the correct diagnosis and the most appropriate medication to improve their health.

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Jul 25, 2019

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide.

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Jul 25, 2019

Rural healthcare providers also demonstrated strong interest in technologies that have the potential to increase patient engagement, such as mobile apps and patient responsibility estimation tools.

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Jul 25, 2019

With the firing of Planned Parenthood's former president, Leana Wen, their true intentions are extremely clear.

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Jul 25, 2019

This year's effort to boost cost transparency in healthcare started as a series of proposals that were rolled into one bill.

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Jul 25, 2019

As definitions of marketing continue to change, some healthcare companies are taking the idea of brands as entertainers to especially ambitious levels. According to one of the judges at the recent Cannes Lions, what makes these efforts successful is, firstly, clarity and courage on the part of brand...

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Jul 24, 2019

The infographic shares recommendations for states, health plans, and providers seeking to partner to advance greater physical-behavioral health integration.

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Jul 24, 2019

In our profoundly connected world where billions of people use technology to share, collaborate, and solve incredibly complex problems, GE Healthcare helps remove limitations by uniting separate, isolated tools into an efficient, intelligent, and fully connected imaging solution for your entire ente...

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Jul 23, 2019

Improving outcomes and reducing cost for the treatment of sepsis patients while enhancing your Antimicrobial Stewardship Program is a challenge. Faster antimicrobial susceptibility results can improve patient outcomes and quality measures.

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Jul 23, 2019

Did you know that some people have problems with the ligaments that hold their head on? These patients often become like a pinball in the great arcade game of medical specialists, going from one to the other without a diagnosis. They can sometimes find a diagnosis if they meet a doctor who knows whi...

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Jul 23, 2019

The health care sector is growing rapidly and shows no signs of slowing down. Over the past two years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 90 novel therapies which may potentially drive industry growth for years to come.

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Jul 23, 2019

As a participant in the Health and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Joint Cybersecurity Work Group, Clearwater fully supports the 405(d) Task Group’s “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients (HICP)” recommendations.

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Jul 19, 2019

Pet owners have long known — or rather, felt — that spending time with their beloved animal companion lowers stress and improves mood. An extensive review that Medical News Today reported on included several testimonials from people living with mental health conditions who vouched for th...

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Jul 19, 2019

The foods you eat can have a major impact on diabetes and blood sugar levels. ... hemoglobin A1c compared those who only received standard care. Furthermore, you should limit your intake of cassia cinnamon. things you've wanted to know about type 2 diabetes are all in one place.

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Jul 18, 2019

This paper reviews mobile healthcare opportunities and trends, explains some of the challenges mobile technology presents for IT and security teams, and describes the barriers and risks associated with traditional approaches to authenticating mobile device users. It summarizes the capabilities and b...

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Jul 18, 2019

Every year in the United States, over 60,000 women suffer a severe, life-altering complication during childbirth, and 700 to 900 women die from a pregnancy related cause. Elizabeth Howell, OBGYN and expert on maternal health, explains that these complications, often resulting from treatable ailments...

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Jul 18, 2019

As employee benefits professionals, you often know who the players are regarding insurance carriers, pharmacy benefits managers and insurance brokers/benefits consultants. However, employee benefits are mainly (at least on a dollar basis) about healthcare and the majority of healthcare dollars &mdas...

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Jul 18, 2019

There are so many “-ologists” that they can be hard to keep straight. However, this list could be a handy reference.  This is not meant to be an exhaustive and all-inclusive list of what a specialist does, but it should provide you with a basic overview.

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Jul 18, 2019

In the digital age, you can find technology for almost any task, from tracking your food to monitoring your sleep. These devices and apps can get you up and moving with notifications and daily reminders. But are daily activity trackers really helping you get healthy? Or do they just add more to your...

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Jul 18, 2019

With the latest major Phase 3 failure of Biogen and Eisais beta-amyloid-targeting antibody drug aducanumab, researchers are increasingly turning to other drug targets for Alzheimers disease. The absence of new drug approvals since 2003 and a rapidly growing prevalence of Alzheimers disease has creat...

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Jul 17, 2019

Healthcare consumers are increasingly more willing to use modern approaches to healthcare delivery and services, from virtual care to emerging technologies, according to a new infographic by SutterHealthPlus. The infographic provides insight into how consumers would like to access the healthcare sys...

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Jul 16, 2019

It’s a fact. The more bandwidth-intensive connected medical devices and mobile devices our hospitals deploy, the more we are straining our health IT infrastructures. Something has to give. Many communications leaders see 5G technology’s real-time high bandwidth and lower latency access a...

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Jul 16, 2019

New research has examined the effect of dietary quality on the composition of the colon's microbiota. The study suggests that following a high quality diet may increase the number of beneficial bacteria, whereas following a low quality diet may raise that of harmful bacteria. An increasing numbe...

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Jul 16, 2019

Animal Healthcare Market: Global Size, Trends, Competitive, Historical & Forecast Analysis, 2019-2025- Rising prevalence of infectious and parasitic diseases and increased pet adoption is expected to drive the growth of Global Animal Healthcare Market.Animal Healthcare Market is valued at USD 38...

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Jul 16, 2019

After you receive a diagnosis of cancer, starting or maintaining an exercise routine might seem like the least of your worries.That s understandable. Regular exercise might be something you didn’t seem to have time for even before your diagnosis. With all the new demands of treatment, such as ...

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Jul 16, 2019

At the start of the year, Juliet Bauer, chief digital officer for NHS England, announced that she was joining LIVI, an independent provider of remote primary care advice. Months earlier, Michael Macdonnell, NHS England’s national director of Transforming Health Systems, declared he was leaving...

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Jul 15, 2019

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The management of patient access is critical to making sure that patients can get the care they need when, and where, they need it. In many cases, patient satisfaction is attributed to the patient access professionals who handle scheduling, registration, patient...

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Jul 15, 2019

To create and manage a thriving medical practice today, experienced administrators must maintain and enhance practice efficiency, professional satisfaction and the delivery of patient care. This informative ebook shows how modern practice management software greatly helps coordinate these vital effo...

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Jul 15, 2019

If you’re on a B2B revenue team, it’s likely your Marketing and Sales teams are experiencing some angst these days when it comes to understanding how prospects and customers want to interact with your company. On one hand customers seem to want ultra-personalized attention on every chann...

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Jul 15, 2019

Calculating ROI has become a requirement for any corporate investment, across all business functions. Gone are the days when B2B marketers could attribute their spend to “branding.” Today, they’re being forced to provide concrete spend-to-revenue analysis to justify their investmen...

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Jul 15, 2019

The role of a Business Development Rep can be a daunting one. Knowing where to prioritize when you have over 1,000 accounts and knowing what content to reach out to them and engage them with can be an impossible task. But if you have the right intent data that can show you where the account is in th...

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Jul 15, 2019

The buyer’s journey has changed in a way which leaves many sales and marketing teams struggling to find insight from within what we call the Dark Funnel. However, many technology companies are starting to build solutions to address the radical new way customers engage and buy today by collecti...

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Jul 15, 2019

Its four o’clock on a roasting Wednesday last July. I am a resident physician at Yale University, and I am sitting beside my wife, Kristin Budde, who just became an attending physician, also at Yale. We are both opposite our new accountant.

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Jul 15, 2019

Canon U.S.A. is proud to receive a Buyers Lab PaceSetter Award for Healthcare: Hospital Networks for the second consecutive time. Eight key areas of evaluation included Hardware, Software, Service and Support, Professional Services, Security, Industry Certifications, Vertical Leadership, and Overall...

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Jul 15, 2019

As patients with high deductible health plans (HDHPs) shoulder more of the burden for payments, you should expect those costs to rise, especially since collecting payments from patients costs three to four times more than collecting from payers. Its time to take a different approach to patient billi...

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Jul 15, 2019

One industry that hasnt fully committed to a mobile-first infrastructure or patient experience is healthcare. Bogged down by regulation and a long history with an even longer paper trail, healthcare providers and patients alike have grown restless with a delivery model that’s overdue for digit...

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Jul 13, 2019

For surgical oncologist, Dr. Mark Bloomston, a patient’s age is just a number.  “The oldest patient I’ve done this operation on is a 99-year-old. He was out of the hospital within five days,” said Dr. Bloomston, a surgical oncologist on the medical staff of Lee Health. W...

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Jul 13, 2019

The use of enhanced recovery protocols for surgery has been commonplace in the U.S. since the concept was first introduced in the 1990s for colorectal procedures. The approach, which involves specific steps before and after surgery, has a strong track record of helping patients recover faster and im...

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Jul 12, 2019

About CNBC-TV18: India's leading business news channel, CNBC-TV18 offers the most comprehensive coverage of businesses, the economy and the financial markets. Catch all your favourite shows, exclusive videos, big-ticket interviews and more here.

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Jul 12, 2019

Yes, I m aware that we re still in the primaries, so each candidtate is trying to appeal to their party s base as much as possible, but I think this rhetoric is doing more harm than good, especially when there are clearer, less morally-charged ways of explaining your position on healthcare. And yes,...

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Jul 12, 2019

For more information on other ways AWS can help your healthcare and life sciences organization, visit us at - httpamzn.to/2LRncjB or contact the team at: hcls-startups@amazon.com. We hope that you enjoyed hearing from industry leaders about how they are working to expedite therapy development, incor...

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Jul 12, 2019

Healthcare Australia (HCA) announces the acquisition of Positive Rehab which further boosts their expansion into direct Healthcare across verticals such as Allied, Corporate Health, NDIS, Homecare and Aged Care.Positive Rehab based out of South Australia, also operates in Queensland, Northern Territ...

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Jul 11, 2019

Around the world, aging populations, rising healthcare costs, and pressures on the insurance industry have created opportunities for destinations like Dubai, that have been able to invest rapidly in their healthcare infrastructure and capitalise on the sharp increase in demand for health tourism.

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Jul 11, 2019

Previously, I discussed the benefits of adopting cloud into the healthcare industry. In this post, I want to address the main question; why implement cloud in healthcare?Cloud is more than a place to store data; it has become an ecosystem of tools for enterprises to make the most of their business.

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Jul 11, 2019

Americans are fed up. Health insurance is increasingly costing more but covering less. According to a new Morning Consult poll, 59 percent of Americans say they wish their insurance company provided plans with lower deductibles so they could better afford the health care they need. Over the last 12 ...

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Jul 10, 2019

This infographic from Cardiac Rhythm explains early signs and symptoms of Heart Ischemia and necessary tips for a healthy heart. Acting quickly when you suspect a sudden heart infarction can help improve your chances for survival.

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Jul 10, 2019

In a rare but welcome moment of bipartisanship, Congress appears ready to pass legislation protecting US consumers from the scourge of surprise medical bills. Such bills occur when patients lack insurance or have the misfortune of requiring services rendered by an out-of-network provider in emergenc...

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Jul 10, 2019

Striking differences by race and ethnicity in community health and public safety outcomes, with worrying implications for America’s youth, have been documented at the county and zip code levels. To address poor outcomes and disparities, philanthropic and public-sector attention has been increa...

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Jul 10, 2019

If, as is stated, it is not true that innovation would cease, where would the dollars come from for research and new drug/device development? Bernie Sanders erroneously stated in a recent article he published in the Wall Street Journal that drug development by pharma is funded by the government. Wit...

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Jul 10, 2019

The Butterfly Network ultrasound machine is the size of an electric razor, plugs into your iPhone, and is thousands of dollars less expensive than any other ultrasound out there.

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Jul 10, 2019

Adopting a comprehensive approach to your events marketing strategy that includes event listing and promotion on your flagship website as well as marketing efforts will ensure a holistic approach in creating awareness, engagement, and loyalty for your healthcare events.

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Jul 09, 2019

Regional director Glenn Turp writes about RCN fears over moves by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals to set up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company.This week Estates, Facilities and Procurement staff employed by Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are taking industrial action

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Jul 09, 2019

The United States is at an important point on its path to legalizing medical and recreational marijuana. At the time of this post, 55 million American citizens report using cannabis. Thirty-four states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have approved comprehens...

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Jul 09, 2019

FORTUNE is a global leader in business journalism with a worldwide circulation of more than 1 million and a readership of nearly 5 million, with major franchises including the FORTUNE 500 and the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For. FORTUNE Live Media extends the brand's mission into live set...

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Jul 09, 2019

For many years, Americans have paid significantly more than the rest of the world for prescription drugs. Medicare spent an estimated $140 billion in 2017 on outpatient prescription drugs, with this large total fueled by double-digit annual spending growth since 2013.[1] To lower the Part B portion ...

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Jul 09, 2019

Its a puzzle many healthcare providers are still working to solve: when over 80% of health outcomes are influenced by non-medical factors, how can health systems help their patients achieve better outcomes?From affording time off work so they can attend an appointment, to accessing healthy food, chi...

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Jul 09, 2019

As a registered nurse (RN), Im in the field of medical and nursing terminologies within electronic health records (EHRs). I understand all too well the impact and benefits that standard healthcare terms contribute in leveraging interoperability and providing healthcare with big data for research and...

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Jul 08, 2019

The infographic examines 5 ways in which clinical mobile devices help to improve communication among care team members, accelerate patient response times and provide a more personal connection between clinicians and their patients.

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Jul 08, 2019

Do you wish there was a way to meet the recommendations for physical activity each week without having to commit to a formal exercise routine? If so, why not put on some music and enjoy the health benefits of dancing?Dancing is a great way to improve both your physical and mental health. As a bonus,...

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Jul 08, 2019

The narratives we share about ourselves and others are an integral part of our everyday lives. They are the medium through which we communicate, celebrate, and educate, providing a common currency that has the potential to be accessible to all. However, despite the repeated sharing of health and ill...

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Jul 08, 2019

The current generation of people are living longer compared to an older generation where healthcare and information on medication, treatment and diseases were hard to come by. Thanks to social media and the internet it is not the case today.

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Jul 08, 2019

Right now, theres about $400 billion of healthcare construction underway around the world. This includes everything from cutting edge hospitals to groundbreaking research campuses and from telehealth centers to small specialty clinics. Whether you are part of the building team breaking ground on you...

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Jul 08, 2019

SteriTrack has partnered with Microsoft to distribute a cloud-based healthcare device scanning software, which aims to provide immediate information regarding the status of equipment, across government bodies worldwide.Its Tractus platform updates users on device quality and possible expiration, as ...

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Jul 08, 2019

HTEC, a research driven index portfolio of over 80 best-in-class healthcare technology & innovation companies from around the world, offers one of the most important investment opportunities for the next decade. Healthcare is undergoing a dramatic, technology-driven revolution, with the converge...

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Jul 08, 2019

A qualitative study has looked at the perspective of older people relating to influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations.Researchers interviewed 36 participants aged between 65 and 84 years, recruited from Queensland and New South Wales, between July 2017 and January 2018.
Uptake of the flu vacc...

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Jul 08, 2019

The rising cost of healthcare has been a hot topic of discussion as of late throughout the United States, with many presidential candidates using it as a selling point of their campaign. The problem has gotten so bad within the past few years that the US currently pays more per capita for prescripti...

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Jul 08, 2019

Even the cleanest hospitals can serve as breeding grounds for dangerous microbes. Viral particles launched by a sneeze or by a change of bed linens hover in the air, to be inhaled by patients or to land on intravenous poles. Pathogens deposited into a box of surgical gloves hitch a ride, via central...

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Jul 08, 2019

This white paper presents the Danish approach to a coherent Emergency Medical Service and includes a broad range of innovative solutions that contribute to providing life-saving emergency medical care to all citizens. It is part of a series of white papers that show how Danish solutions can contribu...

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Jul 08, 2019

At SiriusDecisions, we’ve created a b-to-b fundamentals course to help you build a strong foundation of knowledge and develop meaningful, ongoing relationships with customers.

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Jul 08, 2019

Decisionmaking is a cognitive process defined by psychologists as the selection of a course of action from multiple alternatives (e.g. what to eat, where to shop). John Dewey, the pragmatic philosopher and psychologist, introduced the first decision process framework for consumer buying in his book ...

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Jul 08, 2019

Subscription businesses that charge customers monthly for using their offerings are expanding rapidly in response to consumers’ and b-to-b buyers’ desire to try a product and walk away easily if they’re not achieving the expected value. However, the subscription-based business mode...

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Jul 08, 2019

Does the organization have a valid and agreed-upon process of what its revenue engine looks like?  Is the marketing function speaking the same language as the sales team? Or are they focusing only on the lead when sales is more interested in pre-qualified, early-stage opportunities? How can sal...

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Jul 08, 2019

Three key trends are driving the need for sales leaders to digitally transform their organizations. First, b-to-b buyers are conducting more of their purchase journey in the digital arena and demanding the same kind of frictionless and seamless customer experience they enjoy as consumers. Second, th...

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Jul 07, 2019

Healthcare is a large sector; within it, policymakers specialise in regulation, child health, medicines, hospital-building, workforce issues and many more areas that, like the TARDIS in Doctor Who, look small on the outside but are vast and complex on the inside. A challenge, not unique to healthcar...

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Jul 07, 2019

We need healthcare reform now. cenk uygur and zubin damania, hosts of the conversation, break it down.

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Jul 05, 2019

The global healthcare cloud computing market was recently valued at approximately $18 billion and is expected to generate around $61 billion USD by 2025, at a CAGR of around 18.7% between 2019 and 2025. Key factors driving this growth are the adoption of IoT, wearable devices, and big data analytics...

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Jul 05, 2019

#Budget2019 #Budget #BudgetForNewIndia Budget 2019 skipped any major announcements on healthcare, but there is enough going on already, says Rattan Chand, Director, EGrow Foundation. He also explains how to tackle Doctors’ shortage.

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Jul 05, 2019

The global Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Market report delivers the clean elaborated structure of the Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Market comprising each and every business-related information of the market at a global level. The complete range of information related to the global Big Data An...

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Jul 05, 2019

For the past decade, districts in Bihar have seen outbreaks of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) during the peak summer months. Inspite of this history and almost a year since the roll out of Ayushman Bharat, this year was no different.The toll had passed 130 by end-June and is likely to increase, e...

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Jul 05, 2019

The global Healthcare Insurance Market report delivers the clean elaborated structure of the Healthcare Insurance Market comprising each and every business-related information of the market at a global level. The complete range of information related to the global Healthcare Insurance Market is obta...

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Jul 05, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to many medical advancements, from AI-based software for the management of medical records, to diagnosing and recognizing conditions. Despite such achievements, the AI market is still young and is projected to expand rapidly. The market in healthcare is expected ...

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Jul 05, 2019

Network Health Plan (NHP) and Network Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) are committed to protecting the privacy of your confidential health information. This includes all oral, written and electronic protected health information across our organization. This Notice of Privacy Practices will be fol...

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Jul 04, 2019

Women who go on to identify as LGBT are more likely to have a teenage pregnancy than hetrosexual women. Lesbian women have a higher asthma rate than straight women. We know that women have a longer life expectancy than men, and that heterosexual marriage seems to narrow that gap (married men live lo...

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Jul 04, 2019

Nows the time to finally realize We the People must make some choices! If we want healthcare for all, nows the time to raise our voices til they hear us in the halls of government & behind each corporate door that we were sickn tired of gettin less & less while payin more & more by Bob W...

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Jul 04, 2019

Infographics are one of the best ways inform the general public on health issues. Information presented in graphic form makes complex ideas fun to read and easy to remember. And with the help of drag-and-drop infographic design software, anyone can easily create professional looking infographics.

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Jul 04, 2019

The appointment of the future British king as patron of The Faculty of Homeopathy has reignited the debate on the role of alternative therapy in healthcare. The campaigning royals support for the centuries-old dilution treatment is longstanding. Like many of its supporters, Prince Charles believes t...

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Jul 04, 2019

Remote patient care and treatment through telemedicine provides healthcare organizations with the ability to increase patient-provider interaction at a lower overall cost of service at a rapid internet speed, according to a new infographic by Fitzemeyer & Tocci.The infographic highlights the opt...

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Jul 04, 2019

The Global Healthcare BI Software market report studies market status, competition landscape, market share, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, sales channels and distributors.The analysis provides essential Healthcare BI Software data of past years along side e...

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Jul 04, 2019

Global Non-Insulin Therapies for Diabetes Market perspective, underscoring thorough enlightenment of the product price, market fluctuations, sales volume, and growth potential.
The Global Non-Insulin Therapies for Diabetes Market appears to be a window into the vigorously growing Non-Insulin ...

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Jul 04, 2019

From 2012 to 2016, the price of insulin in the USA nearly doubled. Last weekend, about a dozen people boarded the bus from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and drove 817 miles (1315 km) to London, Ontario in Canada, to purchase the drug without which they will not survive.
For us, insulin is like air....

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Jul 04, 2019

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has partnered with Veradigm, an Allscripts business unit, to power the next generation of real-world research on behalf of cardiovascular disease and diabetes patients around the world. As part of this partnership, Veradigm which simplifies healthcare with da...

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Jul 04, 2019

The management and storage of sensitive data in healthcare can be compared to the environment in which insects are born. Insects reside and lay eggs in a variety of shelters and locations. Wherever the insect can exist, it is likely to leave offspring to proliferate its life form. This happens in th...

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Jul 03, 2019

In an analysis published online in the Health Affairs Blog on July 3, Humana CEO Bruce D. Broussard, and chief medical officer William H. Shrank, M.D. look at the gains in quality and effectiveness being made in the Medicare Advantage program, as the entire U.S. healthcare system begins to shift in ...

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Jul 03, 2019

The following infographic created by Accenture highlights the journey of  connected health and how it aims to connect all key areas of healthcare delivery through the interoperability of information and technology.

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Jul 03, 2019

Health literacy is the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and This infographic, from Communicate Health.

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Jul 03, 2019

Every waking moment, brands are vying for our attention, blasting information our way with firehose-force. Its getting tougher and tougher for these brands to break through, which makes the businesses on the annual World’s Most Admired Companies list, produced by Fortune and global organizatio...

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Jul 03, 2019

Intensity modulated radiation therapy is a type of conformal radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer. Intensity modulated radiation therapy is one of the important development in oncology in recent years. Improvement in the computer technology and imaging technique enabled the rapid development in ...

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Jul 03, 2019

A recent study of cybersecurity best practices adopted by large and small healthcare providers has revealed there is a growing gulf between the two. Larger providers are more likely to have mature, sophisticated cybersecurity defenses, while smaller providers are struggling to follow cybersecurity b...

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Jul 03, 2019

In recent years the healthcare industry has undergone a digital revolution. The replacement of paper files with electronic medical records is just one aspect. Many medical procedures and devices now rely on digital technology. While this digital evolution has resulted in significant improvements in ...

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Jul 02, 2019

Digestible sensors? Artificial organs? Medical tricorders? Does any of these already exist, are their development in progress, or do they only appear in our imagination? The world of medical innovations is complex and diverse, full of promising technologies but also hype and marketing.

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Jul 02, 2019

If you take prescription or over-the-counter medicines to help manage your health, there may come a time when you no longer need to take these medicines. And, like fresh fruits and vegetables, medicines also expire. Medicine that has expired may not work as well and may no longer be safe to use.

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Jul 02, 2019

Patients are coming to demand more from their care experience, from communicating directly with providers electronically to accessing care services based on convenience and cost. Thus providers must rapidly evolve to attract a new marketplace of consumers unwilling to wait for the care experience th...

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Jul 02, 2019

Three academic medical centers have been awarded an $8.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the role of genetics in neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

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Jul 02, 2019

Digestible sensors? Artificial organs? Medical tricorders? Does any of these already exist, are their development in progress, or do they only appear in our imagination? The world of medical innovations is complex and diverse, full of promising technologies but also hype and marketing. Thats why we ...

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Jul 02, 2019

In this video, Matt analyzes the conflicting messages coming from the Kamala Harris campaign on the issue of eliminating private healthcare insurance in favor of medicare for all.

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Jul 02, 2019

The decisions you make about Medicare today will effect the rest of your life. Just one mistake could cost you thousands over your lifetime. Let a Medicare expert help you make the right decisions.

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Jul 02, 2019

Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is a practice that is responsible for managing collected revenues and billing processes across a healthcare organization. The need to optimize these processes, reduce costs, and improve the patient financial experience has become a growing priority for healt...

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Jul 01, 2019

Artificial intelligence holds much promise across the healthcare industry, from helping physicians with administrative tasks to increasing efficiency during clinical trials. For health plans, in particular, AI can help them increase operational efficiency, predict and manage risk, and provide member...

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Jul 01, 2019

The July issue of Health Affairs, a variety issue, includes studies about physicians, nurses, disparities, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and global health policy. Among the articles are two studies from the journal’s The Practice Of Medicine series, which is supported by The Physicians Founda...

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Jul 01, 2019

Tal Healthcare has a user-friendly interface for exploring healthcare job opportunities. At Tal Healthcare we partner with our clients to build talented teams. We match the best candidates with opportunities at every level of healthcare. We identify, engage and connect top talent while building nurt...

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Jul 01, 2019

The risk of hypertension increases with age. Therefore, it is essential to take the necessary precautions to prevent and control high blood pressure. According to recent studies, exercise can have a major role in helping to control hypertension.

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Jul 01, 2019

Hormones in cancer treatment will be reviewed here in today’s video. When it comes to hormones, the simple is the easiest explanation or at least that is the way it’s presented. However, the complex is actually the reality of the situation. When you look at hormones the way they’re...

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Jul 01, 2019

Diabetes is an expensive disease, especially when treatment must be intensified. To address this crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released diabetes treatment guidelines that take the cost of drugs into account. They're applicable for disadvantaged groups in the United States.

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Jul 01, 2019

Rural hospitals are essential to the health and economic well-being of the community, according to a new infographic by the American Hospital Association. The infographic examines challenges facing rural hospitals and communities and recommendations for federal policies and investments in rural comm...

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Jul 01, 2019

The pace of change and growth in the healthcare industry is showing no signs of slowing anytime soon. Global healthcare spending is expected to rise 5.4% annually to just over $10 trillion between 2017-2022. Fueled by an aging and growing population and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, ...

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Jul 01, 2019

A few years ago, scientists in Sweden sparked a heated debate when they published research suggesting that taking antioxidant supplements, such as vitamin E, could make cancer more invasive. Their revelations challenged the belief that antioxidants can help fight cancer. Now, two independent Cell st...

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Jul 01, 2019

A new study from Ohio State University has found that a low carb diet can help those at a higher risk of developing diabetes — even if they do not actually lose any weight. The research specifically looked at people with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that ...

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Jun 30, 2019

explains how data can improve the outcomes of a customer staying in a remote area where healthcare facilities are not available very easily.

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Jun 28, 2019

For most healthcare organizations, their greatest expense-and greatest differentiator-is their employees. Numerous studies have shown that a competent, tenured workforce is key to achieving positive outcomes. In this paper, we look at the role compensation can play in supporting employee retention a...

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Jun 28, 2019

Scientists have implicated specific neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area, a region involved in survival mechanisms such as food intake, in signaling to the brain when to stop eating. This mechanism is impaired in obese mice. Obesity is a worldwide problem, with the World Health Organization (WHO...

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Jun 28, 2019

Aside from their ability to inject deep flavor into almost any meal, onions and garlic might also protect against cancer, according to a recent study.

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Jun 28, 2019

CareBee presents AI Chatbot for Healthcare Your Website Visitor is converted to customer, realistic approach to handle random queries from Customer Healthcare, Chat, Robo, Robot, Patient, engagement, customer relation, healthcare, healthcare look at the Video to get an idea about how rightly designe...

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Jun 28, 2019

St. Elizabeth Healthcare video includes highlights from the topping off ceremony, featuring the beacon of hope beam and personal accounts from some of those who signed it. Courtesy of St. Elizabeth Healthcare for the Northern Kentucky Tribune.

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Jun 28, 2019

Proponents of universal health coverage currently fall into two groups pragmatists who propose a mix of incremental initiatives to achieve universal coverage, and visionaries, who prefer a single-payer approach that would eliminate private health insurance. While the presidential primary dynamics ma...

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Jun 28, 2019

Health care institutions and providers face mounting pressure to wring more value out of every dollar spent on caring for their patients.A new review shows that most efforts to decrease low-value care have based their measurement of success on how much they reduced the overall use of certain tests a...

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Jun 28, 2019

DiA Imaging Analysis, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) powered ultrasound analysis solutions, announced that it has partnered with Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc., a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT, to expand analysis capabilities of Konica Min...

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Jun 28, 2019

The internet of things or IoT is taking the world by storm. IoT is the network of everyday objects outside of the typical devices we go online with that are equipped with technology capable of allowing the devices to send and receive data. This includes anything from smart refrigerators to smartwatc...

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Jun 28, 2019

At Accessible360, we are often contacted by healthcare organizations that are misinformed or confused on the topic of digital accessibility and how it impacts their patient-facing websites, apps and other digital properties. While healthcare organizations obviously represent a diverse set of stakeho...

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Jun 28, 2019

In the world of nature, metamorphosis is the development process that many insects experience on their way to full maturity. These complex creatures typically originate in the form of an egg, with low level sophistication. They then migrate into a nymph, a middle stage of development, and later are ...

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Jun 27, 2019

Diabetes also affects children and adolescents. Approximately 193,000 people younger than 20 in the country have diagnosed diabetes. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) note in 2017 guidelines that self-management and education are crucial aspects of diabetes care. Diabetes self-management can r...

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Jun 27, 2019

The AMCP HIT Gateway provides member only access to the most relevant health information technology resources for managed care pharmacy professionals. Through the HIT Gateway, AMCP members can review current HIT developments, find resources to support HIT efforts.

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Jun 27, 2019

I would highly recommend myeMED to any practice. It just takes away the daily stresses and it allows the staff to focus on the practice itself. Whether you are struggling with staff overhead, proper motivations, or just the bottom line, we are here to help. Our trained staff will help you achieve th...

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Jun 27, 2019

More than 2,000 times a month, Michigan Medicines Interpreter Services is called to assist patients with language barriers in clinics and hospitals.The four foreign languages the team most commonly speaks are Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese. Collectively, face-to-face interpreters can speak 15...

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Jun 27, 2019

Stanford medicine predicts that healthcare data will produce 2,314 exabytes by 2020. for context, the volume of big data in healthcare will surpass finance, media, and manufacturing via compound annual growth of 36% through 2025.given this huge amount of data and big goals to improve value-based car...

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Jun 27, 2019

Healthcare industry, in most of the countries, is strongly regulated and effectively handled by concerned authorities. That is why keeping a track of all the necessary documents are of great importance. This has created the need for Healthcare Archiving and eDiscovery Market and riding on this the g...

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Jun 27, 2019

This is the final episode of this exciting Spring 2019 podcast season.  I cant imagine a more engaging interview to conclude with one that truly exemplifies the purpose of Creating a New Healthcare.Our guest this week, Dr. Stephen Klasko, was recently ranked 6 in Modern Healthcares Top 50 Most ...

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Jun 27, 2019

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities utilization of clinical pharmacists who work under a scope of practice in a mental health outpatient care setting.1 On August 1, 2018, the OIG published a report that ...

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Jun 26, 2019

Prostate cancer is when the normal cells in your prostate gland grow in an abnormal way to form a lump called a tumour. Your prostate is a small gland that lies below the bladder. The urethra (a tube that carries urine through your penis) runs through your prostate.

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Jun 26, 2019

Trends in the health and wellness industry can make or break businesses. Make sure your business knows what consumers are looking for this year. Put yourself in a position to catch the trend wave.

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Jun 26, 2019

This video highlights interviews with partners who are part of Initiatives for Primary Healthcare Transformation in First Nation communities in Manitoba (iPHIT).

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Jun 26, 2019

Healthcare has a language of its own. 3M takes diseases, treatments, codes and turns them into a common language that doctors, clinicians and executives understand, trust and can use to impact change.

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Jun 26, 2019

Over the past two years, we have seen consistent and ongoing threats from the Trump administration to the health care and guaranteed protections that millions of American families depend on. President Trump has tried to pass repeal plans that would take peoples health care away and allow insurance c...

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Jun 26, 2019

After a failed attempt at reforming health care in the last Congress, Republicans seem in danger of letting the issue become their own third rail of politics. If they do, there will be far less in the way of stopping a Democratic Party that is devouring any hint of moderation. The president understa...

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Jun 26, 2019

Most of the 10 biggest US companies in the healthcare, pharmaceutical or consumer health business with production and operations in China have scaled back job postings nearly 30% from their 2018 peak until late June, yet another signal that the ongoing trade war between Presidents Donald Trump and X...

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Jun 26, 2019

We american healthcare consumers - continue to experience frustration when we try to do one simple thing - discover how much emergency hospital care will cost.  should be pretty straight forward, right?  unfortunately, all of us, who navigate the healthcare system in all of its machination...

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Jun 26, 2019

Medical Device Equipment and Hospital Supplies Manufacturers also face increased pressure to comply with strict regulatory procedures to ensure patient safety. Product transparency and efficient end-to-end processes that optimize the manufacturing process and decision making are very important.

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Jun 25, 2019

Improving healthcare is at the top of just about everybody’s AI wish list, for a number of reasons. First, no doctor on the planet can keep up with all the advances in medical science, especially since a good portion of published papers are only read by the peer reviewers and the editors of th...

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Jun 25, 2019

The Avea comprehensive ventilator equips the clinician with tools to measure and minimize dead space by providing continuous feedback regarding ventilation and perfusion.

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Jun 25, 2019

Freelancers are more likely to vote for candidates who support their interests. In fact, having their issues addressed by their representatives is more important to freelancers than party loyalty. More than 72% said they’d be willing to cross party lines to support candidates that support free...

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Jun 25, 2019

We have partnered with The Wound Care Education Institute to raise awareness about the devastating effects of wound care knowledge gaps in the U.S. healthcare system. Our goal is to educate clinicians to empower themselves and their organizations to combat these gaps through wound care education. As...

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Jun 25, 2019

The healthcare industry of Australia plays a major role in developing the countrys economy. The healthcare sector witnessed an increase in the demand for health services by Australia’s growing and ageing population. The growth in the industry has been driven by increased patient volumes for ge...

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Jun 25, 2019

In the past decade, metabolic disorders have become prevalent across the world like never before. The number of patients going for diagnosis of metabolic disorders has boosted in this period, leading to the rise in the number of patients diagnosed. Therefore, with the growing prevalence of metabolic...

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Jun 25, 2019

While new technologies continue to transform the healthcare industry in unprecedented ways, administrative functions still burden the healthcare industry with 1 in every 3 dollars spent on administration. Olive, the company that introduced healthcare’s first digital employee, has joined forces...

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Jun 25, 2019

We need to look beyond disease and individual sector silos and take into account the potential of the social and built environment to both prevent disease, and also contribute to it, say Tolu Oni and colleagues.The need to prevent disease is well recognised globally. However, prevention efforts ofte...

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Jun 25, 2019

Currently airing on Netflix after a run on PBS last September, acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns’ latest effort, The Mayo Clinic: Faith Hope Science, explores the history of the famed Minnesota hospital and medical-research facility and finds some determined Franciscan nuns.For centuries, and ...

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Jun 25, 2019

Its been gratifying to see the World Health Organization (WHO) use its voice to insist that universal health coverage the idea that everyone everywhere should be able to access quality health services and medicines is an essential component for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It has suc...

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Jun 25, 2019

Kidney cancer also called renal cancer  is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Almost all kidney cancers first appear in the lining of tiny tubes (tubules) in the kidney. This type of kidney cancer is called renal cell carcinoma...

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Jun 24, 2019

The global economic impact growth of IoT by the end of 2025 is estimated to be around $12.5 trillion with more than 100 billion connected IoT devices. Developments worldwide expand the market for diagnosing, treating and monitoring neurodegenerative disorders. Developed and developing national marke...

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Jun 24, 2019

Good dental hygeine determines a lot more than whether or not you will get to keep your teeth A healthy mouth impacts your entire well being from head to toe.Thats why one of the best investments you can make is in your own mouth. Insurance coverage for regular dental cleaning and care  and the...

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Jun 24, 2019

Is gamification a solution for hospital tech teams Daniel Angelucci, DXC Technology CTO Asia, tells the story of one hospital that has started using its enterprise social media platform to address maintenance problems. Watch how using technology in innovative new ways to quickly solve maintenance is...

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Jun 24, 2019

Germany based Evotec, Oxford University and artificial intelligence experts Sensyne Health forged a partnership to form multiple spinout companies aimed at accelerated data-driven drug discovery and development.The three entities will fund a new BRIDGE (Biomedical Research, Innovation & Developm...

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Jun 24, 2019

The opioid crisis continues to take a staggering toll on US health and society. In the past two decades, approximately 400,000 individuals died from opioid-related overdoses, more than six times the amount of US military casualties in the Vietnam War. Americans today are more likely to die of an opi...

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Jun 24, 2019

Several years ago I had a shoulder injury and the doctor told me I might need surgery to fix the small tear in my rotator cuff. He said that I was borderline whether to have the surgery or not.  So I asked: "Doctor, if I have this surgery, about how much will it cost.He looked at me confus...

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Jun 24, 2019

Experts used to worry that virtual reality (VR) would damage our brains. These days, however, VR seems more likely to help our gray matter. A new wave of psychological research is pioneering VR to diagnose and treat medical conditions from social anxiety to chronic pain to Alzheimers disease. Many o...

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Jun 24, 2019

Many of our customers want to know more about provider quality and cost-efficiency. To help provide Cigna customers with relevant information to make their own health care decisions, we evaluate provider quality and cost-efficiency information at the specialty level by using a methodology consistent...

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Jun 24, 2019

Many of our customers want to know more about provider quality and cost-efficiency. To help provide Cigna customers with relevant information to make their own health care decisions, we evaluate provider quality and cost-efficiency information at the specialty level by using a methodology consistent...

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Jun 24, 2019

If you’re in B2B marketing, I would challenge you to think outside the box and do things that no one else is doing. The higher you can stand, the smaller everyone else seems and the farther you can distance yourself from the competition to show: “Here’s exactly why you need to choo...

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Jun 24, 2019

One of the amazing blessings of getting to work at an agency is we get to see over 50 different companies and the challenges that they face. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about the biggest B2B marketing challenges that we see every day as an agency.

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Jun 24, 2019

We believe that data-driven marketing shouldn’t be confusing. Every company should know what works for their campaigns in order to make more ROI-driven decisions. At Directive, we not only craft customized campaigns for your unique marketing objectives - we exceed those objectives and truly re...

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Jun 24, 2019

We’ve all heard the term “less is more”. And we’ve been told this applies for landing pages too. I.e. your forms should be short and only ask for only the bare minimum of required information if you want to convert. As an example, one of the main questions someone typically h...

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Jun 24, 2019

It takes thoughtful work to scale an e-commerce store. I’m sure you’ve had a few growing pains of your own getting to the point where you are today. However, you’re reading this because you may not be content with where your conversions are at this precise moment. You may not even ...

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Jun 24, 2019

No matter who your customer is or what you’re selling, it’s more likely than not that your customer will have to go through several steps before choosing to buy your product or service. Think about your own shopping habits: you don’t just buy the first thing you see. The first thin...

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Jun 22, 2019

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields. Physicians and physician asso...

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Jun 21, 2019

With hospitals and acute-care facilities under increasing pressure to optimize the revenue cycle, BESLER and HIMSS Media conducted a new study to identify the biggest industry challenges and potential opportunities for improvement. The study included over 100 respondents employed in leadership roles...

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Jun 21, 2019

With hospitals and acute-care facilities under increasing pressure to optimize the revenue cycle, BESLER and HIMSS Media conducted a new study to identify the biggest industry challenges and potential opportunities for improvement. The study included over 100 respondents employed in leadership roles...

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Jun 21, 2019

Return to sport (RTS) is a dynamic process, during which practitioners must balance the risk that early reintegration to training/match-play increases reinjury risk with the benefit to the team of having key players available.1 Medical and performance staff must work together to formulate a plan con...

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Jun 21, 2019

High or raised blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure, 1 putting them under increased stress. ‘Normal’ blood pressure (BP) is defined as blood pressure of 120 mm Hg when the heart beats (systolic) and a bloo...

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Jun 21, 2019

Intra abdominal pressure measurement devices market research report contains most recent, ample and most advanced market information and a precious data. This Intra abdominal pressure measurement devices market report has been prepared with the combination of steps which employs a nice blend of indu...

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Jun 21, 2019

It is common for the medical fraternity to discover adverse pharmacoviiglance for medicines. Further, drugs and medications meant to control a particular disease may trigger other health problems. For this reason, it is important for the pharmaceutical industry to stay wary of the side-effects of me...

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Jun 21, 2019

Cardiovascular disease are almost on the first places by the number of subsequent deaths. Unfortunately, not everyone knows that is a signal for a trip to the doctor. That is why the diagnosis can be too late. According to statistics, 20-30 % of adults in the world suffer from hypertension, and in r...

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Jun 21, 2019

On this International Day of Yoga, industry experts talk about the benefits of yoga in managing modern lifestyle diseases, improving general well-being and leading a healthy way of life
Chronic non-communicable diseases are fast becoming an epidemic in rural India. It contributes to 47 per ce...

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Jun 20, 2019

Changing healthcare models, groundbreaking advancements in the health technology sector, and shifting standards of patient care-they re all contributing to a new era of medicine. But arguably one of the biggest changes will be the faces that greet us at a clinic or hospital.
Today s infograph...

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Jun 20, 2019

This video is about top ten fruits that are safe to eat during diabetes as these fruits are low at glyemic index value and these fruits contain high amounts of fibre which helps the stomach to empty at a slower rate, which affects blood sugar levels and has a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity...

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Jun 20, 2019

Scientists have found the old way of treating hypertension, which can cause the body a number of issues, including the development of cardiovascular diseases. It turned out, the key to health lies in the vegetables. According to statistics, in Russia every fourth person does not know about the prese...

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Jun 20, 2019

Mental health disorders are one of the most frequent causes of disability worldwide leading to increased morbidity and mortality1 . The cost of mental illness to the US economy alone is in the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost earnings, disability benefits and healthcare expenditure2 . Mental ...

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Jun 20, 2019

Your doctor will work to treat any complications of cirrhosis, including excess fluid in your body. a low-sodium diet and medication to prevent fluid buildup in the body may help control ascites and swelling. more-severe fluid buildup may require procedures to drain the fluid or surgery to relieve p...

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Jun 20, 2019

A new study, examining Vitamin D effects found zero evidence of it preventing type 2 diabetes. While they are essential vitamins for healthy bones, they cant prevent diabetes. They can be found in cereals, fortified milk, sardines, mackerel, and salmon, along with production by the skin on sunlight ...

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Jun 20, 2019

Ureteroscopy is a medical examination performed on the urinary tract for the diagnosis of the bladder and other accompanying parts. An ureteroscope is usually passed through the urethra and into the ureter; the procedure is majorly useful in the diagnosis and the treatment of urolithiasis. The patie...

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Jun 20, 2019

Women are at high risk of getting urinary tract infections because they have to the shorter ureter than men. Urinary tract infection occurs when bacteria or fungi get into the urinary tract and spread to other vital organs of the urinary system. E. coli Escherichia coli, is the main cause of UTI. Ur...

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Jun 19, 2019

Storytelling may seem like an antiquated tool in modern times, which is exactly what makes it so powerful. How? Life unfolds in the narratives we share with each other. A great story can go where quantitative analysis often cannot: straight to the heart. Clinical trial data can instill confidence an...

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Jun 19, 2019

It is estimated that up to 30 percent of all healthcare offers no clinical value to patients, according to a new infographic by The Commonwealth Fund. The infographic explores the impact of healthcare overuse on patients, providers and the healthcare system as a whole.

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Jun 19, 2019

Pharmaceutical companies are betting big on cancer.Thats one reason drug company Pfizer announced this week that it plans to acquire the cancer drugmaker Array BioPharma, for $11 billion.The cancer drug industry is expected to be worth $237 billion by 2024 compared to $138 billion in 2019, according...

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Jun 19, 2019

One of the many remarkable things about artificial intelligence is that while we tend to think of it as something that will have a big effect in the not-too-distant future, it is already transforming peoples lives in profound and powerful ways today. In factories and warehouses, AI is improving work...

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Jun 19, 2019

Physicians Online is reliable, easy-to-use and the most compliant sample ordering and distribution service of its kind an essential part of your multichannel marketing strategy.
Thirty years ago we pioneered Canada’s first sampling service for physicians.Today, thanks to continuous inve...

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Jun 19, 2019

Donald Trump has continued his outright assault on LGBTQ people and our rights. One of the most dangerous attacks on the community has been his attacks on LGBTQ health care. Through Pence allies at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Trump administration has peeled away almost eve...

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Jun 19, 2019

The blockchain technology is assigned for maintaining and recording real-time transactions. It is a brilliant initiative for cyber security. The increase in cyber threats is urging the need for enhanced protection. Additionally, the pragmatic shift towards digitalization is booting the adoption of b...

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Jun 19, 2019

Have you ever been a patient in an ambulance, before or after becoming an EMS provider? Have you witnessed a loved one become a patient? How did it alter your perception of patient care? EMS Worlds series, The Patient-Provider Experience, shares the stories of both patients and providers who have be...

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Jun 18, 2019

Clear and consistent images are crucial to making an accurate diagnosis and creating a proper treatment plan. This whitepaper breaks down the practical requirements for medical imaging applications and the advantages of medical displays, including: The impact of luminance and contrast on imaging res...

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Jun 18, 2019

This is video 3 healthcare with indoorplus from the 2-minute video series from people and technology (pnt) people and technology provides end-to-end solutions for indoor geolocation and smart sensing through its ble based indoorplus location based services (lbs) and real time location system (rtls) ...

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Jun 18, 2019

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (the facility). The inspection covers key clinical and administrative...

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Jun 18, 2019

This content is created for informational/comedy/educational purposes only and not intended to substitute for chiropractic/medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your own personal doctor regarding any matters that you see on the internet. Doctors of Chiropractor, like othe...

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Jun 18, 2019

Earlier this month, Socially Determined won the LifeBridge Health and CareFirst Innovation Challenge. As the winner of the challenge, they have the opportunity to collaborate with LifeBridge Health and CareFirst to run a pilot program of their technology in Baltimore. The judges specifically asked S...

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Jun 18, 2019

Data Breaches  In the Healthcare Sector.  Breaches are widely observed in the healthcare sector and can be caused by many different types of incidents, including credential-stealing malware, an insider who either purposefully or accidentally discloses patient data, or lost laptops or other...

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Jun 18, 2019

Drones hold the potential to transform the delivery of healthcare services. Drones can be especially useful in emergency situations. Applications include dropping of emergency equipment and medicines, conducting search and rescue operations, responding to natural disasters, collection of blood and t...

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Jun 18, 2019

Australia has one of the best healthcare systems in the world in terms of cost, access, and quality of services and products offered. Globally, health is challenged by demographic and economic changes, threatening a country’s ability to deliver the level of quality healthcare to which their po...

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Jun 18, 2019

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on its draft legislation, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.It is an effort to get something done where there is agreement between the Republicans and the Democrats.  The legislation addresses ...

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Jun 18, 2019

Healthcare payers must confront multiple challenges to simultaneously manage costs and provide a quality member experience. Improving member engagement is a natural way to address these challenges, as it enables members to more fully self-manage and to make informed medical decisions. Additionally, ...

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Jun 17, 2019

Healthcare still ranks as a top issue nationwide and in the Sunshine State.