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NewsPatients not taking medications cost $300B
Depending on which company you listen to, lack of prescription medication adherence costs between $250 billion and $300 billion annually. Pharmacy companies Express Scripts and CVS Caremark each Read more...
Hospitals shrinking as largest part of health spending pie
While hospital care remains the largest single category of healthcare spending, its share as a percentage of total spending for healthcare is declining, according to a recent report from the American Read more...
Study focuses on helping seniors avoid rehospitalization
In one of a growing number of efforts focused on reducing rehospitalizations, a common, costly phenomenon among elderly patients, researchers at Rush University Medical Center are studying the Read more...
CMS plans outreach to family caregivers
CMS leaders have said that they're planning an effort aimed at reaching the growing number of family members and other caregivers who are not Medicare age, but may be taking care of a Medicare Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: One doctor reflects on important moments in medicine
In this piece, a geriatric physician shares how she feels about the times when patients die--and other moments when it's important for caregivers to stop and appreciate the importance of the moment. Read more...
| Press ReleasesWy’East Medical’s High-Compliance Solutions Help Reduce Healthcare Worker Injuries as California’s Landmark Safe Patient HOregon’s premier medical device manufacturer addresses the challenges of “back-breaking” healthcare work with zero-lift patient transfer products to meet new requirements mandated by California’s AB Read more >> Parents to Keep Tabs on Baby Through Wirelessly Connected PajamasDALLAS, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're tired of losing sleep because you can't take your eye off of the baby monitor, some much needed rest is on the way. AT&T* and Exmovere Read more >> Polyglot Systems Partners with Family Health Network“Integrated offering will improve patient understanding of medication” RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Polyglot Systems, Inc. and Family Health Network will partner to integrate Read more >> MediConnect Launches First-of-Its-Kind Provider Network Offering, Giving Physicians Free Access to Health Information ExchNew Service Securely Stores Physicians’ Digitized Medical Records and Electronic Medical Records in Central Online Repository, which Currently Hosts Nearly 10 Million Medical RecordsAuthorized Users Read more >> Panasonic to Unveil Innovative Communication Assistance Robot "HOSPI-Rimo" and New Models of Hair-Washing Robot andOSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation today announced the development of an innovative communication assistance robot named "HOSPI-Rimo" and new models of its Hair-Washing Robot and Read more >> |
