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NewsJust five percent of patients account for half medical spending
Hospitals looking to control escalating healthcare costs can narrow their search. Just 5 percent of patients were responsible for half of all U.S. medical expenses in 2009, according to a new report Read more...
Telehealth improves chronic care for underserved patients
Using state-of-the-art telehealth technology, a New Mexico-based program has been able to partner with primary-care providers in underserved areas to provide specialty care to patients with a variety Read more...
Medco: Drug usage on the rise again
Drug usage, which dipped during the recession, appears to be on the rise again, according to Medco's new drug trend report. The drug use gauge provides to hospital administrators a clearer picture of Read more...
Chronic conditions plague more than one-third of women
While eight in 10 women between the ages of 18 and 64 report excellent, very good, or good health, more than one-third report that they live with a chronic health condition that requires ongoing Read more...
Racial treatment disparities persist at VA
Although the Veterans Affairs healthcare system has improved since it was overhauled in the 1990s, a new study concludes treatment disparities between white and black patients still persist, reports Read more...
Patient Advocate Foundation reports surge of financially strapped patients
The Patient Advocate Foundation, one of the nation's largest organizations providing counseling and guidance to consumers confronting healthcare issues, reported a nearly 50 percent increase in the Read more...
'Wasteful' providers actually spend fewer Medicare dollars, data shows
CMS may have to let go of its long-standing complaint that providers in some areas of the U.S. are padding their Medicare bills. Data requested by the Institutes of Medicine and analyzed by CMS this Read more...
Patient Centered Medical Homes: One doc's view from the trenches
According to pediatrician Xavier Sevilla, who spoke last Friday at the National Committee for Quality Assurance's policy conference in Washington, D.C., the patient/family centered medical home is Read more...
Preventable hospital stays more common for older patients
As healthcare costs spiral out of control, inpatient hospital stays for chronic or acute conditions that could have been handled on an outpatient basis continue to be an area ripe for cost cutting. Read more...
Children's hospital creates chronic disease registry
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will use a $12 million grant to create a disease registry to track chronically ill patients. The searchable database will provide information on Read more...
| Press ReleasesGrowing Old in America: Planning Remains Undone Despite AwarenessStudy Released by Health Dialog Shows Fear of Dementia Surpasses Heart Disease and Diabetes BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Many factors indicate that people will increasingly need to rely on their own Read more >> VA Celebrates National Rural Health DayWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health (ORH) is joining the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state and Read more >> Healthy Transformation to use VitalHealth EHR to Support Advanced Employee Health and Wellness Coaching OfferingsVitalHealth EHR, Designed with Mayo Clinic, to Enable Seamless and Efficient Preventative Health and Wellness Programs MILWAUKEE & TYLER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VitalHealth Software, a leading Read more >> Affordable Care Act to help improve care for Medicare beneficiaries500 federally qualified health centers to receive funding, participate in a program to improve care WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 500 community health centers in 44 Read more >> Employers can Reduce Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Rooms by Changing Employee Perceptions of Urgent Care, Says Evive H63 Percent of Urgent Care Users Say They Would Go Back CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Employers experiencing higher medical costs due to unnecessary emergency room utilization by employees may be able to Read more >> |
