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NewsChildren'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...
A collaborative way for low-income patients to maintain health and self-esteem
Having once worked for a Medicaid HMO, I witnessed first-hand the impact that charity "free care" (in which individuals receive without having the opportunity to give back) had on an individual's Read more...
20 percent of diabetics are 100 pounds overweight, study concludes
A team of researchers with Loyola University Health System has concluded that the problem of obesity in the population of type 2 diabetics may be even worse than expected. The findings are troubling Read more...
| Press ReleasesKaiser Permanente Southern California Physicians Take Top Honor for 6th Straight YearPASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kaiser Permanente physicians from every Southern California Permanente Medical Group service area location have been named top performers by the non-profit Read more >> 2011 mHealth Summit: Call for Research Abstracts and Speakers Now OpenBETHESDA, Md., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the mHealth Alliance, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Read more >> Microsoft Implements Chronic Condition Management Platform at Denver HealthProgram uses familiar technology for communication between caregivers and diabetes patients.REDMOND, Wash. and DENVER, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced early results Read more >> MyHealthDIRECT Receives $100,000 to Provide Healthcare Access to Patients in Need at Connecticut HospitalGenerosity of Lord Foundation to Help Backus Hospital Link Local Patients with Community Doctors and Ongoing CareBROOKFIELD, Wis., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MyHealthDIRECT today announced they Read more >> Indiana Health Information Exchange’s Quality Program Reaches 1,500 Physicians, Over 1 Million PatientsINDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) announced today that its Quality Health First Program has enrolled over 1,500 physicians in over 50 communities Read more >> |
