Medical Groups: Page 66
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Deep Dive
21st Century Cures Act: 4 health industry impacts summarized
You've been hearing about it, but what exactly is the Cures bill?
By Jeff Byers • Dec. 7, 2016 -
mHealth apps mostly fall short in helping manage chronic conditions
Researchers assessed 137 patient-facing mHealth apps targeting chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and depression.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Med school can be a depressing time for many, study finds
More and more research points to high rates of mental health issues within the healthcare industry.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Bringing the company to life 'inside out': Humana on its PTO policies
Understanding the unmet needs and preferences of employees can help healthcare organizations to design paid-time off policies.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Reports: Healthcare top target for 2017 cyberattacks, gets a 'D' for cybersecurity
EHRs will continue to be the primary target for hackers and ransomware attacks, a report by Experian warns.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Psychedelic mushrooms provide depression, anxiety relief among cancer patients
Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, has been illegal in the U.S. since the 1970s.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Health Catalyst aims to 'democratize' machine learning in healthcare
The open source repository is the first specifically for healthcare, the Utah-based data analytics company says.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare supply chain apps: Turning financial risks into rewards
Carle Foundation Hospital cites $165,000 in annualized savings with the use of healthcare supply chain app Curvo.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Why American Heart Association wants a fitness test to be part of a routine checkup
Fitness levels have an effect on risk for numerous health conditions, but risk classification systems don't account for this. The AHA hopes to change that.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Boston Children's Hospital, GE Healthcare developing cloud-based solution for pediatric brain imaging
Interpreting imaging studies in very young children can be tricky because their brains are developing so rapidly.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Health systems lining up to offer telehealth options
“Everybody is trying to do more with less, and technology is affording providers that opportunity,” says American Well’s Danielle Russella.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The top 5 conditions affecting communities, according to new BCBSA tool
An analysis by Moody’s Analytics found a direct link between healthy people, economies with healthier counties having lower unemployment and higher incomes.
By Jeff Byers • Nov. 29, 2016 -
Study: Don't discount benefit of mammograms in older women
Whether to continue breast cancer screenings should be based on personal choice and a woman’s health, researchers say.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The 2016 Dive Awards for healthcare
From administrator to feud of the year, Healthcare Dive reveals the winners and identifies trends shaping healthcare in 2016.
By Jeff Byers and Ana Mulero • Nov. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How to attract, nurture and retain top talent in healthcare
Creating individual career paths can help to align an employee’s goals with the organization’s needs, says HealthcareSource’s David Wilkins.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 28, 2016 -
Experts outline new public health roadmap
Life expectancy in the U.S. has been flat in the past three years, Karen DeSalvo and Georges Benjamin stated.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 23, 2016 -
FLSA overtime rule blocked by federal court
An estimated 200,000 hospital workers and 300,000 non-hospital healthcare workers would have been directly affected.
By Kathryn Moody • Nov. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How Doctor On Demand tackles marketing and care access in a saturated consumer market
"I think the number of people who need mental health in this country compared to the people that actually get it is a huge gap to close," says CEO Hill Ferguson.
By Jeff Byers • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Opinion
Where should digital health elevator pitches really start?
Health2047's Jack Stockert discusses origin stories and their implications for the healthcare industry.
By Jack Stockert • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Cigna launches anti-opioid prescribing initiative
Opioid diagnoses increased 3,203% from 2007 to 2014, Fair Health reported.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 21, 2016 -
Access to care in US worse than other high-income nations, survey finds
“The U.S. has far too many people who can’t afford the care they need, even when they have health insurance,” says lead author Robin Osborn.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 18, 2016 -
Cerner partners with American Well on EHR-telehealth solution
The collaboration could pressure other electronic health records to integrate with telehealth platforms.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 17, 2016 -
ContextMedia snaps up AccentHealth
As the hype surrounding digital health tools grows, the company has made it a goal to introduce interactive technology platforms in 70% of doctors’ offices by 2020.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Now hiring: Healthcare orgs struggle to find qualified nursing candidates
Many nursing candidates on the job market often don't have the skills or experience employers desire, leaving many positions unfilled.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Deep Dive
9 ways hospitals can reduce debt
Many hospitals and health systems don’t have a complete handle on what their costs of care are and they’re losing money as a result, says BDO Consulting’s Patrick Pilch.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 16, 2016
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