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Study: Medication misuse is driving $200 billion in healthcare costs. What’s being done?

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Study: Medication misuse is driving $200 billion in healthcare costs. What’s being done?

June 19, 2013 9:11 am by | 0 Comments

Most of us are aware of that medication adherence is a costly problem but a new report puts it in alarming context and sheds some light on other factors under the [broad] category of medication misuse that are driving up healthcare costs to the tune of $200 billion.The complications stemming ... Read more
Study: Accountable Care Organizations may improve quality and lower costs

Study: Accountable Care Organizations may improve quality and lower costs

June 19, 2013 12:23 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large independent doctor practices that focus on primary care tend to spend less money and are more likely to meet guidelines for Americans on Medicare ... Read more
Analysts: Another year of slowdown in the growth of healthcare cost signifies a trend

Analysts: Another year of slowdown in the growth of healthcare cost signifies a trend

June 19, 2013 9:54 am by | 0 Comments

The cost of healthcare is still growing, but it’s growing at a rate that Pricewaterhouse Coopers analysts say has slowed and will likely continue to do so.Healthcare organizations still seem ... Read more
From disorder to disease for 90M Americans: AMA redefines obesity

From disorder to disease for 90M Americans: AMA redefines obesity

June 19, 2013 5:55 am by | 0 Comments

The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring ... Read more
Long-term investors: More reward than risk on horizon for hospital stocks

Long-term investors: More reward than risk on horizon for hospital stocks

June 19, 2013 1:05 am by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up ... Read more
Power to the patients: Doc appointment and review website Vitals raises $22M

Power to the patients: Doc appointment and review website Vitals raises $22M

June 18, 2013 3:54 pm by | 0 Comments

Whether you call it the influence of the hospitality industry or the consumerization of health care (or both!), health IT companies with tools providing more price transparency for healthcare decisions ... Read more
Healthcare leaders to Senate finance committee: “Transparency can only go so far”

Healthcare leaders to Senate finance committee: “Transparency can only go so far”

June 18, 2013 2:55 pm by | 0 Comments

“CMS is sitting on so much data; it’s a goldmine,” said Giovanni Colella, CEO and co-founder of Castlight Health, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Tuesday. “Making that ... Read more
Medtronic’s bone growth product works as well as a traditional bone graft, but may be riskier

Medtronic’s bone growth product works as well as a traditional bone graft, but may be riskier

June 18, 2013 2:05 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Two long-awaited independent reviews of a controversial Medtronic Inc bone growth product show it works as well as traditional bone grafts taken from patients, but it may not ... Read more
What does the future of medical education look like? These 5 medical schools offer some clues

What does the future of medical education look like? These 5 medical schools offer some clues

June 18, 2013 7:52 am by | 1 Comments

Medical schools have been preparing for the changes healthcare reform is bringing. Many have framed their education around iPads and other tablets, and are encouraging more of their students to ... Read more
Politics surrounding the ACA have left consumers without answers or guidance

Politics surrounding the ACA have left consumers without answers or guidance

June 18, 2013 6:08 am by | 0 Comments

About half of Americans say they don't know how the Affordable Care Act will affect them. Four in 10 think it has been repealed or overturned, or they are unsure ... Read more
Medivo expansion hopes to reduce gaps in care and improve access to lab results

Medivo expansion hopes to reduce gaps in care and improve access to lab results

June 17, 2013 4:14 pm by | 0 Comments

The companies that are set to gain the most with healthcare reform are the ones that are making cost cutting doable and improving outcomes. One such health IT company is ... Read more
Smart as a (Blue) Button: Program brings medical records to your smartphone

Smart as a (Blue) Button: Program brings medical records to your smartphone

June 17, 2013 11:05 am by | 0 Comments

It's one of those unhappy holiday surprises -- a visiting family member gets sick. That happened to Dr. Farzad Mostashari last Thanksgiving. "My dad comes downstairs and he has acute pain ... Read more
From fluid repellant scrubs to telemedicine for diabetics, angel investor group shares strategy

From fluid repellant scrubs to telemedicine for diabetics, angel investor group shares strategy

June 17, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

One of the toughest challenges for health care startups is to get an audience with health systems. They are short on time, and they tend to be pretty cautious about ... Read more
Four more deaths from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

Four more deaths from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

June 17, 2013 9:23 am by | 0 Comments

DUBAI (Reuters) - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday.The ... Read more
Germ-zapping Xenex robot helps hospitals prevent costly infections

Germ-zapping Xenex robot helps hospitals prevent costly infections

June 17, 2013 8:46 am by | 0 Comments

At 5 feet 2 inches tall, at best, "Albert" doesn't have a commanding presence. However, Riverside Regional Medical Center is counting on the tubular germ-zapping robot to eradicate hospital acquired ... Read more
Cardiac rehab program aims to change the “risk trajectory” for patients with heart problems

Cardiac rehab program aims to change the “risk trajectory” for patients with heart problems

June 17, 2013 8:41 am by | 0 Comments

Hospitalized after a heart attack, Denise Isbell and her doctor agreed: She shouldn't be there.Isbell is only 37 years old, yet Dr. Christopher Cannon was telling her that a nearly ... Read more