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From 13 hips to 2: How one hospital is cutting costs now

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From 13 hips to 2: How one hospital is cutting costs now

May 20, 2013 6:37 am by | 0 Comments

Payers can take it slow with payment reform and wellness programs, but hospitals need cost-saving changes now. Comments from Ken Paulus of Allina Health stood out in a crowd of payers earlier this month during a panel discussion at the Medtech Investing conference in Minneapolis earlier this month.Lisa Suennen and ... Read more

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 1 Comments

Stephanie Celani not only knew the phone number of her patient John Pantalone, she also knew his weight to the half-pound when asked one day this month.That's because Celani, a ... Read more

Less education and lower incomes keep cancer rates high among African Americans

Less education and lower incomes keep cancer rates high among African Americans

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 0 Comments

To understand both the simplicity of disparities in health care and the complexity of eliminating them, consider this:In the late 1970s and early '80s, black and white death rates for ... Read more


Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO

Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO

May 18, 2013 5:42 pm by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year ... Read more

Never happy: Surgical residents don’t like limits on work hours, many break new rules

Never happy: Surgical residents don’t like limits on work hours, many break new rules

May 17, 2013 3:45 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most surgeons-in-training dislike new rules that limit how many hours they can work, according to a new study that also found the majority said they ... Read more

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

May 17, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Genetic testing, particularly for cancer, family histories and the decision whether or not to opt for surgery based on family history and genes were the focus of a lot of ... Read more

How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

May 17, 2013 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

As providers seek to meet the meaningful use stage 2 requirements, finding the best way to identify and address the health literacy levels of their patients is a critical component ... Read more

UC seeks injunction to prevent upcoming strike, but walkout likely

UC seeks injunction to prevent upcoming strike, but walkout likely

May 17, 2013 6:14 am by | 0 Comments

SACRAMENTO -- Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that ... Read more


The numbers game and the new edition of the psychiatrists’ manual

The numbers game and the new edition of the psychiatrists’ manual

May 17, 2013 12:05 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than ... Read more

Study: People who have had multiple concussions have more suicidal thoughts

Study: People who have had multiple concussions have more suicidal thoughts

May 16, 2013 5:03 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've sustained multiple brain injuries throughout their life were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than people with one or no concussions, according to ... Read more

Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

May 16, 2013 2:36 pm by | 0 Comments

Happtique, a mobile health company that has been part of a national debate on how mobile health apps should be regulated and certified, has made changes to its senior management, ... Read more

Researchers map out “sepsis hotspots” to better understand hospital acquired infections

Researchers map out “sepsis hotspots” to better understand hospital acquired infections

May 16, 2013 11:39 am by | 1 Comments

There’s nothing quite like a map to give you a better sense of proportion and to help understand the scope of a disease. That’s the approach one group of researchers ... Read more

Here are 6 people who will teach you something new about patient engagement

Here are 6 people who will teach you something new about patient engagement

May 16, 2013 2:00 am by | 1 Comments

In the new world of healthcare, it’s new voices that can be the most helpful. The medical industry is lucky to be filled with thought leaders who are regularly offering ... Read more

Researchers combine MRIs and blood tests for less invasive autopsy for infants

Researchers combine MRIs and blood tests for less invasive autopsy for infants

May 15, 2013 7:16 pm by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Bereaved parents who do not want to see their dead babies go through a conventional autopsy could in future be offered a less invasive option which uses ... Read more

CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

May 15, 2013 7:01 pm by | 0 Comments

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico Pro about the Senate's confirmation Wednesday of Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and what ... Read more

Genetic testing is allowing a “less is more” approach to cancer treatment

Genetic testing is allowing a “less is more” approach to cancer treatment

May 15, 2013 6:54 pm by | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh ... Read more