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 ...
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President Barack Obama is known for running one of the most tech-savvy political campaigns in the history of US politics. The chief scientist of the Obama campaign’s data analytics team,Rayid ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the IRS in implementing and enforcing provisions of the ...
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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 ...
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OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from choosing to get high on ...
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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 ...
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The National Cancer Institute and the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT are throwing down $40,000 in an innovation challenge to encourage app developers to step and brainstorm ideas ...
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As a follow up to a $1 billion initiative last year that funded projects across the nation designed to improve outcomes and save money in the healthcare system, the Centers ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim ...
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As biometrics has evolved from the stuff of James Bond plot lines to an increasingly common security tool, the healthcare industry is beginning to take an interest to better protect ...
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Version 2.0 of a plan to create an Office of mHealth in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be out soon. The office of U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, Silicon ...
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Identity Thief, the movie The immigration reform measure that the Senate began debating this week would also create a national biometric database of American adults, according to Wired. Immigration reform ...
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