Thursday, May 22, 2014

Game changer: Patients of doctors who played online game had better control of blood pressure

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Boston, MA – Primary care providers who engaged in an online game to solve clinical cases about hypertension management improved blood...
Monday, May 19, 2014

IASIS Healthcare Expands Partnership with Humana

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FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 19, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IASIS Healthcare® LLC (“IASIS”), a leading provider of high-quality, integrated and ...
Friday, May 16, 2014

New tools for your patient portal from mHealth Games

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Key research study findings on the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes: http://www.health.gov/communicatio...

Doctors are still not good at talking about dying

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For the sake of dying patients, we have to somehow get doctors – who are already overwhelmed – into palliative care training D...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Mercy Virtual Care Center In Works, Will Benefit Western Arkansas

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Image courtesy of Mercy / A $50 million Mercy Virtual Care Center in Chesterfield, Mo., is under construction. A virtual groundbreaking w...

Exclusive: Adventist Health System violated federal law on doc referrals

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By: Abraham Aboraya Adventist Health System  violated federal laws on physician referrals, the Altamonte Springs-based health system tol...

Saratoga And Glens Falls Hospitals Will Study Potential Partnerships

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By   LUCAS WILLARD Two hospitals in the Southern Adirondack region have begun discussions to examine possible opportunities for ...
Friday, May 9, 2014

Boston Scientific join hands with Optum Labs as Founding Medical Device Partner

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Natick, Massachusetts Thursday, May 08, 2014, 10:00 Hrs  [IST] Boston Scientific Corporation, a global medical technology leader, has j...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

New HHS data show quality improvements saved 15,000 lives and $4 billion in health spending

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2014 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Hospital Readmissions Fall by 8 percent among Medicare...

Socioeconomic factors may make Medicare’s hospital readmissions data more useful

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital By Diane Duke Williams Some hospitals facing financial penalties from Medicare for readmitting too many p...

Health Law Requires Medicare To Cover Dementia Evaluation

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By  Michelle Andrews MAY 06, 2014 For the millions of seniors who worry that losing their keys may mean they’re losing their minds,...