Care Coordination

As a father and healthcare executive for 35 years, I am alarmed by the vaping epidemic on many fronts: more than 500 severe lung illnesses in 38 states; several deaths possibly linked to vaping; an epidemic of adolescents using e-cigarettes;…

Healthcare organizations must rethink how they are approaching social determinants of health to see significant improvements in disease burden and health costs, according to a new report from PwC Health Research Institute.

The FDA released a set of newly proposed guidelines that e-cigarette makers must meet to sell their products, according to STAT.

Walmart will stop selling e-cigarettes at its U.S. stores and Sam's Club locations, according to NPR.

TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. is hosting its Annual Client Conference October 20-23, 2019 in Miami, Florida featuring discussions, workshops, bootcamps, and a command center experience. 

Here are five recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:  

The FDA is conducting a criminal investigation into the recent spike of vaping-related illnesses, which have affected more than 500 people to date, according to The Washington Post. 

Several major media companies — CBS, WarnerMedia and Viacom — said they will no longer run e-cigarette advertisements, according to CNBC.

Child deaths have decreased by nearly half and maternal deaths by over a third globally since 2000, primarily due to better access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, according to Sept. 19 report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization. 

The 1,007-bed Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is a leader in innovation with its CareComm Center, which controls day-to-day operations for the nonprofit academic center's staff. Through artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, the CareComm Center is designed to improve the experience,…