A tool that has helped track the flu may also be effective in tracking trends in common mental illnesses using Twitter posts, according to computer scientists at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
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Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem has made an innovative illness-tracking tool available to hundreds of system physicians.
Whether it be through the formation of an accountable care organization, taking capitated or risk-sharing reimbursement or simply wanting to build a better model for patient care, health systems require new capabilities to operate successfully in a population health environment.
Although more fee-for-service Medicare patients have taken advantage of preventive services since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act made the type of care more accessible, use of such preventive services still remains low, according to a study published in…
Financial incentives of up to $600 in shopping vouchers were twice-more effective in getting pregnant women to quit smoking than routine smoking cessation services, according to a study completed in Scotland and England, according to the LA Times.
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A bill introduced to the California legislature has proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and increasing penalties for selling them to minors, according to a Reuters report.
Finding a hospital that offers obstetrics has become more and more difficult for women living in rural areas over the last few decades, particularly so in parts of Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Public Radio report.
The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese reached 27.7 percent in 2014, up more than two percent since 2008, according to a Gallup and Healthways poll.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its opposition to legalizing marijuana, due to the potentially harmful effects the drug may have on children an adolescents.
New legislation has been proposed in New York City that would require all youth tackle football games played in the city to have a physician present on the sidelines, according to The Wall Street Journal.