The 169-bed Chesire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (N.H.) acute-care hospital launched a new system to reduce prescription opioid abuse, an issue which has escalated to epidemic levels in New Hampshire and may contribute to the area's heroin problem, according to health…
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Half of primary care physicians in California are still unfamiliar with the law mandating radiologists to notify women if they have dense breast tissue, and many don't feel comfortable answering patients' questions regarding breast density, according to University of California…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has consented to a licensing agreement with King-Devick Test, a company which has developed a concussion screening tool that can be used on sidelines at sporting events.
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.
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem has made an innovative illness-tracking tool available to hundreds of system physicians.
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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.
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.