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Preventing Antibiotic Overuse
Antimicrobial stewardship is a key strategy to combat the emergence of drug resistance.
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Closing Glaring Coverage Gaps to Meeting Health Targets
WHO report shows there is global progress in expanding access to healthcare, but the overall pace of progress is slowing, and poorer countries still lag behind.
Rush, Ochsner Take Next Step in Partnership
They plan to enhance local healthcare services through technology.
Report Touts Benefits of High-Value Physicians
UnitedHealth Group indicates that high-value physicians can save the Medicare program billions in healthcare costs over 10 years.
Survey Shows U.S. Oral Health System is Failing
Dentists believe innovative practices––school-based dentistry, collaborative care teams, and services like transportation or child care––can overcome patient barriers to care.
Rate of Screening for Social Needs is Low Among Physician Practices, Hospitals
Their role in meeting patients’ social needs is likely to increase as more take on accountability for cost under payment reform.
New Program Identifies People Considering Surgery
It combines AI and predictive analytics to improve medical outcomes and save money for employers and payers.
Three-pronged Alliance Addresses Social Determinants of Health
The initiative in Upstate New York links underserved individuals to providers and CBOs.
Pre-disaster Collaboration Key to Community Resilience
Study finds that a partnership between community-based organizations and public health agencies must be in place before disaster strikes.
Report Details Trends in Medicaid Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Programs
New report outlines innovative state strategies for managing high-cost Medicaid prescription drugs.
Top Millennial Stressors Include Healthcare Costs
Why many millennials say they are the most stressed generation.
Cigna Healthcare Exchange Plans Available in 19 Markets Across 10 States
Plans offer incentives for consumers to take charge of their health.
Missing Data Masks Scale of Opioid Epidemic
Study shows a significant portion of overdoses in the U.S. mortality data is missing information on specific drugs involved.
The Biggest Issues Facing Healthcare Today
Healthcare executives rank the top 10 transformational themes for 2020.
Patient Engagement Startup Attracts Former Cigna Senior Director
What the hire says about healthcare technology startups.
How Healthcare Can Lower Cancer Deaths
Collaboration within the healthcare industry is needed to push the cancer death rate down.
Study to Assess State Policies Governing Opioid Use and Pregnancy
Information gleaned will be crucial to providers, insurers, and policy makers.
Better Genetic Testing Guidelines Needed to Identify More At-Risk Patients
Study finds that current guidelines exclude too many and test too narrowly.
Mayo Clinic, Google to Form Healthcare Partnership
Technology will apply advanced computing techniques to healthcare problems.
Medical Imaging Trends in the U.S.
Collaboration Aims to Help Physicians Provide Value-based Care to Californians
Altais, Aledade, and the California Medical Association team up to offer patient care model supported by innovative technologies
Community-based Care Model Reduces CVD Risk
Intervention of friends, family, and non-physician health workers is key.
Most Older Adults Unprepared for Emergencies, Poll Finds
When disaster strikes, healthcare executives must be ready to take care of those in need of emergency medical services.
Custom Data Collection System to Improve Health Disparity Research
Web-based application has the potential to revolutionize survey research and ultimately improve the health and well-being of many diverse populations.
A New Approach to Health Plan-Provider Collaboration
CareAllies, Arcadia partner to educate healthcare leaders on how health plans can provide actionable insights at the point of care.
Generics of Older Drugs Could Have Saved Medicare Billions, Study Says
Findings suggest that racemic substitution for single-enantiomer drugs offers an opportunity for savings.
FDA Urges Inclusion of Males in Breast Cancer Studies
Because the disease in males is rare, they have historically been excluded from clinical trials of breast cancer drugs.
Insurers Expect to Pay Record $1.3B in Rebates
They must begin issuing payment by September 30.
Younger Americans Use ERs as Their Primary Care Provider
They would change this behavior if they had faster access to in-network, lower-cost ambulatory care, a new study says.
NIH Funding Stagnates for Certain Populations
Study finds disparity in clinical research funding for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.