Just as physical therapists (PT) or occupational therapists (OT) help patients overcome barriers to increased mobility, referral challenges can be overcome with the right people, processes, and technology.
Patient behavior is perhaps the final frontier to concur in our quest of making our population healthier. But, how can we change the health behavior of nearly 200,000,000 Americans? A SXSW panel discussed some individual approaches using innovative technology.
In recent years, fatal overdoses from fentanyl have drastically increased across the nation, with the number of deaths nearly doubling each year from 2013 through 2016.
When people seek price information before getting care, they are not just looking for data online-they are turning to providers and staff for face-to-face help.
The future is bright with technological innovation intended to improve every corner of our lives and, accordingly, there has been a virtual explosion in advancements designed to address the many challenges faced by patients, hospitals, and healthcare professionals.
In this article, we'll explain how healthcare organizations can drive patient engagement and satisfaction while improving outcomes by supporting the whole person in one comprehensive digital solution.
As Amgen's Repatha (evolocumab) and Sanofi/Regeneron's Praluent (alirocumab) get closer to market, the safety question is one of the remaining pieces of the puzzle that unfortunately can't be solved immediately until real-world data starts to become available. However, as payers assess the risk-benefit of Repatha and Praluent vs the gold standard statins, there are questions that CAN be answered immediately.
Organizations should step up and improve rural health by offering new, innovative ways to improve access to the care that rural residents so desperately need.
An interview with geneticist and pathologist Gabriel Bien-Willner, MD, PhD, FCAP, on why we need to change our outlook toward precision medicine in oncology.
National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-12, 2017, offers an opportunity to reflect on the art and science of the profession, which combines clinical knowledge and the ability to make a difference in lives, which can only be gained through hands-on experience.
The CDC has now published the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, to provide guidance for antibiotic stewardship in outpatient settings.
Patients face many obstacles to effective treatment for pelvic floor disorders.
Policy makers should not expect public sector electronic medical record investments to yield substantial short-term improvements in publicly reported measures.
Tabula Rasa HealthCare (NASDAQ:TRHC) is a leader in providing patient-specific, data-driven technology and solutions that enable healthcare organizations to optimize medication regimens to improve patient outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, lower healthcare costs and manage risk. Medication risk management is TRHC’s lead offering, and its cloud-based software applications provide solutions for a range of payers, providers and other healthcare organizations.
Giving patients a convenient, at-home option and a navigation system for colorectal cancer screening can help boost low testing rates.
Moving beyond academic rhetoric is the bold step needed to make a wider field of value flowers take root and flourish.
June 1 kicked off the 22nd annual Men’s Health Month. While raising awareness among male patients is a focus of Men’s Health Month, primary care providers can also play a role
Unsustainable healthcare costs are driving seismic changes to the way payers do business and are requiring the ability to extract deeper insights from data assets.
The article emphasizes the significance of accreditations in addressing health disparities and promoting health equity, highlighting programs for achieving accreditation and advocating for the integration of social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity practices within pharmacy and health care.
In this article, the authors describe their experiences addressing provider perceptions and methods to overcome several challenges to clinical pharmacist integration in primary care–based accountable care organizations.
As the country increases the pace of shifting to value-based payments, a significant question remains: how can independent primary care doctors operate in this new environment?
The Triple Aim will be within reach when there is greater stakeholder engagement and systemic ownership. A good start is for more employers to provide more American workers with access to high-quality wellness programs that can impact chronic disease with population health strategies.
Three standards—Direct, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), and cloud fax—all hold promise for helping healthcare organizations more easily share information.
Why do I teach? A vision for the next generation of practitioners.
Health plans and patients need to know they can trust their diagnostic service provider, because genetic tests are not always the best option.