News tagged with population health management
Study shows treating diabetes early, intensively is best strategy
Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body's insulin-producing capacity, a UT Southwestern study has shown.
Diabetes
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Diabetics with cancer dangerously ignore blood sugar
When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer—a disease for which they are at higher risk—they ignore their diabetes care to focus on cancer treatment, according to new Northwestern Medicine® research. But ...
Diabetes
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Fast food most popular with middle incomes
(Medical Xpress) -- A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed ...
Health
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Can team-based care improve primary care delivery and patient outcomes?
In a team-based care approach, a diverse group of clinicians shares responsibility for a panel of patients and consults with each other regularly. This model of delivering primary care can improve patient ...
Health
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Is medical therapy a better and safer choice than angioplasty
The decision to perform an invasive procedure to open clogged arteries in the heart instead of first trying medication and lifestyle changes may not reduce a patient's risk of death or of a major cardiac ...
Cardiology
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Are new national policies designed to reduce hospital readmissions working?
Reducing preventable hospital readmissions is a cornerstone of emerging healthcare policy. The U.S. government has developed payment policies that will decrease payments to hospitals with excess patient readmission ...
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Can insurers save money by providing free diabetes-related medications and supplies?
Reducing financial barriers to medication access—a strategy known as value-based insurance design (VBID)—can improve medication adherence and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The economic ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Urgent need to expand use of shingles vaccine and treat shingles-related pain
Shingles, a reactivation of the herpes zoster (chickenpox) virus affects nearly 1 in 3 Americans. About 1 million cases are diagnosed each year, with some patients suffering excruciating pain and itching due to post-herpetic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 24, 2012 |
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53 million Americans might have diabetes by 2025, according to new study
The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. projects a continuous and dramatic increase in the diabetes epidemic and makes it possible to estimate the potential effects of society-wide changes in lifestyle and healthcare ...
Diabetes
May 15, 2012 |
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