Archive: 03/02/2020

HIT modernization crucial to improve healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives

The Indian Health Service (IHS), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, needs technology improvements to enhance healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, according to a Health Affairs ...

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Helping patients with binge eating disorders: There's an app for that

Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app, delivered via telemedicine by a health coach, was an effective treatment for several symptoms of binge eating disorders, according to a study conducted by researchers from ...

Feb 3, 2020

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Two million Americans lost health coverage/access in Trump's first year: study

Over the course of 2017, positive trends in insurance coverage and healthcare access from the Affordable Care Act reversed, particularly for low-income residents of states that did not expand Medicaid.

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New research finds that ACOs are struggling to integrate social services with medical care

New findings from a Dartmouth-led study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, show that despite effort and attention on the part of some healthcare providers to better address their patients' social needs—such ...

Feb 3, 2020

Questions and answers about cannabis use during pregnancy

A new study shows that women have many medical questions about the use of cannabis both before and during pregnancy, and during the postpartum period while breastfeeding. While more than half of licensed U.S. healthcare providers ...

Feb 3, 2020

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Value transformation framework model seeks to guide transition to value-based healthcare

With a new focus on quality of care and outcomes achieved, healthcare organizations are challenged to make the transition to value-based care. A model called the Value Transformation Framework (VTF) provides a structured, ...

Feb 3, 2020

Shift in treatment modalities associated with improved outcomes in uveal melanoma patients with live

Uveal melanoma—a cancer found in the eye—is rare, comprising less than 5% of all melanomas. Despite successful treatment of the primary tumor in the eye, up to 50% of patients will develop systemic spread (metastasis), ...

Feb 3, 2020

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National study confirms nurses at higher risk of suicide than general population

In the first national study of its size, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health, Department of Nursing, have found that male and female nurses are at higher risk of suicide ...

Feb 3, 2020

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Researchers develop new standards for quality of life measurement in cancer

For the first time, recommendations for the analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer clinical trials have been developed by an international group of experts. The recommendations will help to determine more ...

Feb 3, 2020

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'No clear rationale' for 45% of Medicaid patients' antibiotic prescriptions

A new Northwestern Medicine study has found alarmingly high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for patients on Medicaid, the public health insurance program for those with lower incomes.

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