New research in the journal Management Science finds that people can achieve long-term health goals and establish healthy habits when coupling wearable health devices such as Fitbits with economic incentives.
Jun 27, 2022
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One of the more common self-improvement goals, particularly in the winter months before "beach body" season, is to lose weight. How people attempt to achieve their goals may vary by individual, but one of the more popular ...
Jan 29, 2019
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More than a trillion dollars was spent on healthcare in the United States in 2018, with Medicare and Medicaid accounting for some 37% of those expenditures. With healthcare costs expected to continue to rise by roughly 5% ...
Aug 8, 2019
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The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Accelerated Approval Program was created in 1992 to significantly accelerate the ability to bring certain new drugs to market. New research to be published in an upcoming issues of ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Telemedicine has become more common given the current global pandemic. COVID-19 has limited doctor's office and hospital visits to ensure safety for everyone. But rather than diminish the quality of care, new research in ...
Oct 16, 2020
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COVID-19 has been shown to spread on airplanes by infected passengers, so minimizing the risk of secondary infections aboard aircraft may save lives. New research in the INFORMS journal Service Science uses two models to ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Finding the right medication regimen to treat Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex health care challenge. Wearable health trackers provide physicians with a detailed window into patients' symptoms, but translating this complex ...
Sep 12, 2023
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If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you're hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your ...
Aug 15, 2019
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It's been adopted more regularly across U.S. health care systems—vertical integration is when physicians work directly for hospitals rather than independent practices. The intention is to have positive outcomes for patients, ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Delivering childhood vaccines via drone could be a triple whammy—saving lives, saving money and improving health outcomes—according to research in Transportation Science. The authors developed optimization models to strategically ...
Feb 28, 2024
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