Medical economics
The case of the two Grace Elliotts: A medical billing mystery
Earlier this year, Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received.
Dec 28, 2022
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News tagged with community health systems
Overweight & Obesity
Weight loss today keeps the doctor away
Statistics show that today, almost one in four Canadians is obese. A deadly trend that has been on the rise for the last thirty years, obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But is the obesity epidemic ...
Jul 16, 2012
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Cardiology
Digital health must be reimbursed to cope with chronic disease
Health systems must reimburse digital health and integrate it into routine care to cope with chronic disease. That's the main message of a position paper from European cardiology leaders published today in the European Journal ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Diabetes
The diabetes pandemic and the promise of connected care
Digital diabetes management systems ("connected diabetes care") have the potential to become part of a new diabetes care model, augmenting the traditional practice of diabetes care by providing continuous and on-demand assistance ...
Oct 3, 2019
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Health
Study of health woes in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria shows effects of climate change
A new study that found long-term health problems in Hurricane Maria survivors underscores the devastating health consequences of climate change on communities of color, experts say.
Jan 17, 2022
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Immunology
Virtual immune system roadmap unveiled
An article published May 20 in npj Digital Medicine provides a step-by-step plan for an international effort to create a digital twin of the human immune system.
May 20, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Induced labor not more expensive to health care system than spontaneous labor
Expectant parents wait 40 weeks for the arrival of their new baby, but what if labor was induced one week earlier? Conventional wisdom holds that inducing labor at 39 weeks would be cost-prohibitive to a health care system. ...
May 3, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care
African American women are at a two to three times greater risk of experiencing illness, injury or death during pregnancy compared to other racial groups in the United States.
Aug 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Racial disparities in COVID-19 are clear; better data, more targeted action needed
Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and highlight urgent needs to ensure adequate testing and treatment are available to African Americans and safer working and living ...
Jul 13, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Research informs HIV treatment policy for inmates
A national, five-year study of care for inmates with HIV brought strangers together, produced policy change in the Delaware Department of Corrections and documented the importance of good communication and coordinated care ...
Apr 16, 2015
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