Health
Employers contributing less to workers' health savings accounts
(HealthDay)—U.S. workers got less help socking away savings for medical expenses from their employers in 2014 than the prior year, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2015
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Radiology & Imaging
Small steps can yield big energy savings and cut emissions from MRIs
Medical centers around the world could significantly reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by turning off MRIs and putting them in the lowest power mode instead of idling them when not in use, a new study in Radiology ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Pediatrics
Reaching federal youth sport participation goal could save US billions of dollars
A first-of-its-kind study suggests increasing the percentage of youth in the United States who participate in sports to meet a Healthy People 2030 goal could improve children's physical and mental health and save $80 billion.
Feb 27, 2024
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Health
Why Congress is moving forward from turning the clocks forward
Feeling a little out of it this week? It's no surprise. You can thank our annual tradition of turning the clocks forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time.
Mar 17, 2022
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Health
New study shows electronic health records often capture incomplete mental health data
Complementary sources of data can be used to paint a more complete picture of a patient's health trajectory than a single source. Significant recent investment in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) took place on the assumption ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Health
Health care law boosts savings on meds for medicare recipients
(HealthDay)—Savings on prescription drugs related to the Affordable Care Act have reached $5.1 billion, according to a Dec. 3 news release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dec 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative flu vaccine should reduce medical costs and save lives
A study just published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics suggests that an alternative vaccine might bring clinical benefits and cost savings if used on a large scale when compared to the one currently in widest use.
Jan 25, 2017
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Health
Affordable Care Act payment reform achieves early gains: study
Accountable care organizations that joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) when it launched in 2012 achieved modest savings while maintaining or improving performance on measures of quality of patient care in 2013, ...
Apr 13, 2016
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Health
Details of early savings by Medicare Pioneer ACO program point way to improvements
In the first year of Medicare's Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, the 32 participating provider organizations achieved a 1.2% savings while maintaining or improving performance on measures of quality of patient ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Health
Study highlights the benefits of a salt reduction strategy to US food industry
New research, published in the Milbank Quarterly, highlights the potential health and economic impact of the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed voluntary salt policy on workers in the US food ...
Jul 24, 2019
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