(HealthDay)—For accountable care organizations (ACOs), referrals within the ACO can be ethical as long as their selection is influenced in a manner that is transparent, with appropriate metrics and the right incentives, ...
Jan 15, 2015
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The House has approved a bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic that claims the lives of 22 military veterans every day.
Dec 9, 2014
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People who received small cash bonuses for their degree of participation in an Internet weight loss program shed more pounds than those who were not offered bonuses and they kept much of the weight off, according to a new ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Offering small financial incentives doubles smoking cessation rates among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, according to research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The findings ...
Nov 17, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The National Institutes of Health has granted $2 million to study the effect of malpractice risk and financial incentives on cardiac testing.
Sep 29, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Efforts to increase transparency among doctors are underway, according to an article published in The Boston Globe.
Sep 17, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Men and women aged 44 or younger are more likely to agree with financial incentives to encourage breastfeeding and smoking cessation during pregnancy compared to those aged 65 and over.
Jul 21, 2014
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Smoking during pregnancy – particularly among economically-disadvantaged women – leads to a host of poor pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, preterm birth, SIDS, and additional adverse effects later in life. Without ...
Apr 21, 2014
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Small financial incentives, totalling as little as £30, can dramatically increase the likelihood of people who inject drugs completing a course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, according to new research published ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Many physicians are adopting patient portals in response to governmental incentives for meaningful use (MU), but the stage 2 requirements for portal use may be particularly challenging for newer electronic health record (EHR) ...
Mar 24, 2014
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