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Financial incentives could help people make healthier life choices
(Medical Xpress)—People may be more likely to adopt healthy behaviours if offered small financial incentives, the largest study of its kind has concluded.
Mar 12, 2014
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Study shows social gaming site effective weight loss tool
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that DietBet, a web-based commercial weight loss program that pairs financial incentives with social influence, delivers significant weight losses. The study and its findings ...
Feb 18, 2014
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AMA supports overhaul of Medicare doctors' pay
The American Medical Association says it strongly supports legislation that would change the way Medicare pays doctors, to emphasize quality care and not just sheer volume of services.
Feb 10, 2014
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Physicians embrace Michigan program to improve health care
A statewide program created by Michigan's largest insurer has succeeded in engaging primary care physicians from the ground up to improve patient care, according to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Dec 9, 2013
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States continue to place clinicians where they are in short supply, despite recession
(Medical Xpress)—Despite the recent recession, states increased the overall number of loan repayment programs designed to recruit health care professionals to live and practice in underserved communities, according to research ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Many would give private info to health insurers to save money
(HealthDay)—Many Americans say they'd submit to insurance company medical tests and lifestyle monitoring in exchange for lower-cost premiums, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.
Nov 13, 2013
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Study finds money encourages patients with severe mental illness to take their medication regularly
(Medical Xpress)—New research led by Queen Mary University of London reveals offering modest financial incentives to patients with psychotic disorders is an effective method for improving adherence to antipsychotic treatment.
Oct 30, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Do some docs have vested interest in prescribing radiation for prostate cancer?
(HealthDay)—Patients with prostate cancer may be encouraged to get radiation therapy by urologists who own the equipment, new research suggests.
Oct 24, 2013
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Surgery
Neurosurgical residents improve quality and reduce costs
Neurosurgical resident-led effort to improve quality and reduce costs in a leading academic institution Charlottesville, VA (October 15, 2013). An incentive program to reduce the number of unnecessary diagnostic laboratory ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise
A review study published today finds that financial incentives –as modest as $5 per week – can increase the amount of exercise people do.
Sep 17, 2013
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