10 hospitals now offer special addiction residencies
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Growing interest in treating addiction as a medical issue, not a mental health issue, is behind the new program. Read more
Study: Expanded tele-care programs can save more money
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Expanding telephone-based care management programs to larger groups of patients can lower total health care costs. Read more
Study: Many chronic childhood illnesses resolve on their own
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A new study indicates health care providers may want to rethink how they handle children with seemingly chronic conditions like asthma. Read more
Should you pay patients to take their pills?
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A controversial idea is gaining ground in medicine: Paying non-compliant patients to take their meds. Read more
Personal health records create better-informed patients, improved care
Filed under: Communication, EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A new survey indicates the increasing availability of personal health records (PHR) helps patients take better care of themselves and better understand the care and treatments they receive. Read more
Telehealth: Who’s using it and how
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A recent survey shows most health care providers are using telehealth with some success. But getting paid for it remains an on-going battle for many. Read more
Medical marijuana is….like….complicated
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
In states that allow the use of medical marijuana, there are new questions about how well some doctors and pharmacies make sure that only patients with serious medical issues get prescriptions. Read more
$700 billion in waste: Where’s it coming from — and why?
Filed under: Communication, Fraud & Waste, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
The recent report that tagged health care waste at roughly $700 billion per year should come as a surprise to no one. But some of the causes of that waste might. Read more
EHRs in rural areas have huge impact on improved patient care
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
There’s new evidence that EHRs significantly improve overall care in rural areas by allowing health care providers to work with more patients in the same amount of time. Read more
New program tests real value of electronic health record subsidies
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
One major hospital system is offering up to $40,000 per doctor to adopt EHRs. Will it be worth it? Read more
