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Interactive multimedia computer program fails to increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives, but too few people get tested. In an effort to increase these numbers,researchers from UC Davis and elsewhere investigated whether an individualized interactive multimedia computer program (IMCP) would spur patients to get screened.

14 May 2014

Patient, technology groups push to expand digital care

Various groups see telemedicine as a potential boon for people with complex chronic diseases who have difficulty getting to the doctor. But there are hurdles from Medicare payment rules to state licensing restrictions.

14 May 2014

Patient-centered care associated with improved patient outcomes

Providing patient-centered care consistently in clinical practice requires practitioners who are able to recognize that different clinical situations require different approaches and are skilled enough to adapt.

14 May 2014

Health law's effects becoming clearer regarding hospitals, navigators, insurers

News outlets covered various aspects of implementation, including a fact check on Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

14 May 2014

Insurers' state filings offer signals about the 2015 marketplace

The Wall Street Journal, using Molina Healthcare Inc. as an example because the company is proposing to lower customers' rates, notes that insurers that were conservative in their 2014 pricing may feel pressure in the year ahead.

14 May 2014

Study reveals sea salt and table salt have equivalent sodium content

Pink Himalayan, Breton Gray and Hawaiian Alea - the newer offerings of salt may be exotic, cost more and frequent the shelves of high-end stores, but they are just as bad for you as common table salt.

14 May 2014

Boehner Spokesman's surprise: Leaving Capitol Hill for AHIP

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14 May 2014

Mayo Clinic researchers find innovative approaches to reduce early hospital readmissions

A Mayo Clinic review of 47 studies found that 30-day readmissions can be reduced by almost 20 percent when specific efforts are taken to prevent them. Key among these are interventions to help patients deal with the work passed on to them at discharge.

14 May 2014

Highlights: Mass. death rate drops after universal coverage; Calif. immigrant licensing; Calif. offenders mental health treatment

The mortality rate in Massachusetts declined substantially in the four years after the state enacted a law in 2006 mandating universal health care coverage, providing the model for the Affordable Care Act.

13 May 2014

Maccabi Health Care earns 2 healthcare IT awards for improving End User Experience of primary applications

Aternity Inc., the industry's leader in providing Workforce APM for any application running on physical, virtual, and mobile devices, announced that Maccabi Health Care Services has earned two healthcare IT awards for improving the End User Experience of its primary applications.

13 May 2014

Parent disapproval linked to lower rate of drug misuse among teens

Parents' attitudes toward substance use may help to explain observed racial/ethnic variations in prescription drug misuse among teens, reports a study in the May Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

13 May 2014

Viewpoints: heath insurance and mortality; newly insured vs. previously insured on marketplaces

The connection between health insurance and mortality is really hard to pin down, even if insurance truly has strong protective effects. The uninsured in America are mainly non-elderly adults.

13 May 2014

Medicare roundup: Alabama pain clinic spending 'hotspot'; quality improvement program scrutinized

Also, the controversy about paying for a hepatitis-C cure and reinstating physicians who lost their licenses.

13 May 2014

Study: In states that didn't expand Medicaid, community health centers will likely take a hit

News outlets examine the cost and benefits states must weigh as they contemplate expanding the Medicaid program. Also, news outlets report on the latest related developments in Georgia and North Carolina.

13 May 2014

Sense of purpose in life may help you live longer

Feeling that you have a sense of purpose in life may help you live longer, no matter what your age, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

13 May 2014

Being forty never too late to start endurance training, says study

A study of healthy senior men has found that "relatively intensive" endurance exercise confers benefits on the heart irrespective of the age at which they began training.(1) The benefits were evident and comparable in those who had started training before the age of 30 or after the age of 40.

13 May 2014

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Interactive multimedia computer program fails to increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Patient, technology groups push to expand digital care

Patient-centered care associated with improved patient outcomes

Health law's effects becoming clearer regarding hospitals, navigators, insurers

Insurers' state filings offer signals about the 2015 marketplace

Study reveals sea salt and table salt have equivalent sodium content

Boehner Spokesman's surprise: Leaving Capitol Hill for AHIP

Mayo Clinic researchers find innovative approaches to reduce early hospital readmissions

Highlights: Mass. death rate drops after universal coverage; Calif. immigrant licensing; Calif. offenders mental health treatment

Maccabi Health Care earns 2 healthcare IT awards for improving End User Experience of primary applications

Parent disapproval linked to lower rate of drug misuse among teens

Viewpoints: heath insurance and mortality; newly insured vs. previously insured on marketplaces

Medicare roundup: Alabama pain clinic spending 'hotspot'; quality improvement program scrutinized

Study: In states that didn't expand Medicaid, community health centers will likely take a hit

Sense of purpose in life may help you live longer

Being forty never too late to start endurance training, says study

Bullied children may experience long term health problems

Republicans look for new battles as health law fight quiets

Delayed care for Veterans is a hot topic on Sunday news shows, in headlines

New paper suggests scrapping the health law's employer mandate

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

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