Earlier detection is valuable, but it creates a duty that does not end when an alert appears in the electronic health record. Health systems need to decide, in advance, how a risk signal becomes a clinically accountable pathway. The post AI Can Flag Cognitive Decline Earlier — Health Systems Still Own What Happens Next appeared…
That is the title of an interview with me in The Evidence Base out today with the subtitle Introducing generalized cost effectiveness analysis for a comprehensive value assessment. Below is an excerpt: What is this paper about? What is new in this paper?Our recent publication presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating the societal value of health technologies,…
Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the UniMóvil, is part of the Healthy Mujeres program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. The U.S. has about 3,000…
ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law to help. They grabbed canned food, fruit and vegetables, and a grocery store gift card. And…
[Sponsored] Choosing the right software translates directly into better client management, operational efficiency and growth for your spa franchise. Discover which tool is best for your business. The post The 5 Best Software to Buy for Managing a Spa Franchise appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani gave an update on how Ohio is using its opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All Sides with Amy Juravich” on April 30. Click here to hear Pattani on “All Sides with Amy Juravich.” Read Pattani’s coverage of opioid settlements in “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash.”…
Línea de ayuda nacional para casos de violencia doméstica: Las personas que han sufrido abuso doméstico pueden recibir ayuda confidencial en thehotline.org o llamando al 800-799-7233. La inmigrante originaria de India le creyó a su esposo cuando le dijo por teléfono que la mataría, si todavía estaba en su casa de Georgia para cuando él…
Who was Harold Hotelling and what did he contribute to the field of economics? A paper by Gaspard et al. (2024) in the Journal of Economics Literature provides some background on his life, his research and pros and cons of his research contributions. Today I summarize some of his key contributions to the field of…
We now have technology that can address the problems faced by so many rural hospitals, improving both patient outcomes and an organization’s bottom line. The post It Doesn’t All Have to Be Doom and Gloom for Rural Hospitals – A Blueprint for Improving Cost Structures appeared first on MedCity News.
Prisma Health plans to establish its East Tennessee regional headquarters in Chattanooga as part of the collaboration