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Population and Public Health

By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 05:12 pm | July 25, 2016
As patients learn to manage high-deductible plans and health savings accounts, convenience, accessibility and neighborhood connections are shaping patient's financial decisions.
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 04:27 pm | July 25, 2016
Mortality rates have not improved, and obesity is on the rise, but there Is some good news.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:22 pm | July 25, 2016
Tennessee health system said it intends to will roll out one system across its entire care continuum.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:31 am | July 22, 2016
Specific hospital ratings will be posted on the CMS Hospital Compare website soon.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:40 am | July 21, 2016
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine say the new genome sequencing test to detect mutations can guide precision cancer treatment with more than 95 percent accuracy.
By Bill Siwicki | 04:44 pm | July 20, 2016
Wellcentive complements Philips’ health IT portfolio with cloud-based IT systems to manage clinical, claims and financial data to help providers deliver care that meets new quality requirements and reimbursement models, Philips said.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:12 pm | July 20, 2016
Population health management, EHRs and biosensing technologies were also among the top investment areas.
By Tom Sullivan | 08:09 am | July 19, 2016
The names and Twitter handles of this year's social media favorites as voted on by the people. 
By Bernie Monegain | 10:24 am | July 18, 2016
The hospital said participating in MissionPoint ACO enables groups of doctors to share the financial benefits of improving care.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:16 am | July 14, 2016
Hospitals can use the interactive map, based on CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System data, to compare skilled nursing and home health facilities in specific regions to smooth care transitions.