Current proposals to correct the VA’s course include firing Secretary Eric Shinseki (who resigned on May 30), ordering a criminal investigation by…
A Meeting of Minds on the Value of Healthcare IT
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As healthcare providers face challenges from empowered patients, the increasing impact of the internet and mobile technology on patient care, and more…
Q and A, Part Two: Addressing an Enormous Public Health Problem with a Simple Technology Solution
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Inadequate handwashing is a huge problem in hospitals, contributing to as much as 70% of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), according to the US Centers for…
Inadequate handwashing is a pervasive public health problem, contributing to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), which cost American society in the tens of billions…
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius’ ancient saying underscores a current issue in healthcare: how well do…
Yesterday, Medicare released data on in-patient hospital costs across the country to provide consumers/patients with cost comparison information. Yesterday, Medicare released data…
Scientists have puzzled over cognitive differences between men and women for at least 100 years. And the results of their work support…
As I watch the power in healthcare shift away from physicians/providers toward consumers/patients (enabled by the wide access to information and driven…
First HHS Innovation Fellowships’ Meeting Focuses on New Measures of Quality in Healthcare
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In its quest to find ways to reduce healthcare costs but boost healthcare quality, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…