A Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General audit found that the Veterans Health Administration underestimated the cost of its electronic health records modernization project to the tune of billions of dollars. The report, released earlier this week, noted that the preparation for the deployment of the Cerner EHR at VA facilities required significant… Read More »
The cement salesman had initially borrowed about $ 40 from a lender through an online app to supplement his $ 200-a-month salary. But he could not pay the mounting fees and interest, so he borrowed from others. By that morning, Kumar owed roughly $ 4,000. Even worse, the lenders had the phone numbers of those… Read More »
Media playback is unsupported on your device The government has pledged billions for hospital projects across England, at the start of the Conservative party conference. The plans include a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years. A new approach to NHS mental health treatment will also be trialled in 12 areas of England –… Read More »
The structure of synaptic connections between neurons shapes their activity and function. Measuring a comprehensive snapshot of this so-called connectome has so far only been accomplished within tiny volumes, smaller than the head of a pin. For larger volumes, the long-range connectivity, formed by bundles of extremely thin but long fibers, has only been studied… Read More »
Last year, Americans borrowed a whopping $ 88 billion to pay for their health care, according to a nationally representative survey. What’s more, 45 percent of respondents said they feared that a major health care crisis would lead to bankruptcy, and nearly 25 percent of respondents reported skipping medical treatments in order to cut costs.… Read More »