Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have a new issue to disagree about: the wisdom of a soda tax. A tax on sugary soft drinks, like the one proposed in Philadelphia and endorsed by Mrs. Clinton last week, divides the left. It can be seen as achieving an admirable public health goal of less sugar consumption… Read More »
If you are an executive of a health plan, better analytics to improve decision-making is at the top of your wish list for your organization. As the cost of healthcare has risen, health plans have seen a growing need to proactively manage members’ health. The proactive part of that is the rub—it’s far easier to… Read More »
With population health management supported with analytics becoming a top priority for many healthcare organizations, so is the need to collect data and clean it of duplicate information to better identify and manage patients across all settings of care. That is the impetus for Valley Health System in Ridgewood, N.J., which has selected enterprise identification… Read More »
Print this page FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2018 — A horrific 2011 Christmas Day fire killed five people, including three young sisters, in their Stamford, Conn., home. The tragedy — blamed on improper disposal of fireplace ashes — is a reminder that fire safety is one of the best Christmas gifts you can give your family.… Read More »
This story is part of a partnership that includes WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). Kristina Cunningham was in stable condition on an evening in June, when EMTs lifted her gurney into a medical flight, bound for Boston. The 34-year-old couldn’t use her right arm or speak… Read More »
CAPE TOWN — A musician from South Africa had a tumor in his brain, so doctors opened a hole in his skull to remove it. But they had a crucial request: He must play his acoustic guitar during the surgery. The musician, Musa Manzini, a jazz bassist, was awake when the doctors performed the surgery… Read More »