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IOM: Chronic conditions a public health 'crisis'
Despite existing national initiatives to help patients with chronic illnesses, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) indicated in a report yesterday the industry still isn't doing enough for patients in
Pilot addresses root cause of illnesses--patients' finances
The unrelenting stress of the poor U.S. housing market is having a noticeable and negative impact on public health, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. According
Gun ownership: More states want docs banned from discussing
Doctors in Florida may now be fined $500 for asking patients or their parents whether they have a gun in their home. Under the current version of the law, expected to soon be signed by Gov. Rick
HHS aims for racial equity in healthcare
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to study the causes of racial inequities in healthcare delivery, to improve its hiring of minority staff and beef up its translation services for
How to connect with your patients to truly be heard
It is practically a law of nature that whenever public health officials take a stance on an issue--vaccines, antibiotics, and other drugs, to name a few--physicians find themselves up against a
Public health hero makes healthy options the default
Philadelphia's top public health advocate is the commissioner of public health, Dr. Donald Schwarz, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Here are just a few of the changes he has backed:
To make it
Data mining looks for clues to prevention, treatment of depression
Business intelligence specialists in Australia are examining how to mine patient data and clinician notes in search of better ways to diagnose and treat depression, a condition not linked to specific
HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement
HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions
ONC removes 'erroneous' specification in final EHR certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has moved to correct some incorrect information in the final rule for certification of electronic health records, taking out
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved
