The Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the first and second most important priorities for rural health stakeholders, according to a May 2023 policy brief.With a chronic…
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Kentucky ranks fifth in the U.S. for adults with hypertension, many of whose condition is not controlled. Untreated high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems.THE PROBLEM
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The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act, initially introduced in the U.S. Senate in 2022 and reintroduced in March of this year, aims to amend the Social Security Act to provide Medicare and Medicaid…
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In so many industries, experience is top priority. Consumers are tracked throughout their journey and across all interactions, and customer experiences are personalized and timely. Why should healthcare be any different?THE PROBLEM
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Healthcare organizations are known for holding onto as much data as they can amass. And with good reason: With so many valuable insights and patterns able to be derived from all that patient information,…
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Hospitals and health systems have worked hard over the past decade-plus to roll out and optimize electronic health records. But EHRs by themselves have not automatically resulted in widespread improvements in clinical care and…
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Oracle announces “the new Oracle Health EHR platform” at its annual conference, which it says will use the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to offer a modern interface and intuitive processes.
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Patients seeking neurologic care can face physical, geographical and financial challenges as they deal with chronic and disabling conditions.Telehealth is offering one way forward. In one of the largest studies of outpatient general teleneurology…
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GE HealthCare has secured a grant of more than $44 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to design AI-enabled applications and tools to help less experienced health professionals in low- and middle-income…
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What You Should Know: Rising healthcare expenses, lack of certainty over costs and financial support and poor coordination between providers and payers have caused consumers to feel more stressed than ever before about their…
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