Preventing avoidable readmissions is a focal point of most, if not all health systems big and small. These episodes are often costly to the patient and provider and open up additional opportunities for exposure to hospital-acquired infections. However, some patient populations, especially those with chronic disease and those impeded by socioeconomic factors, are even more… Read More »
You will have noticed that the foods deemed as “healthy” and “clean” are more expensive than others. For the most part, healthy foods do cost more than processed goods that are high in cheap ingredients like saturated fats and sugars. However, foods that are currently trending with health bloggers seem subject to steep increases in… Read More »
Dive Brief: Breaches of protected health information can seriously harm an organization’s brand and finances, but little is known about how breaches occur and the steps organizations take to prevent a recurrence, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers analyzed 1,138 breach cases that occurred between Oct. 21, 2009, and Dec. 31,… Read More »
A farmer tends to a field of transgenic corn. (Andia/UIG via Getty Images) Americans are closely divided over whether genetically modified foods are worse for one’s health than foods that are not genetically modified, according to a new Pew Research Center report. About half of U.S. adults (49%) say foods containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients… Read More »
In 2018, 41% of voters said that health care was the most important issue facing the country. Health care wasn’t asked in 2016, but in 2014 only 25% said it was the most important issue and it was lower, 18%, in 2012. Health care is an extremely Democratic issue; three-quarters of those who said it… Read More »