Executive Summary Productivity in the United States’ health care industry is declining – and has been ever since World War II. As the cost of treating patients continues to rise, life expectancies in America are beginning to fall. But there is mounting evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) can begin to reverse the downward spiral in… Read More »
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives is working to raise funds for its newly created Opioid Health IT Action Center. At its CHIME18 CIO Fall Forum in San Diego this week, the organization said it’s launched a fund-raising campaign for the center, which is a web-based repository for healthcare organizations looking for resources and… Read More »
Print this page Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Ninth Child Dies in Virus Outbreak at N.J. Facility A ninth child has died in an adenovirus outbreak at a New Jersey rehabilitation center, state health officials said Sunday. They said the unidentified child who… Read More »
Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., is a leading researcher in a very important field of study: the circadian rhythm, which is the topic of his book, “Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy and Sleep Well Every Night.” It’s a great read, written at a level that is easy to understand. Growing up on a farm in… Read More »
Government considers fortifying bread with folic acid Health experts are pushing the government to add folic acid to bread, saying that other countries are already doing what can only benefit consumers. The B vitamin would not change the taste of the food. The government will launch a consultation on the issue early next year. “My… Read More »