By MARY SCOTT NABERS The United States ranks number one in the world for health care spending as a percentage of GDP. That sounds great… but, for instance, Texas ranks only 11th worldwide when it comes to performance. That’s because of access to care. The country’s health care rankings are likely to get worse as… Read More »
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 »