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Across the country, workplace wellness programs are making Americans healthier, paying quality-of-life dividends for millions of participating workers now and into the future. Employers are screening workers for diseases, paying for health club memberships...
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As the healthcare industry prepares for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known affectionately or derisively as “Obamacare,” the issues that preoccupy top hospital and system managers range from cost-cutting to...
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It took the U.S. 8½ years to land a man on the moon but it will take more than a dozen years to accomplish the task of being able to electronically trace fake or tainted drugs back to their source.
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Since the early 1980s, federal dietary guidelines have urged Americans to eat more nutrient-rich foods and cut back on fatty foods and highly processed “empty calorie” snacks such as cookies and chips. But those pleas have fallen on deaf ears. It's time to start thinking differently...
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"Of all the transformations reshaping American healthcare, none is more profound than the shift toward value.”
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From a healthcare perspective, the release of President Barack Obama's budget last week was extremely disturbing—and not because of the new cuts it would impose on healthcare providers.
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Half of all adult Americans are expected to be obese by 2030, and already more than 40 million adults do not meet appropriate physical activity levels. The challenge of addressing obesity and physical inactivity requires new thinking and monitoring by healthcare providers.
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Editor's note: Following is an edited excerpt of the transcript for Modern Healthcare's March 20 editorial webinar, “Patient Satisfaction: Boosting Scores and Improving Quality.” The panelists were Dr. Frank Byrne, president of St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wis.; Dr. Seth Glickman,...
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Most Americans know that healthcare is too expensive, and that we should get better value for our money. In fact, we spend twice as much on healthcare as other nations while getting about the same results.
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The worse-than-normal flu season brings to the fore a troublesome issue: Should health workers be forced to get the annual influenza vaccine?
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