Economic Impact of Missing Opportunities for Diagnosing HIV Economic Impact of Missing Opportunities for Diagnosing HIV
Missed opportunities for HIV testing during a healthcare visit could result in worse patient outcomes and higher healthcare costs.HIV Medicine (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - September 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Journal Article Source Type: news
If Businesses Can Mandate Vaccines, They Should Mandate Affordable Healthcare, Too
Why stop with vaccine mandates? American businesses have the ability, opportunity and momentum needed to solve another national crisis: healthcare costs. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 13, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Pearl, M.D., Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Coronavirus pharma Source Type: news
Pear's reSET-O DTx lowers costs, enhances quality of life in new study
Using the reSET-O app in addition to other opioid treatments lowered healthcare costs by $1,014 and added 0.003 quality-adjusted life years compared with treatment alone. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - September 1, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Privatised Health Services Worsen Pandemic
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 2021 (IPS) Decades of public health cuts have quietly taken a huge human toll, now even more pronounced with the pandemic. Austerity programmes, by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, have forced countries to cut public spending, including health provisioning.
‘Government is the problem’
“India’s COVID crisis: A deadly example of government failure”, “Government failures still hamper [UK] Covid-19 response”. Such headlines have become commonplace as the pandemic rages on, with no sign of ending soon. Their godparents d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Aid COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Europe Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Inequity Source Type: news
Practical recommendations for routine cleaning and disinfection procedures in healthcare institutions: a narrative review
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most common adverse outcomes due to delivery of medical care. HAIs increase morbidity and mortality, prolong hospital stay, and are associated with additional healthcare costs. Contaminated surfaces, particularly those that are touched frequently, act as reservoirs for pathogens and contribute towards pathogen transmission. Therefore, healthcare hygiene requires a comprehensive approach whereby different strategies may be implemented together, next to targeted, risk-based approaches, in order to reduce the risk of HAIs for patients. This approach includes hand hygiene in conj...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethicon ’s Echelon Circular Powered Stapler Associated With Major Reduction In Serious Complications Following Colorectal Surgery
Cinncinnati, OH – Aug. 11, 2021 – Ethicon*, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies**, today announced the results of a new real-world study that shows its ECHELON CIRCULAR Powered Stapler was associated with a 74% reduction in anastomotic leak rates (1.8% vs. 6.9%)[1] and a 44% reduction in 30-day inpatient hospital readmission rates (6.1% vs.10.8%) after colorectal surgery compared with manual circular staplers.[2]The study, published in Surgical Endoscopy, shows the groundbreaking device is just as effective in reducing life-threatening and costly surgical complications in real-world surgical pra...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 11, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
It's Time for All Physicians to Have a National Medical License It's Time for All Physicians to Have a National Medical License
A physician says we need a national licensing system for doctors; it will help physicians, patients, and healthcare costs.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Expert Column Source Type: news
The effect of written and video discharge instructions after mild traumatic brain injury on healthcare costs and productivity costs - Hoek AE, Geraerds AJLM, Rood PPM, Joosten M, Dippel DWJ, Van Beeck EF, van den Hengel L, Dijkstra B, Papathanasiou D, van Rijssel D, van den Hamer M, Schuit SCE, Burdorf A, Haagsma JA, Polinder S.
OBJECTIVE: To compare healthcare and productivity costs between patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who received verbal discharge instructions only and patients who received an additional flyer with or without video instructions. SETTING: Emer... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Most US Adults 50 and Older Report Good Health: Survey Most US Adults 50 and Older Report Good Health: Survey
Responses show a strong overall preference for aging in place. However, healthcare costs were a bigger concern than losing a spouse.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - July 9, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Most U.S. Adults 50 and Older Report Good Health: Survey
Responses show a strong overall preference for aging in place. However, healthcare costs were a bigger concern than losing a spouse. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthcare costs of road injuries in Saudi Arabia: a quantile regression analysis - Alghnam S, Alkelya M, Aldahnim M, Aljerian N, Albabtain I, Alsayari A, Da'ar OB, Alsheikh K, Alghamdi A.
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the second leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Their economic burden is significant but poorly quantified, as limited literature exists locally. We aim to estimate the impact of RTIs on healthcare costs. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
4 ways employers can reduce high-cost health care claims
High-cost claims are the ones that involve more advanced -- and therefore more expensive -- medical treatment and lengthy hospital stays. A study by the American Health Policy Institute noted that they average $122,000 per patient, per year. Spending for high-cost claimants is by far the most expensive contributor to healthcare costs. They make up more than 30% of total health care spending and cost nearly 30 times as much as average claimants.
Two high-cost claim types
High-cost claims include… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Dr. Rupesh Nigam Source Type: news
How well is pharma incubating innovation?
Digital health startups are on fire right now as the big global trends create a following wind for the sector. The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital health as consumers increasingly adopt wearable tech, as the clinical impact of digital health became apparent during 2020, and as everyone looks to a future of high demand and stretched healthcare systems and budgets. Digital health ’s scope to manage healthcare costs, to help keep people well and to support physicians in their work flows has become abundantly clear to investors, says Dominick Kennerson, Global Head G4A Digital Health at Bayer, one of the...
Source: EyeForPharma - July 7, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrew Stone Source Type: news
Low-value injury admissions in an integrated Canadian trauma system: a multicenter cohort study - Gagnon MA, B érubé M, Mercier, Yanchar N, Cameron P, Stelfox T, Gabbe B, Bourgeois G, Lauzier F, Turgeon A, Belcaid A, Moore L.
BACKGROUND: Injury represents 260,000 hospitalisations and $27 billion in healthcare costs each year in Canada. Evidence suggests that there is significant variation in the prevalence of hospital admissions among ED presentations between countries and prov... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Burden of falls among elderly persons in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Kaur R, Kalaivani M, Goel AD, Goswami AK, Nongkynrih B, Gupta SK.
BACKGROUND:. Falls are one of the leading causes of death and disability among elderly persons. In India, there is paucity of data on the prevalence of falls, particularly among community-dwelling elderly persons. To estimate healthcare costs related to fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
