Innovation, Patient Experience
May 4, 2022
Via: HuffPostSince 1973, Roe v. Wade has protected the right of all Americans to access safe and legal abortions. But a leaked document published by Politico on Monday shows that the federal protections conferred by Roe may be struck down by […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
March 31, 2022
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWhen covid-19 vaccines first became available, Native Americans acted swiftly and with determination to get their shots — as though they had everything to lose. Covid hospitalization and death rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives had skyrocketed past those […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
March 30, 2022
Via: FierceHealthcareMost participating healthcare facilities performed well on the annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) survey put out by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. In the 15th edition of the HEI, which measured 2,200 healthcare facilities on equitable treatment of LGBTQ+ […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
March 30, 2022
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWylie James Prescott, 3, had to wait more than a year after his autism diagnosis to begin behavioral therapy, even though research shows early treatment of autism can be crucial for children’s long-term development. His mother, Brandie Kurtz, said his […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
March 11, 2022
Via: Kaiser Health NewsDivya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic. Each time, she was denied an interpreter. Her doctors told her she would have to get insurance to pay for an interpreter, […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
February 18, 2022
Via: medicaldevice-network.comOn 26th January, the FDA released a guidance document for industry, detailing how best to involve patients in medical device clinical trials. The guidance, which follows several years of FDA discussions, recommends that patients should be involved in an advisory […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
February 17, 2022
Via: ScienceDailyNew University of Cincinnati research discovered a unique class of medications that act as blood thinners by inhibiting an enzyme in the genes of tick saliva. The research focused on novel direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI) from tick salivary transcriptomes, or […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
November 22, 2021
Via: Health IT AnswersThe Price Transparency rule is intended to help consumers know the costs of hospital healthcare services before receiving them. While providing a list of services and prices is useful, it’s only part of the solution to help patients understand what […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
November 17, 2021
Via: ScienceDailyA large, nationwide study of COVID-19 cases led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that people taking medications that suppress the immune system — for example, to prevent transplant rejection or to treat […]
Innovation, News, Patient Experience
November 10, 2021
Via: Healthcare DiveThe pandemic appears to again be altering the healthcare landscape as patients defer doctor visits to avoid contracting the virus. A report this month from consultants Kaufman Hall showed hospital margins declined more than 18% in September from August as […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
October 29, 2021
Via: Health IT AnswersHow should patients be able to access healthcare services? The question is becoming more nuanced given the growth and expansion of telehealth. Prior to COVID-19 driving the implementation of telehealth, access to healthcare services had largely been the same for […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
September 10, 2021
Via: HitConsultantWhat You Should Know: – Over 80 percent of the country lacks adequate healthcare infrastructure in some shape or form, according to recent report findings from GoodRx Research. The research finds that over a third of the U.S. population lives […]
Innovation, News, Patient Experience
September 7, 2021
Via: The Medical NewsOf the 203 million people who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, more than 9 million have enrolled in a program to share information about their health since getting the shot. The initiative was created for […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
August 31, 2021
Via: ScienceDaily HealthTelemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children with medically complex cases, according to results of a new study by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
August 30, 2021
Via: The Medical NewsHesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines threatens to impair the steady progress being made towards achieving widespread immunity, with a sufficient non-vaccinated population to allow SARS-CoV-2 to persist fiercely in some locations. Factors related to safety concerns and distrust of pharmaceutical companies […]