Population Health

Predictive analytics can spot patients not taking their medicine

While the U.S. spends billions of dollars developing new therapeutics, those investments won’t do much good if the drugs aren’t taken as […]

mHealth, Telehealth Providers Target Growing Senior Care Market

mHealth, Telehealth Providers Target Growing Senior Care Market

With Baby Boomers ready to retire and wishing to stay active at home, mHealth and telehealth providers are launching new tools and […]

New in Wearable Health Tech: A Wrist Sensor That Works Up a Sweat

New in Wearable Health Tech: A Wrist Sensor That Works Up a Sweat

Researchers who are trying to find a way to make wearable health technology real say they’ve taken a big step with a […]

Baby Boomers Influencing the Future of Healthcare Technology, Says Infiniti Research

Baby Boomers Influencing the Future of Healthcare Technology, Says Infiniti Research

The future of healthcare is being shaped by both demographic and technological changes New and advanced technologies, including robotics and wearables, are […]

State finds hundreds of medication errors linked to healthcare technology

State finds hundreds of medication errors linked to healthcare technology

The majority of errors were attributed to the human-computer interface, workflow and communication, and clinical content, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority says. Exactly […]

Big Data Analytics Link Economic Wellness to Population Health

Big Data Analytics Link Economic Wellness to Population Health

Counties experiencing economic prosperity are more likely to score highly on population health metrics, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield. “Population health […]

America's employers play a vital role in the 'repeal and replace' debate

America’s employers play a vital role in the ‘repeal and replace’ debate

Our nation’s great health reform debate risks missing the forest for the trees. While shoring up the individual market and ensuring Americans […]

Obamacare on the ropes, progressives push single payer in California

Obamacare on the ropes, progressives push single payer in California

Progressive grassroots groups are turning their eyes west, where California Democrats are pushing a new bill that would create a statewide single-payer […]

6 major mistakes of patient engagement

6 major mistakes of patient engagement

Is your healthcare facility making patient engagement mistakes? The first step to solving any problem is realizing there is one. Patient engagement […]

Top 10 healthcare technology advances for 2017, according to ECRI

Top 10 healthcare technology advances for 2017, according to ECRI

Liquid biopsies, opioid addiction biosensors and AI top ECRI’s annual list of technologies that will transform the industry this year. As the […]