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By Jeff Lagasse | 12:02 pm | January 28, 2020
There was a 2% drop in ICU deaths at non-minority hospitals, but the same improvement rate was not seen at minority-serving hospitals.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:30 pm | December 12, 2019
The bedside teams at RSFH's three hospitals will be supported on a 24/7 basis by Advanced ICU Care's team of intensivists and nurses.
By HIMSS TV | 12:56 pm | November 04, 2019
Livongo founder and Chairman Glen Tullman discusses how the company's "Applied Health Signals" aggregates and analyzes information to generate insights that could make it easier for individuals to stay healthy.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:18 pm | October 24, 2019
Prescription opioids are a major contributor to the opioid epidemic and are linked to prescription opioid abuse, addiction and overdose deaths.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:29 pm | October 21, 2019
Few adults have the knowledge and ability to obtain health insurance information that can impact their ability to best use their benefits.
By HIMSS TV | 11:09 am | October 21, 2019
Nilesh Jain, co-founder and managing director of CliniVantage, provides insight into the ongoing trends in population health and chronic care management.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:25 am | October 18, 2019
PAP adherence also was associated with a significantly lower number of emergency department visits and inpatient stays.
By Susan Morse | 09:23 am | October 10, 2019
UCLA researchers have found that pressure ulcers first form on the inside of the body at a cellular level, says researcher and CEO Martin Burns.
By HIMSS TV | 07:03 am | August 14, 2019
Dr. Jacob Reider, CEO of Alliance for Better Health, explains how technical and business infrastructure can be built to support social care providers.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:14 pm | July 29, 2019
Less than a quarter of newly certified paramedics are female, and only about 5 percent of EMTs self-identify as black.