Kaiser Permanente physicians in Southern California were found to have reduced the odds of prescribing an antibiotic for sinusitis by 22% through the use of computer alerts to inform doctors when antibiotics may not be the best course of treatment
During Women's Day at a patient-centered medical home in Nebraska, patients get a manicure along with their routine screenings. It's one of the ways Midwest Regional Health operates as a patient-centered medical home and took steps to do a better job
A report from the Conference Board of Canada forecasts that by 2035, the country will need up to 199,000 new long-term care spaces to meet the demands of an aging population. If that prediction holds true, that represents a 78% increase over the 255
The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants published a report card in which it claims only three provinces, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, are doing a good job integrating the profession into the healthcare system. Of those jurisdictions that
Harvard Medical School researchers found U.S. Medicare’s Value-Based Payment Modifier Program, designed to improve the value of care by rewarding doctors for their performance, failed. The findings raise doubts about whether the Merit-based Incentive
In this white paper, Mercer explains that healthcare delivery was stable the past four decades, the next eight years are poised for disruptions as rising costs and government cutbacks continue. One innovation is personalized medicine, which Mercer
Following a review by NHS England of treatments it deems shouldn't be prescribed, several medications and vaccination drugs are set to be cut from a prescription list in a plan to save almost $350 million per year. The NHS drew a list of "wasteful"
The report by the OECD and WHO on State of Health in the EU suggests more prevention, improved primary care and an integrated, patient-centred approach is the best way to making health systems resilient. The WHO also states that all this needs to be
The province's health networks found there were over 200 hospitalizations for people between the ages of 12 and 24 over the last five years due to alcohol intoxication. From 2012-2013 to 2016-2017, Horizon Health recorded 186 hospitalizations of
New York-based design firm CannonDesign will begin the planning process for the new mental health and addictions campus that will replace Hillsborough Hospital on P.E.I. The province is investing $500,000 over the next two years for this work through