Tuesday, January 28
Health Care Spending Growth and State Policy Options
This Forum Brief was prepared as background material for a January 2003 Kansas Health Policy Forum. The brief discusses reasons for the growth in health care spending, the outlook for the future and what the increases mean for Kansas.
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Men also at risk for breast cancer gene mutation
June 18, 2013
Actress Angelina Jolie's May announcement that she had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk for cancer has raised a lot awareness about the testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in women. But what may have overlooked in the recent discussion is that men can also have the mutation. By Giles Bruce
Dad Days event offers activities for families this weekend
June 11, 2013
Dad Days will celebrate fatherhood this week with free activities sponsored by Dads of Douglas County.
Double Take: Be proactive about STD testing
June 10, 2013
How should a young woman move forward after learning she has a sexually transmitted disease?
Have electronic medical records worked as advertised?
June 9, 2013
Technology-averse doctors are becoming a rare breed: those who haven't yet switched to electronic medical records. But almost five years after the digital push began, have electronic health records helped provide better, less expensive care? By Giles Bruce
Concert to raise funds for uninsured cancer patient
June 5, 2013
A concert is being held this weekend to raise funds for Dawn Villarreal-Nutt, a local business owner who was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year when she didn't have health insurance. The event is Saturday from 8 p.m. at Gaslight Gardens, 317 N. Second St., and will feature performances by DJ Proof, JabberJosh, Prag and Hot & Ugly.
Well: The 4-Minute Workout
June 19, 2013
A single, strenuous four-minute workout can effectively improve health and fitness as much as longer workouts can, researchers found. Download the “Well 4-Minute Workout” playlist for your workout.
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Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools
June 19, 2013
A new health policy that would make condoms available in the district’s high schools is up for a vote on Wednesday night.
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Nickelodeon Resists Critics of Food Ads
June 19, 2013
In resisting calls to ban ads for nutritionally questionable food, Nickelodeon argued that its job was children’s entertainment, not nutrition.
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Op-Ed Contributor: Our Genes, Their Secrets
June 19, 2013
Why the Supreme Court’s ruling on gene patents is only a partial victory for DNA-data sharing.
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A.M.A. Recognizes Obesity as a Disease
June 19, 2013
The decision by the American Medical Association could have implications for health care companies and the pharmaceutical industry.
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What will Google Glass do for health?
June 3, 2013
It's probably the most anticipated and potentially transformative new gadget since the smartphone. But unlike the iPhone, Google Glass has also been heralded with a healthy dose of controversy.
Although few folks have yet managed to get their mitts on a pair, lots of people have some pretty passionate ideas about what the technology – which enables hands-free Web and camera access – will mean, for healthcare and society at large.
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Cleveland Clinic opens EMR to patients
June 7, 2013
A half million Cleveland Clinic patients gained access to more of their healthcare information Thursday – and by the end of the year – they will see all that is in their electronic medical record, including physician notes, via MyChart, the secure online portal.
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Meaningful use penalties could be difficult to avoid in Stage 2, experts say
May 29, 2013
The difficulty between what it takes to achieve Stage 1 and Stage 2 is so great, it could easily catch some providers off guard, says Laura Kreofsky, principal advisor at Naperville, Ill.-based Impact Advisors, who specializes in meaningful use. There could be a fair amount of hospitals and eligible providers that will fall short of achieving meaningful use Stage 2, she warns.
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Threat matrix: Malware and hacking pose dangers to medical devices
May 24, 2013
The scene from the Showtime series Homeland is tough to watch: The Vice President of the United States, dying slowly as his heart beats faster. His pacemaker – a delicate implanted device, accessed and altered from some distant computer by a terrorist who'd learned its serial number – is going haywire.
It could happen, said Tim Zoph, CIO of Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, speaking at the Healthcare IT News/HIMSS Media Privacy & Security Forum this past December.
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Beware: The top 4 hurdles to a successful EHR implementation
May 31, 2013
If you were a healthcare provider and all you did was read press releases, you'd be tempted to think that transitioning to a new EHR involved little more than opening the package and plugging in the contents.
Naturally, things are a little more complicated than that, but many providers aren't aware of just how much more complicated the truth really is.
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Reevaluating "Made in America"—Two Cost-Containment Ideas from Abroad
June 14, 2013
In this Commonwealth Fund–supported Perspective, researchers examined two strategies for containing health care costs: Germany's bundled payments and Japan's volume-driven pricing.
Primary Care: Our First Line of Defense
June 12, 2013
Touching on some of the critical concepts in health care reform, this brief explains why primary care is so important to patients and also to the country's bottom line.
Health Reform & You: A New Publication Series
June 7, 2013
In a new series of publications, The Commonwealth Fund explores these and other changes in U.S. health care. Geared toward the non-expert, the briefs provide readers with easy-to-digest information on what the reforms mean and how they will affect patients, providers, and purchasers.
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and Options
June 6, 2013
This report examines six Medicaid programs that support innovative ways of delivering specialty care and help ensure specialty referrals for Medicaid patients are appropriate and efficient.
Limits of Readmission Rates in Measuring Hospital Quality Suggest the Need for Added Metrics
June 6, 2013
Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers examined the change in readmission rates over a two-year period and the relationship between these rates and other commonly used measures of hospital quality.
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