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A majority of employers that measure the performance of their employee wellness and value-based healthcare programs show a return on investment (ROI), with a significant number showing savings of $3 or more for every dollar spent, according to new research published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP).
In a report released Thursday, the FDA outlined a four-step plan to better monitor and report on the effectiveness and safety of medical devices.
Twelve Iowa cities and towns are applying to be demonstration sites for the Blue Zones project, a micro-level experiment in trying to improve health and well-being by Healthways and with funding assistance from health insurer Wellmark.
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than it will need in 2015. Allowing foreign doctors to practice in the U.S. could provide one solution to the problem.
Most employers that measure the performance of their employee wellness and value-based healthcare offerings show a return on investment (ROI) for these programs, with a significant number showing savings of $3 or more for every dollar spent, according to new research published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP).
It's a joke without a punch line: Both Republican and Democratic national party platforms make sparse mention of health IT.
According to a new John Hopkins Children's Center study published earlier this week, hospitals can prevent one in five central-line infections by following a list of precautions and measures, encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance and doing an analysis of the causes behind every infection that does occur.
Healthcare added 17,000 jobs to the nation's economy in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New Institute of Medicine report identifies four tools that will improve care and lower costs in the healthcare system: computing power, connectivity, improved organizational capabilities and teamwork.
New York Downtown Hospital will pay a total of $13.4 million in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud settlement that alleged the hospital received claims on an unlicensed inpatient drug detox program and that it paid kickbacks to an out-of-state vendor for referrals to the program.