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A new report on obesity by The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) found that reducing the average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. citizens by five percent could produce 10-year savings of more than $158 billion in reduced obesity-related costs.
A considerable number of middle-income retirees on Medicare lack understanding or have misconceptions about the program's coverage and costs, resulting in unexpected financial surprises, according to a study released Tuesday by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement.
Electronic prescribing is continues to grow steadily in California, potentially increasing the safety of the prescribing process, according to a new report from Cal eConnect.
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are among the most serious of all healthcare-associated infections, resulting in thousands of deaths each year and nearly $700 million in added costs to the U.S. healthcare system, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which announced Tuesday it will provide hospital infection rate data to consumers.
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will invest $156 million over two years to fight Alzheimer's disease and its ripple effects.
People living on incomes below 250 percent of the poverty rate -- less than $55,875 per year for a family of four -- have a disproportionately high rate of uninsurance and access to healthcare, according to a new report released yesterday by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Measures Application Partnership (MAP) has submitted its recommendations on the improvement and coordination of care by post-acute care and long-term care providers to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
As the healthcare industry gears up for ICD-10 implementation, some outrageous and humorously specific codes are coming to light.
A strategic and centralized approach to healthcare real estate results in significantly better overall financial and operational performance, according to a new report from global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
Iowa hospitals provide more than 700,000 jobs and pay more than $3.8 billion in salaries and benefits annually, according to a recent study conducted by the Iowa Hospital Association.