Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For the first time, we can take a clinically accurate blood pressure measurement from our wrist — welcome to the first of its kind wrist-worn blood pressure monitor, HeartGuide, brought to market by Omron. It may sound high, but an Apple Watch hasn’t yet been cleared by the FDA to take clinically validate blood pressure.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Clinicians need to be the ‘sherpas’ helping to find applications for AI where the outcome is clinically actionable, and where the health economics stack up. The biggest trap in health AI is answering a complex question that does not change anything for the patient.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Lowering costs and prices means moving healthcare to less expensive sites of care (say, retail clinics, telehealth, and pharmacies providing primary care) and lowering utilization or allocating more self-care to patients at home. It would not be surprising to know that when the Great Recession hit the U.S. And, 19% of U.S.

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Vidyo

DECEMBER 21, 2018

They might attend for CME credit, which every clinician, physician or nurse, is required to complete to stay on top of new clinical procedures and best practices for patient care. They might attend for the opportunity to share with and learn from their peers who Read More.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2018

For the study researchers conducted 96 clinical trials, and 26,169 patients with noncancer chronic pain patients received the placebo. Staying abreast as to how opioid prescription control policies are evaluated for effectiveness, payers can be more efficient in their policymaking.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs. It started during yoga class. She felt a strange pull on her neck, a sensation completely foreign to her. Her friend suggested she rush to the emergency room. This is very true of statins.

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