Posts Tagged ‘health care costs’
To allocate funds, rank health risks
U. MISSOURI (US) — A new system may help public health care organizations allocate resources by prioritizing health risks and conditions—in some cases before they become major health problems. Continue…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:12 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 10:43 - 1 Comment
Hospital visits spike Alzheimer’s care costs
BROWN (US) — Medicare could save money by reducing the number of hospitalizations that occur between when Alzheimer’s patients are first diagnosed and when they become permanent nursing home residents. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 16, 2012 12:05 - 3 Comments
Keeping patients happy may be unhealthy
UC DAVIS (US) — People who are the most satisfied with their doctor are more likely to be hospitalized, accumulate high health-care and drug costs, and have higher death rates than less satisfied patients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 11:36 - 0 Comments
Brand name drugs cost Medicare the most
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Brand-name prescription drugs may be the source of regional variation in per capita drug costs, not the quantity of drugs prescribed. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2011 8:38 - 3 Comments
Take a pill (not IV). Save a bundle
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Switching hospitalized patients from intravenous to pill forms of the same drugs could safely save millions of dollars a year. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 3, 2011 6:06 - 1 Comment
Top-paid UK moms choose: Full-time or family
U. WARWICK (UK) — Lack of part-time jobs in senior or well-paid roles force new mothers in the UK to abandon successful careers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
White youth more likely to get CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — White children are far more likely to receive CT scans in an emergency room after minor head trauma than African-American or Hispanic children, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 14, 2011 11:05 - 2 Comments
Weight loss programs may save Medicare $15B
EMORY (US) — Investing in weight loss programs to prevent diabetes or heart disease could save the U.S. government as much as $15 billion in Medicare spending. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2011 8:51 - 1 Comment
CT lung cancer screening saves lives
BROWN (US) — A new study reports a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths in heavy smokers who had low-dose computed tomographic (LDCT) screenings instead of X-rays. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 13, 2011 15:22 - 2 Comments
After cancer, hefty health care costs
PENN STATE (US) — Cancer survivors spend an average of $9,300 per year on health care, up to $5,000 more than people who have never had cancer, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 13:11 - 1 Comment
Med tech ends need to justify means
U. CHICAGO (US) — To control the rising cost of health care, consideration of the cost-effectiveness of research should be expanded when developing medical technology. (more…)
