Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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Dementia rates significant decline among older Americans in 21st century

As the baby boomer generation ages, many expect the age-specific risk of dementia to grow in the United States. But researchers have found a significant decline in dementia in recent years, with some 24 percent fewer individuals over the age of 65 suffering the symptoms in 2012 when compared to 2000.

Parents view their fetus using 3D virtual reality

Ultrasound appointment are a momentous occasion for many parents to be. But researchers have developed a method that may allow parents to view their fetus in three dimensions.

9-point plan to solve physician burnout

Physician burnout has reached problematic levels, impacting not only physicians but patients as well. Researchers from Mayo Clinic have developed a nine-step plan for healthcare facilities to easing the burdens of physicians.

Online self-care tools go unnoticed by women with chronic diseases

Although it may be time consuming and frustrating, teaching older women the potential health benefits associated with the internet is important. Research from Oregon State University shows chronically ill middle-aged women are not taking advantage of the possible ways to maintain health.

Nurse-led monitoring gives insight into patient care

Nurses make up the fulcrum of the medical industry, being the first point of contact to the patient and administering care under the doctor. The influences nurses have cannot by duplicated and a new research shows that nurse-led medication monitoring are able to prevent side effects of mental health medications as well as identifying unknown side effects.

Digital tech can protect the health of business

Digital technology, like smartphones and wearables, has the potential to improve cost effectiveness and quality for businesses.

Cannabis offers exit ramp from alcohol, opioid addiction

Cannabis has been labeled a “gateway," but recent research shows marijuana may be more of an exit drug for people with addiction problems while also improving mental health.

Juno Biomedical develops treatment for stroke patients to regain motor function

Juno Biomedical has announced the partnership with Promenade Software to further develop software for Juno Biomedical's CELLTech device, which uses 30 years of cell electrotaxis research to create a device that helps stroke patients regain motor function.

Around the web

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.