by University of Auckland Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A researcher has defined kindness and believes this could hold the key to better communication within health care teams and improve care for patients. Nicki Macklin came up with a definition of kindness through a structured analysis of published research papers, and found it was action-oriented, positively focused and purposeful in...
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10 Promising Advanced Healthcare Technologies In Practice
As futurists, we have constantly been exploring what the future of healthcare holds for medical professionals and patients alike for years. With the rate of […] Pranavsingh Dhunnoo 7 min | 31 October 2024 Key Takeaways Technologies that were only concepts some years ago are now real options to be used in healthcare practice. From wearable...
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Q&A: How AI will, and won’t, change health care in 2024
by Adina Bresge, University of Toronto Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMuhammad Mamdani understands why people are wary of artificial intelligence having a say in their health care—but he’s even more concerned about the patients who are waiting to benefit from the potentially life-saving benefits of AI-assisted medicine. As vice-president, data science and advanced analytics at Unity Health...
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Biden administration moves to boost health care to the homeless
by Cara Murez A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever they are, rather than just in hospitals or clinics. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began allowing this change for both public and private insurers on Oct. 1, KFF Health News reported. “The Biden-Harris...
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Family medical history can inform decisions about your health care
by Molly Chiu, Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Family medical history can serve as a roadmap for our health, so it’s important information to share with your primary care physician. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine explains what to know before your next primary care appointment. “Knowing your family history can be helpful in identifying if...
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RARELY ASK ABOUT GUN ACCESS
Doing so could diminish the risk of serious injury or death and encourage conversations about secure firearm storage, the researchers say. For the study in Preventive Medicine researchers surveyed 3,510 English-speaking adults in five states: Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Texas, asking if a health care provider had ever asked them whether they have access to...
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Report: U.S. outspends other countries on health care but has worse health outcomes
THEARA COLEMAN 10:29 AM Prapass Pulsub/Getty Images Despite spending more on health care than other high-income countries, the United States still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic illnesses, CNN writes, per a recent report. Independent researchers with The Commonwealth Fund analyzed international health statistics, including data from the Organization for...
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Most older adults are wary of mixing health care and religion or spirituality, poll finds
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN When it comes to matters of personal beliefs, most older Americans prefer to keep their health care and their spiritual or religious lives separate, a new University of Michigan poll finds. But they do see a role for their health care providers in helping them cope with illness by looking...
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The role of the clinician-data-scientist in health care
by Health Data Science Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Health care is constantly changing, as big data analytics and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence are now being applied in the health care field. These high-tech changes hold the potential to transform patient care. In response to these changes, an international team of scientists has published...
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HOW AI CAN WORSEN HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES
Those data sources are not representative and/or are based on data from current unequal care, says Price, a member of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation. In a recent article in Science, Price and colleagues Ana Bracic of Michigan State University and Shawneequa Callier of George Washington University say these disparities are happening despite efforts in medicine by physicians and health systems...