by Keri McDermott | Dec 8, 2016 | Archived
Providers can better detect prescribing mistakes through strong patient engagement and education, ultimately boosting medication safety, new research from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) shows. The report, which focuses...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 7, 2016 | Archived
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health’s (OMH) vision is to eliminate disparities in healthcare quality and access and to help all CMS consumers achieve their highest level of health. The office’s target populations include...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 7, 2016 | Archived
If you are a caregiver – have you let taking care of yourself fall off the to-do list? For those who are in the role of a caregiver, it’s time to put YOU back on top! Taking care of your physical and emotional needs is one of the most important things you can do...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 2, 2016 | Archived
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 4-10, 2016, provides an opportunity to remind everyone 6 months and older that it is not too late to get a flu vaccine. There are many tools and resources to help in your efforts to share flu prevention and...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 2, 2016 | Archived
Insulin Cost Warrants Call for Congressional Investigation Increasing costs for medication to manage diabetes have become a life-threatening obstacle and the American Diabetes Association is calling for action. Despite advancements in manufacturing since the discovery...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 1, 2016 | Archived
National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 4 – 6, 2016) is dedicated to helping people remain healthy one handwash at a time. Given the prevalence of preventable Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) among individuals and their family members, this observance...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 1, 2016 | Archived
Prescription medication, hospitalizations and emergency room visit costs showed the biggest increase in cost contributing to a 4.6% overall increase for 2015. Health Care Cost Institute completed a data analysis from the nation’s four major insurers to investigate...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 18, 2016 | Archived
Having the Conversation…. It’s not easy to talk about how we want our end of life to be. However, it is one of the most important conversations you can have with your loved ones. All too often, family members are left to make choices and healthcare decisions on...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 18, 2016 | Archived
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a tool to share automatically electronic data for the Medicare Quality Payment Program. This new release is the first in a series that will be part of CMS’s ongoing efforts to spur the creation...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 11, 2016 | Archived
Forty percent of cancers in the US are linked to tobacco use. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, quitting tobacco use at any age can reduce the risk of getting or dying from cancer. Tobacco use can cause not only lung cancer, but also cancers of the mouth...
