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Patients not taking medications cost $300B
Depending on which company you listen to, lack of prescription medication adherence costs between $250 billion and $300 billion annually. Pharmacy companies Express Scripts and CVS Caremark each
Hospitals shrinking as largest part of health spending pie
While hospital care remains the largest single category of healthcare spending, its share as a percentage of total spending for healthcare is declining, according to a recent report from the American
Patient caregivers and mHealth: A natural fit
With all of the recent focus regarding healthcare applications going to the FDA's most recent approval--the Mobile MIM radiology app--it can be easy to forget a less-touted area of healthcare where
Funding m-health via 'alpha daughters'
Patient-centered care is one thing. Now how about designing a business model not necessarily around the patient, but around the family caregiver? In this case, call her the "alpha daughter," the
Study focuses on helping seniors avoid rehospitalization
In one of a growing number of efforts focused on reducing rehospitalizations, a common, costly phenomenon among elderly patients, researchers at Rush University Medical Center are studying the
CMS plans outreach to family caregivers
CMS leaders have said that they're planning an effort aimed at reaching the growing number of family members and other caregivers who are not Medicare age, but may be taking care of a Medicare
SPOTLIGHT: One doctor reflects on important moments in medicine
In this piece, a geriatric physician shares how she feels about the times when patients die--and other moments when it's important for caregivers to stop and appreciate the importance of the moment.
