Sentences with phrase «for health systems in»

When this process takes over five weeks, the delay could pose significant problems for health systems in need of top talent in a short period of time.

This increase has also posed some problems for health systems in managing growing contingent labor programs.

Angela's background includes experience in public relations, writing, broadcasting, and journalism, having spent a number of years as a TV news producer and news writer in New York State, followed by public relations work for health systems in both Florida and New York.

There are other examples — some recent, some upcoming — of social media proving useful for health systems in ways you might not expect.

Q: What did you take away from this story and the lessons for the health system in general and hospitals in particular?

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The approval time for products with health claims can be as along as three years in Canada, much slower than the FOSHU regulatory system in Japan or similar setups in Europe.

Kairos CEO Ankur Jain discusses his firm's investment in Cera to disrupt the current health - care system for the elderly.

These missed appointments can lead to poor health outcomes, increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and lost revenue for health systems — as much as $ 150 billion in the US every year, according to Health Management Technhealth outcomes, increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and lost revenue for health systems — as much as $ 150 billion in the US every year, according to Health Management Technhealth systems — as much as $ 150 billion in the US every year, according to Health Management TechnHealth Management Technology.

«The evolution of the reimbursement system has to continue,» said Schoenherr, adding that he's confident that insurance companies, hospitals, and employers alike will increasingly move towards pay - for - performance incentive structures in health care.

This is, in a nutshell, McConnell's case for reelection: that as Kentucky's heavyweight in Washington, he'll thwart the assault liberals are waging not just on the health care system and the coal industry but, more broadly, on the state's way of life.

These products are designed to help make a process (stroke rehab, seizure monitoring, breast milk pumping) easier for consumers and patients, not the myriad other players in the health system (physicians, hospitals, insurers).

Value should always be defined around the customer, and in a well functioning health care system, the creation of value for patients should determine the rewards for all other actors in the system.

A new report from Accenture Consulting, entitled Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare's New Nervous System, projects the market for health - related AI to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 40 % through 2021 — to $ 6.6 billion, from around $ 600 million in 2014.

Confirmation of this state of affairs was recently provided by a research study, Value for Money from Health Insurance Systems in Canada and the OECD (2012 edition), from Vancouver - based think tank the Fraser Institute.

The initiative could position Israel as a leader in digital health globally and serve as a bellwether for things like population health and national genomic sequencing systems.

«Chronic stress and overexposure to cortisol — which increases sugars in your bloodstream, alters your immune system responses, suppresses your digestive and reproductive systems, and communicates with that part of your brain that controls mood, motivation and fear — puts you at risk for mental health problems like anxiety and depression, and a whole host of physical health issues,» writes Levy.

For health systems that have hospitals in many states, that's an especially tedious challenge.

The data breach, attributed to an employee who fell for a malicious «phishing» email in November, is just the latest example of a medical system infiltrated by cybercriminals — and you should expect to see even more health care data hacks in the coming years.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) officials tell Healthcare IT News that, while we can expect to see some major changes to health policy under President Trump (including rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare), health IT will continue to get «plenty of airtime in Congress» and could even become an important jobs priority for the incoming president.

Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

Stasis Labs is currently designing the Stasis System, an affordable health - monitoring platform for hospitals and clinics in emerging markets.

In 2010, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, based in Laxenburg, Austria, looked beyond simple chronological ages to examine how long people are enjoying good healtIn 2010, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, based in Laxenburg, Austria, looked beyond simple chronological ages to examine how long people are enjoying good healtin Laxenburg, Austria, looked beyond simple chronological ages to examine how long people are enjoying good health.

Chanos, known for his big bet against Enron before it collapsed in 2001, said Thursday his firm has been concerned about the «rent seekers» in the U.S. health - care system who he alleges are ripping off the system.

Allowing for truly portable records will lead not only to major improvements in the efficiency of the health care system, but to improvements in care as well.

There are over 21 million Americans with that disease, which costs the United States health care system $ 176 billion annually in direct medical expenses, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Specifically, Dimon wrote in his annual letter, that the US healthcare system can improve when it comes to treating chronic conditions that are preventable or reversible, spending less on administrative and fraud costs, and on getting better health outcomes for lower costs.

These days, Wurldtech is building a presence in the medical space, developing security systems for Internet - enabled health devices such as wearable insulin pumps and other wireless devices that could be susceptible to what McDonnell calls «nefarious» forces.

Free cash flow, a key metric of financial health, widened to negative $ 1 billion in the first quarter from negative $ 277 million in the fourth quarter, excluding costs of systems for its solar business.

Steven Corwin, who heads up New York - Presbyterian's $ 7 billion - in - revenue per year health system, says that a dramatic reversal of Obamacare's insurance expansion would spell trouble for hospitals by bloating the ranks of uninsured patients.

But let's consider two major positives: First, with both patients and stakeholders investing in our healthcare system, we're all on the same team: We all want to see more positive outcomes for our loved ones and improvements in the health of our nation, both literally and financially.

That's what happened at Lakeland Health, a not - for - profit community health system in southwest MicHealth, a not - for - profit community health system in southwest Michealth system in southwest Michigan.

For those thinking of retirement, Atlantic Health has a system in place to ease the transition.

The company developed alternative delivery systems for cannabis — vape pens, patches, listerine strips, and gums — and acquired a stake in Prairie Plant Systems, which had won the single - source Health Canada contract to supply the subsystems for cannabis — vape pens, patches, listerine strips, and gums — and acquired a stake in Prairie Plant Systems, which had won the single - source Health Canada contract to supply the subSystems, which had won the single - source Health Canada contract to supply the substance.

Paul Black lists out three big trends to watch for in health IT this year, namely: a continuing shift to value - based care models (rather than the fee - for - service, volume - oriented paradigm which still dominates the sector); digital health infrastructure interoperability that makes it possible for different systems to talk to each other and coordinate care; and an increased focus on precision medicine and «genomically aware care» that can help take a lot of the guesswork out of medicine.

Konzelmann and Haldenby have made the 75 + age demographic their primary target for the time being, but have also envisioned ways in which the Amulyte system could be used in other aspects of the health care system.

This is again an interesting story in that so much has been touted about the healthcare law and Medicaid expansion providing stability for hospitals and health systems, and it seems as though this may not be the case this far.

Analysts rightly predicted that 2016 would be a big year for healthcare industry mergers, but 2017 is on pace to top it, with a number of blockbuster mergers between big - name health systems headlining the year in M&A.

Cerner missed its own expectations for revenue in the first quarter as it took hits from a delayed Veterans Affairs Department EHR system contract and an unpredictable market.The VA electronic health record system contract has been sitting in limbo for months and will likely be delayed until the second half of the year, according to Cerner Chief Financial Officer Mark Naughten.

The two heavyweight CEOs were there — along with Jeff Watson, the president of Apotex, Canada's largest generic - drug producer — to present a plan calling for a vast expansion of the role pharmacists play in the Canadian health - care system.

Search traffic also increased between the November 2016 election and the January 2017 inauguration for two additional countries: France, which has the best overall healthcare system in the world, according to the World Health Organization, and Belize, which offers one of the lowest costs of living in the Caribbean.

In an editorial in The Journal of the American Medical Association, a Stanford School of Medicine professor criticizes the company for operating in «stealth mode for more than a decade» in order to «change the entire health system» without publishing anything in peer - reviewed biomedical journalIn an editorial in The Journal of the American Medical Association, a Stanford School of Medicine professor criticizes the company for operating in «stealth mode for more than a decade» in order to «change the entire health system» without publishing anything in peer - reviewed biomedical journalin The Journal of the American Medical Association, a Stanford School of Medicine professor criticizes the company for operating in «stealth mode for more than a decade» in order to «change the entire health system» without publishing anything in peer - reviewed biomedical journalin «stealth mode for more than a decade» in order to «change the entire health system» without publishing anything in peer - reviewed biomedical journalin order to «change the entire health system» without publishing anything in peer - reviewed biomedical journalin peer - reviewed biomedical journals.

In the next fiscal year, New Jersey's pension system will reach a «tipping point» to where it will pay more for retiree health premiums than active employees, a first in the state's history and «unsustainable,» the governor saiIn the next fiscal year, New Jersey's pension system will reach a «tipping point» to where it will pay more for retiree health premiums than active employees, a first in the state's history and «unsustainable,» the governor saiin the state's history and «unsustainable,» the governor said.

In the next breath, however, Harper added: «It should not matter who delivers health care, whether it is private, profit, not - for - profit or public, as long as Canadians have access to those services through the public insurance system regardless of their financial needs.

Donna served as a healthcare administrator for a number of years prior to becoming the CHRISTUS Health system leader for Community Health; in the latter position, she directed their socially responsible investment program.

Villar has been unable to find several of the medications needed to treat his wife's multiple sclerosis in Venezuela for the last two years, a story not uncommon in a country whose public health system has been crippled by shortages.

That provider, K - Bro Linen Systems, has been used for years by AHS to provide medical linen in the Calgary and Edmonton regions, and the health authority planned to expand the contract to include the rest of the province.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

The Haitian people needed substantial support in creating a system for providing medical care to those who needed it, so after the initial disaster response, HHI shifted its focus to long - term community health services.

summary of Canadian health care system: Canada has a single payer health care system, where the provinces are responsible for health care budgets, administration and delivery, yet have inter-provincial agreements that ensure you are covered anywhere in Canada (for those in the US not familiar with Canada, our provinces are much like your states; with a bit more autonomy from our federal government).

Focusing exclusively on high - potential products that align with health system priorities and patient needs, EXCITE's pre-market approach identifies opportunities for improvement while products are still in development, resulting in better technologies for patients and lower system costs, while also streamlining the subsequent adoption process.