Sentences with phrase «on health care systems»

It can be difficult to stay up to date with all of the news on health care systems.

Uncover practical applications of a whole - food, plant - based diet and the positive effect it could have on our health care systems and society.

«Given that aspirin is a cheap, off - patent drug with relatively few side effects, this will have a great impact on health care systems as well as patients,» study lead author Dr. Martine Frouws, of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, said in a news release from the European Cancer Congress (ECC).

Remember, this is not quite like seasonal flu, because it's killing younger people, and it does have an impact on health care systems.

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.

He personalized the issue, noting his own long battle with diabetes and how dependent on the health care system are those afflicted with the disease.

«Preventing these types of severe injuries is especially important to minimize health care costs both on the family and on the health care system itself,» said Comstock.

DSRIP focuses on health care system transformation, where providers work to improve and coordinate community based, primary care, mental health and preventive care services.

In taking on the health care system, Mr. Spitzer is confronting the nation's costliest Medicaid program, one that helps support an expansive but money - losing hospital industry with arcane financing rules often designed to keep state aid in place, no matter the effect on patient care.

Liu and her team examined the pathway patients would likely take to receive an Alzheimer's therapy and created a model to simulate the pressures that such an approved therapy would put on the health care system.

I don't think this has really dawned on the health care system yet.

Obesity puts a large burden on the health care system and increases an individual's risk for a number of diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Researchers suggest that reducing the frequency of AKI - D diagnoses would improve the health outcomes of NRSOT patients and take less of a financial toll on the health care system.

The Canadian Liver Foundation projects that diagnoses of cirrhosis and liver cancers will peak in 2020, placing an enormous burden on the health care system.

Making poor dietary choices, on the other hand, negatively affects health, which in turn we * all * pay for (through higher insurance premiums and higher burden on the health care system).

Alternative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Alternative Medicine Review 2002 (Feb); 7 (1): 45 — 58 ~ FULL TEXT Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system.

His End - of - Life Care Healthcare will end the life of healthcare indicates why we all need to discuss with each other, our families and our nation end of life care issues and the impact on the health care system.

In fact, it is this separate existence and isolated use that allows us to grant the extra protection without causing an undue burden on the health care system.

Due to their severity, the negative adult health outcomes associated with ACEs may lead to long - term dependence on the health care system.

«They help local farmers stay economically viable and help kids get access to healthier food, which we hope will decrease the burden on our health care system.

Not exact matches

And this closer interaction with customers could reduce pressure on the overall health care system by reducing hospital stays, Merlo said on the call.

«As the government continues to kick the can on the revised health bill, the healthcare system has no choice but to look to new cost - effective alternatives to provide greater access to care.

Besides, as the stress on the system increases, the term universal health care is losing its meaning.

Some of the biggest question marks: possible shifts in the U.S. consumer's save - versus - spend mentality, soaring household indebtedness and the increasing strain on a health - care system that's already struggling.

This system, which currently has over 5 million Australians on it, could become a major tool for health providers to strengthen their decision making and care — they will have access to widespread clinical information such as discharge summaries, allergies, and medication usage.

From the 1940s on, the nation's health care system steadily developed around the faulty insurance company model.

Royal commissions went out of style in 2002, when former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow released his study on the health - care system.

«Moreover, much of our critical infrastructure — our financial systems, power grids, pipelines, health care systems — run on networks connected to the Internet.

Wasteful use of medical care has «become so normalized that I don't think people in the system see it,» said Dr. Vikas Saini, president of The Lown Institute, a Boston think tank focused on making health care more effective, affordable and just.

«Republicans should start from scratch and work with Democrats on a bill that lowers premiums, provides long term stability to the markets and improves our health care system.»

Depending on the specifics of the care you receive and your insurance coverage, using the health - care system could add hundreds or thousands of dollars to your annual outlay.

Several of the services will focus on population health management, including a predictive system that analyzes patient health records and insurance claims to anticipate patients» future needs (and health care providers» costs).

As for health care, there's evidence that the employer - based system and the absence of stripped - down «entrepreneurs» plans» deter people from striking out on their own.

The Koch and their allies are particularly focused on re-shaping the federal health - care system and eliminating federal regulations — two priorities in alignment with the new president.

But as Ashesh Desai, senior vice-president of pharmacy operations for Shoppers Drug Mart explains, this has a significant impact on the health - care system.

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.

But just as Harper is de-emphasizing some of his past comments, the Liberals are also de-emphasizing their stand on private care within the public system, as we saw recently when Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew did a very public about - face on this very question.

The letter urged Klein to replace the Canada Pension Plan with an Alberta pension scheme; set up a provincial income tax system, rather than allow Ottawa to collect the tax on Alberta's behalf; replace the RCMP with an Alberta provincial police force; create a provincial health care plan; and «force Senate reform back onto the national agenda.»

The Affordable Care Act largely preserved the employer - provided healthcare system, focusing new coverage requirements on insurers that cover Americans who don't get health benefits at work.

This is an idea - allowing private delivery within the publicly funded health care system - that the Liberals have tolerated, and the Conservatives have a long list of quotations on their Web site designed to show that Harper's stance is the same as the Liberals».

When you're hired by a small company, your boss usually has to submit your personal information to a half dozen or more separate systems of record: payroll, health care, retirement, time - tracking, commuter benefits and on and on.

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.

Why did Charlie Munger recently say: «The current US health care system runs out of control on the cost side and leads to behavior that's not just regrettable, but evil.»

The Trump administration is committed to transforming the health care system into one that emphasizes value over marathon tests with hazy prices, while empowering consumers to find doctors and services the way they find restaurants on Yelp or Open Table, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told health inshealth care system into one that emphasizes value over marathon tests with hazy prices, while empowering consumers to find doctors and services the way they find restaurants on Yelp or Open Table, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told health insHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told health inshealth insurers.

«I think it's a great counterweight to what government leadership hasn't done, which is to focus on how do we make this health care system sustainable.»

Anthony: I think it's important to note that this whole thing started about a decade ago with a white paper about a peer - to - peer, digital cash payment system, but over the past decade, people have realized that this underlying technology has a ton of applications, not just in financial services and payments, but in other industries such as health care, supply chain and so on.

«The overall strategy of being in the local community, helping people in their homes stay healthy and out of the health care system and achieve their overall ambitions for health is still the same,» he said in an Aetna video posted on the company website.

He says the future of health care is going to depend, mostly, on the time people spend outside the grasp of the traditional medical system.

And why on earth oppose access to birth control and reforms in the health care system when those will likely make the biggest difference in actually curbing abortions in this country?

Anything to ignore that the greatest country on the planet as a less than adequate health care system.