New App Aims to Simplify Healthcare, End Poverty in America
There’s a new app in town and it’s one that could make the stressful task of obtaining help through social services much easier for millions of people. Single Stop, USA aims to connect people...
10 Healthcare Technology Trends of 2015
The healthcare industry has seen its fair share of advances and reform in the last decade. Health information exchanges (HIEs) have taken center stage. Wearable technology is generating patient-created data at alarming rates, medical...
Google Adds Healthcare Content Into Knowledge Graph
To meet a rising demand, Google plans to begin increasing and improving the health-related information available to users who search for medical information. According to Google, one out of every 20 searches on the search...
U.S. Receives D+ on Emergency Care Report Card
States Grades on Access to Emergency Care from ACEP Emergency Care Report Card 2014 Emergency care in the United States has a lot of room for improvement, according to the latest report card from the...
Survey: Healthcare Professionals Feel Good About Career Prospects
Healthcare workers are increasingly confident that they chose the right career path with job security, according to a new poll. Respondents posted a confidence level of nearly 60% in the third quarter of 2013, the...
Study: Sleep-Deprived Nurses More Likely to Regret Clinical Decisions
Lack of sleep and on-the-job fatigue are taking a toll on nurses, leaving them at greater risk of making errors or regretting decisions while caring for critically ill patients, according to a new study...
Hospitals Using Obesity Suit to Better Understand Patients
Employees at two hospitals have been donning a specialized suit as a learning tool in how to treat obese patients safely and with respect. The goal is to reduce injuries to patients and healthcare providers...
Massachusetts Nurses Sue Healthcare Company in Wage Dispute
Unionized nurses in Massachusetts have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming their employer owes them overtime pay. In the lawsuit filed in December 2013, Baystate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice (BVNAH) nurses said they are required...
Poll: 30% of Americans Delay Medical Treatment Due to Cost
Nearly one-third of Americans said they or a family member have put off seeing a doctor for fear that they cannot afford treatment, according to a recent Gallup poll. Another poll, also by Gallup,...
U.S. Citizens Living Longer Than Ever, but Not as Long as Other Countries
Life expectancy for American citizens has increased, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data from 2009 was used to create the Jan. 6 National Vital Statistics Reports coverage...