ALBANY, NY — A study commissioned by the New York State Health Foundation and performed by the RAND Corporation said the proposed single-payer health plan proposed in New York State is feasible, and would save the state healthcare system a bit of money. The proposed New York Health Act (NYHA), which the has been passed
Three women leading the digital Health Care revolution. Piraye Beim, Katherine Ryder and Darlene Higbee Clarkin.PHOTO COURTESY OF VINETTA In the wake of Amazon’s nearly one billion dollar acquisition of the online pharmacy, Pillpack a full-service pharmacy that delivers medication, there is little question about the impact that technology is having on healthcare. And while technology has
HealthDay News — In order to achieve universal health coverage, stakeholders must focus on the quality of health services, including provision of effective, safe, timely, equitable, integrated, and efficient health services, according to a report published by the World Health Organization. According to the report, quality of care is suboptimal in many countries, especially in low-
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a health care rally at the 2017 Convention of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco, California. Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the California Nurses Association about his Medicare for All Act of 2017 bill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A leading
Professor Eyitayo Lambo, a health economist and health systems expert, was Nigeria’s Minister of Health from 2003 to 2007. In this interview, he x-rays bottlenecks to increasing health insurance coverage for Nigerians, the progress made towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and areas of concern in the country’s health system. Excerpts: Daily Trust: You are one
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Tele-ICU program, which provides remote access to comprehensive acute care, is helping to reduce inter-hospital transfers of critically ill patients to other facilities by leveraging telemedicine. Small, community and regional ICUs in the VA’s health system often lack intensivists to provide advanced critical care. That’s where telemedicine serves to fill
As Nigeria continues to push towards Universal Health Coverage, Martins Ifijeh examines the role of the federal government’s Saving One Million Lives in achieving the goal. It is no longer news Nigeria is one of the worst places on earth to give birth due to the poor maternal and child health indices in the country,
Three JACC articles examine how new technology will change the prevention and treatment of heart disease Digital mHealth advances like wearable heart monitors, smartphone apps and artificial intelligence will reshape the standard of care in the coming years according to three recent JACC articles. June 5, 2018 — The future of cardiovascular care will be transformed by
On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to fight against deadly habits like tobacco use. This year, World Health Day is dedicated to one of WHO’s founding principles:
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Recently a pharmacist found NT$3.5 million (US$117,000) of asthma inhalers and pills in the pharmacy’s recycling box, with most of the medication unopened and expired, a startling indication of the degree to which Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) is taken for granted. According to data from the Health and Welfare Department of the
