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| Good News For Health Care: Medical Connectivity To Grow Over 800 Percent In 7 Years Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:29 AM PST The savings have not been achieved, and the scholars anticipate that significant changes in reimbursement (that is, paying for value not volume) will have to take place before providers take full advantage of health IT. Even worse, there is some evidenc e that EHRs make it easier for physicians to order superfluous tests, thereby raising health costs. Further, the government-driven implementation is hitting roadblocks. Stages 2 and 3 of meaningful use include more challenging targets than stage 1 (for which providers are currently being paid). |
| The Week In Health: 5 Things You Need To Know Posted: 03 Jan 2014 10:59 PM PST Vending machines are about to get preachy or educational, depending on your point of view. One lesser-known provision of the health care law is a rule that will require calorie counts on 5 million vending machines nationwide, the Associated Press reports. The Food and Drug Administration says the information will help consumers make healthier choices, but vending machine companies are not happy about the costs. Vitamin E might help some people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. But doctors and families will want to read the fine print in this new study : the possible effect was modest and the doses of vitamin E used were large which is a concern because other studies suggest such high doses might be harmful. |
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