My Health Record opt-out debate is getting silly but government is at fault
(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) “Gawd. This debate is becoming stupendously ridiculous,” tweeted Dr Norman Swan on Friday. He’s the presenter of the ABC’s Health Report and one of Australia’s most...
View ArticleSalesforce Wants to Take the Health Insurance Industry to the Cloud
Enterprise software company Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) recently announced the upcoming launch of a new cloud service tailored to health insurance companies. Available this fall, the new software follows a...
View ArticleBeyond the silos: integrating HIV and global health
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For the first time in six years, the share of U.S. workers offered health insurance through their employer has risen, a sign a tighter labor market is prompting businesses to offer more generous...
View ArticleOhtani resumes throwing as Angels hope for ligament health
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View ArticleMarchionne exits Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari amid health crisis: sources
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne is to be replaced permanently at the helm of the global carmaker as well as Ferrari, after suffering serious complications from surgery,...
View ArticleOklahoma health board members tweaking pot policy
Fallin appointed Alexopulos in 2014. She represents Ottawa, Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee, and Osage counties. Alexopulos is certified by the American Osteopathic...
View ArticleLancet Global Health Article Proposes New Metric To Measure Population...
Lancet Global Health Article Proposes New Metric To Measure Population Health, Economic Wellbeing In SDG Era Jul 20, 2018 The Lancet Global Health: Measuring health and economic wellbeing in the...
View ArticleMobile phones and cancer – the full picture
Last week the Observer published an article by Mark Hertsgaard and Mark Dowie on a disturbing topic – the idea that telecoms giants might collude to suppress evidence that wireless technology causes...
View ArticleLabor wants Canberra to extend My Health Record opt-out window
The Australian Labor Party is calling on the government to extend the opt-out window for My Health Record, citing a lack of education of the public on the opt-out digital health system. “The...
View ArticleA Health Care REIT That Willy Wonka Would Love
A few days ago I wrote an article titled, You Must Understand Value, If You Are A Value Investor, in which I attempted to help investors understand the value of Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). As I...
View ArticleWords Matter When Talking About Pain With Your Doctor
Describing how pain affects your daily activities may be more effective than the standard pain scale. Lynn Scurfield for NPR hide caption toggle caption Lynn Scurfield for NPR Describing how pain...
View ArticleMy Health Record opt-outs tracking at less than 10 percent: Hunt
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed that the government was expecting a My Health Record opt-out rate of 10 percent, and so far, from the government’s point of view, it is tracking...
View ArticleWhen We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health
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View ArticleHeart health: What to eat and what to avoid
Is dairy good or bad for your heart? And what about coffee? Are foods rich in omega-3 really as good as people say? These are legitimate questions that riddle the average consumer. A new review sifts...
View ArticleTrump Administration, in Reversal, Will Resume Risk Payments to Health Insurers
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/us/politics/trump-insurers-risk-payments.html
View ArticleFiat Chrysler CEO’s health crisis forced succession scramble
LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Former Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne for more than a year assured investors that he and the automaker’s board were working on an orderly...
View ArticleAmbiguity over access to My Health Record needs to end: AMA president
The head of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Dr Tony Bartone, has said he will be in discussions with Health Minister Greg Hunt in the coming days to make the digital My Health Record meet...
View ArticleMedicare hits My Health Record opt-out while Health complains about Parl Library
Whether by phone or by website, Australians were for a period on Thursday unable to opt-out of My Health Record thanks to Medicare falling over. “Due to the Medicare system being unavailable you are...
View ArticleHow liver health impacts the risk of Alzheimer’s
While we still do not know exactly what causes the development of Alzheimer’s disease, specialists have been hard at work trying to identify the most salient risk factors. New research has now...
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