Friday, 11 August 2017

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DNA:​ Beyond​ storing​ genetic​ data
1:01:00 AM
Scientists have successfully encoded a short film (GIF) into the DNA of a living cell and recovered it later. This experiment...


Editorial:​ Healthcare​ disintermediation​ heads​ for​ a​ tipping​ point
1:01:00 AM
The economic term for what's happening in retailing is disintermediation—the removal of middlemen from a supply chain or a series of transactions.


Guest Commentary: Management guru's wisdom more important than ever to healthcare success
1:01:00 AM
In healthcare, groups such as management, operations, finance and clinical staff tend to form distinct, independent domains, focusing more on their own work rather than on how they can support organizational success.


Q&A with Angood: Physicians face leadership role challenges in complex environment
1:01:00 AM
As policymakers, providers and payers continue to tinker with alternatives to an ailing fee-for-service delivery model, physicians are increasingly being called upon to help lead the transformation. Roughly 5% of hospital leaders were physicians in...


Declaring opioid crisis a national emergency opens up resources for providers
Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:00 PM
President Trump said Thursday he plans to declare a naitonal state of emergency for the opioid addiction epidemic, following the recommendations issued last week by a special commission.


For some consumers, loyalty outweighs price
Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:00 PM
Although 72% of Americans in a poll said price shopping for healthcare is important, only 13% had inquired about their expected spending before receiving care and just 3% had compared costs across providers before receiving care.


ONC's Rucker hones agency mission around 21st Century Cures Act
Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:00 PM
The ONC is shifting away from a focus on meaningful use and towards one centered around data mobility and interoperability as it addresses the 21st Century Cures Act, the agency head said.


Hospital volumes laid low by high-deductible health plans
Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:00 PM
Patients avoiding elective surgeries and other procedures because of skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs were cited by hospital chains as a primary cause of softening hospital volumes in the second quarter.


This made-in-Chicago health app soon may go national
Thursday, August 10, 2017 2:00 PM
For the patients who have used the patient wellness app, it has lowered annual disease-related hospital costs by 64% and lowered the overall cost of care by 25%. "And the patients are happier," the creator said.


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