Interoperability has become one of the hottest topics in healthcare and is recognized as an extremely worthwhile objective. Virtually all segments of the industry—payers, providers and vendors alike—support efforts to share critical information contained in electronic health records.
AHOSKIE, N.C.----An innovative new program to improve the health in one of the nation's most disadvantaged areas is underway, using in-home monitoring, in-home vital signs monitoring and telehealth kiosks in senior centers, churches and schools to fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease .
By Glenn Singer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Oct. 2--Imagine your boss paying you to join the gym. Or better yet, being able to visit the gym, hit the shower and go to work, all in one building.
First 5 Humboldt is funding 16 projects that will contribute to the health and well-being of children and their families in Humboldt County communities.
By Meghann M. Cuniff, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 1--Cliff SiJohn was diagnosed with diabetes nearly 27 years ago, when he was 35. It destroyed his eyesight and ruined a kidney.
COLUMBUS: A lawsuit brought by the Ohio Democratic Party over how Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell will instruct election boards to deal with Election Day-voting problems is advancing in court.
Job safety has many benefits: Increased productivity, reduced absences, lowered stress levels and, hopefully, a higher employee retention rate owing to a more stable work environment.
Pressed by rising health care costs, more companies are launching fitness programs for employees. Here's how incentives play a supporting role in the quest for a healthier workforce.
The highlight of Thursday evening's school board meeting and work session at Los Alamos High School was a tour of the new student and staff Wellness Center.
I'm on a mission to find out if it's possible to drop pounds while enjoying a cruise. For the past several years, cruise lines have been touting the "wellness" factor on board.