According to the National Stroke Association, women may be dramatically underestimating their risk of stroke, even though more than 425,000 women suffer from stroke each year — 55,000 more than men. Listed below are the six primary symptoms of a stroke as well as a quick screening tool that ...

According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the process of diagnosing obesity may be a bit different than originally thought — a finding highlighted in one of this week's stories. You will also learn why prostate cancer risk is higher in the north than in the south.

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Darcy Hurlbert, health and wellness product specialist with Ceridian Lifeworks, describes the type of coaching environment that improves retention and flexibility.

We’ve learned a lot about a virtual environment by providing telephonic health coaching. One thing that we have discovered using a virtual work environment is that you become less ...

In this day and age, while young adults may believe themselves invincible, their current health behaviors will affect them later in life. This week's issue offers some examples, from the link between adolescent drinking and breast cancer, to the consequences of gaining too much weight during the younger years.

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Registry or electronic health record? Dr. Richard Baron, president and CMO of Greenhouse Internists, defines the roles and limitations of these technologies in the delivery of evidence-based care.

There are four areas of activity to adopt evidence-based principles in a practice: technology, staff, patients and doctors. When it comes to ...

As payment reforms shift in favor of patient-centered approaches, healthcare organizations are tuning up technologies to support new models of care delivery. In a featured story in this week's Healthcare Business Weekly Update, the president of a five-physician practice offers his take on the health IT necessary to deliver evidence-based ...

In this week's issue, learn about a retail clinic now offering health monitoring services for certain conditions, as well as gender differences in exercise by cardiac patients. You will also discover the risks that diabetes can pose in patients needing cancer surgery.

In addition, get the latest metrics in obesity ...

Diane Littlewood, R.N., and Joann Sciandra, R.N., regional managers of case management for health services at Geisinger Health Plan, define targeted populations for case management and initial enrollment steps.

At Geisinger, our approach to case management is focused on the identification of the high-risk population. Looking at our targeted populations, ...

According to a 2007 CDC fact sheet, about 85 percent of all invasive MRSA infections were associated with healthcare. Of those, about two-thirds occurred outside of the hospital, while about one third occurred during hospitalization. Also, approximately 18,650 persons died during a hospital stay related to serious MRSA infections. The ...

Michael Erikson, vice president of primary care services for Group Health Cooperative, shares four strategies that dramatically improved care delivery in Group Health’s successful medical home pilot.

Call management was a necessary underpinning of our patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Prior to the work on our medical home pilot program, our ...