Hospitals and healthcare institutions in Pennsylvania (US) stepped up their checks for Y2K preparation on Thursday after the state Governor, Tom Ridge, called on them to mark the 100-day countdown to 1st January 1st.
The surprising outcome of the survey was that the patients surveyed preferred online groups over the primary care MD in 11 out of the 12 categories, and perhaps even more surprisingly, preferred online groups over a specialist MD in 10 out of the...
Health minister John Hutton said in a statement: "The new board has a vital role to play in improving care for patients. The government has set up a new body of patients and healthcare professionals to help smooth delivery of the £5bn NHS National...
Frauds by employees, patients and suppliers is rife, as is insurance fraud but Jim Gee, CEO of the NHS counter fraud and security management service, believes it is a war he can win in order to start redirecting recovered and prevented losses back...
But according to a report published by analyst house Wireless Healthcare, this means that existing services only address the needs of patients who are already receiving treatment - focusing on remote care rather than remote diagnostics.
And open source solutions, as used effectively by the US Veterans Health Administration, have huge potential for gain - both through cost cutting and also through opening up developments to greater diversity and innovation.