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Health: #4 of 4 health miniblogs to celebrate the end of the year here at Justmeans A small study from the University of Haifa finds that while emotional in

Health: #1 of 4 health miniblogs to celebrate the end of the year here at Justmeans. /> Death is often considered the ultimate outcome measure in health, sin

Health: With some $30 billion in federal spending earmarked for electronic health records (EHR, also called EMR for electronic medical record), and health re

Health: As a general statement its probably fair to say that people value health care. And that they trust that access to medications is an important part of

Health: Justmeans health writer and RAND researcher Sam Werthheimer recently reported on interesting trends from the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

Health: The health concerns of sub-Saharan African countries like Rwanda are often summarized in five letters: TB, HIV. Yet some international health experts

Health: The Department of Justice recently weighed in with a court opinion that appears to contradict long standing government policy, as well as the practic

Health: Two new studies in the Journal of Hospital Medicine highlight the need for better management of chronic health conditions. Research over the past dec

Health: A new study highlights the potential for improving procedure-related survival rates by understanding which health care delivery processes contribute

Health: Recent research on health care delivery in the UK has reported on the advantages that decentralized systems of care have over more centralized ones.

Health: While there is political and practical opposition to health reform legislation, its probably fair to say that everyone, skeptic and supporter alike,

Health: Discussions about potential staffing shortages or access limitations in health care often look for more efficient ways of providing care besides seei

Health: Health reform efforts around the world are looking to electronic health records (EHR) as a means for squeezing more value and efficiency, and better

Health: Much of the hoped-for health care advances targeted by health reform efforts rely, at least in part, on a robust electronic medical record (EMR) syst

Health: National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins recently sent a shout out for help spreading the word about the upcoming USA Science and

Health: What is the best way to cut costs in a resource-constrained health care environment? This is an important question in the American health care system

Health: Health reform promises better care at a better price. But are we measuring outcomes to ensure that its delivering on that promise? This is the first

Ethical Consumption: The O'Reilly Open Source Conference (OSCON) was held this past week in Portland, Oregon. The annual conference is an opportunity to share ideas, skil

Health: Last week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new requirements for implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems i

Health: A fascinating review just released in the journal Palliative Medicine delves into the weighty topic of spiritual care in the end-of-life setting, som