How Flexible Payment Options Are Changing Healthcare
Today's consumers expect a better experience from their healthcare providers, and services that were once considered standard are now considered inadequate. A study revealed that the top priority for patients is receiving personalized care from their healthcare...
Mental Health Tips For New Moms
Being a new mom can be a challenging and life-changing experience. This is because it is usually a life far from the amazing Instagram moments. The life changes that come with one becoming a mom cause pressure that can result in anxiety, stress, or even depression. If...
Why Mental Health Awareness Matters
If you struggle with a mental illness of any kind, you can take comfort in knowing you're not alone. And this is evidenced in a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which revealed 1 in 25 Americans live with a mental illness. ...
How to Achieve Health Equity
Evidence shows that race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect how healthy a person is and how long they live. The conditions people live in have a profound impact on their ability to live healthy lives. Living with poverty, unemployment, and lack of health care...
Why Digital is the Next Frontier of Health Equity
The next frontier in health equity is digital. The healthcare industry has always been a driver of innovation, and the evolution to digitization continues this tradition. Healthcare providers are capitalizing on advances in technology to advance their missions to...
How to Become a Med Tech
Being a Med-tech is a great career choice. You get paid well, and you can often find work with the government or at hospitals, which means you'll have good benefits and job security. But how do you become a med tech? What does it take to enter this lucrative...
AI and Diagnosing Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer simply because it often goes undetected for so long. However, if it is caught early, it is highly treatable as this type of cancer tends to be slow-growing and often responds to treatment well. Fortunately,...
A Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Treatment
The American Cancer Society reports that 248,530 men contract prostate cancer every year in the United States alone. That results in more than 34,100 deaths. One in six men is at high risk to develop this form of cancer by age 85. In 2011, Johnson & Johnson...
The Importance of Electronic Heath Records (EHR)
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a digital system that records, stores, and shares information about the health status of patients. When done right, it can be an invaluable tool for healthcare providers. This article will discuss some reasons why having an EHR is...
Big Data’s Impact on Healthcare
One industry that has been consistently favored is healthcare. Patient accountability and novel treatments have been increasingly important in recent years. With the rise in such demands, the sector has adopted some of the most up-to-date technologies. The...