Physicians are evenly splitting their time between office visits with patients and “desktop medicine” activities like typing notes, ordering tests and making referrals through a patient’s electronic health record, according to a study published in the April 2017 issue of Health Affairs. 

An arbitration panel recently awarded $18.3 million to the bankruptcy estate of a Dallas company that claimed it was fraudulently lured into a licensing deal to sell a medical laser machine used by doctors.

Identifying patients at high risk of developing prediabetes is an important first step in preventing further progression of the disease. A tool, presented at the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting, shows promise in pinpointing patients in need of early intervention.

When caregivers are included in the discharge of elderly patients, readmission rates can be reduced by 25 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Individuals interested in vitro fertilization (IVF) often depend on pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) to ensure an embryo is able to grow into a healthy child. But a study recently published in EMBO Reports found these screenings are often unreliable in identifying between unhealthy and healthy embryos.

A recent study from NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association found that the implementation of telehealth saves hospitals an average of $81,300 a year. 

Researchers from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) have developed a more flexible study design to improve the efficiency of preclinical research, publishing their findings in PLOS Biology.

Large corporations want healthy workers and lower healthcare costs. If hospitals and medical groups are going to win the right to provide care to those employees and their families, innovative approaches to care, having the right infrastructure in place and taking a lot of meetings are a must.