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Five Ways mHealth Can Decrease Hospital Readmissions

Posted on December 16, 2024 by

Patients who are discharged from the hospital after a heart attack, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia have high rates of short-term readmissions. As per a provision in the Affordable Care Act, a Medicare patient with one of these diagnoses who … Continue reading →

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Can Moneyball Become Moneycare?: How Predictive Informatics can Make mHealth a Success

Posted on September 30, 2024 by

I knew the story of Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s long before I saw the movie. As an avid baseball fan (Yankee fan since age 5, without apology), I followed the story of how informatics were used … Continue reading →

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