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What are the top health IT priorities in Europe? Not so different from the U.S.

Hospital IT executives in Europe share many of the same priorities and face many similar challenges as CIOs in other regions of the globe, including the United States, according to the HIMSS Analytics Annual European eHealth Survey 2018 released on Wednesday. Among them: empowering patients, sharing health information, protecting sensitive data and managing the growing… Read More: What are the top health IT priorities in Europe? Not… »

U.S. OD Death Rate Worst Among Wealthier Nations

Print this page MONDAY, Nov. 12, 2018 — With the rate of drug overdose deaths more than doubling since the turn of the century, the United States now leads the world in these preventable tragedies. New research from investigators at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) indicates that drug-related death rates in the United States… Read More: U.S. OD Death Rate Worst Among Wealthier Nations »

Polio Survivor, 82, Is One of the Last 3 People in the U.S. to Use an Iron Lung

Mona Randolph relies on one of the 700-lb. devices to keep her alive. With just three remaining in the United States, iron lungs are nearly obsolete — but Mona Randolph, a polio survivor, relies on one of the 700-lb. devices to keep her alive. The 82-year-old Randolph has used the device on and off since… Read More: Polio Survivor, 82, Is One of the Last 3 People… »