Tag Archives: Health

Apervita’s NCQA approval helps health plans speed VBC analysis

Value-based care platform provider Apervita says it is the first company to be certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for electronic clinical quality measures using a clinical quality language-based engine. The company’s newly certified CQL-based engine—based on HL7 logic standards that support both eCQMs and clinical decision support—can be adopted by healthcare organizations… Read More: Apervita’s NCQA approval helps health plans speed VBC analysis »

Does your health monitor have device bias?

In recent years, there’s been a veritable explosion in the number and type of health monitoring devices available in smartphones and fitness apps. Your smartphone is likely tracking the number of steps you take, how far and fast you walk, and how many flights of stairs you climb each day. Some phones log sleep, heart… Read More: Does your health monitor have device bias? »

Perfect health diet seafoo recommendations

One cause of constipation and poor sleep is magnesium deficiency. Interesting idea about the SeHBV rating as a good way of examining the net health promoting or health perfecf effects of different seafood. Don May 24, at pm. Thanks for the great info Darrin! Note: We do not recommend prenatal multivitamins. Would carbonation have anything… Read More: Perfect health diet seafoo recommendations »

New simulation finds max cost for cost-effective health treatments

As health care costs balloon in the U.S., experts say it may be important to analyze whether those costs translate into better population health. A new study led by a Penn State researcher analyzed existing data to find a dividing line — or “threshold — for what makes a treatment cost-effective or not. David Vanness,… Read More: New simulation finds max cost for cost-effective health treatments »