FROM THE FOUNDATION

End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Health IT

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Report: More People To Use Smartphones To Check Health

A Juniper Research report predicts that about three million people will be using smartphone-powered remote patient monitoring devices by 2016. The report estimates that consumers will download 44 million mobile health applications this year and about 142 million in 2016.



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