FROM THE FOUNDATION

Money in the Bank

The Medi-Cal EHR incentive program could provide up to $2 billion in federal incentives to eligible California providers and result in more state revenues and thousands of jobs.

The Good and Bad of High-Deductible Health Plans

Health Affairs looks at the pros and cons of consumers paying more of their medical costs. As HDHPs grow in popularity, billions of dollars may be saved, but prevention might decline.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

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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