Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
January 2020 NBCnews; Health officials worldwide are working to contain a coronavirus that has spread to several countries in a matter of days. This map will be updated when more information is available. As of Jan. 24, coronavirus cases were confirmed in China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and …
Read More »NIGERIA: Lassa Fever – NCDC Confirms 14 Deaths in 7 States
January 2020 Vanguardngr; A total of 82 cases of Lassa fever including 14 deaths have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC. Announcing the development in its Lassa fever Situation Report (Epi Week 02: 6th – 12th January 2020, the NCDC said that a total of 255 …
Read More »Widowed individuals may face short-term increased risk of dementia diagnosis
January 2020 lshtm; Individuals who experience the loss of a partner are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia within the three to six months following the bereavement, according to a new study published in theJournal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical …
Read More »CHINA: Coronavirus: Chinese officials advise against travel to Wuhan
January 2020 bbcnews; Chinese authorities have urged people to stop travelling in and out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of a new virus outbreak that has killed nine people. Those living in the city of 8.9 million people have also been told to avoid crowds and minimise public …
Read More »USA: The downside of strong growth in health care jobs: higher costs
January 2020 statnews; Jobs growth soars (CNBC). November Job Growth Booms (USA Today). US economy smashes forecasts (Business Insider). That enthusiasm was the general reaction to the November jobs report tallying an increase of 266,000 jobs. But inside that report is a dark cloud that went largely unnoticed: the addition of 45,000 …
Read More »KENYA:Reprieve as Uhuru Kenyatta suspends NHIF’s Sh6,000 rule
January 2020 Businessdaily; President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended the implementation of controversial National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) regulations that had tripled costs for new members. The President in a televised address from State House Mombasa said on Tuesday that the rules, which had set in on January 1 and caused …
Read More »KENYA:Mt Kenya counties sign Universal Health Care agreements with government
January 2020 theStar; Seven counties from Mt Kenya region have entered into a partnership with the national government geared towards realisation of Universal Health Care (UHC). Governors representing counties signed the agreements with the ministry of Health in Nairobi on Monday, a year after the pilot programmes were launched in …
Read More »NHIF reverses Sh495m paid for revenue system
January 2020 BusinessDaily; The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) says it has reversed payment of Sh495 million made to an IT firm for the Integrated Revenue Management system. The money was part of the audit query that former Auditor-General Edward Ouko had raised in his report for 2017/2018. Through documents …
Read More »How to Ensure Your Health Care Innovation Doesn’t Flop
December 2019 hbr; These days, everyone working in health care is chasing innovation to thrive in this era of increased accountability for care quality and cost and (finally) truly patient-centered care. Those still pursuing business as usual are often chronically anxious: They keep hearing that innovation is essential to the …
Read More »In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.
December 2019 nytimes; Why does health care cost so much more in the United States than in other countries? As health economists love to say: “It’s the prices, stupid.” As politicians continue to lament the system’s expense, and more Americans struggle to pay the high and often unpredictable bills that …
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