How Mobile Tech can Influence Cost-Effective Health Care.

Going Mobile: How Mobile Personal Health Records Can Improve Health Care During Emergencies

Personal health records (PHRs), in contrast to electronic health records (EHRs) or electronic medical records (EMRs), are health records in which data are accessible to patients and not just providers. In recent years, many systems have enabled PHRs to be available in a mobile format. Mobile PHRs (mPHRs) allow patients to access health information via the Internet or telecommunication devices, ...

Cost-effective health care: the Rochester experience.

Rochester, New York, has been cited repeatedly for having achieved one of the most cost-effective and efficient health care systems in the country. The determinants of the success of this system include a long history of comprehensive health planning; innovative hospital reimbursement programs; community-rated health insurance; and high levels of mutual cooperation among business, insurers, hos...

How much will health care reform cost?

Health Affairs experience Cost - effective health care : the Rochester

Rochester, New York, has been cited repeatedly for having achieved one of the most cost-effective and efficient health care systems in the country. The determinants of the success of this system include a long history of comprehensive health planning; innovative hospital reimbursement programs; community-rated health insurance; and high levels of mutual cooperation among business, insurers, hos...

Global health diplomacy: how foreign policy can influence health.

Ilona Kickbusch argues that public health experts need to work with diplomats in order to achieve global health goals.