| The increasing regulatory pressures in the hospital | | | | scare you or shock you. But they are real and |
| system are set to increase the cost of health | | | | you must be aware of them if you want to keep |
| care delivery to patients. Traditional care models | | | | you and your family safe from deadly killer. |
| relied on manual techniques to observe patients | | | | Best Solutions to manage your health. |
| with chronic disease. This process is not only | | | | There is a old adage that Apple a day keeps the |
| expensive, but also inefficient with errors. | | | | doctor away. This is much more relevant in the |
| In outpatient scenarios, the huge escalation in the | | | | current era. With recession looming all over the |
| incidence of long-term chronic conditions is placing | | | | world, and business spending for employers cut, |
| an ever-greater burden on over-stretched | | | | In the corporate world, 0. 25% of the companies |
| resources. Patient care models today are | | | | cancel coverage, if an employee has disabling |
| ill-equipped to cope with the realities of | | | | illness. |
| tomorrows health demands. | | | | Prevention is the key for better health |
| In times of recession, many are filling for | | | | To better manage these scenarios, it is quite vital |
| bankruptcy. Medical related bankruptcies are now | | | | that healthcare management begins at home. |
| dominating them. In a study published by the | | | | Adopting healthy lifestyle, by quitting smoking |
| American Journal of Medicine in June 2009, it | | | | habits and excessive caffeine consumption. |
| showed that health related issues left patients | | | | Maintaining a healthy diet with regular consumption |
| with highest medical expense due to chronic | | | | of green leafy vegetable rich food and cutting |
| conditions like stroke. Around 92% of medically | | | | down junk food. |
| bankrupt patients, high medical bills were the | | | | Following Regular exercise programs like walking, r |
| major contributions to their bankruptcy. | | | | unning and jogging. Visiting health care |
| Traditional approaches to health care management | | | | professionals annually if above the age of 40 |
| This involves to wait for the disease to develop | | | | years for regular health check. In addition to the |
| and then run to the health care provider for | | | | above, by using simple techniques like |
| solutions. These solutions can be expensive with | | | | 1. Digital Weight scales to check your weight |
| the use of wide array of diagnosing investigation. | | | | regularly and measure Body Mass Index. |
| If the disease is already progressed, then the | | | | 2. Portable ECG/EKG devices to monitor heart |
| cost of treatment of these can be exorbitant. | | | | rate and any changes in abnormal heart rhythms |
| Some of the scary statistics which come from | | | | like Atrial Fibrillation. |
| various studies published in scientific journals show | | | | 3. Portable Hand Held Heart Rate Monitors to |
| that that Health related expenses for stroke can | | | | check your heart rate while jogging, walking or |
| be as high as $23. 380 per individual. The total | | | | any sports related activities. |
| cost of stroke to the United States is estimated | | | | 4. Body fat analyzer to check your body fat and |
| at $43 billion per year. The direct costs of medical | | | | analyze it your height and weight. |
| care and therapy are estimated at $28 billion per | | | | By following these simple techniques it is possible |
| year. Indirect costs from lost productivity and | | | | to avoid the long term high medical expenses for |
| other factors are estimated at $15 million per | | | | disease management, and also medical related |
| year. These facts about stroke are not meant to | | | | bankruptcies in future. |