Category: Health Info

13 of the best health and fitness apps we can’t live without

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The best fitness app to help you smash any goaldamircudic – Getty Images Your phone can be a multitude of things; it can be a camera, act as a sat nav, and also – if you want it to be – your personal trainer. Simply downloading an app onto your phone can open up a world of easy, accessible self-care… and help you keep extra motivated. It really all depends on your goals (be they to improve your yoga game or get better acquainted with your own body, or menstrual cycle). However, there are plenty of them in app stores…Continue Reading

The wearable fitness gizmo that recharges itself as you unwind

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(Baracoda) For smartwatch owners, one of the most frustrating aspects is remembering to charge the device every few days. French start-up Baracoda thinks it has solved this problem by launching the BHeart, a fitness tracker that is powered by motion, body heat, and light. For those who want to keep an eye on their body’s key metrics without the faff of regular recharges, this gadget can provide a big step forward. The no-charge wearable incorporates a heart sensor and accelerometer to provide insights into a user’s overall energy, activity levels, sleep quality, and mental resilience. The data is displayed in…Continue Reading

Arsenal told to repeat Gabriel Martinelli transfer trick and complete sensational Neymar swoop

The Gunners have been busy in the summer transfer with moves for Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice but they could still sign more players before the September 1 deadline Arsenal have been told to sign two more Brazilian players, despite having splashed out more than £200million in the summer transfer window already. The Gunners have been busy in the market, finally getting deals for Declan Rice (£105million) and Jurrien Timber (£33.4million) over the line last week. They joined Kai Havertz at the Emirates Stadium, after his £65million move from Chelsea earlier in the window. Focus now switches to…Continue Reading

Community health information exchanges may re

image: Sloan-Aagard, C. The Impact of Community Health Information Exchange Usage by Primary Care Physicians Time to Re-utilization of Hospital Services. view more Credit: Annals of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Researchers examined whether primary care physicians’ use of a secure community health information exchange (HIE) to access data about patient care transitions reduced the likelihood of the patient being re-hospitalized. Doctors’ use of the HIE was associated with an increased length of time that patients were admitted to the ED from 99 to 238 days. The likelihood of a return visit to the ED was decreased by 53% while…Continue Reading

Things spotted in Arsenal pre-season training amid William Lilina’s injury return

William Sаlibа returns, Gabriel Martinelli boost – Things spotted in Arsenal pre-season training Arsenal players took part in the second day of their pre-season training as Mikel Arteta prepared his squad a head of the 2023/24 campaign Arsenal have been boosted by the returns of William Saliba, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Martinelli to train a head of their pre-season tour. The Gunners returned on Monday as Mikel Arteta put his players through their plans in preparation for an exciting 2023/24 campaign. Arsenal are looking to take another step forward next season after securing Champions League qualification – desperately…Continue Reading

Player DQ’d after 2 holes of Korn Ferry Tour debut for using rangefinder

One player’s Korn Ferry Tour debut was cut short because of a rangefinder. Zach Williams, a 23-year-old recent graduate of Southern Indiana, Monday-qualified into the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield, Illinois, but after carding a pair of pars to open his first round on Thursday, Williams was disqualified for using a distance -measuring device. Monday Q Info’s Ryan French first reported the story while a KFT representative confirmed the DQ to GolfChannel.com, noting that Williams had violated Model Local Rule G-5, which states, “During a round, a player must not obtain distance information by using an electronic distance-measuring devices.” The…Continue Reading

Your Health Plan is the Latest Fiduciary Ticking Time Bomb

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) is the most significant compliance challenge employers have faced since the Affordable Care Act. New requirements are in effect now, including: Required review of plan contracts and removal of all “gag clauses,” Required determination of “reasonableness” of vendor fees and services, Required prescription drug reporting for plan years 2020, 2021, and 2022 (due Jan. 21, 2023), and Required analysis of parity between medical and mental health coverage. Failing to comply with the requirements of the CAA leaves employers at risk of fines and class-action lawsuits. But most employers are still in the dark,…Continue Reading