UV safety takes on a new importance in the time of COVID-19.
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Where Are All the ER Patients?
ER patients are down nearly 50% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, morbidity and mortality have increased accordingly.
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PTSD Awareness Month: COVID-19 and Stress
PTSD is a serious condition. It is important for hospitals to understand its signs and provide resources to help employees cope and possibly prevent PTSD.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
As we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we do so during unprecedented and stressful times. For many people jobs and caregiving are happening at the same time, and so they feel they are “on the job” 24/7 and are stuck in an unending cycle of stress.
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Women’s Health HRAs and the Conditions You Market
In our ongoing quest to identify the needs of clients, Medicom Health takes time to constantly explore new HRA developments. In 2019, a common theme shared by clients was a need for a tool to touch on “women’s health.”
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Colorectal Cancer: Early Detection Can Save Lives!
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed form of cancer. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States. Medicom Health’s Colorectal Cancer HRA is the perfect tool to educate consumers on screening options and direct them to your clinicians for care.
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Rethink Pink
Fall is almost here and so is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but that doesn’t mean healthcare systems are relegated to the same-old “Think Pink” promotions of years past. Now is the time to consider marketing to the average woman coming in for first-time mammograms.
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September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: A Perfect Time to Increase Public Understanding
Would it surprise you to learn that cancer experts say identifying men at high risk for prostate cancer would benefit the most from screening and treatment? Those same experts also agree that improved diagnostic techniques along with a personalized risk assessment are great ways to improve the patient’s decision-making process.
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Increasing Men’s Health Awareness (and Office Visits)
We often hear that men are less likely than women to visit the doctor for regular check-ups and screenings. This June, Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week (June 10-16) are great occasions to give the men in your community the extra nudge to get in the door and get screened.
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Stroke Risk is about more than being F.A.S.T.
May is Stoke Awareness month. It seems fitting that billboards will pop up reminding people to think F.A.S.T. – This is absolutely important information and there is no need to diminish its value. But what else can be done to help consumers better understand their own health status, and what does it mean for their likelihood of experiencing a stroke?
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