US: “Unsexy Plumbing,” Integrated Data And The Future Of The Healthcare System

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 15:33

techcrunch.com (07.12.2015) Healthcare, like so many other sectors of the economy, is being transformed by technology. The changes are most obvious at the front end of healthcare. But just as important is what’s happening behind the scenes, in the healthcare system’s back-end infrastructure. This “unsexy plumbing,” as it has been called, makes the front-end advances possible.

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United States
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Information and communication technology

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France: Les TMS représentent 87 % des maladies professionnelles

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 09:34

Le Quotidien du Médecin (12.11.2015) En 2014, 1,1 million de sinistres (accidents du travail, de trajet et maladies professionnelles) ont été reconnus et pris en charge, dont plus de 750 000 ayant entraîné un arrêt de travail ou une incapacité permanente, selon le bilan annuel de la branche accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (AT-MP) de la CNAM.

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france
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Occupational accidents and diseases

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Togo: Adoption de la Politique nationale de la protection sociale: Une urgence !

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 09:25

Lomé Infos (06.12.2015) La Caisse de Retraite du Togo (CRT) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) se portent de moins en moins bien. Les deux structures de couverture sociale au Togo font face à d’importantes difficultés financières, qui menacent sérieusement leur survie. Et si rien n’est fait, le déficit annuel de la CRT se verra gonfler de 70 milliards de F CFA d’ici 2050, soit 1,5% du PIB. Quant à la CNSS, le déficit 2050 sera de 50 milliards de F CFA, selon des études actuarielles sur les deux institutions, réalisées respectivement en 2010 et en 2011.

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togo
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Governance and administration
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Social protection one of major priorities in Bulgaria govt’s programme: Deputy PM

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 13:19

Focus Information Agency (04.12.2015) “Social protection is one of the major priorities in the programme of the Bulgarian government,” Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policies and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivaylo Kalfin said at the opening of the 5th annual meeting of labour and employment ministers of member states along the Europe – Asia ASEM-LEMC dialogue,

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World Bank Group to Strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection System

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:45

AllAfrica (02.12.2015) The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $95 million International Development Association (IDA) * credit for the Rwanda Social Protection System (SPS-2). This is the second in a series of Development Policy Operations (DPO) supporting the Government's efforts to improve the efficiency and accountability of Rwanda's social protection system, as well as expand safety net coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.

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