Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
At least eight people have been hospitalized with valley fever—a potentially lethal fungal infection—after attending or working at a music festival in California, state health officials said.
EvidenceCare
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The CMS Two-Midnight Rule has been in full effect for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for about nine months as of this writing. In case you aren’t familiar, the Two-Midnight Rule mandates that a patient’s hospital stay must span at least two midnights to qualify for inpatient status, directly influencing reimbursement rates and compliance requirements.
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KevinMD.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
In today’s financial landscape, it is imperative for women in medicine to take charge of investing their own money. Physicians face a myriad of disadvantages when it comes to wealth building. The average medical student will be saddled with an average of $200,000 in student loan debt. The nature of prolonged medical training puts physicians Read more… Empowering female doctors: How investment education can combat burnout and build wealth originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The lay media is abuzz with stories about Elle Macpherson, who admits in a new memoir to declining chemotherapy seven years ago. Although precise details are not provided, it sounds like Ms. Macpherson had localized or regional breast cancer and underwent surgery. We learned something about the risks of commenting on the health of celebrities over a decade ago when an OpEd we published in Washington Post about former president George W.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 31, 2024
I trust you'll have the intellectual integrity to play videos of these speakers. Anything less, would be misinformation and censorship. The post An Open Letter to the President of Stanford, Jonathan Levin: Don’t Censor Drs. Scott Atlas, John Ioannidis, Sunetra Gupta, Marty Marky, Monica Gandhi, Jay Bhattacharya, and Vinay Prasad. Amplify Their Voices. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
One in five survey respondents reported that their household had received a bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford in the past year, but only 62% reached out to a billing office, according to a new study published in JAMA.
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KevinMD.com
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The aging nursing population is one of the underlying conditions contributing to the nursing shortage in the United States. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1 million nurses are at least 50 years of age, and 60 percent of nurses are over age 40. Furthermore, over 20 percent of nurses plan to retire within Read more… The aging nursing population is contributing to the U.S. nursing shortage originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
First a review of the main trial then to the new paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. SELECT Trial The SELECT trial was the first to show that the glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1) semaglutide could actually modify cardiovascular disease. The discovery of another disease-modifying agent for heart disease is a breakthrough.
Science Based Medicine
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
I suppose it's my turn to be called a fraudster, liar, perjurer, felon, grifter, stooge, imbecile, and maybe even murderer. What I won't get is a reasonable explanation as to why supposedly releasing a deadly virus was mass murder, but intentionally spreading it was a forgivable "policy position". The post Biosafety Now: Releasing The Virus Was Mass Murder.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The new company, which doesn’t yet have a formal name, will be led by David Pierre, previously the chief operating officer of home healthcare company Signify Health.
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
These drugs work to treat diabetes and weight loss by suppressing the appetite and lowering blood sugar and A1C—which may end up being an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, heart conditions, depression, and many other conditions.
Practice Index
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In early 2023, I read the tragic news of the death of Ruth Perry, a primary school headteacher from Berkshire. It struck a particular chord with me, being the husband of someone who does a similar job to Ruth. Over the past 30 years, my wife has had an absolute passion for educating children and giving them the best possible start to their lives. It’s a tough and relentless job with many hours of unseen work, leaving you emotionally drained, but you know that what you’re doing matters to the peo
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
As seems to be the norm on Sensible Medicine these days, whenever John, Vinay, or I publicly disagree with one another, one of our readers chimes in to explain how all of us are off the mark. Today I am happy to post the latest comeuppance, this one by Dr. Thomas Huddle. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Open Dental
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The Chart Module is at the heart of patient care. Learn about customizing the layout, charting treatment, storing medical info and more. The post Channeling the Chart Module appeared first on Open Dental Blog.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The settlement adds to the billions of dollars that McKesson, Cencora and Cardinal have already agreed to pay in restitution for flooding the U.S. with highly addictive painkillers.
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Wyoming’s last reported anthrax infection in wildlife was in 1956 and the state’s last confirmed cattle outbreak was in the 1970s.
Performance Health
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Every second of every day, an older adult over the age of 65 suffers a fall in the United States. Furthermore, approximately 700,000 to 1,000,000 people fall in U.S. hospitals daily, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Patients aged 85 and older as well as those who have undergone recent surgery are more likely to be seriously injured if they fall.
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The proposed meager Medicare reimbursement increase for dialysis providers marks the fifth year in a row that the agency has failed to capture actual increases in labor and treatment costs.
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
When we think about nurses getting published, our thoughts naturally turn to nurses in academia doing research or teaching. However, being published is actually for everyone. Any nurse has the opportunity to be published, which can open the doors of possibility and reveal unforeseen career opportunities. Why Get Published? Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, has been the editor of the MEDSURG Nursing journal since 2002 and sees getting published as an equal opportunity.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2024
Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.
Intercoast
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
InterCoast Colleges has been a leader in the vocational field for over 30 years and remains committed to powering the potential of every student. Recognizing the critical need for skilled trade professionals, our state-approved Electrical Training program is engineered to meet the needs of the industry, providing a current of opportunity for a successful entry-level career in the electrical field.
Emerging RN Leader
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Every new generation uses unique terms that may or may not be familiar to their leaders. Consider the following story from a nurse manager: Several months ago, several of my new nurses told me that I was “brat’ I don’t have kids, and initially, the word brat […] The post New Generation Z Slang To Know appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Medical Economics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Scott Dewey, chief managed care officer at PayrHealth, joins the podcast to discuss the best strategies for negotiating with payers.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
After years of struggles, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy last October and in the ensuing months worked to close hundreds of stores.
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
In the fall, women will be able to use an easy, self-administered test to screen for cervical cancer. With self-collection, a woman can swab her vagina in private.
Practice Index
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
With general practice under greater pressure than ever before, we know how important it is to have a clear picture of your own practice’s financial position. To help you manage some of the key finance functions in your practice, we’re delighted to launch our Finance Package. Accessed in the Practice Index HUB , this new package integrates with our existing PPA Manager and offers you a new way to take control of your finances, from stock and PPA claims to expenses and ARRS roles.
The Healthcare Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
By KIM BELLARD I hadn’t expected to write about a biology-related topic anytime soon after doing so last week , but, gosh darn it, then I saw a press release from Cornell about biohybrid robots – powered by mushrooms (aka fungi)! They had me at “biohybrid.” The release talks about a new paper — Sensorimotor Control of Robots Mediated by Electrophysiological Measurements of Fungal Mycelia – from the Cornell’s Organic Robotics Lab , led by Professor Rob Shepherd.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 31, 2024
An excerpt from Healing Healthcare: Evidence-Based Strategies to Mend Our Broken System. The greatest challenge facing our professional workforce today is creating a healthy work environment in which nurses care for patients. A significant characteristic of a healthy work environment is appropriate staffing. Nurse staffing is a multifaceted issue, and it is extremely difficult to Read more… Pandemic lessons: How better staffing and communication can save health care originally appeared in KevinM
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Federal antitrust regulators are asking Indiana to block Union Hospital and HCA-owned Terre Haute Regional Hospital’s request for a certificate of public advantage, which allows states to greenlight potentially problematic mergers.
Forbes Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Rite Aid has selected long-time company executive Matt Schroeder as the drugstore chain’s new CEO on the same day it exits federal bankruptcy protection.
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