We Care Online

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Community Volunteer, Shining Light Food Bank, Dallas, TX, July 2015 December 2018 Organized 200+ food parcels for registered clients, liaising with local referral services and managing collection schedules. Supported care home staff with meal preparation, room cleaning, and basic patient care, including personal hygiene.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

Now that the British Medical Association (BMA) has opened its ballot for collective action among General Practitioners (GPs) in England, in protest at the imposition of the latest GP contract, Practice Index has asked a number of Practice Managers how they feel about any upcoming action. The BMA’s GP leaders requested an uplift of 8.7%

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Health Populi

JANUARY 25, 2022

As in other years’ Medscape studies, a plurality of physicians did not seek help for burnout or depression: this year, one-half of doctors said they could deal with the mental health challenges without help from a professional, and 43% said they didn’t want to risk disclosure to a medical board.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 12, 2022

More than ever, hospitals seek to attract the best nurses, physicians, and ancillary medical staff. To succeed in health care, interdisciplinary communication and a collaborative mission of nursing practice can result in better partnerships with hospital leadership. Stop by booth 2018. So, nurses, do your research.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

consumers believe that health-related information on the internet is as reliable as information from medical professionals. adults 18 and over in May-June 2018. The two sources most-used for seeking health-related information are medical information websites (THINK: WebMD and Sharecare, for example, used by 53% of U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2019

Companies will prioritize integrating behavioral health into medical care, implementing digital tools, growing provider networks, and implementing virtual visits — that is, tele-mental health (for more on this, please see my report written for the California HealthCare Foundation, The Online Couch: Mental Health Care on the Web ).

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Northwest Career College

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

million adult Americans reported considering massage therapy in 2018. This is the time to ask if they have any medical history or injury you need to know before initiating the massage. Communicating with a client throughout the session is essential. Some areas you might focus on include: Back and shoulders to relieve tension.

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Accepted Blog

AUGUST 16, 2024

In July 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies made a transformative $1 billion gift to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, aimed at reducing the financial barriers for medical students. This initiative addresses a significant issue in the United States – the declining number of healthcare professionals due to the high cost of medical education.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2018

I’m blogging live while attending HXD 2018 in Cambridge, MA, the health/care design conference convened by Mad*Pow, 26th and 27th June 2018. See Conway’s Law, Adam implored: that is that, “organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.”

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For example, to be cleared as a medical device — which this indeed is — Omron had to use oscillometric technology. The watch has a complementary mobile app, called HeartAdvisor, which communicates what a user’s blood pressure readings mean along with recommending steps to take to improve heart health.

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DrChrono

JULY 16, 2018

July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DrChrono Inc., the company enabling the medical practice of the future, today announced a new partnership with Stitch, a company that has created a free HIPAA-compliant app for healthcare teams to send internal messages, communicate with patients and track daily tasks.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Show Summary Dr. Cynthia Boyd, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Rush Medical College, discusses the distinctive elements of the Rush Medical College program, including its focus on developing critical thinkers and providing excellent clinical care. Will you be ready next Spring to apply to your dream medical schools?

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2018

Sleep, too, or lack thereof, is top-of-mind for so many consumers: there was a growing category of sleep-assisting digital health tools featured at the 2018 CES, which I covered here in the Huffington Post. One-third of people cite mental health as a goal, closely followed by improving finances.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2023

I promised myself that I would join their Voluntary Faculty, a global force of more than 400 medical experts who share their skills with local eye care teams around the world,” says Purcell. I am great at networking and communicating with people from different cultures. I was captivated. And beginning in 2012, she did just that.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 22, 2023

This includes the ability to show respect to another and communicate appropriately. As nursing leaders, we can’t overstate the importance of being a good listener and communicating relevant information to providers. One of the major complaints in the patient population is that providers do not listen.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2018

I covered the launch of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer across all industries here in Health Populi in January 2018 , when this year’s annual report was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos as it is each year. I’m not the one to solve that problem — Edelman and their communications industry peers are.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

Just about one year ago, DG appointed the company’s first Chief Medical Officer, which I covered here in Health Popul i in a post titled, “Dollar General, the Latest Retail Health Destination?” So even older work-age patients are seeking the convenient communication channel of text in 2022. billion in 2018.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with financial pressures on medical practices and the rapid adoption of technology and digitalization, are continuing to reshape the healthcare landscape for both physicians and patients. The year 2024 is no exception.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 3, 2025

Mobile health technologies such as apps, wearable devices, and sensors have empowered patients to monitor their health and communicate with healthcare providers, enabling more personalized and proactive care. Both doctors and patients can benefit from the conveniences offered by cutting-edge medical technology.

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CareerStep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss effective strategies to help your organization identify quality candidates for your medical assistant program. With the aim of standing out within the field and providing an opportunity for their community, Grace Health partnered with CareerStep.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

There’s a shortage of medical providers in the United Kingdom, a nation where healthcare is guaranteed to all Britons via the most beloved institution in the nation : The National Health Service. The NHS celebrated its 70th anniversary in July this year. You can learn more about Jo Cox and the loneliness agenda here.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

Since then, OCR has been cracking down on entities that have failed to provide individuals with timely access to their medical records. In December 2020, the practice fell victim to a ransomware attack that saw hackers encrypt medical records and gain access to the electronic protected health information of 6,800 individuals.

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ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It ensures that what the patient receives is medically appropriate for their situation. In order to practice, they must have a high school diploma.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

What’s underneath that macro “healthcare” index number of 67 is a precipitous decline in the past year for Americans’ trust in hospitals, compared with biotech, pharma, consumer healthcare, and even health insurance — all of which grew in trust between 2018 and 2019, but not so with the hospital segment of U.S.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary.

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NHA Now

APRIL 15, 2021

For instance, among medical assistants, employers rank professionalism, communication, and critical thinking as the top three most-desired soft skills. 2018 Jun;15(3):197-202. Epub 2018 Jan 10. If you’re in that role, do you feel you’ve mastered those skills? If not, is there opportunity to learn and train in those areas?

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

Integrated care is a best practice model that combines evidence-based medical and behavioral healthcare services at one point of entry. The main purpose is to effectively address and treat co-occurring and chronic mental health, substance use, and medical disorders. This model of care takes place in a variety of settings and locations.

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Doximity

APRIL 19, 2021

This week, we interviewed Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FTOS , obesity medicine physician scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. And they're still able to get quality care and we can still make adjustments to their medication. Q: How did you first learn about Doximity?

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 9, 2024

. “Outcry as Philip Morris International funds smoking cessation courses on Medscape,” read an April 9 headline in the British Medical Journal. We observed the standard firewall between funder and faculty in continuing-medical-education programs. The videos were dense with evidence.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2019

Before last year’s CES, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had been working to eliminate net neutrality from United States communication policy. In June 2018, the FCC rolled back net neutrality, a policy that President Obama had put in place. Consider these the caveats of #CES2019. Federal government shutdown.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

For the organization’s 2020 vision, there are three category pillars in sight: over-the-counter (OTC) drugs (the core mission for over a century), dietary supplements, and consumer medical devices (think: the CES digital health aisles, and beyond). billion in medical visits and reduce reliance on prescription drugs by a $51.6

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Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? 2:03] Sure.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

health care economics, patients are now payors as health consumers with more financial skin in paying medical bills. As consumers, people have great expectations from the organizations on the supply side of health care — providers (hospitals and doctors), health insurance plans, pharma and medical device companies.

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Health Populi

JULY 18, 2024

Bureau of Labor Statistics had good news for American consumers long-facing inflation for household spending over the past couple of years, announcing on July 11, 2024, that the general consumer price index (CPI) fell, lowering real prices for people buying airline tickets, used cars and trucks, communication, and petrol to fill auto tanks.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Philips looks for health engagement across the care continuum, as the first graphic illustrates, with solutions that are deployed on the clinical/medical side of health in diagnosis and treatment in hospitals, as well as for at-home care. Here’s a snippet from a post he wrote as a new father of son Henry in January 2018.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The number of deaths caused by an overdose of prescription drugs continued to rise until 2018, when it began modestly reversing the trend; however, the Covid 19 pandemic saw mortality numbers rise again across multiple categories of overdosing. First, the prescription must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

JSK: You moved into the Amedisys organization in 2018 as Chief Information Security Officer. JSK: Tell us how cyber-security challenges might be different for Amedisys in the home health, hospice, and palliative care world compared with other health care service environments like inpatient care or medical group practices.

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