Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2022

After showering, applying deodorant twice, and cranking up her car’s air conditioning against the summer heat (“I will not be the sweaty, smelly fat girl,” she thinks), Eva arrives at the doctor’s office ready to get to the bottom of what ails her: a newly swollen, tender abdomen, growing breathlessness, and debilitating fatigue.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2020

Imagine this: you find yourself with $6,553 in your pocket and you can pick one of the following: A new 2020 Breitling Navitimer watch; A year’s in-state tuition at Valdosta State University; or, A PPO for an average individual. Top-line, there are new-new costs borne in 2020 for virus testing and treatment.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

consumers has accessed video telehealth services in the 12 months from June-July 2021. Telehealth is the preferred “channel” for routine care, with 80% of consumers preferring for prescription refills and 71% preferring for discussing teste results. “Patients really like telehealth,” J.D.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

Opiods are the second- most concerning pharmacy issue, for three-quarters of large employers, followed by the impamct of coupons and patient access programs on consumer behavior when lower-cost alternatives are available in the market. Some 15% of companies will consider this tactic in 2021-22.

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A Young Doctor's Journey

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As a graduate of medical school in Europe, but having grown up in the United States, I have a little knowledge about both: let’s start with Europe first, which I know a lot of my American readers are rather unfamiliar with. This surprised a lot of my American followers. Wow, right?

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

OCR stepped up enforcement of compliance with the HIPAA Rules in 2016, more than doubling the number of financial penalties imposed. The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

emissions testing, and TD Bank pled guilty in 2024 for alleged anti-money laundering program failures. Dr. Javaid Perwaiz was indicted and convicted following trial in federal court of healthcare fraud. Dr. Perwaiz was convicted of healthcare fraud following trial, and at sentencing found to have caused $20.8

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

The cost depends on the team, features, functionalities, and the time required to wrap up the development process. In 2021, the CMS published rules to implement an RTBT (Real-Time Benefit Tool) by January 2023. This eventually reduces costs of documentation and duplication of tests (in case medical papers are misplaced).

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Mobius MD

JULY 1, 2024

Following their advocacy, a 2024 CMS rule requires government-regulated health plans to shorten the timeframes for prior authorization decisions. Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are also expanding, promising to improve care coordination and reduce redundant testing and procedures.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Though some of us may still be struggling with keeping up with the strict diet routine the app has to offer, the usage of such apps hasn’t dropped. million in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $15,017.42 This type of gamified approach focuses on giving users incentives to follow through with their promises. percent by 2028.

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Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

HL7 promotes data sharing of records, lab reports, test results, etc., These challenges are as follows: A lack of a consistent data model, it is more implied. CDA includes the following elements for all clinical documents – stewardship, persistence, potential for authentication, wholeness, context, and human readability.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Automation in healthcare can lead to multiple benefits for your practice, such as decreased manual efforts, reduced errors, increased capacity, and speeding up administrative processes. Here are five ways you can automate your practice’s workflows to free up your staff’s time, increase revenue and focus on your patients: 1.

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Accepted Blog

MAY 8, 2024

What you’ll learn: Overview of the dental school application process: Primary, secondaries and interviews General dental school application timeline and information Academic requirements (Courses, GPA, DAT) Dental admissions test (DAT) Experience requirements for dental school How to choose where to apply? The exam costs $495 (2021).

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ACMA Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Burden of Prior Authorization According to the 2021 American Medical Association survey of physicians, prior authorizations contribute to 93% of patient care delays. 29% of patients who endure the prior authorization process end up with the originally prescribed product and 40% of patients end up abandoning therapy.

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MedicalGPS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Endeavor for Excellence: Step 4 – Establish Performance Baselines If you have been following along for the redeployment of MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, this week we move into Step #4 — establishing baseline performance measures. The minimum score was 44.67%, which occurred in November of 2021.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Senior DOJ officials have in turn emphasized in public remarks that investigating clinical research shortcomings is now a Justice Department priority, with the whistleblower bar following suit. 21, 2021) (indictment). [6] What exactly are clinical researchers doing to merit this scrutiny? 15, 2022) (indictment). [3] 15 (S.D.N.Y.

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Arkenea

MARCH 14, 2025

In 2021, the number of healthcare apps on Google Play Store stands at 53,054. Doctor profile look up feature The healthcare app you develop needs to allow the patients to choose the doctor of their preference. A doctor profile look-up section is a must-have feature if you offer booking of in-person or virtual healthcare appointments.

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Relias

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The behavioral health sector is following suite. To chart your organization’s path, consider the following four steps outlined by? By following these steps, your organization can undergo its own digital transformation, allowing you to be more agile in the face of change. up to date?on 85% of psychiatrists ?met taking but?will

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Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

With these practices in place, your organization can ensure its practitioners have the most up-to-date clinical and technical skills, as well as world-class soft skills. An example of this comes from our 2021 Relias DSP Survey. This technique operates on the idea of periodically testing learners’ knowledge.

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Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For God’s sake , get UP !” The nurse thrust me up, yanking me off the floor; I was hanging just by the whim of my hollow, spindly armpits. If you don’t eat, you’ll keep ending up on the floor, and quite frankly, I don’t have the time or care for the extra paperwork. the nurse bellowed close into my ear. I felt hideous.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 14, 2025

If patient data tripped the alert, an EMR pop-up message would appear for nurses and physicians. These alerts were backed up with training and monitoring to encourage real action. Process measures suggested that doctors and nurses responded to the alerts with increased testing of lactate levels and fluid resuscitation.

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Accepted Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

AAMC actually asked us to partner with them to become a pilot school in 2021 for the PREview exam and so we’ve been a PREview school in terms of highly recommending applicants submit the preview exam or assessment, whatever you want to call it, to us. Another great question. I’m so glad you asked this. Thank you for sharing that.

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Doximity

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You can learn about ChenMed by visiting chenmed.com , or visit the upcoming ChenMed Physician Career Fair on November 18, 2021. Imagine when you grew up in a home where your father’s got a lab in the house, you get to tinker as a child. So, I grew up in this environment where I felt like nothing was off the table.

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Accepted Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dr. SooHoo also shares insights into the secondary application process, the role of the CASPER test, and the criteria for interview invitations. We launched a new curriculum in 2021, so we’re fully engrossed in what’s called the Trek curriculum. 1:44] Absolutely. It also allows you to do the same thing with patients.

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Accepted Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the guide, you will learn how to prepare for interviews (including those difficult questions), how to make sure your body language matches your intent, and proper interview follow-up. What’s new since we last spoke in 2021? Download your complimentary copy today! Now, let’s move into today’s interview.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Ordering diagnostic tests is a standard procedure for physicians; yet if the test results aren’t reviewed and acted upon, what was the point of ordering the test? However, Dr P, who had an extremely high caseload at the medical center, failed to follow up on this finding. Some follow up on results.

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Scrubs

JUNE 16, 2023

In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. One study found that cyberattacks on the nation’s health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021 — from 43 attacks to 91. Today, Johnson Memorial is up and running again. But on Oct. 1 at 3 a.m.,

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 11, 2023

How large a number needed to screen is too large for a test to be acceptable? If we are to reach agreement on the benefit of cancer screening, thus enabling guideline committees to speak with one voice, we must agree on what constitutes an effective screening test and on how much we, as a nation, are willing to pay for it.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

Designed to help fund good nutritional research with the ultimate goal of reducing obesity and testing the hypothesis that “all calories are equal,” NUSI, unfortunately has floundered and is dead. He now knows these numbers indicate high levels of apoB "but no one bothered to test my apoB number." Medicine 2.0

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While I knew the grim 5-year relative survival rate for this stage was about 13 percent, I still hoped and prayed that he would somehow end up being on the positive side of that survival statistic. Since 2021, screening ages have been lowered; colon cancer screening now starts at 45 and breast cancer at 40 for average-risk individuals.

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Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

DON’T MISS Linda Abraham’s 2021 interview with Dr. Kristen Goodall: All About BU School of Medicine, a Social Justice-Minded Med School [Episode 405]. We can look up stuff. If it’s just facts, we can look them up. But I would assume that the scores on the step two should go up. Plus, it’s all free.

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Intercoast

APRIL 19, 2025

In 2021, 15.8% found that 86% of participants in a recovery program indicated no use of alcohol or drugs in the past 30 days at the 6-month follow-up. These courses provide a valuable opportunity to review exam content, practice test-taking strategies, and connect with other professionals in the field.

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Setting Sights

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A belated Christmas, and a gift to myself – a cushion reading ‘Never Give Up’ to wake up to each morning. There have been so many moments in which we’ve felt like giving up, where it’s felt like the day isn’t worth seizing, that the night isn’t worth seeing through. And 2020-2021 has been no exception.

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Setting Sights

MAY 2, 2022

It was also a year where Christmas and New Year were seen through a tired and painful fog from the hospital bed, barely being able to keep my eyes open, testing positive for COVID-19 just before the year’s end, which then had me developing blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, seeing death on our wards like I had never seen before.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

According to a report published by Chime, 83 percent of acute care organizations stated high use of patient portals by users in 2021, as compared to 74 percent in 2020. Enhanced Patient Care Patients can get annoyed by long waiting hours and freeing up time for appointments. at any given time.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2022

” This has led to some patients avoiding care due to cost – for doctors’ visits, treatment for chronic conditions, recommended tests, or prescription drug fills. Dr. Murthy concludes with an ask and a hope: “Will we step up, and meet our moral obligation to care for those who have cared for.

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