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“The virus is the boss” — U.S. lives and livelihoods at the beginning of 2021

Health Populi

At the start of the 2021 new year, one-half of U.S. Key financial priorities in 2021 will be paying off debt, building up emergency savings, and paying for day-to-day living expenses. There are some important differences between men and women regarding health and wealth in 2021. This week, the U.S.

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Aflac Finds Health Care and Financial Stress will “Dampen 2021 Holiday Magic” in U.S. Households

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householders that experienced COVID-19 expect their 2021 December holidays will be impacted in terms of reducing their holiday gift or decor spending, canceling holiday travel plans to see family or friends, or canceling holiday events, according to the 2021 Aflac Health Care Issues Survey. Aflac polled 1,003 U.S.

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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

He was 64 years old and had a host of medical issues, including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , and deep vein thrombosis. Mr W received his health care through a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Dr P was Mr W’s pulmonologist at the VA medical center.

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3 Key Stats About Medical Assistants in 2022

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Medical assistants are critical to healthcare teams. We surveyed 157 medical assistant employers to find out. For more, download the 2021 Industry Outlook from the latest edition of access TM. For more, download the 2021 Industry Outlook from the latest edition of access TM. So, what's happening right now?

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Suzette Porter

Minority Nurse

Suzette Porter, MBA, BSN, RN, is an elder care nurse manager and adjunct faculty member who has been with Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) for over 25 years. Through Porter’s leadership as a nurse manager, her unit was awarded the Team Daisy Award in 2021 for teamwork. I started in 2019 and graduated in 2021 with my MBA.

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Only in America: Medical Debt Hits High Income and Insured People, KHN and NPR Report

Health Populi

The theory behind consumer-directed care was that patients-as-consumers would shop around for care, morph into rational consumers of medical services just as they would do purchasing autos or washing machines, and shift the cost-curve of American health care ever downward. “U.S. “U.S. Noam Levey wrote the detailed analysis in KHN.

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

The first line chart illustrates how this phenomenon shot up in importance for large companies between 2021 and 2022. Second, employees’ delaying medical care has resulted in driving medical services utilization higher in 2022, with more chronic condition needs as well.