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Intern Year: A Resident’s Reflections and Advice

Sensible Medicine

I’m obviously a big fan of reflective writing and of “advice columns.” So, when I got a submission that combines the two genres, and was written by an internal medicine resident, it was impossible not to share. Adam Cifu This Substack is reader-supported. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Medical students around the country recently celebrated the annual tradition of Match Day, where graduating students learn where they have “matched

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Could Mitochondria Be The Missing Link In Mental Illness? 12 Insights

Forbes Healthcare

Discover how mitochondria, metabolism, and lifestyle changes are transforming our understanding of mental health, based on insights from the Huberman Lab podcast.

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Palantir Sues Y Combinator Startup Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Forbes Healthcare

Former Palantir employees Mayank Jain and Pranav Pillai started Guardian AI to help healthcare providers fight insurance claim denials. Now their former employer is suing them for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

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MDaudit Releases “AI Assist” for healthcare Revenue Integrity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit,an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for RCM that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, today announced the latest AI-powered enhancement to its award-winning revenue integrity platform. […] The article MDaudit Releases AI Assist for healthcare Revenue Integrity appeared first on electr

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A Journey of Perseverance and Purpose in Healthcare and Human Services

Minority Nurse

Lisa-Marie Ortega’s journey to earning her degree at Post University is one of resilience, determination, and a deep passion for serving others. After being just a few credits away from completing her undergraduate degree two decades ago, life took an unexpected turn. A series of family tragedies forced her to leave school, and over the years, she found herself facing professional roadblocks due to the lack of a degree.

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Top Five Takeaways From Recent Nursing Workforce Research

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over the past three weeks, two surveys have been released offering insight into the nursing workforce and nurse leaders. The 2025 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report provided an overview of what happened with the nursing and healthcare workforce in acute care settings during […] The post Top Five Takeaways From Recent Nursing Workforce Research appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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An Automated Solution to Healthcare’s $125 Billion Fax Problem

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Thomas Thatapudi, CIO, AGS Health In 2018, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a challenge to health IT developers and providers alike to help make every doctors office in […] The article An Automated Solution to Healthcares $125 Billion Fax Problem appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Bevey Miner, Consensus Cloud Solutions

The Healthcare Blog

Consensus is taking fax data, received by rural clinics, post acute, substance abuse clinics, home health et al, and helping them put it into their systems of records–which are in general not FHIR-enabled. They allow those facilities & services to receive referrals from acute care hospitals. By 2027 many of these standards are going to need to be FHIR enabled.

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How BioPharma Can Play in Consumers’ Retail Experience Expectations

Health Populi

Patients as health consumers now know what “good” looks like in their digital experiences. People have tasted the convenience and respect they feel from well-designed, streamlined omnichannel retail experiences, and they now expect this from health care — specifically supported by the pharmaceutical companies who manufacture the medicines they use in managing chronic conditions, we learn in ixlayer ixInsights 2025: Pharma’s Role in Improving the Health Experience fromixla

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Multiple Texas Children With Vitamin A Toxicity From Use Vs. Measles

Forbes Healthcare

With measles outbreak continuing in Texas, there are now reported cases of children suffering from vitamin A toxicity in after use of supplement against the measles.

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How trade wars could destroy the U.S. health care system

KevinMD.com

The term “core competency” was coined by management experts C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel in their influential 1990 article titled “The core competence of the corporation,” published in the Harvard Business Review. Prahalad and Hamel defined core competencies as the unique capabilities or advantages that a company possesses, which are critical to its ability to Read more How trade wars could destroy the U.S. health care system originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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FriskaAi Unveils Free Version of its Innovative Nutrition Tool

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. FriskaAi, a groundbreaking healthcare platform that leverages advanced AI and mobile technology to empower individuals to take control of their health journey in partnership with their physician, has launched a slimmed-down version of its Friska […] The article FriskaAi Unveils Free Version of its Innovative Nutrition Tool appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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‘A cruel April Fool’s joke’: HHS layoffs characterized by confusion, errors

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The sweeping workforce reduction that began Tuesday was made worse by mistakes and poor communication, including directions for some CMS employees to contact a director who died last year.

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What is a Consumer Health Company? Riffing Off of Deloitte’s Report on CHCs/A 2Q2025 Look at Self-Care Futures

Health Populi

The health care landscape in 2030 will feature a n expanded consumer health industry t hat will become, “an established branch of the health ecosystem focused on promoting health, preventing, disease, treating symptoms and extending healthy longevity,” according to a report published by Deloitte in September 2024, Accelerating the future: The rise of a dynamic consumer health market.

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Vitamin A And Its Role In Treating Measles

Forbes Healthcare

Vitamin A has a limited role in treating measles, but mainly in low-income countries and in children that are vitamin A deficient.

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How America became overmedicated—and what we can do about it

KevinMD.com

In a revealing snapshot of American mental health, the CDC recently reported that nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States may be taking psychotropic medications. This staggering number should both draw attention and raise questions. Are we truly addressing the root causes of psychiatric illness, or are we sedating a nation in pain? Read more How America became overmedicatedand what we can do about it originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Primary care news round-up (27th March to 2nd April 2025)

Practice Index

New drop in public satisfaction with practices According to the British Social Attitudes Survey, public satisfaction with GP services continued to fall last year. Just 31% said they were satisfied with practice services, representing a reduction from 34% in 2023. Just 23% were satisfied with GP waiting times, according to the annual analysis by the Nuffield Trust and the Kings Fund.

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UMass Nursing Leader Gabrielle Abelard Named 2025 AANP Fellow for Advancing Mental Health Equity and Holistic Care

Minority Nurse

Gabrielle Abelard , a dedicated psychiatric nurse practitioner and clinical associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)the only honoree from Massachusetts among 51 nurse leaders worldwide. The FAANP program honors nurse practitioners who have made exceptional contributions to education, policy, practice, and research.

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Azura Vascular Care Agrees to $3.15 Million Data Breach Settlement

The HIPAA Journal

A settlement has been reached to resolve class action litigation against Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc., which does business as Azura Vascular Care.Azura Vascular Care is a Pennsylvania-based operator of 70 outpatient vascular centers and ambulatory surgery centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico. On October 9, 2023, Azura Vascular Care identified suspicious network activity, with the forensic investigation confirming that hackers had access to its network between September 27, 2023, and October 9,

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The Prototype: Chatbots Struggle With Analogies

Forbes Healthcare

We look at the ways chatbots struggle to think like humans, how nanoparticles might connect brains and computers, a better way to vaccinate for food poisoning and more.

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Tariffs send healthcare industry into ‘unchartered waters’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Provider groups and health systems warn tariffs will test healthcare’s fragile supply chain, threatening to disrupt patient care.

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Allscripts EMR vs Custom EHR Solutions

Arkenea

The landscape of healthcare is constantly evolving, and with it, the need for efficient and innovative tools to manage patient care, streamline workflows, and meet regulatory compliance. One such tool that has become a staple in many medical practices is Allscripts EMR. Renowned for its flexibility and robust capabilities, Allscripts EMR is designed to optimize clinical and administrative processes across healthcare organizations of all sizes.

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Simplifying Compliance: How Medical Billing Services Keep You Audit-Ready

CollaborateMD

Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” “Do I have all the correct patient information?” “Did I miss a claim submission deadline?” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice.

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Phlebotomy Training: Real-World Skills You’ll Use Daily

Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

Phlebotomy plays a key role in healthcare, focusing on the collection of blood for medical testing, donations, and research. Medical training programs in Charlotte, North Carolina , provide the hands-on experience necessary to master this skill. Students gain a solid understanding of drawing blood safely, identifying veins, and ensuring patient comfort.

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Inner Cosmos, Outer Expansion: Psychiatric BCI Gears Up For Prime Time

Forbes Healthcare

Psychiatric BCI is expanding the field.

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What Is the Role of an Activity Director in Senior Care?

We Care Online

When we think of senior care,we often focus on medical care, but senior care is also about quality of life. Thatswhere the Activity Directors come in! They develop and implement fun activities so seniors maintain their physical, socialand mental health. If you enjoy interacting with people and making a positive impact, you may be ideal for a career as anActivity Director.

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FTC lawsuit against PBMs can move forward after Ferguson rejoins case

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The FTC chair had previously been recused from the lawsuit. But after consulting with ethics lawyers, Ferguson changed his mind so the case could move forward, he said on Thursday.

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Career Opportunites for Dental Hygienists

MedQuest College

Dental hygiene is a dynamic field that offers multiple avenues for professional growth. While many dental hygienists begin their careers in clinical settings, opportunities exist beyond patient care. Whether you’re looking to specialize, pursue further education, or transition into new roles, there are several pathways to expand your career. Understanding the career opportunities of dental hygienists can help you plan a long-term professional journey.

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HR and H&S Updates – March 2025

Practice Index

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in March 2025. HR Updates Amber alerts Dismissal of teacher for controversial social media posts was discriminatory Chief Exec of NHS Trust was constructively dismissed after alleging bullying by the Trusts Chair Green alerts UPDATE: Employee who hid previous dismissal from employer was fairly dismissed (again) The post HR and H&S Updates March 2025 appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

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As Measles Outbreak Spikes, NIH Drastically Cuts Funding On Vaccine Hesitancy

Forbes Healthcare

A measles outbreak that began in Texas has risen to nearly 500 cases. At the same time, the NIH says it is dramatically cutting back funding on vaccine hesitancy.

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Physicians Taking Back Medicine: Is there an emergency physician in the house?

Medical Economics

Too many emergency departments in U.S. hospitals dont offer 24/7 physician coverage.