Mon.Sep 30, 2024

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How Epic’s 81-Year-Old Billionaire Founder Plans To Keep Her Health Data Empire Private Forever

Forbes Healthcare

With no plans to retire, medical records billionaire Judy Faulkner tells Forbes about her plans to ensure Epic remains independent and employee-owned in perpetuity.

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The Importance of HIPAA Compliant Teletherapy Platforms

Valant

In the rapidly evolving landscape of behavioral health, teletherapy has become an essential tool for mental health professionals. However, with this digital transformation comes the critical need for HIPAA compliant teletherapy platforms. These platforms ensure that patient privacy and data security remain paramount in the virtual therapy environment.

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CVS Health To Cut 2,900 Jobs But Mum On Potential Break-up

Forbes Healthcare

CVS Health confirmed plans to pare less than 1% of its total workforce, or about 2,900 jobs as the diversified provider of medical care, pharmacy services and health i.

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MA premiums to decrease on average in 2025

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The CMS said premiums, benefits and plan choices will hold steady in 2025, even as insurers have warned they could cut MA offerings in a bid to preserve profits.

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‘Conversion Therapy’ Puts LGBTQ+ People At Greater Risk For Mental Health Disorders, New Study Suggests

Forbes Healthcare

All participants who underwent conversion practices experienced higher rates of PTSD, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts than patients who didn’t experience these practices.

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Weak Evidence Can Hurt Important Ideas

Sensible Medicine

JAMA-IM has published an observational study that sought causal effects from stopping blood-pressure-lowering drugs in older adults who were in long-term care. The UCSF-led team asked a specific question: did deprescribing of BP-lowering meds lessen cognitive decline? They didn’t write their question that specifically; instead they wrote that their purpose was to investigate the association of deprescribing antihypertensive medication with changes in cognitive function in nursing home resi

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Steward CEO sues senators day before he steps down

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The news comes days after the Senate voted to hold Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena.

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NFL Advances Helmet Safety With Guardian Caps And Position-Specific Gear

Forbes Healthcare

Through policy and technology changes the sport is making progress, but Sills acknowledges there is still much work to be done.

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Bridging the gap in autism spectrum disorder care: Empowering physicians with up-to-date research and current solutions

Medical Economics

Primary care doctors have an immediate opportunity to improve treatments as a wave of patients with ASD transitions from pediatric to adult care.

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How To Protect Your Mental Health While Staying Informed During Election Season

Forbes Healthcare

Elections can be stressful for many reasons. More so when the electoral battle is as polarizing and bruising as the one currently unfolding.

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California moves forward with legislation to create new medical school

Medical Economics

Governor signs bill sponsored by physician-lawmaker to improve care, increase doctors and create jobs.

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More Than 11,000 Deaths Linked To Wildfire Smoke Every Year In The U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

Every year, more than 11,000 deaths in the U.S. could be attributed to wildfire smoke because it contains fine particulate matter (PM2.5), according to a new study.

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Baxter closes dialysis solutions facility due to Hurricane Helene damage

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

More than 2,500 people work at the facility, which is Baxter’s largest manufacturing site. The company is still working to fully assess the damage.

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The Consumer Revolution In Medicine Is (Finally) Here: What Comes Next?

Forbes Healthcare

Advances in technology, particularly generative AI and at-home diagnostics, have turned the once-distant idea of consumerism in medicine into a fast-approaching reality.

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The NCCIH embraces the quackery that is “functional medicine”

Science Based Medicine

[Editor note: Regular readers might—or might not have—noticed last Monday that, for the first time in more years than I can remember, I failed to post anything and didn’t even repost something from the archives or announce my absence. The explanation is unfortunately all too simple. The Sunday before, I spent something like 13 hours in the hall of at the emergency […] The post The NCCIH embraces the quackery that is “functional medicine” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Why You Shouldn’t Bring A Police Rifle Into An MRI Machine

Forbes Healthcare

Law enforcement officers are not immune from the laws of physics. An MRI safety incident from Los Angeles.

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This year’s don’t miss event: The Concierge Medicine Forum, October 17–19, 2024

Medical Economics

Reflecting the soaring growth of concierge medicine, the Concierge Medicine Forum in Atlanta is one of the year’s most highly anticipated conferences.

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Thousands More U.K. Diabetes Patients To Get ‘Artificial Pancreas’

Forbes Healthcare

Many people with Type 1 diabetes will get "artificial pancreas" technology for free this year thanks to deals secured by England’s public health system.

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ICD-10 Code for PTSD (F43.10)

Valant

The ICD-10 code for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is F43.10. This code falls under the category of anxiety disorders and is used for diagnosing and coding this mental health condition in medical records. It’s essential for mental health professionals and billing specialists to accurately use this code for proper documentation and reimbursement.

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5 Ways To Help Children Deal With The Loss Of Loved Ones

Forbes Healthcare

We cannot shield a child from loss, nor should we; but we should provide guidance and a safe space to go through the journey, grow and ultimately find joy in life.

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Comments Back On

Sensible Medicine

Just a quick note to say that comments are turned back on for today’s and subsequent posts. Yes, we sometimes (strategically) turn off comments. And that’s all I will say about that. JMM Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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NVIDIA’s Venture Capital Arm Is Silently Investing Millions Into Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

NVIDIA has always sought to invest in valuable innovation.

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Improving Patient Satisfaction in FQHCs [Case Study]

Performance Health

North Olympic Healthcare Network has focused on improving patient satisfaction by enhancing patient-provider interactions and streamlining incident management with Performance Health Partners’ software, revolutionizing patient management and operational efficiency across its rapidly expanding rural health centers.

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Is Trust In Healthcare A Task Too Big To Fail Or Too Big To Fix?

Forbes Healthcare

Many people across the healthcare ecosystem acknowledge the power and essentiality of trust, yet trust is not measured or prioritized.

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Making Sense of the Maze of Online Patient Portals

Minority Nurse

These days, with the widespread use of electronic medical records, nurses are accustomed to Epic, Cerner, and other major EMR/EHR players. For a patient, the portals to access one’s medical records make up a bewildering maze. Since nurses are natural patient advocates , they may find their friends, families, and patients complaining about these new ways to access care and communicate with providers.

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Previewing the 2024 Concierge Medicine Forum and concierge medicine's bright future

Medical Economics

Learn about the Concierge Medicine Forum, concierge medicine’s auspicious beginnings and why the future looks exceptionally bright for personalized care models.

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How to stop the surge in self-pay write-offs by finding hidden coverage you can bill today

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Providers who put AI-enhanced, real-time technology to work can improve their clean claims rate and pull payer dollars in more quickly.

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Are you being charged too much for credit card processing fees?

Medical Economics

Credit card processing fees can be difficult to decipher, but a little work can save a lot of money

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How to use ChatGPT as a doctor

Mobius MD

OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot launched nearly two years ago. Have you used it? This article will explain ChatGPT in simple terms and provide five examples of how you could use ChatGPT as a doctor. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that uses natural language processing to create human-like conversations. It can explain things, remember previous conversations, and even apologize if it makes a mistake.

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5 tips for minimizing practice interruptions

Medical Economics

Here's how to deal with interruptions that get in the way of your practice and your life.

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Practice tip of the week: Things NOT to say to patients

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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