Wed.Apr 23, 2025

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How Will RFK’s Cuts At The CDC, FDA And NIH Affect You?

Forbes Healthcare

OMB plans cuts of $40 billion to HHS. The NIH and CDC will each face reductions of more than 40%. What will you see when this happens?

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Roon – the Demo and Interview

The Healthcare Blog

I was a little surprised that in the days of limitless content, AI, and all types of medical information being online a company could raise $15m to create a platform where actual doctors could answer specific questions that patients might have. Vikram Bhaskaran, the CEO is ex Pinterest and knows the consumer world well. Rohan Ramakrishna is a neurosurgeon who is worried about the level of misinformation that he saw showing up in his clinic daily.

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The WHO Is Fighting A Multi-Country Outbreak Of Cholera

Forbes Healthcare

A new outbreak in Angola , West Africa started on January 7, 2025, and it is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural regions.

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‘I lose sleep over this case’: Prospect cleared to close Crozer Health

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A bankruptcy judge approved Prospect Medical Holdings’ plan to close Crozer Health on Tuesday, despite concerns from county officials and nurses about care access.

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The U.S. Allows Food Additives Banned In Europe — RFK Jr. Is Fixing It

Forbes Healthcare

Why the U.S. still allows banned food additives and how RFK Jr. plans to reform FDA food safety regulations.

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Dental Administrative Assistant versus. Dental Front Desk

Northwest Career College

If you have been to the dentist’s office, you likely interacted with the Dental Administrative Assistant and the Dental Front Desk. Both are important in keeping the dental office running smoothly, yet their responsibilities differ quite a bit. Understanding what these two positions entail can help you decide which career path is best for you if you consider your options.

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Veradigm interim CEO to leave company

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Tom Langan will step down from his role on July 31, a little more than a year after he assumed the interim chief executive role. It’s another leadership shakeup for the health IT firm.

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Ending Malaria Makes Everyone Healthier, Safer And More Prosperous

Forbes Healthcare

Tackling malaria is not just about saving lives today, its also about strengthening global health security and making the world safer for everyone.

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U.S. dementia costs to reach $781 billion in 2025 — who’s really paying for it

Medical Economics

Dementia costs soar to $781 billion by 2025, driven by unpaid caregiving and lost income, highlighting the emotional toll on families.

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Treating Autoimmune Diseases: Four New Technologies To Watch

Forbes Healthcare

As emerging therapies develop, Im cautiously optimistic that were nearing breakthroughs in our decades-long quest to stop the body attacking its own tissues and organs.

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Rural regions face declining numbers of physicians: report

Medical Economics

Looking at recent trend data compiled by the Physicians Advocacy Institute.

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A New Study Shows How Crucial User Experience Is To Creating Better Health Outcomes

Forbes Healthcare

According to the study, user experience is a key aspect in promoting better health outcomes.

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Charting smart growth: 7 factors every practice must weigh before expanding

Physicians Practice

Before expanding your practice, n use this seven-step plan to evaluate financing, payer mix, compliance and staffing factors for profitable, patient-centered growth.

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HHS, FDA move to ban synthetic ‘poisonous compound’ food colorings and dyes

Medical Economics

The FDA announces a phased ban on oil-based food colorings, prioritizing children's health and promoting natural alternatives in American foods.

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How to Prepare for a Doctor’s Appointment

Usherk Khan

Most people think that simply showing up to the doctors office is enough to get the most out of their doctors appointments.

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Validic and Tenovi join forces to expand access to remote patient monitoring

Medical Economics

Move expected to help expand digital health access in underserved communities

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Using AI agents

Physicians Practice

Neil Baum, MD, breaks down what AI agents are, how to use them and how to overcome the barriers to adopting this new technology into your practice.

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The quick fix fail: Why medical practice problems keep coming back: Physician Growth Accelerator

Medical Economics

Discover how trust impacts your medical practice's success and learn to address foundational issues for lasting solutions in this insightful podcast episode.

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Stop Apologizing For Things You Don’t Control

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN There are times in leadership when apologizing for things outside your control can be the right thing to do, but not always. So many nurse leaders today tell me that they are saying “I am sorry” multiple times each day, and it is burning them out. Consider […] The post Stop Apologizing For Things You Don’t Control appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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FDA grants Breakthrough approval for Epiminder’s Implantable EEG System for epilepsy monitoring

Medical Economics

This is the first time an implantable, long-term EEG monitoring device has been authorized for use in the United States.

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A Profile of Health Consumer-Generations’ Use of Digital Health – Rock Health Takes Us Through the Ages

Health Populi

In the past year, most consumers in the U.S. have used virtual care, tracked at least one health metric digitally, and own a wearable or connected health device. Digital health has certainly gone mainstream across U.S. consumers, with varying utilization and motivation by generation, we learn in the report, Screenagers to Silver Surfers: How each generation clicks with care from Rock Health.

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Unlocking audit-proof revenue: Insider secrets for E&M excellence

Medical Economics

Mike Enos, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, shared his perspectives and tips to avoid coding and documentation audits and help practices get reimbursed for what they earned.

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It’s Not You: How to Cope with Microaggressions in the Workplace

Minority Nurse

Microaggressions about someone’s race, ethnicity, or skills can seem like a small problem, but they’re harmful to nurses’ mental health. These types of behaviors are slight, verbal, or nonverbal acts of racism that impact marginalized people. While they don’t seem obvious to non-minority nurses, BIPOC nurses feel the ramifications through burnout and decreased work performance.

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Rowing together: How to rally your team to achieve practice goals

Medical Economics

Zed Williamson of Physician Growth Accelerator discusses how rallying a team of physicians around shared core values can help achieve a practices broader goals.

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CMS may be angling to reform Medicaid state directed payments

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A new regulation pending in front of the Office of Management and Budget suggests the Trump administration may be moving to overhaul the controversial financing mechanism.

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Beyond the malpractice basics: Occurence, claims-made and tail insurance explained

Medical Economics

Jennifer Wiggins, CPCU, RPLU, shared insights to help physicians navigate malpractice insurance and secure adequate protection against potential legal risks.

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InnovationRx: Measles Continues To Spread—And Misinformation Is Making It Worse

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks edition of InnovationRx, we look at the spread of both measles and disinformation, the DOJ going after medical journals, policy changes on Covid vaccines and more.

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Rural health is losing doctors: Patient access to health care is at risk

Medical Economics

Reviewing the state of rural health care with the Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO Kelly Kenney, JD.

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Fair Warning: There Won’t Be Fair Warnings

The Healthcare Blog

By KIM BELLARD Perhaps you are the kind of person who acts as though that the food in the grocery store somehow magically appears, with no supply chain vulnerabilities along the way. You trust that the water that you drink and the air you breathe are just fine, with no worries about what might have gotten into them before getting to you. You figure that the odds of a tornado or a hurricane hitting your location are low, so theres no need for any early warning systems.

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Rural health is losing doctors: Policies have accelerated loss of independent physicians

Medical Economics

Reviewing the state of rural health care with the Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO Kelly Kenney, JD.

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How fake news about transgender mice is hurting real patients

KevinMD.com

Poisoned puppies, rats on cocaine, transgender mice: these might sound like the beginning of a bizarre joke, but they’re at the center of growing political attacks on medical and scientific research. Senator Ted Cruz calls it the “woke nonsense” of the Biden administration’s “far-left ideology,” and Donald Trump has amplified the message, using a primetime Read more How fake news about transgender mice is hurting real patients originally appeared in KevinMD.co