Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 19, 2024

Recently on Twitter, I said something about breast feeding and my feed exploded. In this post, having reviewed the evidence, I offer a series of nuanced points. It's completely reasonable to *gently* encourage breast feeding, and teach (not guilt) new mothers to do it. Businesses should make it easier for nursing mothers. Providing space, time, etc.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 19, 2024

You’ve heard of food-as-medicine and exercise-as-medicine. Now we see the emergence of telecomms-as-medicine — or more specifically, a driver of health, access, and empowerment. Elevance Health, the health plan organization comprising XXX plans serving 117 million members, launched a program to channel mobile phones and data plans into the hands of some Medicaid plan enrollees, explained in the organization’s press release on the program.

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KevinMD.com

JANUARY 19, 2024

Often the key to solving a troublesome problem is approaching it from a different direction. As 19th-century mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi wisely noted (and as popularized by renowned investor Charlie Munger), “Invert, always invert.” Therefore, when we consider ways to transform our current health care system in the U.S. to deliver more reliable, equitable, Read more… How value-based care can address health inequities originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Practice Builders

JANUARY 19, 2024

Within the dynamic healthcare field, where the combination of innovation and patient care determines the industry’s course, technology plays a critical role in improving patient outcomes and overall experiences. One thing that jumps out in the big picture of digital transformation is the growing importance of UX (User Experience) design in the healthcare industry.

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Accepted Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Landing on a school’s waitlist can be disappointing and even nerve-racking. As a result, waitlisted applicants sometimes let their anxiety or disappointment cloud their thinking, but if you’re waitlisted, try to stay calm and focused. Remember, if you’ve been waitlisted, you have not been rejected. If you play your cards right, you still have a fighting chance of getting into your dream school.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Managing hundreds of regulations that inform your post-acute care organization’s compliance requirements is complex. Juggling everything can be confusing — and expensive. Every year, healthcare organizations spend billions on regulatory compliance. According to the American Hospital Association’s Regulatory Overload Report , health systems, hospitals, and post-acute care organizations spend about $39 billion annually to comply with up to 629 federal regulatory requirements (341 for hospita

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