Tue.Apr 16, 2024

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Preschool Teachers Provide Hands-On Learning for Future Innovators

Athena Career Academy

When deciding on a career, few are more fulfilling than early childhood education. When working with young children, you know you are setting a generation of students up for future success. Preschoolers learn best when actively involved in their learning, making hands-on activities one of the best ways to engage their minds and allow concepts to sink in fully.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process.

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Steward bankruptcy likely as massive debt remains, with few options left

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Steward Health Care’s forbearance period ends in less than 15 days. Analysts say this time, creditors are unlikely to extend the embattled company another lifeline.

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The Supreme Court must consider science, not pseudo-science, in public health rulings

KevinMD.com

Measles is on the rise in more than a dozen states, an alarming surge for a vaccine-preventable disease eliminated in the United States nearly 25 years ago. Meanwhile, young women exposed to relentless unscientific deception by social media algorithms are abandoning hormonal contraception in favor of significantly less effective methods that result in more unwanted Read more… The Supreme Court must consider science, not pseudo-science, in public health rulings originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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UnitedHealth expects up to $1.6B hit from Change cyberattack this year

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Investors on Tuesday got a clearer picture of the cyberattack's financial fallout on the healthcare juggernaut. Some said it wasn't as bad as they'd feared.

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Cyberattack To Cost UnitedHealth Group More Than $1 Billion This Year

Forbes Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group reported Tuesday for the first time the total impact of the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit will cost the company between $1.35 billion and $1.6 billion in 2024.

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Elite access vs. public scrutiny: Medication disparities exposed

KevinMD.com

A recent New York Times opinion piece detailed a lack of available pain medications. While the DEA claims that it is not purposefully restricting legitimate medication availability, even the names of its own operations belie this statement. On Halloween 2023, the DEA launched Operation “Bottleneck,” serving immediate suspension orders to six large pharmaceutical supply companies.

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Cybersecurity takes center stage at AHA annual meeting

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

In the wake of the Change Healthcare attack, experts advised hospital leaders to increase their cyber defenses. Change will not be the last sector-wide attack, they warned.

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WOC Nurses Week Highlights Specialty

Minority Nurse

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week runs from April 14-20 and brings attention to this nursing specialty and the expertise WOC nurses bring to patient care. As a member of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) for 31 years and now its president, Vicky Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, ACNS-BC-CWOCN, says the field is exciting and ever changing.

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Telehealth company Cerebral to pay $7M fine over data sharing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Federal Trade Commission alleged the digital mental healthcare company had provided sensitive data to third parties and maintained “sloppy” security practices.

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FDA And CDC Launch Investigation Into Counterfeit Botox: What To Know

Forbes Healthcare

All those experiencing adverse effects are women, after receiving fake Botox from “unlicensed or untrained individuals.

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It’s time to address the needs of primary care

Medical Economics

As the backbone of the health care system, primary care doctors need more resources and greater support from policymakers

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The Aging American Politician: How U.S. Deviates From Its European Peers

Forbes Healthcare

While in Europe politicians are becoming younger they're getting older in the U.S. The age of U.S. politicians will remain a hotly debated topic long after the election.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

This post follows up Part 1 of a two-part series I’ve prepared in advance of the AHIP 2024 conference where I’ll be brainstorming these scenarios with a panel of folks who know their stuff in technology, health care and hospital systems, retail health, and pharmacy, among other key issues. Now, let’s dive into the four alternative futures built off of our two driving forces we discussed in Part 1.

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Gene Therapy Methods Explained

Forbes Healthcare

Gene delivery systems are critical for gene therapy and can be classified as viral or non-viral vectors.

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Colorectal Cancer Crossword

Medical Terminology Blog

Nearly double the number of young adults under 55 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer today compared to a decade ago, and more are dying from the disease ea ch year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). In the United States, it is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women. The cancer starts in the colon or the rectum.

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Avian Influenza In Cattle And A Person Prompts Health Advisory From CDC

Forbes Healthcare

The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has been identified in cattle and one person who was in contact with infected cattle. The spread is being monitored.

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How To Remember Things for a Test: 4 Strategies

MedCerts

4 Memorization Techniques To Remember Things Better Here are four techniques to try the next time you have an exam or need to incorporate course materials. 1. Spaced Repetition With spaced repetition, you come back and review material at specific intervals. When you first start this technique, the time in between reviewing is much shorter. As time goes on, you space out the study sessions further and further apart.

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‘Tremendous financial strain’ – Physicians struggling after Change Healthcare cyberattack

Medical Economics

AMA poll shows effects on processing claims linger weeks after announcement of major computer hack.

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Metaverse 2024: MBZUAI's Trailblazing Path In The Digital Universe

Forbes Healthcare

Amid the turbulence of our problem du jour, this digital odyssey offers a portal to an unbounded universe of potential within our very own Utopia.

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Almost the AI Article I Want

Sensible Medicine

I’ve been using Tuesday to post the “Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills” articles recently. Even though I’ve got the case-control study ready to go, I’m taking a quick break because I spent way too much time thinking about this article last week. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive all posts and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.

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Addressing the healthcare worker shortage

Physicians Practice

Understand the various contributing factors of the shortages so you can make the adjustments needed to alleviate the problem.

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Shared Decision Surprises: Ineffectual AI And A ‘Flea Market’ Ending

Forbes Healthcare

Researchers examining how patients make medical decisions are turning up some unexpected results.

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Tongue

Science Based Medicine

I was thumbing through my wife's Real Simple while I ate lunch. I don't need the beauty tips, since I already look marvelous, but I am always on the lookout for new recipes. I saw the headline Watch Your Tongue. The opening paragraph notes "The tongue can be a key diagnostic tool." Which is sort An evaluation of Traditional Chinese Pseudo-Medicine and tongue diagnosis.

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Broken workflows tanking your dental profits? Repair the problems in 3 steps

Open Dental

Broken workflows aren't just inefficient, they can result in a loss of revenue. Let’s dig into how they can be addressed with these 3 steps. The post Broken workflows tanking your dental profits? Repair the problems in 3 steps appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Reserve Your Spot at Case Western Medical: An Interview with Christian Essman [Episode 571]

Accepted Blog

Show Summary In this episode, Linda Abraham interviews Christian Essman, Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. They discuss the unique aspects of Case Western’s three MD programs, the significance of research in the application process, and what makes an applicant stand out. Christian emphasizes the importance of quality experiences and reflections in the application essays and advises applicants to submit their applications when

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Lawmakers raise healthcare consolidation concerns after Change cyberattack

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Legislators also slammed UnitedHealth Group, which acquired Change Healthcare nearly two years ago, for not sending a representative to the House subcommittee hearing.

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Maximizing Medicare reimbursement: Strategies for independent practices post-pandemic

Physicians Practice

With the right strategies, independent practices can ensure they are financially sustainable while continuing to provide high-quality care to their patients.

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A revolution in surgery; phony meds online; IBS awareness – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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AI and Privacy: Walking the Tightrope Between Innovation and Personal Data

Connectivity

AI: Digital Marketing Reality - A Deep Dive into the Powerhouse Tools Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world at an unprecedented pace. From revolutionizing healthcare diagnostics to optimizing traffic flow in smart cities, AI’s potential seems limitless. But this progress is fueled by a critical resource – data. The more data AI models are trained on, the more accurate and powerful they become.

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Health experts advocate e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tool when other methods fail

Medical Economics

While e-cigarettes have their own health risks, they are lower than regular cigarettes, researchers say

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