Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Over the weekend, NBC News aired a story on whole body MRI scans. Although it did include the usual cautions about false positives and the harm they cause, the caution was diluted by the story's focus a rare case of a woman who had a brain tumor detected. Overall, it was false balance that reminded me of vaccine/autism stories 20 years ago. The post False balance in an NBC news story on whole body MRI scans first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The food industry, both retail food chains and food suppliers, has found health and nutrition are having a positive impact on their businesses both for margins and for missions, we learn in the latest annual survey on Food Industry Contributions to Health & Well-being, 2024 , from FMI. Most retail food channels operate pharmacies, three in five operate clinics in stores, and 2 in 5 of the clinics are health system-owned and operated.

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Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is going to be a mostly reference free blog entry. Mostly a rambling opinion about my biases and opinions about science. And you know what they say about opinions. I seem to fret an inordinate amount about adjectives. So often they do not belong in front the nouns found here at the blog. I remain a touch annoyed at the need […] The post More Unneeded Adjectives first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Practice Management Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If you are interested in a proven new revenue stream while at the same time being able to provide access to courses that will lift up your providers and staff, we’d love to speak with you. We’d love to explain how a training partnership with Practice Management Institute can positively affect not only your bottom line, but enhance your role as a steward of the success of the providers and practices you serve.

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Performance Health

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is spearheading a new era of innovation, fundamentally reshaping how medical services are delivered and research is conducted. Generative AI in healthcare , through its ability to create new data and simulations, offers unprecedented opportunities for medical breakthroughs and improving patient safety. By leveraging generative AI in healthcare , organizations can predict, prevent, and manage health risks with unprecedented precision and efficiency.

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Amber Pharmacy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (Feb. 19, 2024) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy announces the appointment of Jessica Ringena as its newest president. Ringena previously served as president of Vivid Clear Rx, a pharmacy benefit manager and subsidiary of Hy-Vee. Known for her strategic leadership in health care, technology and innovation, Ringena will lead the specialty pharmacy in its mission to deliver personalized care to patients who experience chronic and complex conditions.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Exposure to traumatic stress can have a life-altering negative impact on student nurses. Traumatic stress can challenge effective coping, emotional regulation, and the ability to focus, retain, and recall nursing concepts. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, 2014), the “3 E” conceptualization of trauma are Event (single or cumulative), Experience ( neglect, abuse, betrayal), and Effects (anxiety, loneliness, depression, feeling unsafe ) are ma

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We previously posted about the upcoming move from our existing “Hyperspace” version of Epic to a newer version called “Hyperdrive”. The move to Hyperdrive is happening in three phases between February 13 and 28, with phases 1 and 2 including small groups of AHS acute care sites/programs, and everyone else being included in phase 3. Phase 2 will switch to Hyperdrive as of Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 07:00.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

William Withering first used digitalis in 1798. Wikipedia describes it as the beginning of modern therapeutics. FDA approved digoxin for use in 1998. Since then there has been controversy over its use. The only time I’ve ever been a protagonist in a debate, has been my defense of digoxin as a useful drug. Subscribe now In recent years, a large number of observational studies have been published—most of which associate dig use with increased death rates.

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