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60 Years After Its Creation, Medicaid Faces A Crossroads

Forbes Healthcare

Cuts to the largest insurance program would directly impact the 72 million people who depend on it, and also our nation's collective health and economic strength.

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Paul Thacker relitigates criticisms of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington Declaration

Science Based Medicine

"Journalist" Paul Thacker defends Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington Declaration by rehashing the same old deceptive rhetoric. The post Paul Thacker relitigates criticisms of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington Declaration first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Patient Access To Cheaper Biosimilar Drugs Varies Significantly Across Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Forbes Healthcare

Pharmacy benefit managers take considerably different approaches to managing patient access to biosimilars, or cheaper versions of biologics such as Humira and Stelara.

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Older, self-employed enrollees more likely to lose ACA subsidies if enhanced tax credits lapse: KFF

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Beneficiaries who earn more than four times the federal poverty level wouldn’t be eligible for any subsidies on marketplace plans if the enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year.

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Teenage mentors and smartwatches help rural seniors bridge digital health divide

Medical Economics

A Florida Atlantic University study paired high school students with older adults to improve tech literacy and health tracking.

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CVS sells Medicare Shared Savings business to Wellvana

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The all-stock deal gives CVS a strategic minority investment in value-based care services firm Wellvana.

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Notable’s CMO on building trust in agentic AI

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Don’t ask Aaron Neinstein for the accuracy rates of Notable’s AI — he won’t tell you. Here, the executive explains why, and takes on the company’s expansion plans, federal oversight (or the lack thereof) and competition in the AI space.

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Nursing Leadership in the New World of Work

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am proud to announce the publication of my newest book, Nursing Leadership in the New World of Work: New Strategies and Tools for Success. This book provides a new roadmap for navigating the changes in our work, workforce, and workplaces. In an easy-to-read format, each chapter […] The post Nursing Leadership in the New World of Work appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Helping health care’s “Digital have-nots” bridge the digital divide

Medical Economics

Despite advances in health care information exchange, the flow of data between large hospitals and small care facilities is anything but smooth and seamless.

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Prospect, Yale New Haven hospital deal appears dead in the water

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

After months of litigation, Yale New Haven called a deal to buy Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals “impossible.” The bankrupt health system is reportedly looking for new buyers.

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Phelps Memorial Health Center Optimizes Revenue Cycle with Automation and Data Insights

Medical Economics

Discover how Phelps Memorial Health Center streamlined revenue cycle operations and improved cash flow with Inovalon's comprehensive automation and data insights.

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Messy moments: Saying no when you mean it

Physicians Practice

Overwhelming tasks and unreasonable deadlines squeeze our cognitive capabilities. Choosing what you can handle improves our clarity and intelligence.

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Workplace violence, practice safety and patient care with Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety, CENTEGIX

Medical Economics

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, sat down with Medical Economics for an exclusive Q&A.

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What are risk assessments?

Physicians Practice

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, details key aspects of risk assessments.

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What you need to know about practice safety

Medical Economics

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about keeping your practice safe and how failing to do so can impact patient care.

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Moving from quantity to quality

Physicians Practice

Neil Baum, MD, explains how you can move your practice from focusing on quantity of care to quality of care.

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This year's top congressional medical technology priorities

Medical Economics

Advamed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association, the trade group for medical device manufacturers, released a list of priorities for the 119th Congress. Here are some of the key objectives.

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A Complete Guide To EHR Customization

Arkenea

Electronic Health Record (EHR) customization is a critical aspect of modern healthcare, enabling organizations to tailor their EHR systems to better align with unique workflows, regulatory needs, and patient care objectives. As healthcare practices vary widely, EHR customization allows organizations to modify the system’s features and functionalities, making it more compatible with their specific needs and goals.

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‘Man with the Golden Arm’, who saved 2 million babies, dies at 88; poor sleep, poor mobility in women with chronic conditions; mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of obesity-related cancer – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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This Founder’s Gene Therapy Company Helped Blind Kids See Again

Forbes Healthcare

Zandy Forbes biotech company MeiraGTx has developed targeted gene therapy methods to treat more than just genetic disorders. Now its on the cusp of its first approval.

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Medical Economics Pulse, March 5, 2025: Discrimination delays care, GI disorders and school absences, AI-powered medical imaging

Medical Economics

Medical Economics Pulse is a quick-hitting news podcast that keeps busy physicians in the know. Here are your headlines for March 5, 2025.

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Looking Back 5 Year Later – Were Lockdowns Worth It?

Science Based Medicine

An excellent article on the BBC gives a good overview of the continuing controversy over universal lockdowns as a pandemic mitigation strategy during COVID. We now have significant data about how various countries around the world fared compared to their mitigation strategy. Interestingly, this data is unlikely to resolve the controversy. But it can inform our decisions for the next pandemic – […] The post Looking Back 5 Year Later Were Lockdowns Worth It?

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Honoring Henry Marsh's 75th Birthday

Sensible Medicine

Harm is often mentioned as a disembodied statistic. Perhaps, a footnote beneath a belabored list of flowery benefits. Even under the spotlight it deserves, the visceral reality of harm is euphemized. We tiptoe around the topic, careful to avoid admission to our own errors. There is a lot of discussion of harm on Sensible Medicine. It can originate from poorly designed studies, bad regulators, and conflicts of interest.

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What Is the Best Certificate to Get in Healthcare?

We Care Online

If youre considering a career in healthcare but dont want to spend yearsin a classroom, a certificate program is a smart choice. But there are so many choices which one is best? If so, what exactly is required, and how long does it take while the answer to this question depends onwhat you hope to do, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) credential ranks among its very best options.

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Connect Care Transparent Lockdown - March 7, 2025 13:00-04:30 March 13, 2025

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Connect Care anticipates an upgrade and scheduled downtime in the early hours of March 13, 2025 (post with details important for prescribers to come). Connect Care uses a "transparent lockdown" process during upgrades to help prepare the system and reduce the upgrade workload, resulting in a shortened downtime window. The transparent lockdown period for the upcoming upgrade is from Friday, March 7, 2025 at 13:00 to Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 04:30.

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How to Turn Your Hobby into a Trade Career?

Northwest Career College

Have you ever thought of turning your favorite hobby into a career? Too often, people dream of living off what they love but need help knowing where to begin. Fortunately, turning one’s passion into a profession is possible, especially in trade careers. Proper training and diligence can help one earn an income from something they like doing. Here’s how you might turn your hobby into a thriving trade career.

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Trump: Administration will ‘keep our children health and strong’

Medical Economics

President mentions some health care issues in address to Congress.

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How Will Trump’s Tariffs Impact Healthcare? The Key Things To Know

Forbes Healthcare

What will be the impact of Trump's tariffs on healthcare? What will this mean for patients? Where do we get our medical supplies from and who is going to pay the price?

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Bhattacharya outlines plan to restore credibility at National Institutes of Health

Medical Economics

Senate HELP Committee has questions for Trump nominee.

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Celebrating Dental Assistants Recognition Week

ACI Medical & Dental School

Its Dental Assistants Recognition Week, and ACI Medical & Dental School would like to take this opportunity to celebrate all current Dental Assistants, and all students currently in our Dental Assistant with Radiology program training to become certified. Dental Assistants Recognition Week – March 2 to March 8, 2025 Dental Assistants Recognition Week (DARW) takes place each year during the first full week of March.

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InnovationRx: Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit Medical Devices, While USAID Cuts Cost Lives

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks InnovationRx newsletter, tariffs could hit medical devices, a gene therapy company that helps blind kids see again, Stand Up for Science rallies, AbbVie gets into weight loss, and more.