Sensible Medicine
JUNE 6, 2024
The first two weeks of March 2020 were jolting. Governments read the Imperial College London report (modeling a million deaths in the US), watched horrifying scenes in Bergamo (a city with median age in the 80s fyi), and collectively embraced policies that had no precedent in human history: The global closing of borders, schools, business, and the use of the police state to enforce this lockdown.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 6, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of seniors could switch plans during next year’s open enrollment, depending on how drastically the MA market giants slash benefits in an attempt to improve profits.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
What you need to know to understand H5N1, H5N2 and the different strains of flu circulating now, and what the government should be doing to control the risk to people.
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
Pride Month is a time of celebration, reflection and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. First, a brief bit of history…June is known as Pride Month, mainly because the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York happened in June. These are known as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. While June is a time to recognise the progress made towards equality and acceptance, it’s also crucial to highlight areas where more work is needed.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
The infection, the world’s first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 bird flu variant, comes as the United States battles outbreaks of a different avian influenza strain, H5N1, among birds and cattle.
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Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
A study of people in Sweden found that those who had gotten tattoos were 21% more likely to have subsequently been diagnosed with malignant lymphoma.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 6, 2024
A federal court struck a blow to antitrust regulators on Wednesday when it ruled that Novant’s purchase of two hospitals from CHS could go through, arguing the deal seems likely to promote competition in North Carolina.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
Americans are increasingly likely to get healthcare from nurse practitioners. Data shows NPs can provide safe and effective care with physician partnership and oversight.
Relias
JUNE 6, 2024
Nursing leadership is one of the most important ways to motivate and inspire nurses to practice at the top of their licensure. The American Nurses Association describes a nurse leader as one who inspires and influences others to achieve their maximum potential using leadership skills and critical thinking. Nurses can lead by sharing and propelling ideas and innovation at any point throughout their careers and do not necessarily need to hold an official leadership title or role.
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
For most of us in practice, managing and leading change processes is a regular activity. This gets particularly challenging when changes impact on staff roles, responsibilities, hours, work environment, or even contractual entitlements. In May's HR Clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) answered all your questions on all aspects of managing change.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 6, 2024
Before his job as CEO ends this summer, Healthcare Dive spoke with Mark Schuster about the new medical school and how immersive technologies can aid instruction.
Open Dental
JUNE 6, 2024
Your Dental Practice Management Software decision will affect your practice and your patients in both the short- and long-term. Find the right fit with the tips in this post. The post Finding Practice Management Software that Fits appeared first on Open Dental Blog.
Health Prime
JUNE 6, 2024
As we enter Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2024 , it’s imperative to underscore the importance of effective medical billing practices in providing quality care for individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association , more than 6 million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
The broken fee-for-service model, in combination with CMS’ efforts to contain costs, promises to cripple our health care delivery system unless providers transition to a value-based care model – and soon.
Science Based Medicine
JUNE 6, 2024
Collagen is an expensive protein supplement - nothing more. The post Collagen Supplementation: Hype and Hope first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
Dark empaths are people who use the power of their empathy not to help others but instead to manipulate others for personal gain.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
Physicians Advocacy Institute comments on federal request for information about consolidation in health care.
Emerging RN Leader
JUNE 6, 2024
We are pleased to partner with the New England ONL again to present the Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership this month. You don’t need to be an ONL member to register. We have one session for nurse managers and a second for emerging leaders. These highly interactive and highly rated sessions present the latest […] The post Upskill Your Leaders with The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
Medical Economics is the leading health care business media brand for physicians, serving our audience of doctors through our print magazine, in-depth features, video interviews, podcasts and more.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 6, 2024
On the job, nurses are compassionate and focused during stressful work conditions. However, this kind of work can drain nurses’ emotional energy to care for themselves and put them at risk for burnout and compassion fatigue, according to an article by the Holistic Nursing Practice. During times like these, it’s easy to forget about creative pursuits, like art.
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
Are you ready for the 12th NHS Primary Care Transformation Conference: The Foundations for Better Care? Taking place on June 26th at etc Venues Manchester, this is a great opportunity to delve into the future of healthcare. Reimagining Primary Care: Building a Modern GP Practice for a Healthier Tomorrow Dive into the future of primary care with our panel discussion on "Reimagining Primary Care: Building a Modern GP Practice for a Healthier Tomorrow.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
Primary care physicians are often inundated with messages from patients. Is there a better way for practices to manage this patient communication to help improve practice workflows and free up physician time?
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
Practice activity up on pre-pandemic period In April, practices in England delivered 30.5 million appointments, according to NHS England. This was six million more than in April 2019. The organisation reported that 98% of practices in England have now successfully upgraded their phone services, putting an end to the ‘engaged’ signal for most patients.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
Study examines reasons and relative low rates of screening for patient use of the drug.
Physicians Practice
JUNE 6, 2024
Don't let the summer fun get in the way of protecting patient privacy.
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
Drive patient retention with Remote Patient Monitoring
The Healthcare Blog
JUNE 6, 2024
By BEN WHEATLEY The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing—and still expanding— health care cost crisis. Even among people with health insurance, medical debt has become a persistent problem. Top executives at nearly 90% of large employers believe the cost of providing health benefits to employees will become unsustainable in the next 5-10 years. And the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is warning that expanding federal debt—driven largely by health expenditures and compounding interest
Medical Economics
JUNE 6, 2024
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