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Anthony Fauci failed during the coronavirus response

Sensible Medicine

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.

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Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Bird Flu Has Killed Dozens Of Dairy Cows In Multiple States, Report Says

Forbes Healthcare

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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Humana and CVS are downsizing their Medicare Advantage plans for 2025. Which insurers could benefit?

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Man Dies After H5N2 Bird Flu Infection. Here’s How It Differs From H5N1

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Tackling health inequalities – The LGBTQ+ experience with GPs

Practice Index

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.

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Another Bird Flu Variant Reaches Humans: What To Know About H5N2—After First-Ever Confirmed Death

Forbes Healthcare

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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Tattoos Linked To 21% Higher Malignant Lymphoma Risk, New Study Says

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Nursing Leadership: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Relias

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.

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The Doctor Or Nurse Practitioner Will See You. Does It Matter?

Forbes Healthcare

Americans are increasingly likely to get healthcare from nurse practitioners. Data shows NPs can provide safe and effective care with physician partnership and oversight.

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HR Clinic – Managing Staff Consultations and Changes (Questions and Answers)

Practice Index

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.

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Finding Practice Management Software that Fits

Open Dental

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.

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FTC cannot block $320M Novant, CHS deal

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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3 best practices to master medical billing for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care 

Health Prime

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.

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Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine’s outgoing CEO on how technology aids student learning

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Value-based care is the future of health care, but we need leadership to get there

Medical Economics

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.

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Collagen Supplementation: Hype and Hope

Science Based Medicine

Collagen is an expensive protein supplement - nothing more. The post Collagen Supplementation: Hype and Hope first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Corporate owners put profits ahead of patients and doctors, physician group says

Medical Economics

Physicians Advocacy Institute comments on federal request for information about consolidation in health care.

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The Dark Empath: How To Detect, Deal With This Dangerous Personality

Forbes Healthcare

Dark empaths are people who use the power of their empathy not to help others but instead to manipulate others for personal gain.

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Navigating the digital transformation in health care: challenges and solutions

Medical Economics

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.

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Upskill Your Leaders with The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership

Emerging RN Leader

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.

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The Healing Power of Art

Minority Nurse

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.

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Join us at the 12th NHS Primary Care Transformation Conference

Practice Index

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.

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Managing patient messages: How one practice experimented with a new workflow

Medical Economics

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?

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Primary care news round-up (31st May to 5th June 2024)

Practice Index

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.

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As cannabis use grows, primary care needs to integrate screening for patients

Medical Economics

Study examines reasons and relative low rates of screening for patient use of the drug.

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A couple of privacy items heading into summer

Physicians Practice

Don't let the summer fun get in the way of protecting patient privacy.

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5 tips for a successful RPM program

Medical Economics

Drive patient retention with Remote Patient Monitoring

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Cost Containment Through Health Improvement

The Healthcare Blog

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

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Still striking in South Korea; dosing vitamin D; presidential mental health – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

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