InnovationRx: This AI Startup Helps Patients Fight Insurance Denials
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2024
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UHS forced to pay more damages related to child sexual abuse allegations at behavioral care facilities
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The health system has been hit with a combined $895 million in damages this year related to alleged child abuse at some of its behavioral health subsidiaries.
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Weight Loss From GLP-1 Drugs Not As Robust In Real-World Settings
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2024
In real-world settings multiple factors contribute to non-persistence, including adverse effects, high cost-sharing and weight loss not meeting patients' expectations.
Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine
Science Based Medicine
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Just recently, in casual conversation, someone commented to me that “they” already have a cure for cancer but are hiding it. This is a claim I frequently encounter. One survey, from 2005, found that 27.3% of those surveyed endorsed this belief. Another survey from 2014 found that 37% of people believe the FDA is suppressing natural cancer cures on behalf of “Big […] The post Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
A lack of specialized care continues to shortchange Medicaid moms who face the greatest threat from the maternal mental health crisis
KevinMD.com
OCTOBER 2, 2024
In the shadow of America’s maternal health crisis, Medicaid mothers are fighting an uphill battle against systemic neglect. Many of these mothers are facing a cruel reality: the more they need help, the harder it is to get. It is far from uncommon for new mothers in the United States to find themselves thrust into Read more… A lack of specialized care continues to shortchange Medicaid moms who face the greatest threat from the maternal mental health crisis originally appeared in KevinMD.co
Letters of Recommendation Should Not Be a Component in Residency Selection
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 2, 2024
This post continues yesterday’s. If you have not read Part I, I suggest you read it first. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. There was a time when, right or wrong, there was a consensus within medicine regarding what kind of person would make a good doctor. It was believed that being a doctor meant you had to remember a great number of obscure things, and so we designed tests that heavily weighted memorization
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Food Insecurity Is Taking An ‘Unimaginable Toll’ On U.K. Mental Health
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2024
People struggling to put food on the table report increased levels of anxiety and depression. In turn, mental health conditions increase the risk of food insecurity.
5 things you may not know about annuities
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
They’re more varied, flexible and cost-effective than most think
Blue Shield of California sidesteps PBMs with new Humira biosimilar deal
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 2, 2024
It’s the first time this type of model has been used to bring a Humira biosimilar to market, according to the insurer — and it yields a much lower cost than both the brand-name version of the drug and its biologic copycats.
Developing an Executive Presence
Emerging RN Leader
OCTOBER 2, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently spoke with me about a conversation with her CNO. Her long-term goal is to become a nurse executive. Her CNO seemed less than enthusiastic about her potential. When she asked why, the CNO told her she needed to work on her executive presence […] The post Developing an Executive Presence appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Private equity firm TPG to take majority stake in Surescripts
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The e-prescribing giants’ other investors — CVS Health, Cigna-owned pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts and two pharmacist trade groups — will retain a minority interest.
Are you burned out and ready for a new job?
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
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11 tips to improve physician communication
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
There is a correlation between poor communication and increased risk of litigation
The Art of Salon Staff Management
Trafft
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Having your own salon, working with people, and making them beautiful can be a very rewarding job, but to have a successful business and happy employees, you must be on top of the game when it comes to salon staff management. For a smooth operation (even when you’re not around) you need a reliable management system to build a strong engaging team that works together as one.
The truth about ‘moon face’: Understanding the real medical condition behind this TikTok trend
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Is Dr. TikTok dispensing entertainment, legitimate advice, or medical misinformation?
Understanding Wound Care in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Guide for CNAs
We Care Online
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Hello, dedicated caregivers! If you’re a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) working in a long-term care facility, you play a vital role in the well-being and comfort of your residents. One aspect of care that’s particularly important in these settings is wound care. While wound care is typically managed by nurses and other healthcare professionals, CNAs have an essential role in observing, reporting, and assisting with basic wound care practices.
Covering pre-existing conditions or returning to pre-Obamacare? VP hopefuls Vance, Walz debate health care
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
They pitch their running mates’ ‘concepts of a plan’ or pledge to protect the Affordable Care Act.
Anatomy of a Dental Assistant: What You Need to Know
Northwest Career College
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Imagine being the go-to person in a dental office who keeps everything running smoothly and helps make each patient’s visit successful. That’s the role of a dental assistant. Dental assistants are the backbone of the dental team, providing crucial support to both the dentist and the patients. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for dental assistants is expected to grow by 8% from 2023 to 2033, showing how important this job is in health care.
Health care after a hurricane; cholesterol screening at home; lasers vs. strokes – Morning Medical Update
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
All User Bulletin - Reporting Database Issue
Connect Care Bytes Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
All-user-bulletins highlight stumbling blocks that all physicians need to be aware of when using the Connect Care clinical information system. Reporting Database Issue The Cogito Reporting Workbench Reports are experiencing slowness due to the large amount of activity on the server. As a result, some SQL reports will run slowly until daily system activities are complete.
Crime Prevention Strategies: What Works and What Doesn’t
Northwest Career College
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Crime hotspot patrols focus on deploying more police officers in areas with a high crime rate. Such a focused approach would intimidate offenders by ensuring greater police visibility in troubled regions. Research findings support hotspot policing as reducing crimes without displacement to other neighborhoods. These patrols are effective in deterring burglary, robbery, and assault.
Order Sets - Order-Related Clinical Decision Supports
Connect Care Bytes Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
While we will highlight new, fixed or improved Connect Care functions in our Support channel if the change has a wide impact on prescribers, often changes are not flagged when the change is intuitive and does not require a new skill to be developed. One such change could include a new or updated order set. Order sets (or "SmartSets" in outpatient contexts) are organized collections of information, tools and orderables that address a specific health condition or management challenge.
Vance Suggests Health Insurance Changes Could Raise Premiums For Those With Pre-existing Conditions
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Before and during Tuesday's debate, Trump's running mate has spoken of placing people with chronic conditions into separate insurance pools, which could raise premiums.
The Silicon Curtain Descends on SB 1047
The Healthcare Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
By MIKE MAGEE Whether you’re talking health, environment, technology or politics, the common denominator these days appears to be information. And the injection of AI, not surprisingly, has managed to reinforce our worst fears about information overload and misinformation. As the “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton , confessed as he left Google after a decade of leading their AI effort, “It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using AI for bad things.
Americans Want More Health Care Issues Baked into the 2024 Elections – Gallup
Health Populi
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Beyond women’s health and abortion politics, most Americans are looking for more health care baked into the 2024 Elections, based on a new poll from Gallup in collaboration with West Health. Two in three U.S. adults thought health care was not receiving enough attention during the 2024 Presidential campaign as of September 2024. This is a majority shared opinion for voters across the three party IDs in the U.S., shown in the first bar graph.
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