Your Plastic Water Bottle May Be Making You Gain Weight: Microplastics
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Microplastics in items like water bottles disrupt hormones, potentially causing weight gain, fertility issues, and other serious health risks.
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Employer healthcare costs projected to rise 9% in 2025: Aon
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 19, 2024
Inflation, expensive specialty drugs and demand for pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 medications, or GLP-1s, are pushing costs higher, according to the professional services company.
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Sloth Fever: What To Know About Potentially Dangerous Oropouche Virus After First Deaths
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Scientists fear reports of the first human deaths from Oropouche fever and potential stillbirths or birth defects from infections during pregnancy signal a new and deadlier form of the insect-borne virus.
When suicidal ideation and accountability for care collide
Medical Economics
AUGUST 19, 2024
Whole-person health underscores the importance of collaboration between primary care physicians and behavioral health professionals, and answers who is accountable when patients express suicidal ideation.
Walgreens Lands $100 Million U.S. Clinical Trials Partnership
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Walgreens has signed a $100 million partnership with the U.S. government to conduct clinical trials to aid in future emergency preparedness.
Embrace the New: Practice Outgrows Its EHR and Searches for Something Better
Valant
AUGUST 19, 2024
When southwest Pennsylvania counseling and consulting practice Favored Wellness outgrew its practice management software, they had to take action, or risk limiting their growth. Favored Wellness was founded in 2020 on owner Danielle Vogan’s vision of expanding access to trauma-informed, holistic care in the region. The practice started with just two clinicians and eventually grew to more than 30 providers serving 1,000+ clients across two locations.
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The Surprising Ability of Medical Therapy in Coronary Heart Disease
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 19, 2024
This winter I showed the seminal trials comparing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) vs medical therapy. These were done in the 1970s and 80s. Two of the big three trials found no mortality benefit from CABG. Most of these patients had normal ventricular function. Along with my colleagues Andrew Foy and Mohammed Ruzieh, we have recently reviewed these trials over at the Cardiology Trials Substack.
Essential Tips for Nursing School Success: What You Need to Know
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 19, 2024
Summer is almost over, and with the end of one season comes the start of another—nursing school. For first-year nursing students, the first semester can seem daunting and overwhelming. New classes mean new changes, workloads, and a new beginning for an exciting career. What should first-year nursing students expect? Since nursing students are starting their experience in the field, their first year is to introduce them to nursing prerequisites and clinicals.
Nurse Leader Coach Workshop on September 18, 2024
Emerging RN Leader
AUGUST 19, 2024
I am proud to once again partner with New England ONL to provide the Nurse Leader Coach Workshop. Gallup researchers and other experts now advise leaders that a coaching mindset is key to leadership success with the younger workforce. In this workshop, you will learn key coaching skills that will help you more effectively retain […] The post Nurse Leader Coach Workshop on September 18, 2024 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Court strikes down HHS change to low-income payment formula in win for Texas hospitals
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 19, 2024
The case centered on whether patients who receive funds from a pool of state funding for uncompensated care could be included in calculating hospitals’ disproportionate share funding.
Revisiting “integrative oncology”: The battle to integrate quackery with oncology continues
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 19, 2024
Nature Reviews Cancer published a propaganda piece disguised as commentary promoting "integrative oncology," or what I like to call "integrating" quackery with oncology. The post Revisiting “integrative oncology”: The battle to integrate quackery with oncology continues first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
A true win for the DEA and society at large
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 19, 2024
In most physician prosecutions for treating pain or addiction, there is never any actual evidence of criminal intent. Just the nebulous argument that a doctor “ignored the risk of overdose,” “ignored the risk of addiction,” or performed “an insufficient medical exam.” I have a big problem with these because the doctor didn’t ignore anything in Read more… A true win for the DEA and society at large originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Phil Fasano, Recuro Health
The Healthcare Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Phil Fasano is CEO of Recuro Health. Phil was CIO at Kaiser Permanente in the glory years when it rolled out Epic/Health Connect, which was at the time the biggest roll out of an EMR and was instrumental in creating Kaiser’s system of virtual care. A decade+ later the concept of telehealth and virtual care has been battered around, notably in the stock price of Teladoc and others.
Feeling Bored? Avoid Switching Between Reels & Videos Online, Study Says
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
If you try to escape boredom by switching between short videos and reels on YouTube, Netflix, or TikTok, that behavior will paradoxically intensify your boredom.
Companies aren’t as resilient against cyber risks as they think
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 19, 2024
The ability to recover from catastrophic IT and security incidents has taken on added significance in the wake of the February ransomware attack against Change Healthcare.
Crochet Gone Viral: Where Art Meets Science
UVM Larner College of Medicine
AUGUST 19, 2024
Amber Goerner is a master’s degree candidate in the cellular, molecular, and biomedical sciences (CMB) program at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine. In the following blog post, she reflects on her journey from pathogen research to pursuing science in new ways.
Fixed indexed annuities can be great, but some agents make overly optimistic claims
Medical Economics
AUGUST 19, 2024
The devil is in the details with these multifaceted products
Massachusetts makes deal to force Steward hospital sales
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 19, 2024
Gov. Maura Healey’s office has brokered agreements for Steward to sell five hospitals to other operators, ensuring they’ll remain open as the health system’s bankruptcy proceedings drag on.
Elevance, investment firm roll out Mosaic Health primary care initiative
Medical Economics
AUGUST 19, 2024
‘National care delivery platform’ was first announced in April.
FTC noncompete ban suffers another blow
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 19, 2024
The ruling — which applies only to one Florida-based real estate broker — comes just weeks before the ban is slated to take effect.
Building Patient Trust: 7 Key Strategies
Performance Health
AUGUST 19, 2024
Building patient trust in healthcare is crucial; 80% of individuals who report high trust in their healthcare system also experience better health status. This foundational trust enhances patient-provider relationships and significantly boosts health outcomes, patient satisfaction, and retention. Below, we outline seven key strategies for effectively building trust in healthcare.
Walgreens’ Potential Sale Of VillageMD Yet Again Signals The Challenges Of Care Delivery
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Walgreens is not alone in this journey; CVS and Walmart have faced similar challenges in recent years.
Celebrating Our Monthly Tuition Reimbursement Winner: A Bright Future Ahead!
We Care Online
AUGUST 19, 2024
We are thrilled to announce our latest winner of the monthly tuition reimbursement drawing, Genevieve B.! At 18 years old, our winner has already shown incredible dedication to pursuing a career in the medical field. Fresh out of high school, she is eager to embark on this exciting journey, and we couldn’t be prouder to support her ambitions. Here’s what she had to say about her experience: “I’m 18 and I just graduated high school.
Mastering Social Media in Healthcare: 12 Essential Tips
99MGMT
AUGUST 19, 2024
Did you know that over 90% of consumers use social media to help make health-related decisions? In today's digital age, social media in healthcare has become a powerful tool for professionals to connect with patients, share valuable information, and build trust. However, navigating the social media landscape in the healthcare industry requires a strategic approach to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain professionalism.
Do patients think their medical records are accurate?
Medical Economics
AUGUST 19, 2024
A survey from Carta Healthcare found that patients mostly believe their records are accurate, but do they know how to access them?
Mastering Social Media in Healthcare: 12 Essential Tips
99MGMT
AUGUST 19, 2024
Did you know that over 90% of consumers use social media to help make health-related decisions? In today's digital age, social media in healthcare has become a powerful tool for professionals to connect with patients, share valuable information, and build trust. However, navigating the social media landscape in the healthcare industry requires a strategic approach to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain professionalism.
The Future of Medicine Starts with Each of You
UVM Larner College of Medicine
AUGUST 19, 2024
With the beginning of the 2024 academic year, a message from Larner College of Medicine Dean Page to the community.
Document and Results Routing Optimization (Action May Be Required)
Connect Care Bytes Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
On August 25, 2024, Alberta Health Services (AHS) Connect Care will be able to deliver more clinical documents and results to specific provider locations (typically where the patient was seen, rather than a default provider address). This may affect results delivery settings for some providers. Providers working at more than one health service location have been contacted with a request to verify their primary or default clinical address.
The Role of a Healthcare Administrator in Today’s Healthcare System
Northwest Career College
AUGUST 19, 2024
Healthcare administrators serve as the linchpin between various stakeholders in the healthcare system. Their primary purpose is to plan, direct, and coordinate the business activities of healthcare providers , with the ultimate goal of enabling patients to receive better care. They also ensure that doctors, insurance companies, patients, and other providers have timely access to the critical information needed to deliver proper care.
BBHR: Integrated Discharge Planning Tool Eases Team Edits
Connect Care Bytes Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Building a Better Health Record (BBHR) As part of our documentation quality improvement initiative , we promote practical ways for clinicians to provide clear and actionable communication at transitions of care. Integrated Discharge Planning 'Traffic Lights' The Rapid Rounds patient list includes a "Readiness" column with 'traffic light' symbols indicative of a patient's readiness for discharge.
Practice tip of the week: Becoming a superstar practice manager
Physicians Practice
AUGUST 19, 2024
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