Walmart To Close Health Clinics In Latest Blow To Retail Healthcare
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Walmart is closing its doctor-staffed Walmart Health centers and virtual care business, shuttering 51 centers over the next three months.
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A Discussion with Dr. Dena Zeraatkar regarding analytic flexibility in observational studies
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 30, 2024
Gosh was this a great conversation about her recent paper on specification curve analysis of nutritional observational studies. Here is Dr. Zeraatkar’s bio: Dena Zeraatkar, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. She earned her doctoral degree at McMaster University in the Health Research Methodology graduate program.
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Wegovy Is Available Again After Shortages, FDA Says—But Supplies Are Still Limited
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Booming demand for weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound has vastly outpaced Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly’s ability to produce the medication and supplies of smaller doses have been limited for months.
How CMA Classes Can Lead to a Successful Healthcare Career
Athena Career Academy
APRIL 30, 2024
The pathway to a successful career in healthcare often begins with foundational training, such as that provided by Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) programs. Specifically, in-person CMA courses offer immersive, practical experiences crucial for excelling in medical environments. This article highlights how accredited CMA programs can shape your career prospects and why selecting the right training program is essential.
Is Chicken Feces Behind The Bird Flu Outbreaks In Cows? Here’s What To Know.
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Experts are theorizing on the cause of recent bird flu outbreaks that have affected cow herds in almost 10 states, with some pointing to chicken feces used in cow feed as a potential culprit.
Walmart Health shuts down
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
The unexpected closure of Walmart’s 51 health centers and virtual care business highlights the difficulty of providing healthcare at this moment in time.
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Ransomware attacks on healthcare impact nearly five times more sensitive data: report
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
Twenty percent of a typical healthcare organization’s sensitive data holdings are affected in a ransomware encryption event, compared with just 6% for an average organization.
Why You Shouldn’t Swallow Magnets
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
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The benefits of a physician MBA program
Medical Economics
APRIL 30, 2024
Many physicians are eager to find a way to transform health care in a way that better benefits both patients and providers. They would be well served by enrolling in an MBA program designed for doctors.
Hospitals Merge For Power, While ‘Price Transparency’ Fantasy Persists
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
A new study highlights a pervasive government failure to prevent hospital mergers that give providers excess pricing power. Price transparency is unlikely to compensate.
A Camp Nurse Volunteer Shares the Joy
Minority Nurse
APRIL 30, 2024
Dorma Liz Davila (Lizzy) RN, BSN, CPN, EMT never expected a quick volunteer weekend as a camp nurse to provide a transformative experience, but it did. And now she wants other nurses to know how helping kids at Paul Newman’s The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp can breathe new life into their nursing careers. The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is an organization that provides what the organization calls “a different kind of healing” to thousands of seriously ill children and family mem
As Their Clinics Sputter, Walgreens And Walmart Invest More In Specialty Pharmacy
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
As Walgreens and Walmart scale back their investments in physician-staffed health clinics, they are forging ahead into the lucrative business of specialty pharmacy.
CMS introduces new ACO Primary Care Flex model
Medical Economics
APRIL 30, 2024
Five-year test starts in 2025 to promote innovative, proactive approaches to care.
What $200 Million In Crypto Cash Means For Blackrock Neurotech
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Inside this week's $200 million funding deal of Blackrock Neurotech: Where will the money go, and what does it mean for the industry?
Patient Data Stolen from Livanova in October 2023 Ransomware Attack
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 30, 2024
The medical device manufacturer Livanova, the Massachusetts community behavioral health center Aspire Health Alliance, and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in California have experienced ransomware attacks that exposed patient data. Livanova, London, UK Livanova, a UK-headquartered medical device manufacturer specializing in cardiac surgery and neuromodulation devices, has suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted portions of its IT systems.
Chronic Ear Infections Could Delay Children’s Language Development
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Children who have chronic ear infections are at an increased risk for language processing delays and hearing impairments.
Almost 500,000 Individuals Affected by Designed Receivable Solutions Data Breach
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 30, 2024
The Cypress, CA-based revenue cycle management company, Designed Receivable Solutions (DRS), has recently confirmed the details of a data breach that was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on March 23, 2024, as involving the protected health information of 129,584 individuals, and the Maine Attorney General as affecting 498,686 individuals.
Harnessing Myokines To Preserve Muscle Power As We Age
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
Muscles are the engine of the body. But with age, we begin to lose muscle mass, leading to frailty and reduced mobility. Proteins called myokines may provide a solution.
Hospitals’ COVID reporting burden to lighten as pandemic-era policies expire
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
On Wednesday, hospitals will no longer be required to report COVID-19 admissions, capacity or occupancy data to the federal government.
Few Quick Fixes For Low Back Pain
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 30, 2024
If you’ve ever tweaked your lower back, you’re in the majority.
ACOs seek to remove “anomalous” spending from financial benchmark calculations
Medical Economics
APRIL 30, 2024
Request to CMS is prompted by unexpected spike in catheter prices from some suppliers
Get Your Microsoft Office Specialist Certification With MedCerts
MedCerts
APRIL 30, 2024
What Will the MOS Certification Teach You? MedCerts’ MOS certification is a streamlined and comprehensive process accommodating various learning styles and schedules. Our seven-week program is expert-led and video-based. It follows a structured curriculum that covers the following aspects of Microsoft Office: Word : Ideal word processing application, allowing you to prepare and edit documents easily.
The Power of Personalization: How AI Responds to Customer Reviews Like a Human (But Better)
Connectivity
APRIL 30, 2024
The Power of "Always On": How AI Responds to Customer Reviews 24/7, 365 In the age of online reviews, every customer interaction is a moment of truth. Positive reviews can boost your brand reputation, while negative ones can leave a lasting negative impact. The key to harnessing the power of reviews lies in personalized communication. But with the sheer volume of reviews businesses receive, crafting individualized responses can be a daunting task.
Teaming up: The benefits of integrating primary care with behavioral health
Medical Economics
APRIL 30, 2024
Having behavioral health professionals working closely with primary care physicians helps patients overcome any reluctance to get counseling.
Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans’ control of ownership of their health data, according to Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP committee.
Establish a culture of safety at your practice
Physicians Practice
APRIL 30, 2024
Mutual respect is the cornerstone of a culture of patient safety.
Change Healthcare, compromised by stolen credentials, did not have MFA turned on
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
Failing to turn on multifactor authentication, a common cybersecurity safeguard, “underscores pure negligence on the part of UnitedHealth,” one expert said.
Email Breach at Wisconsin Dental Surgery Center Affects 13,000 Patients
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 30, 2024
Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center (Bay Oral), a network of oral & maxillofacial dental surgery centers serving the Green Bay, Marinette, and Niagara communities in Wisconsin, has recently reported a data breach to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that involved the protected health information of 13,055 patients. On February 27, 2024, Bay Oral identified suspicious activity in an employee’s email account.
Combining SEO and Social Media for Healthcare Practices
Practice Builders
APRIL 30, 2024
The combination of social media and SEO (search engine optimization) is now more important than ever for healthcare practices in the ever-changing world of digital marketing. Healthcare providers that want to grow their online presence and establish meaningful patient connections must learn how to integrate social media into their SEO strategies as we approach new trends in 2024.
Unsure about AI? 5 Steps to evaluate and implement it confidently
Physicians Practice
APRIL 30, 2024
Physicians Practice offers practical, proven solutions to the real-world concerns physicians and medical practices face every day.
Ascension taps new CFO
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 30, 2024
Saurabh Tripathi, former CFO of Highmark Health, assumed the role on Monday.
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