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Are Prebiotic Drinks Actually Good For Your Gut Health? What To Know As Poppi Faces Lawsuit

Forbes Healthcare

Several prebiotic drinks like Poppi contain inulin, which is a prebiotic fiber that may boost the growth of healthy gut bacteria, regulate metabolism, aid in weight loss and lower blood sugar.

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‘We’re always running out of money’: Steward seeks new DIP financier ahead of June 14 to keep operations afloat

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Attorneys for the Dallas-based health system said Steward isn’t interested in another quick-fix loan. This time, Steward is seeking a lender that can provide $225 million, which will hopefully be enough to carry the system through the full Chapter 11 process.

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What To Know About Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccines After Promising Trials From Moderna And Merck

Forbes Healthcare

Moderna and Merck celebrated promising data on an experimental melanoma skin cancer vaccine this week, one of several trials testing the revolutionary technology that could signal a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

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Scan Health Plan wins Medicare Advantage star ratings lawsuit

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The insurer argued the CMS didn’t follow its stated methodology for calculating the quality scores, causing its rating to drop and risking millions of dollars in payments.

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Jody Tropeano, HLTH

The Healthcare Blog

Jody Tropeano is the head of content at HLTH which has become an extraordinarily large conference in digital health (12,000 attendees last year!). I met with her recently in New York to talk about this year’s conference and HLTH’s role in setting the agenda for digital health and the rest of health care. You can find out more about HLTH at www.hlth.

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AI In Healthcare: Good Or Bad? Well, Both

Forbes Healthcare

AI has a terrific future in healthcare. But its foundational components must be artfully crafted to ensure accurate, and quality, outputs.

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Suddenly Whole-Body Deodorants Are Trending In The U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

With whole-body deodorants taking off in the U.S. in a big way this year it’s likely total sales figures for deodorants and antiperspirants will increase substantially.

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A Social Science Perspective on Masking

Sensible Medicine

I know, I know, what can possibly be left to say on this topic? I feel like this piece by Dr. Scales is a good place to leave it as it totally recontextualizes the discussion in an interesting way. It is a little longer than many of our pieces but I think it is worth it. You now have my promise that I will never post about COVID and Masking again on Sensible Medicine.

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Novak Djokovic Tears Right Medial Meniscus, Withdraws From French Open

Forbes Healthcare

Novak Djokovic suffered a right knee injury during his fourth round match against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina at the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, France,

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The ROI on Patient Experience = Loyalty, Trust and Revenue – Listening to Accenture

Health Populi

When health care providers and payers make patients’ lives easier, there’s a multiplying factor for loyalty and revenue growth, according to Accenture’s latest look into the value of experience in The Power of Trust: Unlocking patient loyalty in healthcare. Accenture conducted two surveys for this research, assessing nearly 16,000 U.S. adult consumers’ views on healthcare providers and health insurance plans.

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State healthcare cost caps could further pressure hospital operating margins: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Policies in several states have limited provider rates and levels of reimbursement, as well as constrained operating flexibility, according to Fitch Ratings.

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How A Multidimensional Approach Can Help Improve Mental Well-Being

Forbes Healthcare

Experts advocate for a holistic approach to treat mental illnesses.

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How Data Recovery Software Keeps Your Dental Clinic Up and Running

Open Dental

Lean how the right data recovery software provider can be a partner for your dental practice to keep you up and running or recover from a data loss. The post How Data Recovery Software Keeps Your Dental Clinic Up and Running appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Sleep apnea increases risk of future hospitalization for older adults

Medical Economics

Findings to be presented in national conference this week.

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Grow Your Cleaning Business With Trafft

Trafft

The cleaning service industry is highly competitive – there are simply too many businesses competing for the same customer base. So you need to be efficient and innovative for your business to survive and grow. Luckily, today you can use technology to differentiate your service from competitors. Optimizing operations, enhancing customer satisfaction, and increasing overall efficiency can all be achieved with one software – Trafft.

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We shouldn’t let nostalgia cloud the real impact of interoperability in health care

Medical Economics

We ought to be reminded of all the ways technology has made care better, safer, and more accessible for patients across the country.

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How To Increase Gym Membership Sales (Actionable Guide)

Trafft

Every gym business entails using gym membership sales practices effectively to gain financial stability. However, this is easier said than done. Answering the question of how to get more gym members requires more than just listing different strategies. Good service and a lot to offer stand as a foundation for increasing the member count. You need to make sure your customers are satisfied, but also ensure you are offering something different from the bunch.

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Dietary counseling lacking in treatment for heart patients

Medical Economics

Researchers say ‘tremendous’ results are possible with dietary changes, but few patients get nutrition information.

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Grow Your Gym With Trafft

Trafft

Have you always dreamed of owning your gym business but now feel burdened by all the day-to-day tasks that need to get done? The reality is that you are not alone. Many gym owners went into this venture because of their love of fitness and connecting with people but are now stuck doing the operational side of things 24/7. However, you don’t have to be on a hamster wheel for your business to thrive.

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5 steps to integrate AI into your practice

Medical Economics

Here are five steps to start integrating AI, using medical coding and revenue cycle management as examples.

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Patients share the blame

Physicians Practice

Patients aren't blameless in the current state of health care in America.

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