Mon.Jan 20, 2025

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Fluoridated Water Harmed Americans: Economic Evidence

Forbes Healthcare

Childhood fluoride exposure led to a net negative effect in adulthood: reduced high school graduation rates, economic sufficiency, physical ability and health.

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The Pros and Cons of Studying Strategies with RCTs - EAST AFNET 4

Sensible Medicine

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common reasons people get admitted to a hospital. As Western society grows larger and less active, AF incidence continues to rise. In short, few questions in cardiology are more relevant than the treatment of patients with new-onset AF. There are two paths of treating patients with AF. (After initiation of stroke prevention regimens—often with oral anticoagulation.

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Marburg Virus Confirmed In Tanzania After Series Of Deaths

Forbes Healthcare

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

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How to Keep Morale Up When You Are Short-Handed

Top Practices

Running a successful practice comes with its own set of challenges, and one of the most common struggles today is keeping morale high when your team is short-handed. Many practice owners are facing staff shortages, decreased employee loyalty, and a workforce that is in continuous change. If it feels like this is becoming the new norm, you’re not alone.

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A ‘SEET’ at the Table: Managing the Four Drivers of Patient Experience

Walker Info - Patient Experience

Improving Access and Outcomes Using Success, Effort, Emotion, and Trust Metrics A nurse enters a hospital room for a routine blood draw. She greets the patient, explains why she is there, and begins the task. Once finished, she asks if there is anything else she can do and swiftly exits. From the providers perspective, the interaction is efficient and smooth.

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Why Use Medical Language Instead of Everyday English?

Medical Terminology Education

Communication is paramount in the field of healthcare. Yet, a significant question often arises: Why do medical professionals rely heavily on medical terminology instead of using simpler, everyday English? The answer lies in the precision, efficiency, and universality of medical language and the unique demands of healthcare settings. Precision: Avoiding Ambiguity Medicine is a science that thrives on accuracy.

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A new survey details global optimism and concerns about emerging medical technologies

Medical Economics

Global data demonstrates optimism, regional disparities and knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to increased public acceptance of emerging technologies.

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Practice tip of the week: EHR migration best practices

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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Are popular weight loss drugs putting your patients at risk?

Medical Economics

Surge in GLP-1RA use has researchers looking at all benefits of the drugs, but also the risk to the pancreas and kidneys

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Ep. 48: The top risks for medical practices in 2025 with Peter H. Reilly

Physicians Practice

Peter H. Reilly, North American health care practice leader and chief sales officer at HUB International, joins the show to discuss risks that medical practices face in the year ahead.

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Ep. 48: The top risks for medical practices in 2025 with Peter H. Reilly

Medical Economics

Peter H. Reilly, North American health care practice leader and chief sales officer at HUB International, joins the show to discuss risks that medical practices face in the year ahead.

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Healthcare Incident Reporting Software for Patient Safety in Radiology

Performance Health

Healthcare incident reporting software is crucial for radiology departments, due to the complex nature of their services and the high volume of patient interactions. This combination introduces significant risks and challenges that can impact patient safety in radiology.

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New AFib treatments show promise

Medical Economics

Boston Scientific showcases promising data on heart treatments at AF Symposium 2025

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Aneesh Chopra talks Cancer Navigation Challenge & more

The Healthcare Blog

Aneesh Chopra is the former CTO of the US under Obama. He’s now head of strategy at Arcadia, but this week is one of the driving forces behind the new challenge called “ Transforming Cancer Navigation with Open Data & APIs ” I caught up with Aneesh about why the need for this type of data exchange and why caner, and also more generally about interoperability, data analysis (his day job) and the impact of AI.

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NIH leading implementation of National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act; calorie labels modestly influence people’s food choices; cancer is more common in young women than men – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Trouble in (MAHA) paradise?

Science Based Medicine

Even as President Donald Trump is inaugurated today and his pick for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. prepares to face confirmation hearings, there is trouble in "make America healthy" paradise. The post Trouble in (MAHA) paradise? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Lawmakers, experts weigh in on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

Medical Economics

Democrats claim credit, vow to fight against repeal; patient advocacy group offers critique.

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Update: Phased Replacement of IMPAX Viewer - Central Zone Delayed

Connect Care Bytes Blog

As previously posted , Provincial Enterprise Imaging (PEI) is replacing the IMPAX system as the new Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS). The next phase of implementation was originally scheduled for January 21, 2025 in Central Zone. However, last week PEI experienced two unexpected outages affecting North Zone operations. At this time, the cause of these outages is unknown, and AHS technical teams and the vendor are working together to determine the cause.

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ATA to Trump administration: Let’s talk telehealth

Medical Economics

American Telemedicine Association publishes policy priorities for new president.

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Trump administration should continue momentum on tackling the medical debt crisis

Medical Economics

After running on a platform of bringing economic relief, President Trump must strengthen, not dismantle, existing programs.