Gene Therapy To Restore Hearing: A New Portal
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
One of the most significant hurdles to providing gene therapies for hearing loss is access to the inner ear.
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Mental health benefits at work are getting better. Here’s how we can go further.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 2, 2024
More employers than ever are focusing on mental health benefits. Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Moderna Scores Federal Funding For mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine As Pandemic Fears Grow
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Funding from U.S. biodefense agency Barda will support Moderna in developing an mRNA-based pandemic flu vaccine as fears grow the H5N1 outbreak tearing through American dairy herds and poultry farms could soon leap to humans.
Data breach at Geisinger may have exposed data from 1.2M patients
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 2, 2024
A former employee at vendor Nuance Communications accessed patient data two days after being terminated, according to the health system. The employee is facing federal charges.
FDA Finds Infectious H5N1 Bird Flu Virus In 14% Of Raw Milk Samples
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
The results come at the same time as a public survey showing Americans underestimate the health risks of consuming raw milk.
5 tips to implement artificial intelligence in health care organizations successfully
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
With AI's health care boom, many physicians seek guidance on meaningful integration.
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Why doctors risk jail time to treat pain and addiction
KevinMD.com
JULY 2, 2024
This is a strange time in America. While tools for treating pain and addiction, unchanged essentially from the late 1800s to the early 2000s, are now being developed, daring to try to utilize these medications and the science we have learned about them can be a huge risk. Not for the patient but for the Read more… Why doctors risk jail time to treat pain and addiction originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Rare Fungal Sexually Transmitted Infection Appears In America For First Time
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
The first case of a rare fungal skin infection that is sexually transmitted was reported in New York in early June.
Cano Health exits bankruptcy as private company
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 2, 2024
The primary care chain is now focused on its Florida market, which includes 80 medical centers.
Why Your Teenager Finds You Cringe: A Pediatrician Explains
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Teenagers find parents embarrassing and cringe as a normal part of development. How parents respond can make it easier for teenagers to want to spend time with them.
Prospect Medical Holdings reveals DOJ investigation
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 2, 2024
The federal investigation follows multiple state inquiries into Prospect’s business practices last year.
Only A Third Of Nursing Shifts In England Have Enough Staff
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Nurses across public healthcare settings are often looking after large numbers of patients at the same time, according to a survey from the Royal College of Nursing.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys agree to sell clinics to get merger across finish line
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 2, 2024
The divestiture will only go through if UnitedHealth and Amedisys complete their merger, which was announced last summer but has been held up amid scrutiny from the Department of Justice.
Substantial Disparities In Cancer Care Associated With Patients’ Income Levels
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Inequality in cancer care appears to be associated with patients’ socioeconomic status. The lower the income level the less care cancer patients get.
Getting Into Med School Isn’t Easy…But This Applicant Did It! [Episode 583]
Accepted Blog
JULY 2, 2024
Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk , host Linda Abraham interviews Yael Bruk, a recent graduate from Binghamton University who was accepted to multiple medical schools. Yael shares her advice for pre-med students, including the importance of taking notes during clinical experiences and writing down meaningful stories to include in applications.
Healthcare Leadership In Crisis: Time For Reinvention
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Personalization is shaping healthcare's future, but healthcare leadership has not been trained to practice personalization. Leaders need an entirely new way to think.
Physician services spending could reach $1 trillion this year
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Study projects spending trends across U.S. health care system.
How to Become a Palliative Care Nurse
Unitek College
JULY 2, 2024
Explore Compassionate Care and the Vital World of Palliative Nursing. Palliative Care Nurses fill a challenging but very rewarding role in healthcare. They provide comfort, support, and care to critically ill patients or those near the end of their life. One of their primary responsibilities is to relieve pain. These Registered Nurses can also help […] The post How to Become a Palliative Care Nurse appeared first on Unitek College.
New dementia cost model looks to lower financial toll for patients, families
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Researchers from USC are building a dementia cost model that will generate the national and annual cost estimates of dementia.
Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills #6: Decision Analysis
Sensible Medicine
JULY 2, 2024
I’ve taken a little break from the “Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills” series but I’m returning with a few more. These articles are a little treat for our paid subscribers. The first five are here. I must admit, I rarely read decision analyses. That said, I should appreciate them a whole lot more. First, the whole point of a decision analysis is to determine the best course of action when faced with two or more alternatives.
Cisplatin increases risk of hearing loss; Elenolic acid lowers blood sugar levels; How “stresslaxing” can stress you out – Morning Medical Update
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
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A Comprehensive Comparison Between HL7 vs. FHIR
Arkenea
JULY 2, 2024
One of the key challenges faced by large healthcare organizations is interoperability. Major U.S. cities have high rates of interoperability of health data, but variation exists. An organization that runs on multiple systems such as practice management, EHRs, or patient portals is bound to face data exchange problems. Small-sized clinics face fewer interoperability issues compared to larger organizations.
PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 3
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.
7 states where you’re less likely to be sued for malpractice
Physicians Practice
JULY 2, 2024
These seven states see less malpractice suits per resident than most.
The shocking truth about immigrants in health care
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
With massive shortages looming for both the number of physicians and nurses in the US in the coming decades, immigrants are set to play a key role.
Why is medical information so valuable to hackers?
Physicians Practice
JULY 2, 2024
Why are hackers so motivated to gain access to medical data?
PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 2
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.
Virtual Nurse Jobs and Telehealth: Help More People in More Places
Relias
JULY 2, 2024
What are virtual nursing and telehealth? Virtual nursing and telehealth are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings. Telehealth is a broader term that encompasses the use of technology to deliver healthcare services remotely. Virtual nursing is a subset of telehealth. Telehealth includes telemedicine, which is the diagnosis and treatment of patients via video or phone, as well as other services, such as remote patient monitoring, health education, and dat
Low-processed foods are not always inherently healthier than ultra-processed foods: study
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Researchers examine nutritional value, costs and shelf life of different types of foods.
How Employee Engagement Enhances Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
Guideway Care
JULY 2, 2024
Did you know that hospitals that offer better customer experience are more successful and established than those providing average customer service? The crucial factor in this equation is hospital employees, whose engagement levels influence patient-centered care. The connection between employee and patient satisfaction and employee engagement is so strong that 68% of hospitals identified engagement as the primary component of improving patient satisfaction.
PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 1
Medical Economics
JULY 2, 2024
Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.
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