Scrubs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Hawaii’s healthcare industry is facing significant turbulence as the Hawaii Nurses’ Association (HNA) and Kapi‘olani Medical Center continue their contentious contract negotiations. At the heart of this dispute are issues that have long plagued the nursing profession nationwide: unsafe staffing levels, worker burnout, and retaliatory practices. The potential fallout is a looming strike that could leave the hospital scrambling to fill critical care gaps, with the nurses alleging unfair labor prac

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Italy didn't allow field trials for genetically modified crops for twenty years — until this year. But anti-GMO activists destroyed it, repeating echoes of history.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The leaders of Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts had until Wednesday to walk back statements they made in July — or face potential legal action. However, the executives are sticking to their guns.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers at Stanford University made the skin of mice transparent using the yellow no. 5 food dye otherwise known as tartrazine that's typically found on Doritos.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Value-based care is the future of medicine. Health care organizations must adapt technology, venues, primary care and prevention to survive and thrive.

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The Healthcare Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By KIM BELLARD For several years now, my North Star for thinking about innovation has been Steven Johnson’s great quote (in his delightful Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World ): “You will find the future where people are having the most fun.” No, no, no, naysayers argue, inventing the future is serious business, and certainly fun is not the point of business.

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99MGMT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare professionals face a relentless challenge: administrative overload. Credentialing is a standout culprit, consuming up to four hours weekly for physicians , not to mention the additional burden on office staff. What if this time could be redirected toward patient care?

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Open Dental

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Treatment Plan is vital for presenting your patients with recommended treatment, determining insurance estimates, and estimated patient responsibility. In this post, we'll cover preauthorizations, saving and signing treatment plans, and more! The post Taking on the Treatment Plan appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Witnesses describe dire hospital conditions created by ‘health care terrorists’ as lawmakers rip private equity investors for massive bankruptcy case.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

“If the U.S. were sensible, weight management would be treated as a public health issue,” David Cutler writes in the JAMA Health Forum dated August 15, 2024. Dr. Cutler, distinguished economics professor at Harvard, talks about “the pathology of U.S. health care” citing the example of weight loss medications — in short, the uptake of GLP-1 drugs to address Type 2 diabetes first, and subsequently obesity.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Hospitals are primed for natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, but many haven’t thought about the domino effect cyberattacks can have locally, said Scott Gee, who joined AHA last month.

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Science Based Medicine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

New research suggests that cannabis use may be harmful and could be causing cardiovascular disease. The post Cannabis use and cardiovascular disease first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The rules are designed to prevent kids seeing commercials for foods high in fat, salt and sugar in a bid to tackle childhoor obesity.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The sweeping deal between Steward, its creditors and landlord Medical Properties Trust at times appeared impossible.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Numerous green products, ranging from customizable pillows to gummies, can provide better sleep

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Sensible Medicine is excited to publish this rejected letter to the editor of the journal JACC-HF. Our excitement comes from a) the specific lessons about the design of clinical trials, and b) we love being a place where strongly argued but contrary viewpoints can be read. The specifics concern Chagas cardiomyopathy, which is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The secretary of California HHS argues that the state’s new data exchange improves health equity and streamlines information.

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Health Prime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Financial transparency is an essential aspect of the healthcare industry. This principle includes your Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) process from end-to-end, positioning it as a core for proper trustworthiness or effectiveness and patient satisfaction. Financial transparency is crucial to a holistic patient journey that includes everything from patient care to all relationship processes—not only administrative functions.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In today’s complex healthcare environment, consistently delivering safe, high-quality care is both challenging and necessary. High reliability in healthcare is essential for minimizing errors, improving patient outcomes, and embedding a culture of safety in every aspect of care delivery. Highly-reliable organizations (HROs) work to create an environment in which potential problems are anticipated, detected early, and addressed before catastrophic consequences can occur.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On August 28th, 2024 at 5:30pm, approximately 700 guests gathered at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theater to celebrate ACI Medical & Dental School’s largest graduating class in its 19-year history. Commencement speaker Anthony Talerico, Jr., Mayor of Eatontown and Oncology Nurse at RWJ Barnabas Health, Monmouth Medical Center, highlighted our exceptional student outcomes in his remarks.

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This week is National Pensions Awareness Week, and we understand even thinking about pensions can be confusing, time consuming and stressful! As the NHS pension has three different schemes (1995, 2008 and 2015) they can often be misunderstood, and many people also have tax concerns about their pensions. The original NHS scheme was based on final salary, whereas the 2015 scheme is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) scheme, in which your pension is based on your pensionable pay throughout y

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Amber Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Omaha, Neb. (Sept. 12, 2024) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy, a leader in the specialty pharmacy industry, is excited to announce the availability of Galderma’s latest medication, NEMLUVIO® (nemolizumab-ilto), for the treatment of Prurigo Nodularis in adults. This partnership marks a significant advancement in the therapeutic options available to patients suffering from this chronic, debilitating skin condition.

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Beacon

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

While virtual events are still considered a huge undertaking for a legal marketing department, it’s becoming easier to promote your brand to your target audience through online event technology than ever before. Whether you are building and promoting the content yourself, or sponsoring an event with an industry thought-leader; creating a consistent content flow to keep your firm in the mind of your customer is becoming increasingly important in this content driven world.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Technology can significantly help nursing students learn the complexities of nursing practice or act as a source of frustration that takes valuable time away from education. Here is a brief look at some of the technologies in use in nursing education , the impact of AI, and practical tips for using educational technology effectively. Tech in Use Technologies advancing nursing education include simulations and virtual reality. “Simulations are a cornerstone in nursing education, offering st

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Darzi review prompts new community funding pledge Too little NHS cash has been spent in the community according to a newly published Government-commissioned review of the service by a senior surgeon and former health minister. Lord Ara Darzi said: “Although I have worked in the NHS for more than 30 years, I have been shocked by what I have found during this investigation – not just in the health service but in the state of the nation’s health.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The volume of cyberattacks on health care facilities should be a resounding wake-up call for all physicians who own their practices.

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Physicians Practice

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A federal judge recently ruled that a proprietary AI system illegally denied Medicaid and other benefits to low-income residents and people with disabilities.

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Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Business administrators support executive management and facilitate the smooth operation of a company. They ensure that day-to-day management within their assigned department is organized as part of their daily tasks. Like most other roles in the company, they are believed to be the super admin of any office by carrying out tasks that people must consider for the office to operate smoothly!

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Emergency physician Melissa Parsons, MD is on a mission to get physicians to say the F-word.

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Data. It’s a word that sends a shiver down many a Practice Manager’s spine. And with the imposed 2024/25 contract requiring practices to provide data on eight metrics, it’s no wonder. As one Practice Manager put it to us, “Data is one of those classic areas where the NHS simply can’t stop itself.” Now, with the data-sharing mandate about to take effect, the need to submit digital telephony data is causing a stir among Practice Managers, who are grappling with the implications of submitting data

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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