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How Our Medical Assistant Program Prepares You for Professional Credentials

Athena Career Academy

People are always seeking career paths that promise stability and growth and accommodate their busy lifestyles and personal responsibilities. If you are one of those people aspiring to enter the healthcare sector, the medical assistant role presents an enticing opportunity. Becoming a medical assistant requires proper training, qualifications, and a supportive learning environment.

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What Your New Graduates Need From You

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During the next three months, health systems nationwide will begin to transition new graduates into their practice settings. This year’s new graduates have had more direct clinical time than nurses who graduated in previous years. Still, their current skills will not be enough for hospitals’ high-acuity and […] The post What Your New Graduates Need From You appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Climate Change May Worsen Health Conditions Like Dementia, Epilepsy, Depression, Study Suggests

Forbes Healthcare

Increased humidity, pollution, more extreme weather events and a decrease in sunshine exposure can all lead to worsened health conditions, researchers said.

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Medical Student Accommodations

Sensible Medicine

Recently, I learned about a student on their clinical rotations who had to be sent home at precisely 9 hours. No matter how busy the day or service, the student would leave at the 9 hour mark. The reason? The student had a disability accommodation because he suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Subscribe now In medicine there is a tension.

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This $2.2 Billion Startup’s GPT-4 Powered AI Bot Demystifies Health Insurance

Forbes Healthcare

Livongo cofounder Glen Tullman wants to help employers lower healthcare costs with AI, but it may be just another Band-aid for America's $4.5 billion healthcare bill.

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Male and Female Brains are Different

Science Based Medicine

Neuroanatomical research has long established that there are statistical differences at the macroscopic level in male and female brains. There are also functional differences in terms of memory and cognition. However, these differences are largely statistical, and exist in a mosaic of different traits. This means that, if we look at specific features (whether anatomical or functional) there are male-female differences, but […] The post Male and Female Brains are Different first appeared on

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Congress can help curb high health care costs—it starts with primary care

Medical Economics

Passing Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act would help by ensuring better access to primary care services

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Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Bird Flu Possibly Found In U.S. Wastewater, CDC Reports

Forbes Healthcare

Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elaina Hall

Minority Nurse

Elaina Hall, DNP(c), MSN, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the chief quality officer of SnapCare , formerly SnapNurse, and an experienced healthcare executive in the areas of healthcare system operations, performance improvement, nursing practice, and leadership consulting. Hall’s passion is consistently delivering the ‘best and brightest’ for SnapCare clients.

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Feeling Unwell Without Your Smartphone? You May Have Nomophobia

Forbes Healthcare

Many of us can’t imagine what life would be like without a smartphone. But an evidence base has emerged of mental and physical harms linked to excessive smartphone use.

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Generative AI: A game-changer for primary care physicians

Medical Economics

What are the time sinks taking you away from your patients? Artificial intelligence will assist those on the front lines of medicine.

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Here’s How Worms Get Into Your Brain And How To Prevent It

Forbes Healthcare

Unfortunately, this medical problem, called neurocysticercosis, caused by larvae of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is common worldwide.

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Chakri Toleti, Care.ai

The Healthcare Blog

Chakri Toleti is an occasional Bollywood film producer (you can Google that) and also the CEO of Care.ai–one of the leading companies using sensors and AI to figure out what is going on in that hospital room. They’ve grown very fast in recent years, fundamentally by using technology to monitor patients and help improve their care, improve patient safety and figure out what else is needed to improve the care process.

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UnitedHealth Group Affordable Housing Investments Eclipse $1 Billion

Forbes Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group has invested more than $1 billion in housing as a strategy to address social determinants of health.

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Kansas jilts CVS in new Medicaid contract awards

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Kansas kicked CVS to the curb in favor of an Elevance plan, while awarding contracts to incumbents UnitedHealth and Centene. The contracts are worth roughly $4 billion annually.

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How The NFL Players Association Helps Athletes Deal With Mental Health

Forbes Healthcare

Dr. Amber Cargill speaks on how the NFLPA has created an extensive list of offerings and resources for athletes to utilize.

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3 Job Training Programs for Young Adults

MedCerts

CareerOneStop CareerOneStop is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. It’s a comprehensive resource for job training, career exploration and job searches. You can take advantage of many different services that can help you find training programs. If you aren’t sure what type of career you’re interested in, CareerOneStop has tools to help you learn about different jobs.

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It’s World Stroke Thrombectomy Day, A Neurologist Explains What That Means

Forbes Healthcare

Efforts are underway to speed up that process, but the disparity in access to thrombectomy is striking.

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Medical care prices creep up, contribute to inflation in April

Medical Economics

National figures influenced by housing and gasoline price hikes.

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InnovationRx: Battle Of The AI Medical Scribes

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: ChatGPT for health insurance

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What is Team Documentation? Benefits and tips to begin

Mobius MD

As healthcare systems become more complex, physicians are spending more time on administrative tasks, including clinical documentation. Team documentation is a powerful way to streamline patient visits and EHR data entry so the entire team can focus on delivering excellent care. What is team documentation? Team documentation is a process where non-physician team members assist with visit notes, entering orders and referrals, reconciling medications, and preparing prescriptions during a patient v

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Mourning a history maker; waiting for emergency help; LSD as medicine – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Seeking Compassionate Caregivers to Join Our CNA Program

We Care Online

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a profound impact on people’s lives? Consider becoming a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) through We Care Online’s exceptional training program. As a CNA in a long-term care facility, you’ll play a vital role in providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and well-being.

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Risk of drowning death; carcinogens in cars; big-dollar health care fraud – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Self-Study Medical Terminology Course

Medical Terminology Blog

Traditional Textbook with Online Guide and Resources Check out our free medical terminology self-study course – ideal for beginners and healthcare employees seeking continuing education. The course guides you through the Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition , Elsevier textbook. An online program offers games, animations, pronunciation, spelling, and quizzes.

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How Incident Reporting Software Can Bridge Safety Perception Gaps

Performance Health

Consider a scenario in a hospital where management believes their emergency protocols are well understood and carefully followed by all staff. Yet, when a crisis arises, some providers hesitate, unclear about certain procedures, revealing a dangerous gap between management’s perception and the actual readiness of their teams. This safety perception gap not only poses risks to patient safety but also to staff morale and the care experience.

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Resolving the employee shortage in medical practices

Physicians Practice

Exploring practical strategies to address staffing shortages in medical practices and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.

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ONC provides grants for AI, behavioral health projects

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The agency seeks projects that evaluate and improve healthcare data used by AI and accelerate the use of health IT products among mental healthcare providers.

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Patients, providers (and payers)

Physicians Practice

Here are 11 ways you can, and should, engage in grassroots advocacy for your practice, your patients and yourself.

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The Ultimate Guide to Medication Storage: Tips for Pharmacy Technician

Northwest Career College

Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists provide medicines safely and effectively to patients. Aside from this main responsibility, the storage of medicines is one of the most critical areas in medication management. Almost all environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity, light, and air, may impact the strength, form, and safety of medicines.

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The top 10 causes of death for adults in the U.S.—a slideshow

Medical Economics

The latest government data

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