Wed.Oct 09, 2024

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Tennessee Nurse & His Dog Die Trying To Save Man From Hurricane Helene Floods

Scrubs

A northeastern Tennessee nurse and his dog died in flash floods from Hurricane Helene while trying to save someone, according to the man’s employer. Boone McCrary was a registered nurse at Greeneville Community Hospital, about 70 miles northeast of Knoxville, part of the Ballad Health system. On Sept. 27, he was in a boat with his dog, a chocolate lab named Moss, trying to save someone else, the health system announced on Facebook.

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Amazon Opening 20 New Pharmacies In U.S. Expansion Of Same Day Delivery

Forbes Healthcare

Amazon will more than double the number of cities where its customers can get same day delivery of their prescriptions by opening pharmcies in 20 new cities next year.

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3 cornerstones young physicians need for a strong financial foundation

Medical Economics

Physicians are high earners, but their professional careers begin later than most, so early action can yield long-term financial security.

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Nobel Winner Shinya Yamanaka: Cell Therapy “Very Promising” For Cancer, Parkinson’s, More

Forbes Healthcare

Reprogrammed stem cells are being tested in at least 50 clinical trials around the globe, and the first approved therapy could come "very soon," Yamanaka told Forbes.

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Realizing Real-world Magnet Benefits

Minority Nurse

Achieving ANCC Magnet Recognition requires a significant investment from an organization’s nursing staff. But does that investment pay off in real-world ways? If so, how? One significant benefit involves giving nurses the opportunity to provide input and influence nursing practice. “It really helps expand the autonomy and allows the nurse to practice at the top end of their license,” said Jody Collins, DNP-C, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, system director of clinical excellence and professio

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InnovationRx: Maven Clinic Valued At $1.7 Billion, A Growth Signal For Women’s Health

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Nobel Prizes were awarded for the discovery of microRNA’s role in gene regulation and development of Google Deepmind’s AlphaFold.

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Three Reasons How Aging Affects Our Sleep

Forbes Healthcare

As we age, we may experience changes in our sleep habits, including taking longer to fall asleep initially, staying awake at night, or waking up too early.

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Medicare to create new list of $2 prescription drugs for Part D beneficiaries

Medical Economics

Public comment period opens; new model is based on current lists of large pharmacies and retailers.

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Hurricanes Helene And Milton Show How Natural Disasters Connect Us All

Forbes Healthcare

Hurricanes like Helene and Milton are devastating for all Americans, not only the communities hit hardest. These natural disasters remind us how we're connected.

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Pete Hudson, Alta Partners & Transcarent Investor (Part 1)

The Healthcare Blog

Pete Hudson is one of the OGs of digital health. As an emergency room doc he was fed up with his friends bothering him with their medical problems and he created a tool called iTriage, which helped patients figure out what condition they had, and where to go to deal with it. This was fifteen years ago and we’re now starting to see the evolution of that.

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Catching Up On Preventive Services Will Save Lives. Help Spread The Message.

Forbes Healthcare

Everyone deserves access to the preventive care and screenings that are essential to leading a healthy life.

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The number of AI medical devices has spiked in the past decade

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The FDA has authorized nearly 1,000 medical devices with artificial intelligence features as companies including GE Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers build out their AI efforts.

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Leader Inspired Work – Insights from Laudio

Emerging RN Leader

The following is an interview with Tim Darling, President of Laudio and author of the new book Leader Inspired Work: Insight and Tools for Healthcare Managers. This new book, which includes tools and strategies, is built on the insights, research, and experience gained from working with healthcare leaders across the United States. What led you and the […] The post Leader Inspired Work – Insights from Laudio appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Centene completes sale of management services subsidiary

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The sale of Collaborative Health Systems to value-based care firm Astrana Health comes after Centene has divested a number of non-core assets in recent years.

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Introducing NP Navigator

Doximity

At Doximity, we want to provide the most accurate information to help nurses decide whether to return to school—and where to apply. With over 60% of U.S. NPs as members, we’ve got some good data on what it takes to become a nurse practitioner. NP Navigator is a comprehensive Nurse Practitioner school directory with all the information nurses need to research, evaluate, and rank NP programs.

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Reducing Physician Burnout with Technology: A Strategic Approach

Performance Health

Physician burnout has become a critical issue in the healthcare industry, exacerbated by the demands of the profession and the systemic inefficiencies within healthcare systems. The pandemic has further intensified these challenges, making it imperative to find effective solutions to reduce the strain on physicians.

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Why Become a Pharmacy Technician? Exploring the Benefits and Career Outlook

We Care Online

If you’re considering a career in healthcare but aren’t sure which path to take, becoming a Pharmacy Technician might be the perfect fit for you. This role offers a unique blend of patient interaction, technical skills, and the opportunity to work alongside pharmacists to make a difference in people’s lives. Let’s dive into some compelling reasons to become a Pharmacy Technician and what the career outlook looks like for this rewarding profession.

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Not Many Employers Cover GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

Forbes Healthcare

Fewer than 20% of large employers are covering GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, a new KFF analysis shows.

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AAFP starting large-scale project to examine AI technology in family practice

Medical Economics

New Academy president discusses new study on AI and legal challenges around noncompete agreements.

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Seeking Digital Health Provincial Medical Informatics Leads

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Alberta Health Services is seeking passionate leaders to fill multiple available positions as Digital Health Provincial Medical Informatics Leads (PMILs). The PMILs will be at the forefront of driving digital transformation in health care across the province. This pivotal role combines clinical expertise with digital health leadership to shape the future of clinical information systems through: maintenance and improvement of knowledge and workflows in clinical information systems, with a goal to

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The great IT fail: 7 investments in health care technology that weren't worth the money

Medical Economics

Lots of technologies held a lot of promise and cost a lot of money, but many failed to deliver anything other than a big bill and wasted time.

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Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 23: Take Action to Receive Results to your Community Clinic

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Continuing a list of essential actions for Connect Care Launch 9 prescribers readying for launch November 2, 2024. Take Action to Receive Results to your Community/ Non-AHS Clinic(s) Community providers throughout Alberta who order general lab, microbiology tests, pathology, and all other specialty labs, diagnostic imaging (DI), or who submit specimens for testing, need to take action.

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A wake-up call for physician-owned practices

Medical Economics

AI is a major threat to medical practices -- but can also be a major help.

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Harris’s Proposed Home Health Expansion For Seniors Likely To Encounter Congressional Hurdles

Forbes Healthcare

Presidential candidate Harris proposed an expansion of the Medicare program to assist in covering the costs of home health aide care for seniors and disabled people.

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Best children’s hospitals; preventive care for people with disabilities; it’s just a little fish – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Supreme Court declines to weigh in on Texas emergency abortion case

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

It’s a loss for the Biden administration, which has tried to require states to provide abortions for emergency care since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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What is a Pharmacy? What We Can Learn from Babylon, Botanicals, and the Human OS

Health Populi

In the past week, a few major events bring the nature of pharmacies and the market for retail pharmacy into sharp view: First, news that CVS is undergoing self- and market-scrutiny about its business — specifically, the company’s vertical integration and financial punishment wrought by the organization’s insurance group, Aetna, leading to considering the break-up of the company into certain parts (whether the insurance business, the retail pharmacy, the specialty pharmacy unit,