Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How financially vulnerable are people with medical debt in the U.S.? Significantly more, statistically speaking, we learn from the latest survey data revealed by the National Financial Capabilities Study (NFCS) from the FINRA Foundation. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Peterson Center on Healthcare analyzed the NFCS data through a consumer health care financial lens with a focus on medical debt.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Academic medicine sometimes gets it right. This is a positive story about a negative trial. Neurologist Hooman Kamel from the Weil Cornell Medical Center in NY had an idea about atrial fibrillation and stroke. Old thinking held that clots formed in the left atrium during periods of irregular rapid fibrillatory activity. Stroke came when these clots moved northward to the brain.

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Emerging RN Leader

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When Nick Saban, longtime football coach at the University of Alabama, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2024, an unintended ripple effect led to more than 60 players and coaches leaving their positions or current teams. This has been made possible by a transfer portal […] The post The Potentially High Cost of Nurse Manager Turnover appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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We Care Online

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples; it’s a time to celebrate love within your own family. Whether you’re a grandparent, brother/sister, or a parent, here are some ideas and tips for a family Valentine’s Day celebration: Family Valentines 1. DIY Valentine’s Cards: Gather the family to create personalized Valentine’s Day cards for each other.

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Performance Health

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Healthcare’s move toward value-based care (VBC) represents a paradigm shift, emphasizing the quality and outcomes of care rather than the volume of services provided. This approach necessitates a robust incident management system to ensure patient safety and high-quality healthcare delivery. This blog post explores various incident management strategies crucial to the implementation and success of a value-based care model, examining their significance, methodologies, challenges, and solutions.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Centralized staffing can save organizations thousands of dollars monthly in nurse staffing wages, staff attendance, and patient outcomes. The entire organization, including the nursing staff and the beneficiaries, often experiences an uplift in reaching more objectives when centralized scheduling is adopted, and patient experience is often enhanced.

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Accepted Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The website of Harvard Medical School (HMS) is a treasure trove of information for applicants. Is HMS right for you? It could be if you are, as the school says , “self-motivated, visionary in …[your] ambition, and compassionate in …[your] approach to the art of healing.” HMS highlights the importance of diversity in its Mission Statement, as a critical component of campus culture, and as a factor in promoting excellence in medicine.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, providing essential care and support to patients and their families. They are also exposed to high levels of stress, trauma, and burnout, which can take a toll on their mental health. According to a recent American Nurses Association survey , 30% of nurses — nearly one-third — said they are “not emotionally healthy” or “not at all emotionally healthy,” with an increasing number of nurses struggling with depression or anxiety.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Continuing a list of essential actions for Connect Care Launch 8 prescribers readying for launch May 4, 2024. Bookmark the Connect Care Manual Subscribe to Connect Care Blogs A Connect Care Manual is available for desktop, tablet and smartphone use. The Manual summarizes essential clinical information system (CIS) information for prescribers. We keep it brief, in the spirit of clinicians helping clinicians.

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KevinMD.com

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Now that we are embarking on a new year, many of us take on annual resolutions with a focus on diet and exercise. Overlooked is another important way to improve our health: increasing awareness of our medications. Nearly 4 in 10 adults over the age of 65 living in the United States are prescribed five Read more… Now is a good time to reassess your medications with your clinician originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A recent study found that physicians and scientists who are perceived as "experts" are prevalent within the antivax community and more influential because of their status as physicians and scientists. Why do physicians continue to tolerate antivax quacks within our ranks? The post Yet more evidence that we physicians need to clean up our act first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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