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Covid-19 Turns Five: Looking Back And Looking Forward

Forbes Healthcare

The world first became aware of Covid-19 five years ago. We evaluate where we are, remember how we got here, and consider where we may be going.

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Exploring Career Pathways: From Nurse Aide to Advanced Healthcare Roles

We Care Online

Exploring Career Pathways: From Nurse Aide to Advanced Healthcare Roles The healthcare field offers a wealth of opportunities for those who are driven, compassionate, and eager to make a difference. One of the most remarkable aspects of a career in healthcare is the potential for growth. Many professionals start as nurse aides or certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and advance to higher-level roles, such as registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), or even healthcare administrators.

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Healthcare Entrepreneurship 2024 Year-In-Review: Squid Game?

Forbes Healthcare

The year 2024 saw a lot of hot healthcare companies stumble and fail. A series of observations on the landscape of healthcare entrepreneurship.

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Seeing Health/Care Everywhere at CES 2025: My Preview for #CES2025

Health Populi

Health/care is everywhere is the mantra on the back of my business card. And at #CES2025 , that will indeed be the situation. The 2025 convening of CES (once known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas officially kicks off on 7 January 2025. But I’ll be there beginning 3rd January, scheduling pre-show meetings with innovators, analysts, and my own clients who will be attending the meeting.

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Zoonotic Diseases In 2024: What We’ve Learned And What’s Ahead

Forbes Healthcare

How five outbreaks shaped public health in 2024

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From Biohazards to Burnout: A Survival Guide for Minority Nurses

Minority Nurse

As a minority nurse, the challenges you face in the healthcare environment can be daunting. These hurdles are often magnified by unique stressors, such as cultural barriers and higher rates of health disparities in the communities you serve. Understanding these challenges is crucial in developing practical strategies that promote workplace safety and personal well-being.

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Celebrating a Year of Shared Success

Valant

This year at Valant, weve made significant investments to our behavioral health EHR and practice management software to better support practices like yours, thanks to the invaluable feedback and input from our customers. Key Improvements Implemented in 2024: Custom form builder allowing you to create and customize consent forms and documents tailored to your practices needs New, tailored treatment plan templates for specific payer requirements and modalities and improved treatment plan workflows

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Burnout and consolidation: We’re expecting too little of AI

Medical Economics

The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.

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Practice tip of the week: Managing office holiday party risk

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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Burnout and consolidation: Making it easier to get mental health aid

Medical Economics

The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.

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Incident Tracking Software in Psychiatry: Preventing Patient Safety Risks

Performance Health

Given the unique challenges psychiatric care settings pose, such as managing patient elopement, workplace violence, and threats, ensuring robust patient and employee safety protocols is crucial. This blog post explores how incident tracking software serves as a pivotal tool in mitigating these risks, improving patient safety, and protecting organizational reputation.

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Burnout and consolidation: A new generation of feelings about mental health for physicians

Medical Economics

The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.

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Gaslighting RFK Jr.’s role in the deadly Samoan measles outbreak

Science Based Medicine

One of many shameful incidents in the life of antivax activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his promotion of anti-MMR fear mongering during a measles epidemic in Samoa. Now that he could become HHS Secretary, his apologists are frantically trying to gaslight you. Here's how. The post Gaslighting RFK Jr.s role in the deadly Samoan measles outbreak first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Foreign-trained vs US-trained doctors

Sensible Medicine

The debate of the week on social media centered on the role of immigrants working on US visa programs. Dr Ashish Jha posted on X an observational study in the BMJ that he co-authored, which found that international medical graduates outperformed US doctors. The flawed study offers many lessons in critical appraisal. First a note on Dr. Jha, whom I have not met and mean no malice.