Scrubs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In an unprecedented step toward financial relief and health equity, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, has announced the erasure of nearly $40 million in medical debt for 32,000 residents. Through a partnership between city and state leaders and medical debt relief organizations, this initiative aims to lift a massive burden off the shoulders of St. Paul residents, allowing them to “breathe easy” and focus on their well-being without the looming stress of unpaid medical bills.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stephanie Jamison (Greenway Health) and Leigh Burchell (Altera Digital Health), Chair and Vice Chair, EHR Association Executive Committee, and Greg Thole (Oracle), Chair, EHR Association Certification Workgroup In the lead-up to publication by the […] The article HTI-2’s Sweeping Scope Means Unrealistic Timelines, Costly Compliance Requirements, and Concerning Changes appeared first on el

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

'In Waves and War' tells the story of Navy SEALS who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan time and again, only to return stateside and experience a different type of war.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It is my pleasure to introduce this article by Joseph Marine, MD. Mr. Marine has 10 sensible suggestions for reform at the NIH. I love them all, but particularly #3, 6, and 8, which I have railed about for years. Vinay Prasad, MD MPH The NIH needs reform The recent news that Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya is being considered for the post of Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was received with enthusiasm by many of us who opposed the US pandemic response.

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KevinMD.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If you think the labyrinth of U.S. government agencies and congressional subcommittees is complicated, be grateful you are not a pharmacy owner! Just to get your drugs reimbursed, you must navigate a river of upstream, midstream, and downstream suppliers, health plans and insurers, employers and other payers (including federal and state governments), rebate aggregators, “white Read more… Are you taking FDA-approved drugs without knowing it?

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. The decision could have big implications for similar pending cases.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By PHIYEN NGUYEN & KRISTINA CARVALHO As we enjoy the crisp air of fall, a harsh reality remains: our planet is heating up. With more frequent and intense heat waves, 57.5 million Americans are living in areas with dangerously hot summer conditions, yet many states remain unprepared for the heat crisis already unfolding. Impact of Heat on Health Extreme heat poses a growing health threat , causing more deaths in recent years in the United States than any other weather-related event.

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The CDC's HICPAC advisory committee seems intent on rolling back infection control precautions in healthcare settings, despite evidence that what they propose is wrong.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

OK, the title is click bait. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. I you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I am a great believer in the healthy lifestyle. If Americans lived healthier lives, we would all be in a better place. There would be less obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. We would probably be treating fewer patients for depression, cancer, and addictions.

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KevinMD.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Voting is one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy, and yet it can be incredibly challenging. Getting to your polling station, waiting in line, remembering to request your absentee ballot, checking your voter registration status—it is not a straightforward process. If you suffer from an unexpected illness or injury and find yourself hospitalized, Read more… Voting from the hospital: How emergency ballots give patients a voice originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The department hasn’t implemented some policies recommended by the watchdog, which could pose a risk to cybersecurity in the sector as attacks increase, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When RFK Jr. does to the U.S. what he did to Samoa, doctors will say they are horrified, that they love vaccines, blah blah blah. But it will be too late. The post If You Sanewashed RFK Jr., Or If You Sanewashed Doctors Who Did, You Own the Next 4 Years first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By TAMARA MANNS I walked into the emergency department already knowing the outcome. In these same rooms I had told women having the same symptoms as me, “I am so sorry, there is nothing we can do for a miscarriage”. I handed them the same box of single ply tissues I was now sobbing into, as I handed them a pen to sign their discharge paperwork. Two weeks after my emergency room discharge, I continued to live life as if nothing happened, returning to work without any healthcare follow-up to addre

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Here are affordable ways to reduce the plastic you consume while shopping and eating, enjoying a healthier lifestyle that’s better for both you and the environment.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Nearly a thousand news outlets covered the recent publication of the positive results of the STEP-9 trial of semaglutide vs placebo for the treatment of knee pain due to osteoarthritis in patients with obesity. Twitter overflowed with positive messages after the New England Journal of Medicine publication. I am not sold on the trial. STEP-9 had many flaws but one fatal flaw.

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KevinMD.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Much has been written about Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s radical health plans to eliminate fluoride from the drinking water and suppress vaccines, among other lame-brain schemes. But relatively few people are aware of his anti-psychiatry views, possibly endangering the health of a large swath of the populace. Kennedy is pitching the idea that users of Read more… If you are pro-psychiatry, should you be anti-RFK?

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Just 21.1% of hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to Patient Rights Advocate. Compliance has been backsliding since July 2023.

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Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Any doctor who is unabashedly pro-vaccine has already spoken up about the normalization of anti-vaxx quackery within our ranks. The post If RFK Jr. Turns the CDC Into An Anti-Vaxx Propaganda Outfit, I Don’t Want To Hear a Peep From Some “Respectable” Doctors first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By STEVEN ZECOLA The United States healthcare system has failed by any measure. First, costs are out of control. For example, 17% of the country’s GDP is spent on healthcare. This percentage was less than half that amount in 1980. It is expected to continue growing to 20% by 2032. Seventy-five percent of these costs are attributable to chronic diseases.

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The bird flu virus has been detected in raw milk for sale in California. No infections have been reported yet and the product has been recalled by the retailer.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Marty Makary, an editorial board member of Sensible Medicine, is up for FDA commissioner. In honor of that, we reprint one of his essays. Elsewhere I have a short piece on how the media coverage of him has been biased, and why I support his nomination. In the piece below Marty was correct that there is no data to support year over year COVID boosters, and I, like most Americans, don’t get them.

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Medical Economics

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

If providers invest in the right technologies, they are well positioned to reduce denials, cost to collect and labor costs, accelerate cash flow, and deliver a better patient experience.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The third temporary extension, which prolongs the pandemic-era flexibilities through the end of 2025, is a relief for telehealth groups who had raised concerns about access to medications.

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Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It means pertussis and measles outbreaks will be happening under your watch and you'll be held responsible while your boss is an anti-vaxx crank. Enjoy! The post What Does it Mean to Own the Next 4 Years? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Joining Matthew Holt ( @boltyboy ) on #THCBGang on Friday November 8 are THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard ( @kimbbellard ); Principal of Worksite Health Advisors Brian Klepper ( @bklepper1 ); patient safety expert and all around wit Michael Millenson ( @mlmillenson ); and digital health investment banker Steven Wardell ( @StevenWardell ).

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.

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Medbridge

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

On Friday, November 1, 2024, the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, with some major wins for therapy providers as well as some bad news sprinkled in. First, the Bad News: Payment The rule finalizes a 2.8 percent cut to reimbursement, continuing the worrying trend […] The post Major Wins for Therapy Providers in the Finalized Physician Fee Schedule for 2025 appeared first on MedBridge Blog.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When a clinical trial is published, people are relieved. The researchers did the work, analyzed the data, published the report and surely feel a sense of completion. Clinicians are relieved because we have more evidence to use in patient care. The question is how certain we should be about the trial’s result. In April, I covered the work of Dena Zeraatker , from McMaster University, who elegantly showed that there were thousands of ways to analyze data from observational studies.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.

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Science Based Medicine

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Mass purges and prosecutions of scientists have happened before. We shouldn't pretend they can't happen here. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad: “I Don’t Believe in Forgiveness Because in My Opinion These Pieces of S**t Are Still Lying.” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

As the year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves in a whirlwind of activities—family gatherings, holiday celebrations, and the hustle and bustle of the season. For nurses, this time of year can be particularly overwhelming. The demands of patient care, the emotional weight of your responsibilities, and the added pressures of the holidays can leave even the most resilient among us feeling a bit stressed.

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