Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 25, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has improved the patient-doctor relationship dramatically since healthcare organizations have embraced its versatility and effectiveness. But, while technology is an effective method for improving the patient’s healthcare experience, it is not the only area […].
Health Populi
MAY 10, 2022
“Telehealth certainly appears to be here to stay,” the AARP forecasts in An Updated Look at Telehealth Use Among U.S. Adults 50-Plus from AARP. Two years after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, one-half of U.S. adults over 50 said they or someone in their family had used telehealth. In early 2022, over half of those over 50 (the AARP core membership base) told the Association they would likely use telehealth in the future.
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Minority Nurse
MAY 19, 2022
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are hot topics in the healthcare world, but including a DEI module in our yearly education isn’t enough to address these issues. Policy is a valuable tool, but actual change needs to come from a more personal level, from each and every staff member. Before we can have a meaningful conversation about DEI that might lead us toward significant change, we need to understand the meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion and why it is important in healthcare.
Relias
MAY 6, 2022
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. Reviewing your hospice PEPPER is an important part of your hospice compliance program.
Medical Gas Compliance
MAY 26, 2022
Optimizing the flow of vacuum in your OR enhances the productivity of your surgical staff by allowing your team to spend their valuable time and effort operating. With this, you protect the patient with less available time, and clinicians have less distraction and better turnaround time in the OR. With optimum vacuum flow, you will boost the morale of your surgical staff by not distracting or delaying their work with poor suction, reducing requests for repairs or remodels of ORs and procedure su
KevinMD.com
MAY 27, 2022
Just over seven years ago, on April 22nd, my father heralded his 88th birthday with a thoracentesis to drain the fluid from his lungs. On May 3rd, less than two weeks later, he died, due to a blockage in his abdomen leading to sepsis, most likely from two 20-plus-year-old sarcoma surgeries. Between these events, he Read more… A story of a good death originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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Health Populi
MAY 5, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped consumers across many life- and work-flows. When it comes to peoples’ relationship to consumer packaged goods (CPG), the public health crisis has indeed impacted consumers’ purchasing behaviors and definition of “value,” based on IRI’s latest analysis of CPG shifts in 2022 and 2023.
Minority Nurse
MAY 27, 2022
Nursing diversity and inclusion have become a top priority for healthcare organizations. To provide the best possible care for your patients, ideally, nurses would come from all walks of life and represent the communities they serve. The Benefits of Nursing Diversity for Organizations. Nursing diversity and inclusion can benefit your healthcare organization in several ways.
Relias
MAY 1, 2022
When it comes to assessing and treating pressure injuries, diabetic wounds, and venous wounds, investing in expertise up front can help protect your organization against costly wound care liability down the road. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality calculates that more than 17,000 lawsuits related to pressure injuries are filed each year — second only to wrongful death suits.
Accepted Blog
MAY 26, 2022
We cannot stress enough how important it is to understand and think about a medical school’s mission statement when you are applying. Successful applicants not only demonstrate that they have the essential qualifications a particular school wants, but they also prove that their interests and values align closely with those of the school. Why are med school mission statements so important?
Walker Info - Patient Experience
MAY 24, 2022
Launching any new initiative usually starts with three questions: Why are we doing this? Why is now the right time? What do we want to achieve? Consider a recent business project or a personal plan. Asking these questions defines the need, the urgency, and the end goal. The answers illustrate what is possible and why those opportunities are important right now.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 19, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in almost all industries, but it’s not hard to see just how much has changed in nursing. Previously labor-intensive tasks like lifting patients and administering medication are now […]. The article 5 Impressive Advancements in Nursing Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Health Populi
MAY 30, 2022
Year 3 into the COVID-19 pandemic, health citizens are dealing with coronavirus variants in convergence with other challenges in daily life: price inflation, civil and social stress, anxiety and depression, global security concerns, and the safety of their families. Add on top of these significant stressors the need to deal with medical bills, which is another source of stress for millions of patients in America.
Minority Nurse
MAY 20, 2022
To be a nurse, one must possess many different skills, with clinical judgment –the ability to think critically and make quick decisions that impact patient outcomes – being one of the most important. Another increasingly important skill is technology literacy, or the ability to use, understand and manage technology. Elsevier’s recent Clinician of the Future report found that 53% of U.S. nurses believe that technology literacy will become their most valuable capability over the next ten yea
Relias
MAY 2, 2022
Beginning July 16, 2022, the 988 crisis hotline will be fully operational. Those across the United States experiencing or witnessing a mental health crisis will now have a dedicated line to call and talk with a trained counselor. This has the potential to positively impact the state of crisis prevention and intervention in the U.S. But 988 will need the help of behavioral health organizations to ensure its long-term success.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
MAY 24, 2022
The American Health Law Association released its Special Edition of its J ournal of Health and Life Sciences Law on Emerging Issues in Health Equity in the United State : Legal, Legislative, and Policy Perspectives. The association strives to advance public discourse on these issues for the benefit of AHLA members, the public, academia, and decision makers in both the legislative and executive branches of government.
Bell-Brown Medical Institute
MAY 15, 2022
Medical assistants are in high demand and it doesn’t look like the job market is going to let up any time soon. From hospital or clinic work to research assistantships that can help you get started on your career path – we have links for all of these! Medical Assistants: Looking For A Job? Here Are 5 Resources To Prepare Yourself The American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA) Become a Registered Medical Assistant with the ARMA!
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 25, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. It is astonishing how the healthcare system has changed progressively over the past few decades. Devices, applications, and gadgets help bridge the gap between novel solutions and broad use. Consistent upgrades in the technology that […]. The article Tech Tools That Could Change the Dynamics of Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Health Populi
MAY 17, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated consumers, globally, to take on more DIY roles as well as self-care for health and well-being. In addition, anxiety and stress are mainstream across demographics and have impacted the way people select and consume food, based on findings in the 2022 Food and Health Survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC).
Minority Nurse
MAY 18, 2022
Today’s healthcare landscape has been riddled with hardship and systemic shifts. Large-scale downward trends were highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis, but originated beforehand and will require massive effort to reverse. Unfortunately, the brunt of these inefficiencies and problems falls disproportionately on certain portions of the medical professional family.
Relias
MAY 25, 2022
While we typically think of DSPs helping clients to perform everyday tasks or live as independently as possible, they often work with clients in crisis. In fact, the work of direct support professionals (DSPs) is often tied directly to crisis prevention and intervention. DSPs routinely provide positive behavior supports to help mitigate behavioral health crises, and when necessary, navigate the aftermath of large-scale events, such as natural disasters or pandemics.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
MAY 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent criminal prosecutions of health care executives for no-poach and wage-fixing conspiracies have been met with not-guilty verdicts. Despite these losses, the Department continues to prosecute this conduct, and antitrust enforcers will continue to investigate human resources practices that may restrain competition.
KevinMD.com
MAY 13, 2022
The passage through life is, at times, exciting, stressful, and confusing. Like being on a roller coaster ride: strapped in, climbing up to the high peaks, and surging down to the valleys. It’s a ride where I hang on for dear life with the hope I can endure the trip until it ends. Don’t get Read more… We are warriors: doctors and patients originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 13, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hearing loss has long been one of the most common health issues of all. At the very least, it is one of those conditions that will affect the majority of people in their later years. […]. The article How Hearing Loss Is Changing Around The World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Health Populi
MAY 17, 2022
While telehealth, mobile health apps, and wearable technology are all growing for mainstream consumers, there are gaps in adoption based on where a person lives, their health insurance plan type, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender. Thanks to the team at Rock Health, we know more about these gaps explained in their report, Startup innovation for underserved groups: 2021 digital health consumer adoption insights, published this week.
Minority Nurse
MAY 11, 2022
After showering, applying deodorant twice, and cranking up her car’s air conditioning against the summer heat (“I will not be the sweaty, smelly fat girl,” she thinks), Eva arrives at the doctor’s office ready to get to the bottom of what ails her: a newly swollen, tender abdomen, growing breathlessness, and debilitating fatigue. Given her previous interactions with healthcare providers, Eva practices what she’ll say when she reaches the clinic: “I know I am fat.
Relias
MAY 18, 2022
As a human services leader, you go to work every day to help make your community a better place. And though it may seem tedious, compliance is a key component to this mission. Where many organizations go wrong is treating compliance as an item to check off on a to-do list. In actuality, compliance should be treated as an integral part of your organization’s culture.
Mildred Elley
MAY 5, 2022
Do you have a passion for hairstyling, skincare and beauty? Are you interested in a career in cosmetology but wonder, “What do you learn in cosmetology school?” Pursuing a career in cosmetology can be rewarding and a great way to hone your creative skills! Cosmetology classes are designed to prepare you for all aspects of a cosmetology career including skin care, hairstyling, nail services, and more!
Healthcare Law Insights blog
MAY 4, 2022
Recent legislative changes indicate that Congress is committed to continuing to allow patients to access telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, but it is gathering more information before making such changes permanent. Comments from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Xavier Becerra and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) indicate that HHS is committed to expanding telehealth beyond the end of the PHE and that the OIG r
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 13, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Chronic pain is often a result of an injury or accident, but it can also be a persistent and ongoing condition unrelated to an accident or injury. In cases like these, the pain can become […]. The article Why Chronic Pain Must Be Treated With Compassion From Medical Professionals appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Health Populi
MAY 25, 2022
With peoples’ anxiety about COVID-19 at its lowest point since 2020, folks are most anxious in spring 2022 about current global events and the safety of their families, based on the latest Healthy Minds study from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Morning Consult conducted the poll for the APA in March and April 2022 among 2,210 U.S. adults.
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