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Preschool Teachers Provide Hands-On Learning for Future Innovators

Athena Career Academy

When deciding on a career, few are more fulfilling than early childhood education. When working with young children, you know you are setting a generation of students up for future success. Preschoolers learn best when actively involved in their learning, making hands-on activities one of the best ways to engage their minds and allow concepts to sink in fully.

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New ‘One-And-Done’ Vaccine Method Could Protect Infants With Just A Single Shot, Study Suggests

Forbes Healthcare

Researchers are pitching a new vaccine strategy that’s effective at protecting against viruses, even when they mutate and create new strains.

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No appointments available: America’s escalating primary care shortage

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Chronic disinvestment and inadequate training have created a shortage of primary care workers. Leaders at the Milbank Memorial Fund, National Association of Community Health Centers and the American Academy of Family Physicians argue for solutions.

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The Supreme Court must consider science, not pseudo-science, in public health rulings

KevinMD.com

Measles is on the rise in more than a dozen states, an alarming surge for a vaccine-preventable disease eliminated in the United States nearly 25 years ago. Meanwhile, young women exposed to relentless unscientific deception by social media algorithms are abandoning hormonal contraception in favor of significantly less effective methods that result in more unwanted Read more… The Supreme Court must consider science, not pseudo-science, in public health rulings originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Unproven healthcare will bankrupt America

Sensible Medicine

Last week, the US FDA held a meeting to decide if a new surrogate endpoint (Minimal Residual Disease or MRD negativity) could be used to give more & faster drug approvals for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma drugs can cost $600,000 per year of treatment, but if MRD is permitted for drug approval, I suspect we will see a deluge of uncertain drugs added to the roster, and the costs per year per patient will swell to a million dollars or more.

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5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

While the artificial intelligence revolution has just being, it is transforming healthcare, speeding drug discovery, improving both diagnosis and patient communication.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process.

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FTC to vote on banning noncompete clauses for physicians, other clinicians and in general

Medical Economics

Federal regulators announce public meeting next week on issue that is divisive in health care.

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Alarming Measles Outbreaks Surge Across Europe And Central Asia

Forbes Healthcare

While focus in the U.S. has been on rising numbers of measles cases domestically, it’s Europe and Central Asia where the situation is at crisis level.

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Steward bankruptcy likely as massive debt remains, with few options left

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Steward Health Care’s forbearance period ends in less than 15 days. Analysts say this time, creditors are unlikely to extend the embattled company another lifeline.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad: It’s “Good” That Parents Who Want To Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID Get Reported To Child Protective Services

Science Based Medicine

Trying to limit pediatric COVID was literally the pandemic's worst sin for pro-infection doctors, warranting severe punishment. This is how desperately they wanted them infected. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad: It’s “Good” That Parents Who Want To Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID Get Reported To Child Protective Services first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Physician-led ACOs are the most effective at reducing care costs: report

Medical Economics

By managing chronic conditions and offering preventive screenings, they are able to keep patients out of high-cost care settings

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Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Tops Ozempic On Cost, Weight Loss

Forbes Healthcare

A new study in JAMA shows the cost of semaglutide would need to drop 3-fold to equal ESG, a quick procedure that helps patients lose up to 18-20% of their weight.

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UnitedHealth expects up to $1.6B hit from Change cyberattack this year

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Investors on Tuesday got a clearer picture of the cyberattack's financial fallout on the healthcare juggernaut. Some said it wasn't as bad as they'd feared.

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Harnessing Digital Innovation to Unlock Cancer Discoveries

The Healthcare Blog

By DOUG MIRSKY & BRIAN GONZALEZ What if digital innovations could be the key to reducing the burden of cancer? CancerX was founded in 2023 as part of the Cancer Moonshot to achieve this goal. By uniting leading minds across industries such as technology, healthcare, science, and government, we are breaking down silos and leveraging digital innovation in the fight against cancer.

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It’s time to address the needs of primary care

Medical Economics

As the backbone of the health care system, primary care doctors need more resources and greater support from policymakers

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Whooping Cough Cases Rise Across Europe, Asia And Parts Of U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

Whooping cough outbreaks are expanding across Europe, Asia and parts of the United States, including Northern California.

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Florida issues Medicaid managed care awards booting out UnitedHealth, CVS and Molina

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Meanwhile, Centene, Elevance and Humana held onto statewide contracts. The reprocurement was especially positive for Centene, which had been expected to lose market share, analysts said.

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GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance

KevinMD.com

Lizzie is a 13-year-old with a great sense of humor. She tells it like it is, especially to her Mom, Jackie, who admits to being a bit of an Almond Mom (the parent who is stuck in a weight-focused diet culture). Jackie leads a very healthy lifestyle and has never had to deal with being Read more… GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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ACO leaders share methods for building successful programs

Medical Economics

Culture, data, clinical change and patients all are essential to operating accountable care organizations, experts say.

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How A Decades-Old Medical Records Company Made A Huge AI Bet To Save Itself

Forbes Healthcare

Veradigm's interim CEO Yin Ho has an audacious plan to reinvent what was formerly Allscripts with the $140 million acquisition of AI startup ScienceIO.

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Cybersecurity takes center stage at AHA annual meeting

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

In the wake of the Change Healthcare attack, experts advised hospital leaders to increase their cyber defenses. Change will not be the last sector-wide attack, they warned.

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Elite access vs. public scrutiny: Medication disparities exposed

KevinMD.com

A recent New York Times opinion piece detailed a lack of available pain medications. While the DEA claims that it is not purposefully restricting legitimate medication availability, even the names of its own operations belie this statement. On Halloween 2023, the DEA launched Operation “Bottleneck,” serving immediate suspension orders to six large pharmaceutical supply companies.

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Doctors suggest ways to improve Medicare for physician payments, patient care

Medical Economics

Senators hear possibilities about nation’s single largest health care payer.

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WHO Warns Threat Of Bird Flu Spreading To Humans Is ‘Great Concern’

Forbes Healthcare

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned bird flu may evolve and transmit from human to human after an outbreak among cattle and goats in the U.S. led to the infection of a Texas man.

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Elevance partners with private equity firm on primary care

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The payer has inked a deal with Clayton, Dubilier and Rice to join their primary care assets as Elevance looks to catch up with peers like UnitedHealth and CVS in care delivery.

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And Now For Something Completely Different

The Healthcare Blog

By KIM BELLARD The most interesting story I read in the past week doesn’t come from the more usual worlds of health and/or technology, but from sports. It’s not even really news, since it was announced last fall; it’s just that it wasn’t until last week that a U.S. publication ( The New York Times ) reported on it. In a nutshell, a Paris football (a.k.a. soccer) club is not charging its fans admission during the current season.

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Maximizing impact and growth: the power of PrEP for HIV in primary care

Medical Economics

Primary care physicians are essential in combating the HIV epidemic by normalizing HIV testing and prescribing preventive medications. This approach not only enhances health equity and literacy among particularly underserved populations, but also expands their practice by attracting and retaining a broader patient base.

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Nvidia’s AI Bot Outperforms Nurses: Here’s What It Means For You

Forbes Healthcare

The chip maker claims its generative AI “agents” surpass human nurses in performing a variety of tasks, all at a markedly reduced cost. Here are three implications.

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The aftermath of Change: Two experts on how healthcare organizations can prevent the next cyberattack

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Healthcare organizations can create an effective cybersecurity strategy that involves an incident response plan, testing, multifactor authentication and automating mundane tasks using artificial intelligence.

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10 Suggestions to be an on-time physician

Physicians Practice

There are opportunities for doctors to become more productive, to see more patients, and to avoid the erosion of their incomes.

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