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5 ways to deal with the diva doctor

Scrubs

iStockphoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs Divas work in every profession, including medicine. Having a doctor who swans in and makes unreasonable demands or who throws temper tantrums can harsh your nurse-y groove…so how do you deal with it? Here are five tips for de-diva-ing your drama queen: 1. Stay calm, even if they yell. Some docs love making other people respond to their twerpy behavior.

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Advice for the New Intern 2.0

Sensible Medicine

A few years ago, I put a pithy slide up on twitter. The slide was meant for new medical student graduates about to start residency. I came up with this list after reflecting on what did and did not work for me during my training – at least when viewed from the proverbial retrospectoscope. 1. Immerse yourself – residency is when you get your 10,000 hours​ 2.

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Is Medical Assisting a Good Career Choice?

Medical Assistant Guide

If you want to become a medical assistant, you may be wondering if it is a good career choice. There are several factors to consider when weighing the pros and cons of pursuing a career in medical assisting.

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Barbie in Health Care – Joining the Barbie Zeitgeist

Health Populi

Barbie is having a moment, marketers agree. This weekend, many of us will buy movie tickets (yes, to see “real” movies in “real” brick-and-mortar cinemas) to see both the new film Oppenheimer along with the Barbie movie. So many movie-goers will be making it a double-feature experience that started as a meme, the portmanteau “Barbenheimer,” to mark the cultural-phenomenon moment.

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“Time Off? What’s That?” Nurses on What They Do When They’re Not at the Hospital 

Scrubs

Nursing can be one of the most time-consuming professions on the planet. 12-hour shift? No problem. But all those long hours can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Balancing work and your personal life isn’t always easy, so we asked millions of nurses what they do with their time off – and we’re taking notes: Riding horses is the best stress relief -Jennifer Go to the gym and hang with my wife and daughter.

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Nurses with Disabilities: A Skilled Workforce

Minority Nurse

Nurses with disabilities find the nursing industry offers excellent career paths that help them fulfill their goals, regardless of disability. Whether nurses have a disability before they enter the workforce or become disabled after their licensure, they are needed to fill jobs and help broaden the diversity of the nursing workforce, says Karen McCulloh RN, BS , co-founder and co-director of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND).

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Aging and the New Home Health, Tech-Enabled – Learning from Nature

Health Populi

“Digital technologies offer tremendous potential for shifting from traditional medical routines to remote medicine,” with the role of wearables playing a growing role in the new home care for healthy aging. But what are the challenges of deploying this promising tech with older people keen to be independent at home? We learn a lot about prospects and challenges in Digital health for aging populations, a Perspective report in Nature Medicine ‘s July 2023 issue.

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Take that! How I (kind of) defeated the nurse who is out to get me

Scrubs

Image: Jupiterimages | Creatas | Getty Images There’s this clipboard nurse upstairs who is out to get me. She has been trying to find ANY reason to “counsel” me (this is when management meets with you and your union rep to have a nice talk about how much you suck). First, she wanted to counsel me because I was “late.” Yeah, I swiped in at 11:33 a.m. three times last month, and not 11:27 a.m.

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Knowing What You Can and Can’t Control

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Nurses love to be in control, as do their leaders. But right now, you have less control than you want. Consider the story a manager told us on a recent webinar, “I used to think that if I were a great manager, no one would ever want to […] The post Knowing What You Can and Can’t Control appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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2023-2024 Doximity Residency Navigator Program Director Hub

Doximity

Preparing for the 2023-2024 Residency Navigator Welcome to the 2023-2024 Residency Navigator season. Last year, 90% of 4th-year medical students used Doximity’s Residency Navigator to discover and explore over 4,000 residency programs across 28 specialties, 275,000 ratings and hand-written reviews, alumni maps, specialization analyses, and more. We’ve created this toolkit for Program Directors and Program Administrators to help answer frequently asked questions and provide guidance on maximizing

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To Avert a GLP-1 Cost Tsunami, Add Lifestyle Interventions: Learning from Virta Health

Health Populi

With consumer and prescriber interest in GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs “soaring,” health plan managers have a new source of financial stress and clinical questions on their to-do list. A team of Virta Health leaders held a webinar on 13th July 2023 to explain the results of a study the company just completed assessing health plan execs’ current views on Ozempic and other GLP-1 medicines with a view on both clinical outcomes and cost implications for this growing category of drug

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You know you’re a geriatric nurse when…

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Take a glimpse into the world of the geriatric nurse—a world unto itself! If you are a geriatric nurse, tell us what you’d add to this list! Â You know you’re a geriatric nurse when… 10. You’re talking to a patient and he asks you to turn up the TV. 9. Every sentence ends with: “I need the bathroom when you’re done.” 8. The call bells never stop for a moment. 7.

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Managing Time and Attendance Challenges

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Much of the nursing workforce continues to report feelings of exhaustion and burnout. Nurse well-being is a high priority for health systems and the nurses working in them. Due to the turbulence in healthcare environments, managing staff time and attendance issues has never been more challenging for […] The post Managing Time and Attendance Challenges appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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2023-2024 Residency Navigator is Now Live!

Doximity

Introducing the 2023-2024 Residency Navigator Doximity, the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, is proud to announce the release of its 2023-2024 Residency Navigator results. Residency Navigator is the most comprehensive residency program directory available, consisting of over 300,000 reviews and ratings from more than 125,000 verified current residents and recent alumni.

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Patients, Nurses and Doctors Blame Health Insurers for Increasing Costs and Barriers to Care

Health Populi

Most patients, nurses and doctors believe that health insurance plans reduce access to health care which contributes to clinician burnout and increases costs, based on three surveys conducted by Morning Consult for the American Hospital Association (AHA). Most patients have experienced at least one health insurance related barrier in the past two years, and 4 in 10 of those people said their health got worse as a result of that care-barrier. “These surveys bear out what we’ve heard for yea

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Top 10 things patients have said to me

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Jupiterimages | Photos.com | Getty Images With apologies to David Letterman…the top 10 things patients have said to me: 10. “How much would it cost for you to date my son? I’m worried he’ll never find a woman because of his health problems, but I figure you’re used to that sort of thing.” 9. “Don’t you think Dr. Smith is cute?” (Asked while Dr.

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Denial Management: A Guide to Support Denial Prevention

Ciox

Denial management plays a critical role in ensuring the financial health of your healthcare organization. It aims to minimize revenue loss, optimize reimbursement, and streamline the revenue cycle. What is Denial Management? Denial management is the systematic process of identifying, analyzing, and resolving claim denials in healthcare organizations.

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Your Ultimate CME Webinar Toolkit & Guide | BeaconLive

Beacon

Benefits Of Webinar CME Training Webinars are vital for Continuing Medical Education (CME) training in healthcare facilities. They provide flexible, engaging, and efficient learning environments, critical in today's fast-paced healthcare sector, and this educational tool is vital to help you deliver and track CME credits across your organization.

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24 Ways to Make Podiatry Marketing Online More Effective

Top Practices

Ready to step up your podiatry online marketing? Today’s prospective patients do almost everything online and that trend is only going to increase going forward. As a reminder, there are Four Great Pillars in Marketing : Online marketing Referral marketing to sources surrounding your practice Internal marketing to your patient base External marketing such as advertising, sponsorships, and broadcast All are equally important and relevant.

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Do Nurses Really Make the Worst Patients? Healthcare Providers Weigh In

Scrubs

There’s an adage that says nurses make the worst patients. It’s like going out to eat with someone who waits tables. They might start criticizing the waiter or telling their friends what they would’ve done instead. The same is sometimes true for healthcare providers. Nurses know what it’s like to take care of people, so they may have a few notes for the person taking care of them.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Blake Lynch, AKA Nurse Blake

Minority Nurse

Blake Lynch, aka Nurse Blake , loves caring for and helping patients and caring for and helping fellow nurses. As a popular nursing influencer, internationally touring comedian, healthcare advocate, and keynote speaker, Nurse Blake uses humor to bring nurses together. Working in trauma centers around the country, Nurse Blake started posting original comedy videos aimed at his profession to cope with the stress of his nursing job.

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The Importance of Immediate Response

Walker Info - Patient Experience

“911, we have an emergency…” What are your expectations when you hear that? “The ambulance is on its way.” Or, “The fire truck is dispatched.” Or, “The police will be here soon.” We expect an immediate response in emergencies. Do you respond when your customers feel they have an emergency? Customers “talk” to your organization every day. Their feedback can signal a problem or situation where they need help.

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How To Support Your CPAs With Ongoing CPE | BeaconLive

Beacon

What is CPE for CPAs? Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is essential for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) to maintain their professional competence, maintain their CPA license, and to provide high-quality financial services.

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Under New Management: Nurses Share What They Like (and Dislike) About Their Managers

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Every nurse has one. Managers come and go, but some live on forever in our memory – for better and for worse. Some nursing managers know how to treat their employees better than others. We all have stories of working under someone we either love or don’t. Nursing is one of the toughest jobs in the world, and managing nurses can be just as difficult.

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Nurses Supporting Nurses: 3 Ways to Address the Healthcare Shortage

Minority Nurse

Nurses face various challenges in their day-to-day activities, and one of the most prominent currently is the ongoing healthcare staff shortage. The shortage creates greater stress for nurses but can also affect patient outcomes, workplace safety, and meaningful career growth. Administrators and industry leaders must commit to meaningful systemic changes to address the issue.

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Understanding the Role of the PBM

ACMA Blog

When a patient visits their primary care physician, they are prescribed medications by their physician, in which they will send over to the patient’s preferred pharmacy. When the pharmacy receives the prescription for the patient, they’ll verify that the drug is on formulary, covered by the patient’s health insurance and submit a claim. The insurance company would review the claim and verify the patient’s coverage to check deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.

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The Importance of KPIs in Measuring Revenue Cycle Management Success

DrChrono

The significance of revenue cycle key performance indicators (KPIs) must be considered when assessing a healthcare organization’s net patient service revenue and efficiency. These revenue cycle management KPIs provide crucial insights into the various aspects of the revenue cycle, enabling businesses to monitor and enhance their financial processes effectively.

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How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mental Health

Scrubs

Therapist Andrew Bryant says the landmark United Nations climate report last October brought a new mental health concern to his patients. “I remember being in sessions with folks the next day. They had never mentioned climate change before, and they were like, ‘I keep hearing about this report,’” Bryant said. “Some of them expressed anxious feelings, and we kept talking about it over our next sessions.

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A New Mini-Series on the Study of the Week: What Does it Mean to Discover a Coronary Blockage?

Sensible Medicine

Coronary heart disease is a leading killer. Coronary heart disease can be silent until it presents with a severe heart attack or silent death. The idea of using technology to find these partial blockages before they cause a severe event makes perfect sense. You can call this the clogged pipe frame of cardiology. Many people, now including prominent podcasters, has joined the advocacy for early detection of atherosclerotic disease.

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SDOH Data: Use Cases, Maintaining Privacy, and Health Data Ecosystems

Ciox

 Social determinants of health (SDOH) describes the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These factors have a significant impact on overall health outcomes and can help us understand the root causes of health disparities. SDOH data consists of information related to: Economic stability Education Social and community context Health and healthcare access Neighborhood and built environment How to Use SDOH Data The World Health Organization (WHO) believes SDOH accounts fo

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6 Reasons to Outsource Your Revenue Cycle Management

DrChrono

Are you struggling to manage your healthcare practice’s revenue cycle? If so, you’re not alone. With an ever-changing landscape of insurance requirements, complex coding rules and the need for quick turnaround times on patient accounts, managing a successful revenue cycle is becoming increasingly difficult for many medical practices. The good news is that outsourcing your Revenue Cycle Management can provide the expertise and efficiency needed to maximize billing accuracy and increas