Emerging RN Leader
AUGUST 7, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Some of the most troubling conversations I have with leaders today concern a growing number of nurses who seem to lack empathy. Caring for patients in a way that projects concern and empathy has always been a core value in nursing. Leaders see an increasing number of […] The post Teaching Empathy appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2024
CAR T cell therapy is showing promise in treating glioblastomas and autoimmune diseases. New tools like base editing may help T cell therapy address solid cancer tumors.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 7, 2024
One challenge hospitals face is reimbursement from private payers, which doesn’t cover the higher costs of care in rural areas, according to a report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 5, 2024
Ever since COVID-19 first emerged in 2020, evidence-free claims that it had arisen due to a "lab leak" have proliferated. A recent paper argues that this conspiracy theory has been very harmful to science. I argue that it's more than just lab leak that is harmful. The post How conspiracy theories like COVID-19 “lab leak” harm science and public health first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 9, 2024
Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of AAFP, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation covering the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, rural health care access, and cybersecurity.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2024
By bringing together top doctors, scientists and engineers, Terry Ragon believes he can succeed where major governments have failed and cure one of the world’s wiliest viruses.
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Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 8, 2024
Hypocritical articles on politics and medicine weren't really about politics and medicine, they were a message- the standards we set for you, don't apply to us and everyone knows it. The post The Hypocrisy Is The Point. Doctors Who Said Not To Mix Politics & Medicine. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Practice Index
AUGUST 8, 2024
Persistent staff absence can be a huge drain on practices. It’s not necessarily about believing your staff are ‘at it’ (though you might suspect this on occasion!), but even the most genuine and sympathetic of cases can challenge organisational ability to provide efficient patient services. For managers, it may feel like the hardest of problems to solve.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2024
Novo and Lilly have struggled to keep up with demand for semaglutide and tirzepatide—generic names for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound—and there have been reports people with diabetes have struggled to access the drugs as more people use them to lose weight.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 8, 2024
The decision, disclosed Wednesday in a securities filing, is a sharp reversal to the pharmacy behemoth’s past commitment to building out its healthcare delivery offerings.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 5, 2024
New rules outline how websites must be accessible to patients with disabilities. Here’s how to comply while improving patient care.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 9, 2024
Despite the evening hour, the sun beats down on our group as we gather to orient new participants to the street run. It’s a typical Spring day in Florida, with temperatures already in the upper 80s. We stand in a circle on a downtown sidewalk in our green t-shirts. In the center of our circle Read more… Street medicine: a lifeline for Florida’s homeless amidst new public sleeping ban originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 4, 2024
Pharmacy benefit managers have been under constant pressure for years for their alleged role in raising patient out-of-pocket costs and squeezing independent pharmacies.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 7, 2024
The slide in the nation’s uninsured rate could become steeper if subsidies in the Affordable Care Act exchanges expire on schedule next year, according to health policy experts.
Valant
AUGUST 5, 2024
The field of behavioral health has seen a shift toward value-based care. This transition is part of a broader movement across all of healthcare to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs. Value-based care models incentivize providers to deliver high-quality and efficient care by linking payment to patient health outcomes. This approach is a departure from traditional fee-for-service models , which pay providers based on the volume of services they deliver.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 5, 2024
First some background from my clinic. Here is how the conversation goes: Patient: “Doc, should I take this cholesterol drug that my primary care doctor prescribed?” Me: “What did your risk score come out as?” Patient: “What?” It stuns me how few doctors use the pooled cohort equation to guide use of primary prevention treatments.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 5, 2024
Pfizer and Moderna’s updated vaccines will be available for people six months and older, while Novavax’s vaccine will be aimed at people 12 years and older.
Top Practices
AUGUST 7, 2024
When our practices aren’t doing well, we might get the feeling there are so many things we need to do to fix the problem. We go into panic mode and when we panic, our brains simply just shut down. This means we can’t think straight, and we might become anxious and feel the whole world is crumbling down on us. When this happens, just stop what you are doing, breathe deeply, and start writing.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 7, 2024
Mental health nursing is a specialty within our profession that may be frequently overlooked and underappreciated. Nurses working in the realm of mental health perform an excellent service for many individuals and families living with the effects of a wide variety of conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. While the first half of the 20th century may have been the Dark Ages for mental health in the United States in many respects — including the longstanding
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 8, 2024
The latest attack on the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system comes less than a year after it was hit by a ransomware attack.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 5, 2024
There’s an unprecedented demand for OB-GYNs as physicians and doctors-in-training avoid practicing in states with abortion bans and limits on reproductive rights.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 9, 2024
Flexible care models, including remote patient monitoring, can help support clinicians and patients as care environments and acuity levels shift.
Unitek College
AUGUST 7, 2024
Explore the World of Infection Control Nursing and Practice. You’ve probably heard a lot about infection and diseases since the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) strive to identify, prevent, and manage diseases before they can spread. If you want to make a significant impact, then a career as an Infection Control Nurse could be […] The post How to Become an Infection Control Nurse appeared first on Unitek College.
Emerging RN Leader
AUGUST 4, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse turnover in 2023 was down to 18.4%. Part of the reason for this decline in turnover is that health systems are rethinking antiquated employment practices that have led nurses to seek new positions. Nurse leaders are also rethinking how they should view turnover. A medical-surgical manager […] The post Rethinking Unit Turnover appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2024
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch is taking over “day-to-day management” of the company’s Aetna health insurance business after its latest poor performance.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 6, 2024
CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 4, 2024
I’ve got a pretty stable approach to reading the medical literature. I even have a talk, “keeping up on the literature.” I have the JAMA, NEJM, and JAMA IM email me their TOC. I then use my other “media” – NYT, NPR, twitter, office chatter – to find other articles I should be reading. Last week, there were no articles that changed my practice but there were a few that I found interesting.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 6, 2024
OneBlood, which serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern U.S., had to implement manual methods for processing blood after the cyberattack, which reduced its capacity.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 6, 2024
Noah Lyles won gold in the most closely contested 100 m in Olympics history and then posted on X and inspirational message about his mental and physical health challenges
Medical Economics
AUGUST 7, 2024
America's poorest seniors could soon find it much harder to get the medicines they need.
MedCerts
AUGUST 5, 2024
Grammarly Mistakes happen, and that’s why Grammarly is there to catch them. This extension checks your spelling, punctuation and grammar and underlines any mistakes. It also comes with an easy-to-use citation generator and evaluates the tone to make sure your writing is on point. Zorbi If you use flashcards as an effective study technique, you’ll love Zorbi.
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