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Teaching Empathy

Emerging RN Leader

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.

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Carl June: 2024 Will Be Seen As A Breakthrough Year For Brain Cancer

Forbes Healthcare

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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More than 700 rural hospitals at risk of closing: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Adam Cifu and Vinay Prasad are Both Wrong about A New Masking Trial

Sensible Medicine

Last week Adam Cifu and Vinay Prasad offered dueling interpretations of a randomized trial of masking. These posts were read by nearly a hundred thousand readers, and you can read them below. One reader, Ben Recht, a Berkeley Professor, thinks both of them are wrong. This is his column. Sensible Medicine Adam Cifu is Wrong About Masking In a recent post on Sensible Medicine, written on my phone while traveling, I criticized a randomized trial of masking in the BMJ that found Norweigans told to w

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We must protect access to prescription drugs for marginalized seniors

Medical Economics

America's poorest seniors could soon find it much harder to get the medicines they need.

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Updated COVID Vaccines Are Coming: Effectiveness, Who’s Eligible And More

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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For Academic Institutions, Silence is Golden

Sensible Medicine

Editors note: a shortened version of this post was originally submitted to the New England Journal, but it was rejected. Refusing to host debates is why journals will die. By Joseph Marine, MD In a recent NEJM Perspective piece , Drs. Mullen, Topol, and Verghese argue “in support of institutional voices” to take public positions on matters of public controversy “when it concludes that a faculty member’s opinion could cause public harm.” Their essay (ironically publi

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What physicians and private practices need to know about the latest digital accessibility requirements in health care

Medical Economics

New rules outline how websites must be accessible to patients with disabilities. Here’s how to comply while improving patient care.

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Under Pressure To Reform For Years, But It Hasn’t Yet Mattered

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack after IT system disruptions

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The latest attack on the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system comes less than a year after it was hit by a ransomware attack.

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Post #2 Back-to-Sleep Series

Sensible Medicine

In Post #1 last Wednesday, Elizabeth Fama introduced her critical appraisal series on the Back to Sleep recommendation. This week, she explores the downsides of sleeping babies on their backs. JMM Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Possible Downsides of Back Sleeping Sleep Quality For adults, it’s fairly interchangeable to sleep on the stomach, side, or back.

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Physicians can influence patient decisions on vaccines against flu, COVID-19, RSV

Medical Economics

CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.

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This Secretive Billionaire Thinks He Can Cure HIV. Here’s Why.

Forbes Healthcare

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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Walgreens considering full sale of VillageMD

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Lessons from a criminal HIPAA verdict

Physicians Practice

Each practice should learn from the result of this HIPAA case.

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New opioid receptor antagonist; diversifying clinical research; primary care in the Pacific Northwest – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Wegovy And Zepbound Doses Available Again After Months Of Shortages, FDA Says—But Supplies Are Still Limited

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Uninsured rate jumps to 8.2% amid Medicaid unwinding: CDC

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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The Hypocrisy Is The Point. Doctors Who Said Not To Mix Politics & Medicine.

Science Based Medicine

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.

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Measuring patient safety – a slideshow

Medical Economics

Watchdog group praises CMS rule with ‘groundbreaking’ measures of patient safety in hospitals.

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CVS Health CEO Takes Charge At Aetna After Insurer’s Latest Miss

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Street medicine: a lifeline for Florida’s homeless amidst new public sleeping ban

KevinMD.com

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.

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Persistent sickness absence – What’s the secret to managing it?

Practice Index

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.

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Ep 37: Physician finances with Steven P. Furr, MD of AAFP

Medical Economics

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.

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Paris Olympian Swimmers Remain At Risk Of Infections

Forbes Healthcare

Olympic swimming competitors are not yet out of the woods from swimming in polluted water. Many infections could still be incubating.

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Walgreens further reduces stake in Cencora for $1.1B

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The struggling drugstore chain has been chipping away at its stake in Cencora, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, since last summer.

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5 Ways to Use Outcome Measures Data

Valant

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.

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Why flexible care models are vital to ease clinical burden and support remote patient care

Medical Economics

Flexible care models, including remote patient monitoring, can help support clinicians and patients as care environments and acuity levels shift.

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Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Sinks On Disappointing Earnings Amid Booming Demand For Weight Loss And Diabetes Drugs

Forbes Healthcare

Novo Nordisk’s growth has slowed in recent weeks as the company struggles to produce enough semaglutide to meet stellar demand for Wegovy and Ozempic.

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How conspiracy theories like COVID-19 “lab leak” harm science and public health

Science Based Medicine

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.

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Unlocking value in healthcare: The value realization pyramid

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Value realization with Enlitic: a framework for healthcare providers to leverage AI-driven data, optimize workflows and enhance decision-making.

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