Scrubs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Nurses and law enforcement professionals often have trouble identifying bruises on individuals with black or brown skin. This can prevent them from dealing with situations of domestic abuse or detecting underlying health issues, such as internal bleeding. So, Dr. Katherine Scafide decided to do something about it. She’s a forensic nurse and associate professor at George Mason University who has worked with trauma patients for years.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. For many people, looking after a loved one with a serious health condition is a choice they gladly make. But that doesn’t make it an easy decision to live with every day. Taking care of […] The article Caregiver Burnout: What Is It and How Can Technology Help?

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Emerging RN Leader

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare systems are spending millions of dollars to recruit and retain staff. But what if some of those efforts are undermined by your staff? Consider the following story that a nurse leader shared with me: I was at the gym and overheard two nurses talking about their […] The post Are Your Staff Net Promoters?

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It is generally agreed that a vast majority of nurses choose the profession because they find fulfillment in being of service to others in their time of need. Compassion, empathy, and kindness are hallmarks of what “nursesness” is all about, and even members of the general public are likely to associate those characteristics with nurses. And by now, we’re all aware that nurses have been at the top of the Gallup poll as the most trusted professionals in the U.S. every year for two decades.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Her name was Vivian Monore Denmark, “Queen V,” for short. She was the boss of our household as the youngest of our three children. Vivan was a free-spirited five-year-old girl who loved strawberry picking, wrestling with her siblings, wearing tutus while building lego houses, and most of all, she loved her family. There wasn’t a day that went by when my daughter Vivian didn’t say she loved us.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ron Strachan, healthcare CIO advisor, Zoom. Healthcare is constantly evolving, with new technologies permanently changing the hospital and care delivery models. Today, medical practitioners are leveraging technology with medical care devices and electronic health […] The article Tech In The Healthcare Industry: Guarding Against Digital Roadblocks appeared first on electronichealthreporter

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Over one in three U.S. consumers use a health app or wearable technology device to track some aspect of their health. “The public’s use of health apps and wearables has increased in recent years but digital health still has room to grow,” a new poll from Morning Consul t asserts, published today. Among digital health tech users, most check into them at least once every day in the past month.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Authorities in Iowa say Miriam Simon violated state regulations when she adopted the baby of one of her former patients. The Iowa Board of Nursing forbids nurses from initiating an emotional, social, or business relationship with a patient for personal gain even if the patient consents. The board also said that Simon violated patient confidentiality in the process of adopting the child.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vytalize Health, a leading risk-bearing provider enablement platform, announced it has closed $100 million in funding led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners and Monroe Capital, with participation from North Coast Ventures. The new capital will advance its […] The article Vytalize Health Closes $100M To Support Value-Based Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In the world of qui tams , it is usually the whistleblower pushing cases to trial. But on February 23, 2023, a federal judge in West Virginia set down for trial a hospital’s case against a whistleblower. Now, in a trial set for late March 2023, a jury is set to determine whether a whistleblower and the general counsel for a competing health system engaged in malicious prosecution and tortious interference by filing a qui tam against a West Virginia hospital.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Karen McNulty is a registered nurse at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC) in Glen Burnie, Maryland. With almost 23 years in the field of nursing, McNulty has been able to help other nurses, both novice and experienced, to evolve into their roles on the busy medical-surgical/telemetry unit, now transitioning to step-down.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Like most parents with a child in the neo-intensive care unit, Consuelo Saravia was worried about the health of her newborn son Nikko. But the release of a video has made her question the care her child received at Good Samaritan Hospital in Long Island, NY. Nikko was only two days old when he went into the NICU for observation while the doctors administered antibiotics. “It was heartbreaking,” said Saravia. “I couldn’t stop crying, I couldn’t even sleep.” Fidel Sinclair,

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. FutureRx (FRx) announced today the launch of its first-of-a-kind healthcare platform for health plans and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) that combines modular technology solutions and, if needed, seamless access to pre-vetted fully integrated service providers on […] The article FutureRx Launches Healthcare Platform For Health Plans and PBMs appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ruth Moss, a 51-year-old nurse in the U.K., believes her daughter Sophie Parkinson would still be alive if she hadn’t been exposed to self-harm content online. Parkinson took her own life at the age of 13 at her home in 2014 after viewing suicidal posts on social media. Moss said she did everything she could to protect her daughter from inappropriate content, and now she wants to hold social media companies responsible for negligence.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There’s been a lot of talk about the potential of virtual nursing as of late. Using the latest technology, nurses would be able to remotely consult with patients at the bedside. Some healthcare leaders believe virtual nursing will help relieve the staffing shortage by reducing the physical challenges that come with providing care, which could help older nurses stay in the field longer than they would if they were still seeing patients in person.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Nursing students need to practice techniques and routine skills before taking the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). Some ask their friends and loved ones to play patient, so they can get comfortable performing the technique on a real human being, but Kalia Hess used her dog instead. She recently posted a clip of her performing a medical assessment on her pet on TikTok, where it quickly took the internet by storm. “When all you have is your dog to practice your practical assessment o

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

LOS ANGELES , Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Careismatic Brands, Inc. today issued the following statement regarding the settlement of litigation with FIGS, Inc.: Careismatic Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Strategic Partners Inc. (“SPI”)) and FIGS, Inc. (along with its founders, Trina Spear and Heather Hasson ) (together, “FIGS”), have settled all litigation brought by SPI against FIGS.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AGS Health, a leading provider for tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and strategic growth partner to healthcare providers across the U.S., announces the acquisition of the India-based patient access outsourcing business unit of the […] The article AGS Acquires Offshore Patient Access BPO Unit From Availity appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It’s been nearly a month since authorities first announced the fake nursing diploma scheme known as “Operation Nightingale,” which involved the selling of some 7,600 bogus nursing degrees to aspiring providers looking to become RNs or LPNs for as much as $10,000 to $15,000 apiece. Authorities charged 25 individuals for running the scheme in late January, but prosecutors are still investigating those who purchased the fake degrees with more charges to come.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Temporary healthcare workers have been in high demand since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, driving wages to a peak of $4,000 a week in December 2020, but many health systems are trying to limit their dependence on travel nurses because they charge more than regular registered nurses. The average pay for temporary healthcare workers has gone up and down over the last few months amid the ongoing staff shortage.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Patricia Cummings, RN, is a clinical nurse manager at Howard University Hospital. She holds the distinction of inoculating Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband with their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Cummings has been a nurse for more than 15 years and is passionate about health promotion and education. She was born in Guyana and moved to the U.S. about 20 years ago.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

No matter where you live, the depths of winter tend to bring out the armchair traveler in all of us. As new year’s resolutions to “do more” or “be better” begin to lose their luster and work or school responsibilities grind on, the idea of going somewhere–anywhere– becomes particularly appealing. Even if you can’t get away right now, it’s never a bad time to begin planning where you might want to head to when the opportunity arises.

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