Scrubs

MARCH 24, 2023

“Patient in room 709 didn’t sleep all night and thinks his call light is to get the cops to come and arrest us,” said the night shift nurse as she packed her things. How can nursing be so predictable and unpredictable at the same time? As soon as I walked into his room and tried to introduce myself, he exclaimed, “Oh great, another woman; if they really think they can keep me here, they should at least bring a man to do the job!

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dan Leibu, co-founder and chief operating officer, League. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry rapidly adopted new technologies and processes to improve care delivery and keep patients and staff safe. […] The article Healthcare Platformization Will Prepare Us For The Next Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2023

Most U.S. health citizens think AI is being adopted in American health care too quickly, feeling “significant discomfort…with the idea of AI being used in their own health care,” according to consumer studies from the Pew Research Center. The top-line is that 60% of Americans would be uncomfortable with [their health] provider relying on AI in their own care, found in a consumer poll fielded in December 2022 among over11,000 U.S. adults.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 20, 2023

The fundamental mission of every healthcare provider is to first do no harm. Unfortunately, however, for far too long systemic inequities in the healthcare system have perpetrated and perpetuated harm. Both implicit and explicit biases have strongly determined healthcare processes, including informing how patient pain is understood, diagnosed, and treated.

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Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

Doctors spend a lot of time entering clinical notes into patient charts at the end of the day. But a new artificial intelligence program could do away with this practice for good. MaineHealth recently announced it is using AI to automatically record conversations between doctors and their patients during a check-up or follow-up visit. The software then transcribes the information and enters the most important details into the patient’s chart, so doctors don’t have to spend as much time entering

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 22, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. In theory, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the healthcare industry for the better in a number of important ways. AI and machine learning’s […] The article 3 Ways To Overcome Barriers To AI Adoption In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 23, 2023

Nurses have been called many things over the years, and saint, hero, angel, and savior are just several ways they’ve been described. In a misguided sense, nurses have even been unceremoniously sexualized in the form of the tired cliché of the sexy nurse Halloween costume. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it became increasingly common to see signs outside hospitals saying something akin to, “Heroes work here.

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Scrubs

MARCH 22, 2023

Providers at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA lined the hallways to say goodbye to baby Helen, who spent 15 months in the NICU after being born at just 28 weeks gestation in December 2021. Her twin sister Alma got to go home but Helen had to stay in the hospital because she needed additional care due to medical complications. On March 15, Helen finally got the all clear to go home with her mothers Harriet Alexander and Isabela Alexander-Astiz Le Bras.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 24, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Oliver Paterson, director of product management, VIPRE Security Group. The healthcare sector is predicated on protecting all sensitive information for a practice and its patients. Threats come from every direction, whether through email, an […] The article Sending Emails No Longer A Security Problem For Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Emerging RN Leader

MARCH 19, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A former graduate student called me to discuss a potential job opportunity. She described the opportunity as a “dream job” in a Magnet organization with a hefty salary increase. It would involve relocation to another part of the country. So what is stopping you? I asked. She […] The post Should I Take This Leadership Role?

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 22, 2023

For 15 years, Latanya Weston was in operating rooms in her home state of Georgia, amputating the limbs of patients who suffered from kidney disease. The feeling of the scalpel pushing down on flesh and the sound of the bone cracking haunts her. A Georgia native, Weston knew that the mortality rate of kidney disease is 30 to 40 percent higher in her state than the national average.

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Scrubs

MARCH 22, 2023

Nancy Waller, 67, hasn’t practiced nursing since 2021 after being accused of assaulting a patient while working as the head nurse at a New Boston assisted living facility in New Hampshire. But a jury found her not guilty earlier this year and now she is on a mission to get her nursing license back. State authorities first brought charges against Waller in April 2021.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Carm Huntress, CEO, Credo. It’s the 21st century, and 78% of hospitals still “often or sometimes” receive their medical records via mail or fax, according to a 2021 report from the Office of the […] The article Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Our $125 Billion a Year Medical Records Problem?

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Last month, The Economist published a call to action titled, “There is a worrying amount of fraud in medical research: And a worrying unwillingness to do anything about it.” [1] The article is the latest in a sequence of alarms that some clinical researchers might not be as squeaky clean as we would hope them to be. Senior DOJ officials have in turn emphasized in public remarks that investigating clinical research shortcomings is now a Justice Department priority, with the whistleblower bar foll

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 21, 2023

The annual celebration of GI Nurses and Associates Week (this year from March 19-25) marks a special milestone this year. The 2023 GI Nurses & Associates Week is the 10th anniversary of honoring nurses in this specialty and all the work they do. Gastroenterology (GI) nurses specialize in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients who have disorders or symptoms related to the digestive tract will seek out GI specialist teams to help them navigate what can be elusive and sometimes debilitating sym

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Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

Keyarah Mendoza was driving to work on January 27 on the highway in Lawrence, Massachusetts when her car collided with a tractor-trailer merging in her lane. Her car flipped over, and the 21-year-old was ejected from the car before landing in the opposite lane. It was a horrific ordeal that could have ended her life, but Mendoza happened to land in front of a nurse, who immediately stopped to help.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 22, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Love.Life, a health and wellness company leading the convergence of food, medicine, and wellness therapies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Plant Based TeleHealth Inc., a nationwide telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal […] The article Love.Life Acquires Telemedicine Platform Plant Based TeleHealth Inc. appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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KevinMD.com

MARCH 20, 2023

In a growing social media world population, one cannot ignore the technological invasion of the medical world. From the discovery of penicillin to electronic medical records and the digital health revolution, real medical revolutions are not too many. However, social media is disrupting the medical ecosystem and how we practice medicine. Information to the public Read more… From penicillin to digital health: the impact of social media on medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

MARCH 20, 2023

“Customers first.” Walk through most organizations and you’ll probably hear this phrase. In today’s ultra-competitive business environment, companies not prioritizing the customer experience won’t be around for long. The Qualtrics XM Institute estimates businesses stand to lose $4.7 trillion in consumer spending due to bad customer experiences. Mention that number in the boardroom and people take notice.

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Scrubs

MARCH 23, 2023

Most heart attacks only last twenty minutes or a few hours at most but one woman in northeast Portland recently survived one that lasted over two months. It all started with a pain in the center of her chest after two and a half years of battling cancer. Beven Byrnes, the mother of six-year-old twins, said she wouldn’t be alive today if she hadn’t trusted her instincts and sought help.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 22, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. For most people, going to the doctor for a quick check-up usually just means driving to the hospital. However, some people either don’t have the means to travel or they might require special equipment or […] The article 5 Important Things to Know About Non-Emergency Medical Transportation appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Back in January, Husch Blackwell attorneys posted about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) intention to convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (SBAR Panel). This panel would help decide whether OSHA should enact a Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance standard. OSHA did convene the SBAR Panel, and now, small entities will share their thoughts on the proposed standard.

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Scrubs

MARCH 20, 2023

Eliza George earned the nickname “Mother George” in the 1800s for her pioneering spirit and selfless devotion to the troops fighting during the Civil War. She’s been gone for over 150 years, but her legacy hasn’t been forgotten. A group of veterans and historians in Fort Wayne, Indiana recently came together to honor her work during the country’s bloodiest war.

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Scrubs

MARCH 20, 2023

Dr. Bradford Ferrick, 32, has been accused of secretly recording pediatric patients while working as a physician at Baystate Health, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Ferrick was arrested on March 14 after the authorities seized and searched around 80 of his personal recording devices, including external hard drives, computers, cell phones, hidden camera systems, and SD cards, which contained thousands of images of suspected child pornography.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 21, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ritesh Ramesh, COO, MDaudit. Healthcare organizations undoubtedly felt a sense of relief as 2022 faded in the distance, taking with it a devastating financial performance that resulted in negative profit margins for more than […] The article Revenue Integrity Trends To Support A Post-Pandemic Bounce-Back appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 21, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare is continually evolving, with bariatric innovations transforming the weight loss industry. From the many artificial intelligence applications to the latest adaptive technologies, bariatrics constantly improves and grows while enhancing the surgery’s effectiveness.

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