Legal Eye on Medical Assisting
AUGUST 14, 2024
I recently received the following email: I have moved to Georgia, and I am encountering medical assistants being called nurses at almost all levels in this clinic. Medical assistants refer to themselves as nurses. The providers state, “My nurse will be back in to speak with you.
EvidenceCare
AUGUST 12, 2024
Originally published on EIN Presswire BRENTWOOD, TN | August 13, 2024 Inc. revealed today that EvidenceCare , the innovative provider of EHR-integrated clinical decision support software, continues its impressive growth trajectory by landing on the INC. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for the third consecutive year. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneur
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Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 15, 2024
Danish firm Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures the preferred vaccine for use against mpox, has said it can meet booming demand for its shot after the WHO declared an emergency.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 12, 2024
Anyone reading health care news today must be aware that American medicine – particularly pain medicine – is in crisis. Doctors are experiencing high levels of burnout due to administrative burdens, prior authorization demands, and a health care system that often prioritizes efficiency over patient care. This burnout is leading to mental health issues and, Read more… The truth behind opioid use disorder originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 14, 2024
The documents, released Tuesday, say Prospect is under federal investigation for possible False Claim Act violations, as well as state investigations for failing to safeguard patients’ personal data before a ransomware attack last year.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 12, 2024
I would like to live a long life. Surely you do as well. You can improve your chances by eating well, exercising, avoiding smoking and too much alcohol. There is also the matter of luck. The question today is whether modern medical screening can improve on those basic lifestyle choices. People believe it can, obviously. The screening industry is a money-making machine.
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Medical Economics
AUGUST 14, 2024
Our 95th annual Physician Report covers the latest data on practicing physicians, including salaries, practice financial health, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and more. Free regisration required to view.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 15, 2024
The product, which uses AI to summarize medical information from conversations between patients and clinicians, is now available across Kaiser’s 40 hospitals and more than 600 medical offices.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 12, 2024
I've long been writing about "alternative cancer clinics" (i.e., quack clinics) that sell false hope in the form of very expensive but ineffective treatments to desperate cancer patients. A recent study demonstrates how they use Google to do this. The post How Google listings are used by alternative cancer clinics to lure in desperate patients first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 13, 2024
This Forbes list highlights 25 venture-backed companies likely to become unicorns. Learn more about the founders and investors behind these fast-growing tech startups.
Emerging RN Leader
AUGUST 11, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC The Good News There is some very good news as we look at the future of the healthcare workforce. Generation Z high schoolers now indicate that they want a career in medicine or health-related fields (46%) compared to science and engineering now coming in at a distant second […] The post Generation Z Want Careers in Healthcare appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 16, 2024
I’d been certain that all would be well in medicine in the age of AI. I had been telling myself that the addition of AI to medical practice would be a net positive. AI would assist with some of the drudgery that is part of every doctor’s job. We would also incorporate AI into our decision making. AI would help us read X-rays or pathology specimens.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 13, 2024
To take advantage of new accelerated prior authorization timelines, providers must step up their internal processes to ensure they can scale while maintaining quality control over prior auth requests and denial appeals
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 10, 2024
So far, at least 40 Olympic athletes have tested positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). But is it the tip of the Covid-19 iceberg?
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 15, 2024
Despite challenges in Medicaid and MA, major insurers still posted large earnings in the second quarter — many helped by growing health services divisions.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 13, 2024
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Janet Campbell, Chair, EHR Association Social Determinants of Health & Health Equity Task Force A patient’s risk within social determinant of health (SDOH) domains is typically assessed by social care and healthcare professionals through […] The article Recommendations for Capturing Social Determinants appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 11, 2024
When I was a resident, I worked 7 nights of 12 hour shifts alternating with 7 days of 14 hour shifts. The jet lag was like flying to Moscow. I also worked 28 hour shifts Q4 (on paper), which actually ran as high as 32-36 hours (in reality). Often, I was tired. Whether or not residents need to work long hours, and what they do during that time is an open debate.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
Masks could provide good protection against Covid-19, avian flu, influenza, and mpox. Yet nationally, there is a move to ban masks, as Nassau county just did.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 13, 2024
The complaints to the HHS allege two Texas hospitals denied them emergency abortion care for ectopic pregnancies, risking their lives and damaging their future fertility.
Open Dental
AUGUST 15, 2024
Frequency Limitations have been overhauled in Version 23.2 to allow for more flexibility and customization. We’ll review the new setup process to help you make the most of the new options. The post Feature Highlight: Code Groups appeared first on Open Dental Blog.
Practice Index
AUGUST 15, 2024
I think congratulations are in order. I congratulate me! There you go, I did it! What is this fantastic achievement, you may well ask? Well, it’s very simple; I’ve just had two weeks’ annual leave and I didn’t open a single email ! I know it’s not much, but for me, with the current workload, staff issues and cash-flow problems, it was a real feat, and yes, I’m going to celebrate it!
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
A deadlier form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been spreading across Africa, sparking fears of a more dangerous pandemic than when the virus spread globally in 2022.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 10, 2024
According to some academics, in 2019, a ban on junk food advertising across London’s entire public transport network—foods and drinks high in fat and salt and ads for foods–resulted in the prevention of 100,000 obesity cases. Yet the U.S. love affair with the new semaglutide-based weight loss drugs like Ozempic gives junk food advertising and Read more… Are rapid weight loss drugs hiding the real obesity problem?
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 15, 2024
Shiv Rao, CEO and co-founder of AI notetaking company Abridge, discusses the company’s product geared toward nurses and what’s next for the documentation market.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 16, 2024
How privacy technologies are unlocking critical data flows from stringent privacy requirements to accelerate improving patient outcomes in health care.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Cases of the highly contagious seasonal respiratory infection fell during the COVID-19 pandemic as people reduced contact and implemented safeguards.
99MGMT
AUGUST 14, 2024
Did you know that over 90% of consumers use social media to help make health-related decisions? In today's digital age, social media in healthcare has become a powerful tool for professionals to connect with patients, share valuable information, and build trust. However, navigating the social media landscape in the healthcare industry requires a strategic approach to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain professionalism.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 15, 2024
The agency said the first round of pricing talks, which involved drugs like the blood thinners Eliquis and Xarelto, will result in $6 billion in savings for taxpayers.
Medical Terminology Blog
AUGUST 13, 2024
Endoscopy Crossword Endoscopy dates back to Hippocrates (460-375 BC), who mentioned using a speculum to look into the rectum. By the end of the nineteenth century, cystoscopy, proctoscopy, and esophagoscopy were well established. Click HERE for more information. Helpful Hints endoscopy describes the direct examination within the body e ndoscope is the instrument used to perform the examination e ndo, scope , and scopy are word parts used to build the terms Solve the crossword!
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 15, 2024
Traumagel is inserted through a syringe into severe injuries like bullet wounds, and instantly stops bleeding by helping the patient form their own blood clots.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 14, 2024
Providing behavioral health services through primary care can help solve the mental health crisis.
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