Legal Eye on Medical Assisting
AUGUST 29, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) issued final regulations for the Financial Value Transparency and the Gainful Employment requirements that must be met for a program to participate in financial assistance programs for students under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. These regulations went into effect July 1, 2024.
EvidenceCare
AUGUST 28, 2024
Originally published on EIN Presswire BRENTWOOD, TN | August 29, 2024 EvidenceCare , a leading healthcare technology platform for hospitals, today announced the promotion of Amy Deaton to President & Chief Operating Officer. In her expanded role, Deaton will continue to oversee the company’s operations while assuming additional responsibilities in strategic leadership and product-led company growth.
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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 29, 2024
Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could be coming back to bite them.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 26, 2024
This week, Stanford University announced a conference on pandemic policy that features several of the usual suspects who spread misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Truly, Stanford has become the "respectable" academic face of efforts to undermine public health. The post Stanford University will host a conference on pandemic planning featuring the usual (COVID-19) suspects first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 29, 2024
Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.
The Healthcare Blog
AUGUST 27, 2024
By GEORGE HALVORSON MedPac has just released a report on Medicare Advantage that’s incorrect on multiple key points that need to be corrected. Medicare Advantage currently enrolls the majority of Medicare members in the country, and it’s now the new basic plan for the Medicare program because of that majority enrollment level. That’s very good news for Medicare because the average cost for those members is significantly less than those members would’ve cost under fee-for-service Medicare — and w
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Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 25, 2024
Dr. Vinay Prasad started treating vaccine side effects as a fate worse than death in February 2021, before these was a COVID vaccine for children. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad Opposed The Pediatric COVID Vaccine Before There Was A Pediatric COVID Vaccine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2024
Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng already count the Ubers and Walmarts of the world as clients for their people-detecting sensor startup. Now they’re going all in on a different industry.
The Healthcare Blog
AUGUST 29, 2024
By GEORGE HALVORSON Special Needs Plans Change Lives for The Lowest Income and Highest Need Patients The people who benefit the most from Medicare Advantage are clearly the very low-income and high health-need people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid as programs and who enroll as members in the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan programs.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 27, 2024
If all newly eligible patients received semaglutide, Medicare Part D spending could increase by $34 billion to $145 billion each year, according to new research.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 24, 2024
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the merging of political pandemic narratives The post Great Barrington Declaration Author Joins COVID-19 Lab Leak-Pushing Group first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Practice Index
AUGUST 29, 2024
What’s the one topic that Practice Managers love to hate the most? It’s something that impacts on our role every day. “Finance!” I hear you shout. Well, you’re wrong! There’s nothing as variable and unpredictable as people, and we all have to deal with people every single day. It’s interesting that ‘Human Resources’ is one of the most popular topics on the Practice Index forum.
The Healthcare Blog
AUGUST 28, 2024
By KIM BELLARD I feel much about synthetic biology as I do AI: I don’t really understand it from a technical point of view, but I sure am excited about its potential. Sometimes they even overlap, as I’ll discuss later. But I’ll start with some recent developments with bioplastics, a topic I have somehow never really covered. Let’s start with some work at Washington University (St.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 28, 2024
The advocacy group comprised of physician firms like TeamHealth and Envision has issued the provider industry’s latest salvo against insurers over surprise billing.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2024
PBMs have come to dominate the prescription drug market. They've leveraged that power to enrich not just themselves but those that have hired them—including the cities and states now suing them.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 24, 2024
A patient recently came to my office seeking antibiotics for her viral URI symptoms. After a shared decision-making discussion on using Echinacea (an immunostimulant with antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects) instead, we were able to forgo the unnecessary antibiotic. Approximately 25 percent of U.S. adults report concurrently taking a dietary supplement with a prescription medicine.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 30, 2024
Vaccines save lives and money according to a recently published CDC report. This shouldn't come as a surprise, but it's still nice to see. The post Vaccines: Saving Lives and Money for Over 200 Years first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 26, 2024
Facilities reported challenges hiring and retaining qualified infection prevention personnel, according to the analysis by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2024
Ambient intelligence, or ambient AI, has increasingly become more pervasive across industries and especially become more relevant in healthcare.
Trafft
AUGUST 29, 2024
One of the challenges every salon owner faces is client management. This includes cancellations. And when clients cancel the appointment for whatever reason, they may not be aware of the consequences. You want to accommodate clients and provide the best services possible to make them feel fantastic at your salon. This, though, is not always achievable, especially if you don’t want your salon revenue to suffer.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 29, 2024
Why does childbirth in the United States make a woman two times more likely to be in medical debt? Here’s why alternative health plans could be a solution for maternal care and much more.
Accepted Blog
AUGUST 28, 2024
You’re busy juggling med school and life , and if you don’t stay organized, one of those balls is going to come crashing down. Let’s take a look at what you need to do so you can stay focused, motivated, and completely on top of your juggling act. What Are the Components of a Residency Application? ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) is the electronic application used by most residency programs and specialties.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 30, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone six years and older receive the updated shots.
Top Practices
AUGUST 29, 2024
Maintaining a positive attitude is a choice we make every day, and while it’s easier to stay upbeat when everything is going smoothly, life doesn’t always allow us to travel down smooth roads. We all face bumps in the road—sometimes more than we would like. But the good news is that with a few intentional habits, we can make it down those rough roads with a mindset that keeps us resilient and grounded.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 27, 2024
As the new school year kicks in, nursing students everywhere are bracing themselves for another round of intense lectures, clinical rotations, hours of reading, skills lab, and study marathons. Balancing coursework, long clinical hours, and possibly even a job or family responsibilities can make it feel like you barely have time to breathe, let alone think about what you’re eating.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 26, 2024
DPC improves the physician-patient relationship by reducing administrative tasks, removing insurance company middlemen, and focusing on individualized care.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2024
Ozempic, the highly popular GLP-1 agonist drug touted by many celebrities for weight loss, is in short supply, according to its drug maker Novo Nordisk.
Science Based Medicine
AUGUST 29, 2024
A new paper that looks at homeopathy in pharmacy education raises more questions than answers. The post Homeopathy in Pharmacist Education first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Practice Index
AUGUST 29, 2024
Making sense of the practice accounts doesn’t require a degree in economics. But you do need to grasp the basic principles of accounting and how they apply to GP practices. Written by the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) , this essential guide, Explaining the GP practice accounts , has been fully revised and updated for 2024.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 27, 2024
The platform is similar in concept to a service launched this year by Eli Lilly, and aims to give consumers easier access to Pfizer’s migraine, COVID-19 and flu treatments.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 27, 2024
A rare, but potentially deadly virus has been detected in an 80 year old man in Massachusetts. This is the first human case of EEE in Massachusetts since 2020.
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