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The Final Gainful Employment Regulations: What CAAHEP Educators Need to Know

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

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.

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EvidenceCare Promotes Amy Deaton to President & COO

EvidenceCare

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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Walmart Recalls Almost 10,000 Cases Of Arsenic-Tainted Apple Juice—Here’s What To Know

Forbes Healthcare

The recall affects 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

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PBM executives threatened with fines and jail time for alleged perjury in House hearing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Stanford University will host a conference on pandemic planning featuring the usual (COVID-19) suspects

Science Based Medicine

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.

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Fake News from MedPac on Medicare Advantage Needs to Be Corrected, Pt 1

The Healthcare Blog

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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Semaglutide coverage for weight loss could cost Medicare billions: study

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Clinicians should not overlook the benefits of botanicals and dietary supplements

KevinMD.com

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.

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Fake News from MedPac on Medicare Advantage Needs to Be Corrected, Part 2

The Healthcare Blog

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.

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Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Colorado Facilities Detect First Human Cluster Of Bird Flu Cases, CDC Says

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Walgreens sued by shareholder amid plummeting stock price

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The company’s top directors — including CEO Tim Wentworth and CFO Manmohan Mahajan — allegedly breached their fiduciary duty by inflating Walgreens’ performance projections.

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The interaction model vs. the holistic model in telehealth

Medical Economics

True primary care is possible through a holistic model to telehealth. So why aren’t more companies embracing it?

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Biology to the Rescue?

The Healthcare Blog

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.

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Ambient AI Is Having Its “Moment” In Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

Ambient intelligence, or ambient AI, has increasingly become more pervasive across industries and especially become more relevant in healthcare.

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More than one-fifth of insurers failed to pay No Surprises awards last year, provider lobby says

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The advocacy group comprised of physician firms like TeamHealth and Envision has issued the provider industry’s latest salvo against insurers over surprise billing.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad Opposed The Pediatric COVID Vaccine Before There Was A Pediatric COVID Vaccine

Science Based Medicine

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.

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Take the hassle out of HR at Guidelines Live 2024

Practice Index

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.

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Sensor Startup Butlr Raised $38 Million To Ease The Staffing Crunch In Senior Living

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Hospitals boost operating margins in July: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Increased demand for services helped offset high expenses for hospitals during July, according to analytic solutions firm Strata.

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Great Barrington Declaration Author Joins COVID-19 Lab Leak-Pushing Group

Science Based Medicine

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.

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Here’s How Implementing a Competency-Based Education Teaching Model Can Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Learning + Leading

Today, 40% of employers report that newly graduated healthcare workers lack the necessary skills to perform their roles adequately. Despite excelling academically, too many individuals cannot put their theoretical knowledge into practice.

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Sloth Fever: What To Know As Potentially Dangerous Oropouche Virus Detected In U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

The virus has infected more than 20 travelers returning to the U.S. from Cuba, the CDC said.

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AI still the most exciting emerging technology for healthcare: survey

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

AI was the most compelling new technology for the fourth year in a row, with leaders also saying the technology had shown the most improvement, according to the Center for Connected Medicine.

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AI tool improves diagnostic accuracy by 26%

Medical Economics

AI helps physicians accurately diagnose dementia type, even when limited information is available

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Practice tip of the week: Managing practice staff

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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These Cancers Are Most Significantly Impacted By Dietary Choices

Forbes Healthcare

A recent study by the American Cancer Society reveals that unhealthy dietary habits can be linked to up to 35% of certain cancer types.

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Pfizer launches DTC service for migraine, COVID drugs

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines; a telehealth anniversary; clinical updates for primary care – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Trafft Hacks: How to Create and Manage Employees with Trafft

Trafft

If you are a business owner handling multiple employees’ schedules, you know how overwhelming it can be to keep everything organized. Whether you’re coordinating appointments, managing shifts, or navigating time-off requests, the complexity of making a schedule that works can quickly become a major headache. That’s where Trafft comes in – a powerful scheduling tool designed to simplify these tasks and help you stay on top of your business.

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Ozempic Is In Short Supply. Here’s How That Affects Diabetics

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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OIG estimates 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes not complying with infection control staffing rules

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Facilities reported challenges hiring and retaining qualified infection prevention personnel, according to the analysis by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General.

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