Athena Career Academy

APRIL 2, 2024

In the exciting and constantly changing world of healthcare, medical assistants are vital in assisting medical professionals and guaranteeing the efficient functioning of healthcare facilities. As the need for proficient healthcare professionals grows, acquiring appropriate certification as a medical assistant has gained heightened significance. Not only does certification validate your skills and knowledge, but it also opens a world of opportunities for career advancement and job security.

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Forbes Healthcare

MARCH 31, 2024

Persistent inequalities are likely driving a significant divide in results across England, with "bolder" action needed to tackle ill-health, experts say.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

By Jeff Goldsmith Years ago, the largest living thing in the world was thought to be the blue whale. Then someone discovered that the largest living thing in the world was actually the 106 acre, 47 thousand tree Pando aspen grove in central Utah, which genetic testing revealed to be a single organism. With its enormous network of underground roots and symbiotic relationship with a vast ecosystem of fungi, that aspen grove is a great metaphor for UnitedHealth Group.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 1, 2024

Learn about a few of the many ways AI tools are helping to transform healthcare — and how they benefit physicians and patients along the way.

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Medical Economics

APRIL 1, 2024

The recent CMS egulations will truly transform the PA process, both by requiring real-time data exchange and transparency in communication of how a decision was made.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Over six million Americans experienced heart failure in 2020, and that number is estimated to increase to 8.5 million by 2030.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 4, 2024

The retailer previously planned to have more than 75 health centers operational this year. Now, Walmart plans to reach that goal in 2025.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 1, 2024

First of all, Happy April Fools day. I thought about writing a fake-trial post. But thought the better of it. I normally tell you about a single study on Monday. This week, I want to alert you to the potential bigness of next weekend, when the American College of Cardiology meets in Atlanta. Sunday is an especially important day, as we will hear the results of three clinical trials—each of which could change cardiology in major ways.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs are under attack across the country.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Andy Chu is the SVP of Product and Technology at Providence’s innovation unit. They have launched four companies in recent years (Wildlfower, Xealth, Dexcare and just this week Praia). Andy talked a little about Praia, and more about both how Providence comes up with solutions and gets them through their process, and also the inverse, how his group helps new companies get into Providence (not easy!).

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 4, 2024

The outage shows why health systems need to plan for inevitable cyberattacks, evaluating risks and putting operational backups in place, experts say.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 3, 2024

Kendra Coles, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NEA-BC, is a seasoned nursing leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. For 17 years, she has been dedicated to women’s services and has a wealth of knowledge in managing inpatient and outpatient obstetric care. She also has a knack for communication and team empowerment. Coles is known for optimizing performance and outcomes for obstetric and neonatal populations , achieved through fostering collaboration and building multidisciplinary teams.

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Forbes Healthcare

MARCH 31, 2024

Though not a new technology, new advancements have progressed this field significantly.

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Medical Economics

APRIL 1, 2024

New study finds uneven progress in making data exchange easier and more useful

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 1, 2024

To safeguard M&A activity, CISOs and security teams must have a seat at the table to implement proper IT visibility.

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Practice Index

MARCH 31, 2024

With several documents related to the contract being released on Thursday (28th April) afternoon, we've taken a look at the contract updates to give you a head start on the requirements of the contract so you're up and running quickly. Contract highlights From 1st April, there will be changes to the GMS contract with equivalent changes applied to PMS and APMS contracts.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 1, 2024

Wegovy, a popular weight-loss drug in high demand, can now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid provided patients using it have heart disease.

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Science Based Medicine

MARCH 31, 2024

Part 1: Doctors who said the pandemic ended 3-years ago now have the audacity to lament the "damaged public trust in the medical profession." The post Dr. Marty Makary: “We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April” & “It’s Okay To Have an Incorrect Scientific Hypothesis. But When New Data Proves It Wrong, You Have To Adapt.” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 3, 2024

It's the latest negotiation to spill out of the boardroom and into the public eye as tensions between providers and payers ramp up.

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The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Bevey Miner runs health care for Consensus Cloud Solutions. I’ve known Bevey since she was at Allscripts in the 2000s where she was one of the first building online prescribing. She’s been at lots of places and is now at Consensus which is taking unstructured data via cloud fax and assessing it, structuring it and delivering it–especially to places like skilled nursing facilities.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 1, 2024

Contrary to what the newest Gallup poll might suggest, the importance of healthcare hasn’t diminished. In fact, the opposite is true.

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Science Based Medicine

APRIL 5, 2024

Part 2: In 2020, pro-infection doctors said "It’s fantastic news that we have a lot of cases." Today, they performatively lament "learning loss for children, especially in poor families". What happened to their assurances that the mass infection of unvaccinated youth will rapidly lead to herd immunity? The post The Failed “We Want Them Infected” Movement Is Trying to Rebrand Itself As The “All We Really Wanted Was Poor Kids in School” Movement. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 5, 2024

The once high-flying telehealth stock has traded below the exchange’s minimum listing requirements for 30 days, according to a new notice.

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Medical Economics

APRIL 2, 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Eko Health, which has developed digital stethoscopes that use AI to detect different heart conditions, received clearance for an algorithm that spots when hearts are pumping less than they should.

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Physicians Practice

APRIL 3, 2024

Generation Z is driving changes to patient engagement and payment.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 5, 2024

The Wisconsin-based health system furloughed about 3% of its employees earlier this year, and most are impacted by these job cuts.

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Medical Economics

APRIL 1, 2024

AAFP president discusses state of primary care and its future with record number of family medicine slots this year.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

With its $100 million fund, Aegis Ventures will help health systems, including Northwell, Stanford, Ochsner and Ohio State, build startups from scratch.

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Trafft

APRIL 4, 2024

Providing your audience with the convenience of booking appointments directly through your website can significantly elevate the user experience. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the seamless process of enhancing your online presence by incorporating an appointment calendar into your website. If you’ve ever wondered how to add an appointment calendar to your website, you’re in the right place.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 4, 2024

Advocacy groups, providers and virtual care companies said clinicians and pharmacies need time to comment on the rule and prepare for implementation.

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