Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The study of the week will take a short break. I head to Curitiba Brazil tomorrow for the Brazilian EP society meeting. I have five lectures. I will be back next week. And there will be plenty of studies to choose from because we are entering the fall season of medical meetings. This week, Sensible Medicine features a guest column from Zachary R. Caverley, a Cardiology Physician Assistant working in the Northwest coast of Oregon.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Undergrads and recent grads—young, healthy, and debt burdened—are offered five figures to donate their eggs to other women undergoing IVF. Cofertility has a more grown-up model.
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Practice Index
OCTOBER 31, 2024
I’ve just taken some time, in peace and quiet, to listen to the Budget speech in full. At a time when every penny counts for our primary care, I really needed to know what this would mean for the practice, and my team. What do I think? I’m pretty irked if I’m honest. On a personal level, I’ll see some tax implications coming down the line, but honestly, I know that those who can afford to pay it need to pay it.
Emerging RN Leader
OCTOBER 27, 2024
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I had a mentor who often said that the “soft skills” are frequently the “hard skills” to master. Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. […] The post Teaching Nurses to Become More Effective Communicators appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Health Prime
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Patient feedback plays an important role in the quest to achieve process improvement in medical practices. An article in the BMJ said that feedback on the patient’s experience, with the encouragement of the healthcare team to address identified problems, improves quality. It said that “this is the best guarantee that services meet the set objectives.” The pursuit of excellence in patient care is an ongoing journey.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Startup Ataraxis, which emerged from stealth Thursday, has developed a model that can predict the risk severity of breast cancer up to 30% more accurately than current tests.
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Health Populi
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Most consumers using digital health devices felt more trust in the technology when coupled with doctors’ office reviews — another lens on the importance of trust-equity between patients and physicians. This insight came out of a report on How Consumers Purchase, Use and Trust Medical Devices based on market research sponsored by Propel Software.
We Care Online
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Telehealth, the practice of delivering healthcare services remotely through digital platforms, has grown tremendously in recent years. This technology-driven approach has opened new doors for both patients and healthcare providers, allowing greater access to care, especially in underserved areas. Telehealth saw a significant surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains a vital option in modern medicine and one of the handful of places nurses can work.
Forbes Healthcare
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Plus: Manufacturing drug delivery in space, NASA reconnects with Voyager 1, mapping cellular gene-editing machinery, quantum networking and more.
The Healthcare Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Andrea Ippolito has combined her personal experience as a mum struggling with breast feeding, and her professional career as an entrepreneur and engineer at Athenahealth building integrations with EMRs. She’s now the CEO of Simplifed which has built a network of lactation consultants, and much more, and has placed it in the workflow of that most important part of health care — pre and post partum.
Northwest Suburban College
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. If you’re considering a job in the healthcare field, becoming a medical assistant could be a perfect choice. Medical assistants are vital team members in healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices. They juggle clinical and administrative tasks, making them essential to their workplace.
Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Bedside nurses can spend hours moving and standing on their feet for hours on end. One 2023 study reported that nurses who’ve worked 12-hour shifts walk an estimated distance of four to five miles. The increase in steps can also come with severe foot pain and aches. This type of pain can even extend to the legs and ankles, leaving plenty of nurses disgruntled and leaving their workplace for an environment where they can rest more and stay on their feet less.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Clinicians blame EHRs for too many healthcare problems. This is overly simplistic and distracting. Here I explain why.
Northwest Suburban College
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Are you considering becoming a pharmacy technician? You might be surprised by the range of skills you will learn in this rewarding career. From understanding different types of medications to mastering new technologies, being a pharmacy technician is more dynamic than most people realize. Pharmacy technicians play a crucial role in healthcare. They ensure that patients receive the correct medications and understand how to take them.
Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The American Nurses Foundation has made a significant stride in promoting diversity in nursing education by awarding one of its prestigious nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions. This initiative aims to boost the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers while broadening the diversity of research topics and perspectives.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 31, 2024
This Sunday, clocks will roll back one hour starting at 2. a.m., marking the end of daylight savings 2024. Here's how to adjust for the Fall time change.
Mobius MD
OCTOBER 31, 2024
One of a physician’s most underrated skills is the ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with patients. While most physicians have valuable experience from years of clinical work, few receive formal communication training after medical school. A rapidly changing healthcare environment also requires new skills from providers. Clinical work today demands increasing productivity while offering less time with each patient.
The Healthcare Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
By KIM BELLARD The article I can’t get out of my head is one by Greg Ip in The Wall Street Journal : Crises at Boeing and Intel Area National Emergency. I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. I’m old enough that I remember that we all wanted PCs with Intel chips when companies starting giving office workers their first PCs.
Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Southern University’s College of Nursing and Allied Health is shattering barriers and making headlines in extraordinary ways. According to WBRZ-2 News, this Baton Rouge, LA-based Historically Black College and University (HBCU) has reached a historic milestone by welcoming its largest cohort of Black male nursing students—33 ambitious individuals ready to transform the healthcare landscape.
Forbes Healthcare
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The "middlemen of medicine" have become obstacles to progress, often perpetuating inefficiencies and exacerbating healthcare's existing problems.
Practice Index
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Now that the dust has settled on the publication of two damning reports regarding the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which should prompt some significant changes to the regulatory framework, we thought we’d explore what this means for practice management. The two reviews – an internal one led by the former chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, Professor Sir Mike Richards, and a Government-commissioned review led by North West London ICS Chair, Dr Penny Dash – reported their findings.
Performance Health
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Risk management information systems (RMIS) are becoming essential tools for healthcare organizations aiming to prevent medical errors , which pose significant challenges globally by impacting patient outcomes and operational costs. These errors, ranging from medication mistakes to diagnostic oversights, can result in serious consequences, including prolonged hospital stays, unnecessary treatments, and even fatalities.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Artificial intelligence tools could help solve workforce challenges. Implementation, however, can be difficult, pushing organizations to consider less risky administrative and back-office tasks first.
Forbes Healthcare
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The chemotherapy drugs 5-FU and capecitabine could harm or kill you if you have a variant in the DPYD gene. Request genetic testing before you take these drugs.
Medical Economics
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Study suggests a way to use EHRs to develop relationship before patients arrive for an exam.
We Care Online
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Over the past few decades, human behavior in social settings has undergone significant transformation. These changes, driven by technology, shifting cultural norms, and broader societal trends, have profoundly impacted the way we interact with one another in person. While some of these shifts have brought about positive developments, others have introduced new challenges, particularly concerning mental and emotional well-being.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Like other payers, Centene flagged a mismatch between patient acuity and payment rates in Medicaid. But the insurer said a diversified portfolio helped it navigate challenges in the third quarter.
Forbes Healthcare
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
As the 2024 election cycle nears, clinicians anticipate the election's impact on healthcare. This article reviews healthcare issues that need urgent resolution.
Northwest Career College
OCTOBER 28, 2024
If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing. Medical Billing and Coding careers are in high demand, and one study predicts an outstanding 8.7 growth in this field through 2033 —much faster than the average fo
The HIPAA Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Mystic Valley Elder Services, a Malden, Massachusetts-based non-profit agency providing home and community-based care to elders and adults living with disabilities, has started issuing individual notifications about a cyberattack and data breach that was identified on April 5, 2024. A digital forensics company was engaged to investigate the unauthorized activity and confirmed that there had been unauthorized access to its internal systems on April 5, 2024, during which time files may have been a
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