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This Startup Is Moving The Egg Donation Market Beyond College Students

Forbes Healthcare

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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If RFK Jr. Turns the CDC Into An Anti-Vaxx Propaganda Outfit, I Don’t Want To Hear a Peep From Some “Respectable” Doctors

Science Based Medicine

Any doctor who is unabashedly pro-vaccine has already spoken up about the normalization of anti-vaxx quackery within our ranks. The post If RFK Jr. Turns the CDC Into An Anti-Vaxx Propaganda Outfit, I Don’t Want To Hear a Peep From Some “Respectable” Doctors first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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AI could be a game changer, but healthcare needs to be ‘exceedingly careful’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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Patients like being asked to share personal details they want physicians to know

Medical Economics

Study suggests a way to use EHRs to develop relationship before patients arrive for an exam.

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This AI Model Could Keep Thousands Of Cancer Patients From Getting Unnecessary Treatments

Forbes Healthcare

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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Budgetary constraints? What budgetary constraints? – By Paula the PM

Practice Index

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.

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Legislation would block Medicare cut, increase 2025 physician reimbursement

Medical Economics

Representatives have bipartisan support in House, numerous backers among health organizations.

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The Prototype: Inoculating People From Misinformation

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Manufacturing drug delivery in space, NASA reconnects with Voyager 1, mapping cellular gene-editing machinery, quantum networking and more.

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Teaching Nurses to Become More Effective Communicators

Emerging RN Leader

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.

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Centene beats investor expectations despite Medicaid headwinds

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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.

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EcoHealth Alliance Fights Back

Science Based Medicine

The organization scapegoated by the lab leak-promoting GOP-led House Covid subcommittee publishes its defense The post EcoHealth Alliance Fights Back first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Electronic Health Records Are A Scapegoat For Deeper Problems

Forbes Healthcare

Clinicians blame EHRs for too many healthcare problems. This is overly simplistic and distracting. Here I explain why.

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How PACE offers a roadmap to achieve the Triple Aim

Medical Economics

PACE helps address the root cause of a participant’s health issues, reducing the potential for later complications and downstream costs.

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Tech companies pitch AI platforms for healthcare, outline plans for responsible rollout

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Google, Microsoft and GE Healthcare say they’ll power the next wave of AI advancement. But executives are split on how to offer the tools to providers responsibly — and whether all clinicians are equally ready for them.

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How to Keep Patients Safe in The Hospital

We Care Online

Running a health centre is not an easy task. From patient safety to avoiding medical errors, you have to be efficient in all aspects of efficiency. Millions of people visit hospitals or health centres for medical help every day. To ensure quality, many people wonder how to keep patients safe in hospitals. According to the World Health Organization, medical errors or inefficient staff harm thousands of patients annually.

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Daylight Saving 2024: How To Adjust For The Fall Time Change

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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Can artificial intelligence contribute to improved clinical reasoning?

Medical Economics

A recent study compared the diagnostic performance of physicians referencing AI to those limited to conventional resources.

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Oracle to launch new AI-backed EHR in 2025

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

“This isn’t a refurbished Cerner EHR,” Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said during the company’s health summit.

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The hidden $935 billion problem in U.S. health care no one is talking about—and how to solve it

KevinMD.com

“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly.” – Thomas Edison The escalating challenge of waste in U.S. medicine The U.S. health care system is struggling with inefficiencies and waste that weaken its effectiveness, thus reducing accessibility Read more… The hidden $935 billion problem in U.S. health care no one is talking about—and how to solve it originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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As Elections Near, Large Healthcare Concerns Remain Unresolved

Forbes Healthcare

As the 2024 election cycle nears, clinicians anticipate the election's impact on healthcare. This article reviews healthcare issues that need urgent resolution.

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10 states with the best health & wellness

Medical Economics

Based on 23 key health metrics, SmileHub compiled nationwide rankings of health & wellness; these 10 states scored the highest.

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Pennsylvania attorney general sues Prospect Medical alleging ‘corporate greed’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The lawsuit argues Prospect broke the terms of its agreement to purchase Pennsylvania system Crozer Health and seeks to stop the hospital operator from closing more facilities.

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Lifestyle, Statins, or Both?

Sensible Medicine

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.

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The Costly Failures Of Medicine’s Middlemen

Forbes Healthcare

The "middlemen of medicine" have become obstacles to progress, often perpetuating inefficiencies and exacerbating healthcare's existing problems.

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Medicare Advantage problems are getting worse, not better, lawmakers say

Medical Economics

Senator, representatives send letter asking CMS to increase oversight.

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CareTrust REIT to buy 31 nursing homes for $500M

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The company also said it planned to purchase four more nursing facilities in the Northeast next month for $57 million.

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Get to Know the “Patients-Raw” Report

Open Dental

Sometimes you want to pull a quick set of patient data out of Open Dental. See how the Patients-Raw report may be just what you need. The post Get to Know the “Patients-Raw” Report appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Chemotherapy Could Harm Or Kill You If You Have This Genetic Finding

Forbes Healthcare

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.

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The top concerns of Medicare patients

Medical Economics

As open enrollment approaches, a survey of Medicare patients reveals their top concerns about the program

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Rising healthcare costs could trickle down to workers: Employer survey

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Employers’ biggest concern is higher drug costs, according to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions report.

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The vital role of patient feedback in enhancing quality of care 

Health Prime

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.