Athena Career Academy

APRIL 30, 2024

The pathway to a successful career in healthcare often begins with foundational training, such as that provided by Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) programs. Specifically, in-person CMA courses offer immersive, practical experiences crucial for excelling in medical environments. This article highlights how accredited CMA programs can shape your career prospects and why selecting the right training program is essential.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 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.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2024

Runaway inpatient spending in particular caused CVS’ insurance costs to snowball after returning “to patterns we have not seen since the start of the pandemic,” its CFO said.

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Science Based Medicine

APRIL 28, 2024

Is potential death worse than real death? The post Once a Doctor Has Minimized Literal Death for Young People, Should We Value Their Opinion on Any Topic Less Consequential Than Literal Death? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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KevinMD.com

MAY 3, 2024

Today is the day I live for as a hematology/oncology fellowship program director. There are balloons filled on stage, dinner buffet stations brewing in the back of the conference room, and fellows entering with their proud families in tow for the graduation ceremony. On average, our graduating fellows have completed 14 years of education and Read more… Should we teach business literacy to medical trainees?

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 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.

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Medical Economics

APRIL 30, 2024

Many physicians are eager to find a way to transform health care in a way that better benefits both patients and providers. They would be well served by enrolling in an MBA program designed for doctors.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 30, 2024

Gosh was this a great conversation about her recent paper on specification curve analysis of nutritional observational studies. Here is Dr. Zeraatkar’s bio: Dena Zeraatkar, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. She earned her doctoral degree at McMaster University in the Health Research Methodology graduate program.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 27, 2024

With Baby Boomers aging and nursing home care costs climbing, obscure old sleeper laws could come back to haunt the children of seniors who can’t pay for their own care.

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Practice Index

MAY 2, 2024

It’s just two weeks until the Primary Care Show at the NEC, Birmingham, where, in conjunction with the IGPM, we’re hosting an incredible stream of sessions tailored specifically for primary care managers On day one of the show (Wednesday 15th May), we'd love you to join us in the Business and Management stream, chaired by Kay Keane, Director of the IGPM and Practice Manager at Urban Village Medical Practice, for the following sessions: The new GP contract - What You Need to Know What do the ch

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 2, 2024

Walgreens’ decision to slash VillageMD’s clinical footprint has reverberated to the financial accounts of the primary care chain’s minority owner — Cigna.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 3, 2024

Genuine concern is consistent concern. The post Woke Washing the Pandemic: If You Really Were Progressive, You’d Want Them Infected first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 30, 2024

Booming demand for weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound has vastly outpaced Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly’s ability to produce the medication and supplies of smaller doses have been limited for months.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 30, 2024

Dorma Liz Davila (Lizzy) RN, BSN, CPN, EMT never expected a quick volunteer weekend as a camp nurse to provide a transformative experience, but it did. And now she wants other nurses to know how helping kids at Paul Newman’s The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp can breathe new life into their nursing careers. The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is an organization that provides what the organization calls “a different kind of healing” to thousands of seriously ill children and family mem

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 2, 2024

Legislators slammed Andrew Witty over the company’s lack of cybersecurity practices and the impact of the breach, which may have compromised the data of a third of Americans.

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Physicians Practice

MAY 1, 2024

When healthcare practices scale rapidly, they tend to accumulate an unruly, disharmonious tech stack that can complicate administrative, communication and marketing efforts.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 29, 2024

Sleep's the bedrock of mental health, physical health and performance, according to Andrew Huberman, a podcaster / scientist. Here's 10 ways he suggests to sleep better.

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Practice Index

MAY 2, 2024

Managing staff who are on long-term sick leave is challenging for Practice Managers. Can we contact them? How long is long enough? How can I get them back to work? In April's HR Clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) answered all your questions on this tricky subject. Here is a summary of the questions we received, and the answers given.

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Medical Economics

MAY 3, 2024

The technology capable of accelerating prior and concurrent authorization decisions already exists -- the challenge for payers and providers in 2024 is to apply them in a nonproprietary and transparent manner.

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Coronis Health

APRIL 30, 2024

The healthcare industry remains on the front lines of a relentless battle – the war for talent. Staffing shortages, a pre-pandemic concern, have morphed into a full-blown crisis, threatening patient care, staff well-being, and organizational stability. From harried emergency rooms to understaffed nursing homes, the strain is undeniable. A Deeper Dive: Why We’re Here While the pandemic undeniably worsened staffing shortages, the roots run deeper.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 30, 2024

Experts are theorizing on the cause of recent bird flu outbreaks that have affected cow herds in almost 10 states, with some pointing to chicken feces used in cow feed as a potential culprit.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Navigating New Challenges For behavioral health practitioners starting their own private practice, navigating the financial side can often be daunting. After all, they’ve trained and specialized in behavioral health, not accounting. Understanding the intricacies of budgeting and financial planning for a private practice may seem like uncharted territory.

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Medical Economics

MAY 2, 2024

A crucial shift is underway—from viewing obesity solely as a personal failing to recognize it as a nuanced medical condition deserving of comprehensive treatment strategies.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

APRIL 30, 2024

Twenty percent of a typical healthcare organization’s sensitive data holdings are affected in a ransomware encryption event, compared with just 6% for an average organization.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 30, 2024

Walmart is closing its doctor-staffed Walmart Health centers and virtual care business, shuttering 51 centers over the next three months.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 3, 2024

In 2023, a new analysis of medical malpractice claims against US physicians was released by the American Medical Association (AMA). 1,2 The analysis revealed that nearly a third (31.2%) of physicians reported they had been sued at some point in their career, and that number only got worse as practitioners aged. Almost half (46.8%) of doctors over 54 years of age had been sued (compared with only 9.5% of physicians under 40).

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Relias

MAY 1, 2024

Working with adults with autism offers both rewards and challenges. Empowering adults with autism to have a high quality of life involves supporting them in doing activities of their choice, spending time with people of their choice, and doing work that they enjoy. No matter the level of supports they require, everyone deserves to be able to pursue the goals that bring them joy.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Insurance credentialing is an important, intricate process that results in you becoming a “paneled,” in-network provider for a health insurance plan. Credentialing can offer your behavioral health practice more customers and revenue, but it can take several months or longer and involve many frustrations and hurdles. In this article, we will explain how to get credentialed with insurance companies using the three most common methods.

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Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 27, 2024

One need not be a world leader in AI-assisted pharmacology to start illicit drug production. You simply need to understand the key precursor chemicals, AI and synthesize.

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Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2024

In a world of high deductibles and copays, health insurance offers less protection from medical debt than it did a generation ago.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Walmart surprised us all and changed its mind about primary care yesterday. It’s out. Because so few people have seen it I want to show what Walmart ‘s head of health care said just 18 months ago (Nov 2022). Today they are finally killing off the 6th different strategy they’ve had (maybe it was 4). I guess (unlike CVS & Walgreens) they don’t have to write down investment in Oak Street or VillageCare, but they never worked out that primary care is only profitable if it

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