Sensible Medicine
JUNE 30, 2023
KW was a 58-year-old man with long standing type 1 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. He came to an appointment one Friday afternoon with chest pain. The pain had been present intermittently for 10 days. It was on the left side of his chest and beneath his sternum. It did not radiate anywhere, it was not related to exertion, nor was it associated with diaphoresis or shortness of breath.
Scrubs
JUNE 29, 2023
Nurses all over the country have been going on strike to demand lower nurse-patient ratios and safer working conditions. Dozens of nursing unions have used this tactic to get hospitals to make concessions. But what happens when the hospital fails to hold up its end of the bargain after the strike is over? That’s what happened at New York City’s Mount Sinai.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Emerging RN Leader
JUNE 25, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week marks the mid-point of the calendar year 2023. Most healthcare leaders had hoped that 2023 would be less turbulent, but most of the previous three years’ challenges continue. Here is what nurse leaders are talking about now: The financial margins for for-profit systems are improving. […] The post What’s Trending Now appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Relias
JUNE 29, 2023
Supervision is necessary to ensure that practitioners are correctly implementing services and are developing professionally. The Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) requires supervision for those seeking to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts (BCaBA). The BACB also requires ongoing supervision for BCaBAs and for Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT).
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 28, 2023
Words that pop into my head when thinking about the academic literature: vast, insipid, repetitive, Sisyphus. Then I found this: Ultimately, our success as a profession will depend on our ability to engage in debate, acknowledge different opinions, and seek answers through science. This sentence came seven years before social media and a virus shredded our norms.
Scrubs
JUNE 30, 2023
Nearly 2,000 nurses with National Nurses United at three Ascension healthcare facilities, including Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Texas and Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph in Wichita, Kansas, say they aren’t allowed to return to work after carrying out a one-day strike on June 27, the largest nurses strike in both states.
Healthcare Support Central brings together the best content for healthcare support professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 29, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chantal Rainford, clinical director, Nevada Autism Center. The advent of telehealth has been a groundbreaking step in the global healthcare ecosystem, and even more so in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Treatments targeting […] The article Leveraging Telehealth For Revolutionary Autism Treatment appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 26, 2023
Dr. Mandrola and I are trading beats this week. I am posting the “Study of the Week” today and John will be publishing a “My Favorite Article” piece later in the week. Over time, I have realized the type of medicine I enjoy practicing. I love evaluating symptoms, making diagnoses, and curing (or more commonly managing) diseases.
Scrubs
JUNE 27, 2023
Maya Kowalski became a household name in the wake of her mother’s death. The teenager was experiencing a range of strange symptoms, including severe pain all over her body, when her mother took her to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. According to Kowalski, her mom was then falsely accused of child abuse and Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP), which is when someone is believed to be faking a medical illness or symptoms for attention and sympathy, before taking her own life.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 29, 2023
If you’re a nurse in the job market, resumes and cover letters are a central part of your search strategy, but it doesn’t end there — job interviews are something you need to contend with, too. And no matter how anxious you may be about the interview process, there’s one thing you want to bear in mind: nursing job interviews are a two-way street (or at least they should be).
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 28, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Branden Neish, chief product and technology officer, Weave. Economic challenges are causing small healthcare practices to reduce spending and rework balance sheets. Yet, some healthcare leaders are cutting funds in areas that may end […] The article Trim Spending and Improve Experiences in Your Small Healthcare Practice appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 27, 2023
Listen now (59 min) | When should docs debate/ Testosterone/ Mike Joyner
Scrubs
JUNE 29, 2023
Some 22.3 million people in the U.S. play pickleball, a mix of ping-pong and tennis, making it America’s fastest-growing sport. It’s relatively easy to learn compared to other recreational activities and highly popular among all age groups, but it can also leave players in pain, especially older adults. A new analysis from UBS shows that the sport’s growing popularity has led to higher injury rates and increased healthcare costs.
Health Populi
JUNE 30, 2023
Health care cost trend will spike up another percentage point to 7.0% in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. Every year, the PwC HRI team goes behind those numbers to assess cost inflators and deflators which underpin annual medical inflation. As the first line chart illustrates, the peak of medical trend in the last 18 years was in 2007 when the U.S. saw double-digit cost growth of nearly 12%.
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 28, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AGS Health, a leading provider of tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and strategic growth partner to healthcare providers across the U.S., has been named a Leader in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Operations by Everest […] The article AGS Health Recognized As an RCM Leader By Everest Group appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Medical Gas Compliance
JUNE 29, 2023
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in March 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. A manifold is a way to connect a group of cylinders of compressed gas to a control mechanism and then to a distribution system. Each cylinder connects through a hose or flexible tubing to a common pipe that usually will go to a control valve or valves for control and metering before being released to the application for the gas.
Scrubs
JUNE 28, 2023
Healthcare professionals in Australia are calling for 24-hour security guards in hospitals after two nurses and three doctors were injured by a violent patient at Port Pirie Regional Health Service. The 75-year-old man approached a nurse in a hospital corridor, stepped on her foot, and punched her in the head before being chased around the ward, injuring another nurse and three doctors in the process, who were then treated for bruises in the emergency room.
Health Populi
JUNE 28, 2023
The technologies that will drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution have health baked into most of them, based on the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 , a flagship report from the World Economic Forum, Two of the ten technologies making up this forecast directly speak to health and health care” AI-facilitated healthcare, and The metaverse for mental health.
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 28, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In AMGA’s newly released 36th annual 2023 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey, medical groups and healthcare organizations report a 6.1% increase in primary care compensation, compared to 1.5% and 1.6% increases for medical and surgical specialties, […] The article New AMGA Survey Reveals Increase In Primary Care Compensation appeared first on electronichealthreporter.co
Medical Gas Compliance
JUNE 30, 2023
Zone valves are an integral component of your medical gas system. They allow for the isolation of specific areas of the system in the event of an emergency, required maintenance, or planned shutdowns related to renovations and modifications. Incorrect locations, out-of-date labeling, or potential obstructions could result in disaster if this otherwise static asset is not appropriately managed.
Scrubs
JUNE 26, 2023
Few things in life are as painful as losing a child, but many parents in the U.S. lose their baby during the birthing process. The National Institute of Health recently called the stillborn rate in the U.S. “unacceptably high.” Every year, more than 20,000 pregnancies are lost at 20 weeks or more and the expected baby is born dead. Women of color are more likely to see their pregnancy end in stillbirth compared to white women.
Health Populi
JUNE 26, 2023
People love being health-insured, but their negative experiences with health plans create serious burdens on patients-as-consumers. And those burdens impact even more people who are unwell than healthier folks. The 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance updates our understanding of and empathy for insured peoples’ Patient Administrative Burdens (PAB).
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 27, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill Smither, executive director, CSG Forte Payment Systems. Annual healthcare spending in the U.S. tops $4 trillion, an unfathomable amount of money, and 25% of that is strictly administrative expenses. Patients and healthcare organizations […] The article Beyond the Bill: Enhancing the Patient Payments Experience appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
JUNE 28, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Where is all of this going? It is an interesting question recently posed by a perioperative nurse leader frustrated by the turnover in her OR. Training for the OR can take a full year and sometimes longer. It is a significant investment. For years, nurses who went […] The post Shorter Tenures and Tours of Duty appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JUNE 30, 2023
On June 23, 2023 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance document with foundational considerations for researchers that are developing psychedelic drugs for the treatment of medical conditions. The guidance document applies to clinical trials that will be conducted under investigational new drug applications, including clinical trials that are not intended to support marketing applications.
Usherk Khan
JUNE 28, 2023
Are you aspiring to become a medical professional and embark on a fulfilling journey in the field of healthcare? If so, you’re likely familiar with the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) – a crucial step on your path to medical school.
Doximity
JUNE 28, 2023
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting addition to our platform: the Clinical Case Challenge Library. As a clinician, keeping your clinical acumen sharp is crucial, and this new feature offers an engaging and effective way for you to test your diagnostic skills. Dive into our challenge library of clinical cases and see if you can accurately diagnose each case.
Relias
JUNE 28, 2023
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” Integrated care management takes this one step further by creating a person-centered and evidence-based method of coordinating support across providers, payers , and more.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 28, 2023
Cara Lunsford is the VP of Community at Nurse.com , fostering a community where nurses can find peer support, allies, professional opportunities, resources, and education. She’s also the host of Nurse.com’s NurseDot Podcast and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting a variety of voices within the nursing industry while also speaking to her personal experiences as an RN and founder of HOLLIBLU, a social networking app exclusively for nurses (acquired by Nurse.com in 2022).
Top Practices
JUNE 27, 2023
All successful businesses have systems. These are the defined steps and procedures used to complete the multiple tasks done daily by the employer or their employees. To have a highly successful medical practice you need to design and implement efficient systems that streamline operations, improve quality patient care, staff environment, minimize conflict, and stress, and increase productivity and profit.
Amber Pharmacy
JUNE 27, 2023
OMAHA, Neb. (June. 27, 2023) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy announces today that Craig Holtgrave has been named senior vice president of business innovation. In this role, he will oversee the company’s national sales team, as well as the payer and contracting teams as he helps grow and expand Amber Specialty Pharmacy’s operations in specialty drugs and infusion.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
246 
Let's personalize your content