Scrubs
JUNE 1, 2024
Do you work in mental health care or a related field? Perhaps you’ve recently completed an online Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or another mental health qualification. You might be working as a psychiatric nurse, peer support worker, or social worker specializing in mental health. Whatever your role, it’s an important one.
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 6, 2024
The first two weeks of March 2020 were jolting. Governments read the Imperial College London report (modeling a million deaths in the US), watched horrifying scenes in Bergamo (a city with median age in the 80s fyi), and collectively embraced policies that had no precedent in human history: The global closing of borders, schools, business, and the use of the police state to enforce this lockdown.
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Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 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.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 6, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of seniors could switch plans during next year’s open enrollment, depending on how drastically the MA market giants slash benefits in an attempt to improve profits.
Scrubs
JUNE 1, 2024
Patient happiness is a very huge concern in healthcare, and it’s not only about keeping people pleased during their doctor visits. Patient satisfaction forms a central part of the standard of healthcare, affecting various facets from how many patients continue to come back for treatment to the total effectiveness of care given. Several factors can influence the feelings patients have about their care, ranging from the experience in the waiting room to how well healthcare providers communic
Medical Economics
JUNE 7, 2024
Medical AI stakeholders must work together to create reimbursement models that incentivize broader and appropriate use of medical AI that also ensure financial sustainability
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Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
Pride Month is a time of celebration, reflection and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. First, a brief bit of history…June is known as Pride Month, mainly because the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York happened in June. These are known as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. While June is a time to recognise the progress made towards equality and acceptance, it’s also crucial to highlight areas where more work is needed.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 4, 2024
Attorneys for the Dallas-based health system said Steward isn’t interested in another quick-fix loan. This time, Steward is seeking a lender that can provide $225 million, which will hopefully be enough to carry the system through the full Chapter 11 process.
The Healthcare Blog
JUNE 3, 2024
By MATTHEW HOLT Today we’re going to have fun with show and tell. I’m going to show you how a little corner of American health care is making my life as a consumer worse and more expensive–hopefully someone can tell me why. The cast members are: me, my MD, the (sort of) independent pharmacy that delivers, Alto, and my insurer Blue Shield of California and its PBM CVS Caremark, which also owns a mail order pharmacy.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 3, 2024
Almost everyone has heard of GenAI, but less than a quarter of Americans use it regularly. OpenAI’s newest update aims to change that. If they do, patients will win big.
Medbridge
JUNE 3, 2024
In the U.S., one in two adults report an MSK condition each year.1 On top of that, MSK disorders are expensive to treat, costing the U.S. healthcare system a grand total of over $380 billion—more than any other category of care.2 With the physical and occupational therapists needed to treat these MSK conditions spread thin, […] The post The Advantages of Predictive AI and Motion Capture in Digital MSK appeared first on MedBridge Blog.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 7, 2024
Most respondents said they hadn’t seen a decrease in the time or effort needed to document patient care, and they reported working late to finish note-taking.
The Healthcare Blog
JUNE 5, 2024
By KIM BELLARD Imagine my excitement when I saw the headline: “ Robot doctors at world’s first AI hospital can treat 3,000 a day.” Finally, I thought – now we’re getting somewhere. I must admit that my enthusiasm was somewhat tempered to find that the patients were virtual. But, still. The article was in Interesting Engineering , and it largely covered the source story in Global Times , which interviewed the research team leader Yang Liu , a professor at China’s Tsinghua University, where he is
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
The infection, the world’s first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 bird flu variant, comes as the United States battles outbreaks of a different avian influenza strain, H5N1, among birds and cattle.
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
We’re always looking at how we can improve – that’s where our commitment to development comes in. Thousands of primary care staff across the UK are now using Holiday Manager to book their leave, and we’re delighted to announce a new feature allowing staff to request other types of leave. One of the most requested features is now live in the HUB ! From study leave to sickness, your staff can request their own absences, following the same simple process as annual leave.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 4, 2024
The insurer argued the CMS didn’t follow its stated methodology for calculating the quality scores, causing its rating to drop and risking millions of dollars in payments.
The Healthcare Blog
JUNE 4, 2024
Jody Tropeano is the head of content at HLTH which has become an extraordinarily large conference in digital health (12,000 attendees last year!). I met with her recently in New York to talk about this year’s conference and HLTH’s role in setting the agenda for digital health and the rest of health care. You can find out more about HLTH at www.hlth.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 4, 2024
Several prebiotic drinks like Poppi contain inulin, which is a prebiotic fiber that may boost the growth of healthy gut bacteria, regulate metabolism, aid in weight loss and lower blood sugar.
Valant
JUNE 2, 2024
Transitioning from clinical to administrative roles in behavioral health is a significant career shift demanding new skills, a different mindset, and a willingness to embrace complex challenges. While clinical roles focus on direct patient care, administrative roles are geared toward strategic decision-making and understanding sustainable growth. A successful transition depends upon developing the relevant skillset for this new journey.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 3, 2024
AmeriLife’s suit joins at least two others from MA sales groups seeking revisions to the rule for threatening their business model. It also comes with a ticking clock, given a looming deadline for marketing contract negotiations.
Relias
JUNE 6, 2024
Nursing leadership is one of the most important ways to motivate and inspire nurses to practice at the top of their licensure. The American Nurses Association describes a nurse leader as one who inspires and influences others to achieve their maximum potential using leadership skills and critical thinking. Nurses can lead by sharing and propelling ideas and innovation at any point throughout their careers and do not necessarily need to hold an official leadership title or role.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 4, 2024
Moderna and Merck celebrated promising data on an experimental melanoma skin cancer vaccine this week, one of several trials testing the revolutionary technology that could signal a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
Accepted Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Mike knew that an intern on his team was struggling with speaking up on client projects, so he mentored the individual throughout the summer and encouraged them to take on a key role on a final presentation. Amy worked part-time throughout college but still found ways to volunteer as a Big Sister, all while earning stellar grades all four years as an undergrad.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 6, 2024
A federal court struck a blow to antitrust regulators on Wednesday when it ruled that Novant’s purchase of two hospitals from CHS could go through, arguing the deal seems likely to promote competition in North Carolina.
Medical Economics
JUNE 5, 2024
American College of Physicians publishes position paper on best practices for integrating artificial intelligence into health care.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 7, 2024
The disease, which causes violent coughing fits that can last for weeks, is preventable via vaccinations given to pregnant women and infants.
Practice Index
JUNE 6, 2024
For most of us in practice, managing and leading change processes is a regular activity. This gets particularly challenging when changes impact on staff roles, responsibilities, hours, work environment, or even contractual entitlements. In May's HR Clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) answered all your questions on all aspects of managing change.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JUNE 5, 2024
Sen. Ron Wyden said the agency’s approach to cybersecurity is inadequate, arguing for mandatory resiliency standards, periodic audits and technical support for providers.
Science Based Medicine
JUNE 3, 2024
Dr. Pierre Kory and the pseudomous Substacker known as A Midwestern Doctor provide two more examples of how "anti-COVID" antivax has now become just antivax. The post Yet another example of how “new school” anti-COVID vaccine antivaxxers have become just antivaxxers now first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Forbes Healthcare
JUNE 6, 2024
A study of people in Sweden found that those who had gotten tattoos were 21% more likely to have subsequently been diagnosed with malignant lymphoma.
Medbridge
JUNE 5, 2024
What are HHCAHPS scores? Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) is a national, standardized, and publicly reported 34-question survey that measures the experiences of home health care patients receiving skilled home care from Medicare-certified agencies. HHCAHPS is also one of the three outcomes measures reported in the Home Health Value-Based […] The post What Are HHCAHPS Scores?
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