Athena Career Academy

MAY 17, 2024

With the constant changes in healthcare, certified medical assistants (CMAs) are playing a more important role. These dedicated healthcare workers are team players who contribute to the overall flow of medical facilities. CMAs are trained to handle a diverse range of clinical and administrative tasks with precision and efficiency. For students aspiring to kickstart a fulfilling healthcare career, becoming a certified medical assistant can open doors to a world of opportunities.

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EvidenceCare

MAY 13, 2024

Originally published on EIN Presswire BRENTWOOD, TN | May 13, 2024 EvidenceCare has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the October 14, 2024, issue of MH magazine. “With all the economic uncertainty, staffing challeng

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Emerging RN Leader

MAY 15, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During the next three months, health systems nationwide will begin to transition new graduates into their practice settings. This year’s new graduates have had more direct clinical time than nurses who graduated in previous years. Still, their current skills will not be enough for hospitals’ high-acuity and […] The post What Your New Graduates Need From You appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

Increased humidity, pollution, more extreme weather events and a decrease in sunshine exposure can all lead to worsened health conditions, researchers said.

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Athena Career Academy

MAY 15, 2024

People are always seeking career paths that promise stability and growth and accommodate their busy lifestyles and personal responsibilities. If you are one of those people aspiring to enter the healthcare sector, the medical assistant role presents an enticing opportunity. Becoming a medical assistant requires proper training, qualifications, and a supportive learning environment.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 17, 2024

The virus massively disrupted schools around the world, and those of us who did nothing more than acknowledge this obvious reality were absurdly blamed for it. The post Pro-Infection Doctors Didn’t Just Want Kids in School. They Wanted Them There Unvaccinated, Untested, and Unmasked. They Wanted Them Infected. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

Livongo cofounder Glen Tullman wants to help employers lower healthcare costs with AI, but it may be just another Band-aid for America's $4.5 billion healthcare bill.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 13, 2024

By MATTHEW HOLT Given that I ran a health technology conference for many years, I tend to run in a circle of people who have some ambition to get rich in health care. After all, billions of dollars of VC money have been dropped in lots of startups over the last decade, and a few prime examples have done very well. For example Jeff Tangey of Doximity, Glen Tullman of Livongo, Chaim Indig of Phressia and many others did fine when their companies IPOed in the late 2010s.

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Physicians Practice

MAY 17, 2024

Less than 1 in 5 physicians and approximately 1 in ten residents were able to provide a price estimate within ±25% of true values across all surveyed costs, charges, and reimbursements.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 15, 2024

Recently, I learned about a student on their clinical rotations who had to be sent home at precisely 9 hours. No matter how busy the day or service, the student would leave at the 9 hour mark. The reason? The student had a disability accommodation because he suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Subscribe now In medicine there is a tension.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 17, 2024

A new report developed by the Women’s Sport Foundation determined that sport participation maintains the power to lower mental health conditions in girls.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 15, 2024

Neuroanatomical research has long established that there are statistical differences at the macroscopic level in male and female brains. There are also functional differences in terms of memory and cognition. However, these differences are largely statistical, and exist in a mosaic of different traits. This means that, if we look at specific features (whether anatomical or functional) there are male-female differences, but […] The post Male and Female Brains are Different first appeared on

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 17, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Nate MacLeitch, founder and CEO, QuickBlox. We’ve come a long way since the University of Nebraska pioneered two-way video communication for telemedicine in 1959. Today, telehealth enables healthcare providers to expand access to medical […] The article A HIPAA-Compliant Path to Efficiency and Relief with Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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KevinMD.com

MAY 16, 2024

If you are a fan of pharma, you might want to skip this article. Some pharma enthusiasts will call it a rant. By pharma, I mean avaricious pharmaceutical (a pleonasm) companies collectively. On the other hand, those of you who treat acute migraines will learn of a highly effective, innovative, inexpensive, and relatively safe way Read more… Big pharma ignores low-cost migraine solution originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

Despite supply shortages, the GLP-1 drugs by the two companies saw their sales surge in the first quarter of the year, and competitors are still trying to catch up.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 11, 2024

While admitting error is never easy and should always be applauded, the first step is to honestly admit error. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad Pretends to Admit Error: I Was Optimistic That Vaccination Would Halt the Spread of the Virus—I Was Wrong. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing new guidance for health care providers to help better prepare them on how best to respond to cyber threats. The update is designed to help the health care sector build a more resilient system.

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Medical Economics

MAY 15, 2024

Passing Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act would help by ensuring better access to primary care services

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 12, 2024

Reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug will have public health consequences. Although its potential for abuse is less than alcohol, it is not insignificant.

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Open Dental

MAY 16, 2024

Learn more about using the various Audit Trails available in Open Dental to see who took specific actions in the software, and when. The post Tracking Actions with the Audit Trail appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 15, 2024

Elaina Hall, DNP(c), MSN, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the chief quality officer of SnapCare , formerly SnapNurse, and an experienced healthcare executive in the areas of healthcare system operations, performance improvement, nursing practice, and leadership consulting. Hall’s passion is consistently delivering the ‘best and brightest’ for SnapCare clients.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 14, 2024

Regulators sued the private equity firm last year for consolidating anesthesiology services in Texas with its portfolio company, U.S. Anesthesia Partners. Now, a judge is holding Welsh Carson blameless while allowing the suit against USAP to continue.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 15, 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

MAY 13, 2024

How Cleveland's University Hospital Health System has made mental and behavioral health services available in its primary care practices, and why that has improved clinical outcomes while enhancing health equity.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Glen Tullman came on THCB to talk about Transcarent’s new Wayfinding AI service. Transcarent has spent more than $125m (of the some $450m or so it’s raised so far) plugging an AI chatbot called Wayfinding into its various segments–which include the former 98.6 now rebranded as Transcarent Everyday Care. Wayfinding has benefits, clinical guidance and care delivery on one intelligent chatbot platform.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 13, 2024

All major payers saw elevated utilization but only an unprepared few struggled with the trend, the Change Healthcare cyberattack caused minimal financial fallout and a new D-SNP rule opens the door to a Medicare growth opportunity.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

Many of us can’t imagine what life would be like without a smartphone. But an evidence base has emerged of mental and physical harms linked to excessive smartphone use.

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Emerging RN Leader

MAY 12, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently talked with a nurse leader who is very stressed about some upcoming organizational changes in her health system. She anticipates that the director she now reports to and feels much support from may no longer be in the position. She fears that things could change […] The post Controlling the Controllable in Leadership appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Medical Economics

MAY 15, 2024

What are the time sinks taking you away from your patients? Artificial intelligence will assist those on the front lines of medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

Epic was the only vendor to see a net increase in acute care market share last year, while Oracle Health saw its largest net hospital loss on record, according to Klas Research.

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Forbes Healthcare

MAY 16, 2024

Scientists have found several strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a small number of NYC’s wild birds.

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