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Fortifying Healthcare Email Security: Advanced Solutions and Mitigation Strategies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Email remains a cornerstone communication tool for healthcare entities, yet the communication channel also presents formidable cybersecurity hurdles. The sensitive nature of patient data and the open nature […] The article Fortifying Healthcare Email Security: Advanced Solutions and Mitigation Strategies appeared first on electronichealthre

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Benefits and Opportunities in Medical Assisting

Athena Career Academy

If you are stuck in your career or have had difficulty finding work in today’s economy, you may consider a change. Medical assistants play an essential role in the healthcare industry, working on many different clinical and administrative tasks that keep healthcare facilities running smoothly. Medical assistants work closely with both healthcare providers and patients to provide the care needed for a positive experience.

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Why Nvidia, Google And Microsoft Are Betting Billions On Biotech’s AI Future

Forbes Healthcare

As language models like ChatGPT and Gemini have ushered in a new age of AI in Silicon Valley, powerful tech companies are looking to drug discovery and digital biology.

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Martin Kulldorff was wrongly fired from Harvard Medical School

Sensible Medicine

Martin Kulldorff was a professor at Harvard Medical School who argued during the pandemic that school closure was misguided policy, lockdowns were inappropriate and draconian, vaccine mandates were unjust, natural immunity conferred protection against subsequent severe disease, kids did not need to be vaccinated, and that two year old children should not wear cloth masks in daycare.

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Mayo Clinic launches digital health product pipeline

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The program aims alleviate the cost and difficulty digital health companies face in selling to hospitals, while making it easier for hospitals to find and integrate useful tools.

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How Accreditation Impacts Your Medical Assistant Training

Athena Career Academy

The healthcare field is continuing to grow rapidly, with the demand for medical assistants increasing every day. If you want to enter the healthcare field, one of the quickest and easiest ways is by training to become a medical assistant. Many medical assistant programs can be completed in as little as a few months with a very reasonable investment in your education and will allow you to begin working as a medical assistant right away.

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Despite Sleepy Girl TikTok Trend, Glamorizing Nap Culture In The U.S. Remains An Arduous Task

Forbes Healthcare

“There’s a stigma.that adults who nap are lazy,” says Dr. Kathrin Hamm of Bearaby. On #WorldSleepDay she says workplace culture must take the lead on rebranding rest.

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Salesforce’s pitch on healthcare AI

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The cloud-based software company announced a number of new AI tools in the lead up to the HIMSS conference. Healthcare is a “huge priority” for Salesforce, said Sean Kennedy, global health strategy lead.

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Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Who Posted Pictures of Guillotines and Promised Herd Immunity Would Arrive 3-6 Months After Lockdowns Ended, Fired for “Clinging to the Truth”.

Science Based Medicine

"Science cannot survive in a society that does not value truth and strive to discover it." The post Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Who Posted Pictures of Guillotines and Promised Herd Immunity Would Arrive 3-6 Months After Lockdowns Ended, Fired for “Clinging to the Truth”. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

“Clinical transformation with AI is easier without patients.” When Dr. Grace Cordovano heard this statement on a panel of physicians convening to share perspectives on the future of AI in health care held in early March 2024, the board-certified patient advocate felt, in her words, “insulted on behalf of the patient communities I know that are working tirelessly to advance AI that works for them.” “The healthcare ecosystem and policy landscape must formally recognize patients as end-

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ER Waits For Hospital Beds Are Deadly. Many Hospitals Aren’t Fixing The Problem

Forbes Healthcare

Boarding—or waiting in the ER for a bed after admission—is a worsening problem in hospitals. Solutions exist but many hospitals are not addressing the issue.

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Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – A Medical Student’s Perspective

Sensible Medicine

On February 8th, Lisa Rosenbaum published an excellent and thought-provoking piece in the New England Journal titled: On Being Well While Doing Well — Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training. This article, and the accompanying podcast , has stimulated more conversation than a “non-research” article has in years.

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Young doctors: Do you have adequate insurance coverage?

Medical Economics

Why physicians need to understand and insure the gap between earning potential and net worth.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Barbara Bosah

Minority Nurse

Barbara Bosah, MS, RN, PCCN, is a highly skilled nurse manager in the thoracic and surgical intermediate care unit and vascular progressive care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), downtown campus in Baltimore, MD. With over 14 years of experience leading care teams for patients with complex medical conditions, she is passionate nursing leader who fosters dynamic and supportive work environments that encourage continuous learning and professional growth.

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform: Lots Of Talk But Little Action

Forbes Healthcare

At yesterday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, Chair Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo urged their colleagues to pass PBM reform as soon as possible.

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Washington to the Rescue: Help to Hospitals in Wake of Cyberattack

Coronis Health

In an attempt to address in some meaningful way the serious impact of last month’s cyberattack against Optum’s Change Healthcare—which went on to create ripples in the stability of the nation’s overall healthcare system—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued this past Saturday an announcement that it was providing immediate help.

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How providers and payers are shifting their focus to social determinants of health

Medical Economics

As the medical community increasingly recognizes the impact of contributors to health inequity, Social Determinants of Health are becoming a critical factor in payer and provider conversations about better managing health.

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Care Orgs Tap Microsoft Generative AI for Clinical Documentation

EHR Intelligence

Standford Medicine, WellSpan Health, and Providence are early adopters of DAX Copilot, a generative AI tool for clinical documentation from Microsoft.

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Interoperability and Prior Authorization Are on FHIR

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responses from Joe Gagnon, CEO, 1upHealth. The recently released CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule is a pivotal measure to reshape the industry. By laying the groundwork for expanded access to health information and […] The article Interoperability and Prior Authorization Are on FHIR appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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AI: From Reputation Guardian to Brand Champion – How Businesses Can Leverage AI for Reputation Management Domination

Connectivity

In the digital age, online reputation is a company’s lifeblood. A single negative review or social media misstep can spark a firestorm, eroding trust and impacting your bottom line. Traditionally, reputation management was a reactive scramble – monitoring mentions, responding to crises, and patching holes after the damage was done. But AI is changing the game, transforming reputation management from a fire extinguisher to a proactive shield and, more importantly, a powerful brand champion.

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Experts Call For More Regulation Of At Home Microbiome Test Kits

Forbes Healthcare

Experts say there is no way of defining a healthy microbiome and that some currently available tests may risk misleading consumers.

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An expert discusses food choice, nutritional deficiencies, and eating healthy

Medical Economics

March is National Nutrition Month. Here are more things primary care physicians can consider when examining patients, their diets, and what they themselves eat every day.

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Get ahead for the new annual leave year

Practice Index

Unbelievably, April is just around the corner - and, for many of us, this means planning a new year of annual leave for our teams, which is an ideal time to look at ways to streamline the process. Do you find yourself sinking under a pile of holiday requests every week? Is it difficult to keep track of who wants to book summer holidays and time off over Christmas - and did they take the same time off last year?

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Chiefs fan to gun violence advocate: How football and tragedy reshaped my mission

KevinMD.com

Those who know me well and even those who don’t are aware of my passion and commitment to the Kansas City Chiefs. As an avid fan who was born and raised in KC, I can assure everyone that there were many dark years and even decades prior to the current situation that have allowed us Read more… Chiefs fan to gun violence advocate: How football and tragedy reshaped my mission originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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What to Expect During Medical School

Accepted Blog

You’re about to embark on four years of learning, working, socializing, and then learning and working some more. The best way to prepare for the long road ahead is to know what to expect. This post will walk you through the various avenues of medical school education, from reviewing what and how you’ll learn to making time for your health and personal growth.

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Clinical side of primary care; Oprah, obesity and meds; and you, Brutus? – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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27 Types of Life Coaching: Your Roadmap to Perfect Niche

Trafft

Google “life coaching services” and the search engine throws more than one million results at you. As a life coach, you may be left wondering, how can people hear me above all the noise in a growing industry full of potential? You need to focus and amplify your life coaching business by directing your skill set and knowledge toward a specific type of life coaching.

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Ozempic And Wegovy Rivals: Here Are The Companies Working On Competitor Weight Loss Drugs

Forbes Healthcare

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk and Mounjaro maker Eli Lilly dominate the lucrative weight loss drug market with Wegovy and Zepbound, but companies are racing to compete in one of the most lucrative markets in the history of the pharmaceutical industry.

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Admissions Tip: Be Yourself!

Accepted Blog

Psst! How would you like to know the one thing that admissions committee members really want from applicants? Here it is: they wish – sometimes they even dream – that applicants would stop writing what they imagine the adcom wants to hear. Instead, they want candidates to just be themselves, presented articulately, of course. We can’t even count the number of times adcom members have told us they want applicants to answer the essay questions directly and reveal what they really want the adcom re

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Tracking maternal deaths; the head and the heart; federal budget and health care – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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EHR vendor MEDITECH integrates generative AI for clinical notes

EHR Intelligence

Building on its collaboration with Nuance Communications, EHR vendor MEDITECH has announced the integration of a generative AI tool for clinical documentation.