Emerging RN Leader
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many aspects of routine nursing care were skipped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurse leaders are now trying to do a reset on care as they look at declining quality and safety measures. Consider the story a nurse manager recently shared on a webinar: I have been shocked […] The post The Normalization of Missed Nursing Care appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Recently, I saw a tweet from World Lung Conference. A presenter lamented differences in Lung cancer screening rates by race. Black and Hispanic patients had lower rates of lung cancer CT screening than whites, and the speaker argued that we needed targeted efforts to improve this disparity. But lung cancer screening doesn't work, as I described in a prior post.
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Science Based Medicine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Measles and COVID are different, of course, but they are not categorically different. With both viruses, unvaccinated children suffer the most. Yet, doctors who rightly said "measles can be a devastating childhood illness" also said it was "breathless fear-mongering" to acknowledge that COVID can also be a devastating childhood illness. The post Doctors on Measles: “NEVER Listen to the Anti-Vax Cult When They Say This ‘Natural’ Disease is Harmless”.
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Nursing has always held health equity as a critical value in many ways. Nurses strive to deliver the best care to all patients, independent of socioeconomic status, gender, race, or other factors. Health equity arguably gets even more attention than in the past. And that attention also occurs in nursing schools, where nurses are presented with the concept of health equity.
Emerging RN Leader
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A blog reader recently asked me whether I thought some aspects of “nursing professionalism” might be racial or generational constructs. It was an excellent point because ideas about professionalism are tied to our cultural upbringing and experiences. Leaders often talk to me about what they perceive as […] The post Rethinking Nursing Professionalism appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Let’s do a thought experiment about the tricuspid valve. The TCV controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle. Background : A common TCV problem occurs when the leaflets don’t close properly during systole and there is too much regurgitation of blood back to the right atrium. We call this TR or tricuspid regurgitation.
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Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
In today’s climate, nursing is everywhere. It’s in the news and social media, but the coverage is rarely positive. Nursing has been America’s most trusted profession for years, but COVID-19 changed the perception of nursing. No longer are nurses viewed as the safe harbor for patients who were battered by the winds and wrath of an industrial health care complex.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
One in two consumers in the U.S. feel their well-being or healing was negatively impacted by difficulty paying for their medical care. Welcome to the convergence of patients’ health care life with financial and retail lives, we learn from the 2024 Healthcare Financial Experience Study from Cedar. And that patient’s positive clinical experience can absolutely reverse the consumer’s perception of the provider, noted by this quote from OSU’s Chief Financial Officer Vincent T
Relias
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The increasing rates of suicide in the United States has been an issue for decades. As with many mental health conditions, American society has unfortunately applied stigma to suicide and those coping with suicidal ideation. To overcome the U.S. mental health crisis and decrease the yearly rates of suicide, we must address these stigmas. What is suicide stigma?
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bjoern Sjut, co-founder and CEO, Finc3. It is challenging to ignore mobile smartphones’ influence on our day-to-day lives. Sometimes it’s the first thing you see in the morning and the last at night. The […] The article How Mobile-First Websites Can Influence More Patients to Reach You appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
I’ve managed to keep up the every other week Friday Reflection for 58 weeks. A very busy month almost led me to miss this deadline, and then my mother came to the rescue. My mom died 4 years ago. At the time I packed away her journals and albums, unable to imagine getting rid of any of them. During the last couple of weeks, for the same reasons I failed to write a reflection this week, I dove into her files.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
“What omnichannel really means: hearing the customer wherever they are and making them feel heard, valued, and understood.” That statement comes from Qualtrics’ explanation of omnichannel experience design. The very human needs of feeling one is heard, is valued, and is understood, underpin the rasion d’etre of omnichannel marketing.
Relias
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is waning, the changes it brought to healthcare persist. Longer hours for clinicians, increased rates of burnout among all providers, and higher rates of reported mental illness are now commonplace. While these and many other difficulties are challenging, organizations can respond by creating systems for building organizational resilience.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chris Martini, chief provider officer, PatientPoint. In today’s U.S. healthcare system, patients often find themselves in a perplexing situation where the quality of clinical care can be excellent, but the overall patient experience may […] The article The Role of Digital Tools In Enhancing the Patient Experience and Value-Based Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Science Based Medicine
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
It's not as complicated as you may think. The post Why Is American Healthcare So Expensive? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
“ Groceries and glutes,” CNN reported in 2019 about a food store combining a gym in the store. While grocery stores have been embedded various fitness options into their brick-and-mortar footprints long before the pandemic, there’s a new riff on fitness at the grocer coming to Augusta, Georgia: grocery and golf. FreshTake, a new grocery store from a family-owned food chain, will open its doors in 2024, located in a Whole Foods location that closed in 2017.
Medical Gas Compliance
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Keeping your medical gas systems operating properly isn't the only challenge that affects patient safety. It is about time that these formerly Hospital Acquired Infection or Hospital Associated Infections were seriously attacked. In recent years, these infections have been responsible for 270,000 deaths and cause an estimated 1.7 million illnesses in the United States per year.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Health Level Seven (HL7) International, the global authority on interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, announced the 2023 class of John Quinn HL7 Fellows and the 2023 recipients of the W. Edward […] The article Health Level Seven Announces New John Quinn Fellows and W.
Science Based Medicine
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Burning Man. It is more than a rained out festival in the desert. The post Spontaneous Human Combustion. A Sort of Narrative Review. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This week, I talk with Andrew Foy, who is an academic cardiologist at Penn State University in Hershey, PA. Andrew is one of the smartest voices in medicine today. We start with the REMEDIAL trial, published recently in JAMA. Ablation vs Meds. Primary endpoint—depression and anxiety. One of the main issues was the control arm—namely that there was no sham control.
Medical Gas Compliance
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Most of us assume that because the hospital is plumbed for vacuum and gasses, everything will work right the first and every time. Usually, it does, but there is a reason every operating room has multiple outlets and inlets. Sometimes, things don’t go as planned.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Elise Mortensen, head of growth, HTD Health. We often think of healthcare as the direct communication between provider and patient in an appointment or clinical setting. However, most of what influences health outcomes sits […] The article Patient Engagement: How To Design Virtual Care Experiences for Long-Term Engagement appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
As a hard-working and successful nursing professional examining your career, you might reflect on your nurse mentor. The person who inspired, guided, advised, and kept you on the straight and narrow path, and ask yourself if you’ve ever been one yourself. Was there someone who took you under their wing? Was there an individual who counseled you on your choice of master’s degree program?
CareerStep
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
While the healthcare industry, in general, has faced ups and downs in the last few years, rural hospitals and health networks, specifically, continue to face the threat of closure. Many have struggled to meet their staffing goals, leaving them unable to comfortably serve the communities they’re based in. This has led to a lack of healthcare options in rural areas that is not only detrimental to patients, but to the healthcare system as a whole.
Relias
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Health care in our country is often fragmented. Clients often receive treatment for physical health conditions separately from mental illness and substance use. But in reality, they all impact the success or failure of any single treatment plan. And even when there is some coordination between a behavioral health provider and a medical doctor, social determinants like economic insecurity and lack of social supports are often not considered.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. To bridge language barriers and make healthcare more inclusive and transparent for patients who speak Spanish, the American Medical Association (AMA) now offers Spanish language descriptors for more than 11,000 medical procedures and services. […] The article AMA Releases The CPT 2024 Code Set appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
As the population in the United States ages, healthy aging is going to become a concern for a growing segment of people and the healthcare teams that care for them. September’s Healthy Aging Month designation brings an awareness for nurses who want to offer appropriate care for their aging patients and who also want to be mindful of healthy aging practices for their own health.
Top Practices
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
As a physician business owner or medical office manager, there are several significant benefits to implementing continuous learning and re-training reviews for your staff. These practices can have a positive impact on both your team and the overall efficiency and effectiveness of your medical office. Here are some key advantages: Enhanced Skills and Knowledge Continuous learning and re-training ensure that your staff stays up-to-date with the latest medical advancements, technologies, and best p
Patients Rising
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Patients Rising Now joined several other advocacy groups in sending a letter of support for H.4066 and S.1425 in the Massachusetts State Legislature to the Joint Committee on Financial Services […] The post Patients Rising Signs onto Letter to Increase Patient Access to Pharmacy Services appeared first on Patients Rising.
Accepted Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Most applicants come away from their first med school interview saying, “That wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.” As with many things in life, the anticipation of a stressful event can sometimes be worse than the event itself. Although many med schools work hard to make interviewing applicants feel relaxed, this doesn’t mean you should show up unprepared.
Medical Terminology Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Over 2 million Americans are living with atrial fibrillation ( Ā-trē-al ) ( fi- bri -LĀ-shun ) (AFib). It is most often the result of other conditions that affect the heart’s health, such as high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. Signs and symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. Some people may have no symptoms.
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