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The Prototype: Study Suggests AI Tools Decrease Critical Thinking Skills

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: A startup bioengineering off-the-shelf arteries, how viruses may cause Alzheimers, water-powered satellites and more.

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Aetna sues drugmakers over alleged price-fixing scheme

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The complaint alleges nearly two dozen pharmaceutical companies colluded to limit competition, causing costs for certain generic medications to skyrocket.

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Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded.

Science Based Medicine

Defenders of the GBD won't tell you what it actually said. I will. The post Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Addressing health-related social needs can lead to more burnout in primary care physicians

Medical Economics

But other medical specialties dont have same association, according to a new study.

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Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19

Forbes Healthcare

The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the same mistakes as from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Private equity firms got rich while shirking obligations to hospitals, Senate report finds

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The year-long inquiry into hospitals managed by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners comes amid growing calls for increased oversight of private equity in healthcare.

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Patients are confused and overwhelmed by medical test results

Medical Economics

Most people struggle to pull basic information out of standard pathology reportslike whether or not they have cancer.

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How To Protect Yourself From LA's Wildfire Smoke

Forbes Healthcare

Wildfire smoke causes immediate health problems like asthma and heart attacks. N-95 Masks are critical.

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Blue Shield of California restructures, launches health services business and names first female CEO

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The bevy of changes for the massive California nonprofit is meant to improve operations, but should also give Blue Shield a financial leg-up as it competes with well-funded for-profit peers.

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Best Cities for Healthcare Startups in the USA

Arkenea

The HealthTech landscape is currently witnessing an era of tremendous advancements. HealthTech startups in the US are harnessing the power of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, blockchain, robotics, telemedicine and connected medical devices to further the advancement of data driven healthcare delivery. While Silicon Valley is the first thought of somebody thinking of startup hubs in the USA, the MedTech landscape in the country is quite diverse.

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The implementation of brief geriatric assessments into primary care settings

Medical Economics

A recent systematic review analyzed the use of Brief Geriatric Assessments (BGAs) as a tool for screening older adults in primary care settings.

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A Path Forward For The US Health Insurance Industry

Forbes Healthcare

A path forward for the US health insurance industry following the mixed public reaction to United Healthgroup CEO Brian Thompsons tragic murder.

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CVS successfully converts commercial pharmacy contracts to “cost plus” model

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

CVS’ efforts to reform how its pharmacies are paid have reached a significant milestone that should stabilize flagging margins.

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What Is The Hardest Nursing Class To Take?

We Care Online

What Is the Hardest Nursing Class to Take? What Is The Hardest Nursing Class To Take? There are no easy ways into nursing education, no matter where you begin. Whether it is from courses for Nurse Aide or from more advanced Registered Nurse (RN) programs, each class has its own level of difficulty. What Is the Hardest Class on a College Campus? Hardest class on a college campus usually depends on students strengths, learning style and material.

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Negotiating physician salaries: Addressing compensation misconceptions

Medical Economics

Whats fueling salary increases for primary care physicians? Talent shortages, increased burnout and rising administrative burdens not greed.

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What Is The HMPV Virus Surging In China?

Forbes Healthcare

Plenty of viruses are having their strongest season for years. But experts have urged calm about HMPV, which is not a new disease even if you've never heard about it.

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New rule wipes medical debt from consumer credit reports

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from about 15 million Americans' credit reports and bars lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.

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How to Become an Urgent Care Medical Assistant

Unitek College

Learn About the Rewarding World of Urgent Care Medical Assisting. Urgent Care Medical Assistants (MAs) work in many facilities across the country. Every year, over 200 million people go to urgent care in the United States. Thanks to physicians, nurses, and Medical Assistants, these people can receive the treatment they need to thrive. As the […] The post How to Become an Urgent Care Medical Assistant appeared first on Unitek College.

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America’s frustration with the health care industry

Medical Economics

The health care industry must start addressing high costs, low accessibility, lack of personalization, and complexity that are keeping Americans from getting the care they need.

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How Queen Zulu, Dr. Macias, Lost Her Home, Then Built A Cannabis Empire And Inspired Brittney Griner

Forbes Healthcare

The journey of Queen Zulu, Dr. Chanda Macias, from losing her home to pioneering a cannabis empire and inspiring Brittney Griner to embrace the power of the plant.

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The Hidden Toll of Prior Authorization Challenges on Healthcare Access

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andrew Mignatti, co-founder and CEO, Careviso. Healthcare access in the United States remains fraught with barriers, none as pervasive as the issues surrounding prior authorizations (PAs). Originally designed as a mechanism to ensure that […] The article The Hidden Toll of Prior Authorization Challenges on Healthcare Access appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Friday Reflection 47: Patients Make the Hardest Decisions

Sensible Medicine

MM is a 55-year-old man with recurrent pneumonia. He initially presented with a fever, chills and a lobar infiltrate. Symptoms resolved with antibiotics but recurred a week later. During his second course of treatment, further evaluation with a CT scan showed the infection to be post-obstructive, occurring distal to compression of a secondary bronchus by severe scoliosis.

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What you need to know about the Medicare reimbursement cuts for 2025

Medical Economics

Opting out of Medicare might be your only choice

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Jimmy Carter Fought To End Guinea Worm Infection

Forbes Healthcare

The Carter Center led a coalition to eradicate Guinea worm, which has been enormously successful.

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Healthcare venture capital investment amplified by AI in 2024: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Nearly 30% of the funding poured into healthcare startups last year went to companies leveraging artificial intelligence, according to Silicon Valley Bank.

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Drug-eluting coronary stents: a masterclass in (broken) evidence translation?

Sensible Medicine

When I was at Indiana back in the 1990s, we called an ICD by a company’s brand name. At IU, all ICDs were “PCDs” PCD was Medtronic’s brand name. I didn’t realize it at the time, but this was pro-level marketing. A similar thing has happened with coronary stents—at least in my neighborhood. Now it is Xience, a brand of drug-eluting stent (DES) from Abbott.

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CTA Tech Trends to Watch for 2025 – Health-Context for Kicking off #CES2025

Health Populi

People are living everyday life in digital coexistence — where the connected technologies we use for communication and entertainment now enable life-flows across our lives, morning to night, at work and play and even while we’re sleeping. Welcome to the five key tech-trends for 2025, brought to life Sunday afternoon by Melissa Harrison, CTA’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications tag-teaming with Brian Comiskey, Senior Director, Innovation & Trends.

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Walgreens Reports $265 Million Loss And Sees Progress On Turnaround

Forbes Healthcare

Walgreens reported a $265 million quarterly loss while citing what the companys chief executive called early progress en route to a turnaround that will take time.

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Transcarent to acquire fellow health benefits navigator Accolade for $621M

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The deal expected to close in the second quarter will take Accolade private and create a single firm with more than 1,400 employer and payer clients.

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The Important Role Of Dental Assistants In Infection Control

ACI Medical & Dental School

Patient safety is a top priority for the whole dental team, especially when it comes to infection control. Dental Assistants play an important part in this effort. According to the DANB , over 80% of Dental Assistants are responsible for infection control in their workplace. Learn more about how they help stop the spread of infections. The Importance of Infection Control In A Dental Practice Infection control is crucial in a dental practice because it helps protect both patients and staff from t

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Healthy Aging at Home – Learning from AARP at #CES2025

Health Populi

You would expect an auto manufacturer, a Big Tech, or a big-screen TV company would commandeer the largest exhibit booths at CES 2025, the largest annual conference of consumer-facing technology stakeholders. We can add another exhibitor to the largest CES “real estate” presences at #CES2025: that would be AARP hosting the AgeTech Collaborative.