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How medical school fails students

Sensible Medicine

In prior posts, I was critical of the culture among trainees. One essay described the phenomenon of calling in fake sick. Another asked what the balance is between accommodation and the rigors of the job. These essays were about the effort, dedication and professionalism of trainees. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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States Move To Allow Pharmacists To Prescribe More Treatments

Forbes Healthcare

Several states are expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice to allow them to prescribe amid a shortage of primary care physicians and other healthcare workers.

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Five Leadership Mistakes You May Be Making

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN All of us make mistakes – myself included. As I often tell new leaders, while reflecting on things you don’t want to repeat is good, don’t ruminate about them. Below are five common leadership mistakes to avoid to improve your leadership: 1. Listening to respond rather than […] The post Five Leadership Mistakes You May Be Making appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Driving and dementia in older patients is not an easy conversation, even for physicians

Medical Economics

Doctors have a role to play keeping older patients, their families, and other drivers as safe as possible on our nation’s roadways.

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A discussion with interventional cardiologist Dr David Cohen on medical evidence, TAVR and stroke prevention

Sensible Medicine

David Cohen is one of the smartest docs on Twitter. I learned a bunch talking with him. The procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation or TAVR is a damn miracle. In days of old, a heart surgeon would have to saw open the chest and cut out the heavily calcified immobile aortic valve and sew in a new one. I watched a case as a young doctor and came away shocked that patients survive this surgery.

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58% Of Patients Discontinue Use Of Obesity Meds Before Reaching Meaningful Weight Loss, Study Shows

Forbes Healthcare

58% of patients discontinue use of GLP-1 obesity meds before reaching a meaningful level of weight loss. This presents a challenge to payers deciding on coverage.

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Congressional perspectives: Evolution of PBMs

Medical Economics

How pharmacy benefit managers have grown in a bad way.

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Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

RxPass is now available to more than 50 million Medicare members after Amazon brought it into compliance with the insurance program’s regulatory standards.

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Real-Time Hormone Tracker Could Be ‘Powerful’ Tool For Doctors

Forbes Healthcare

A U.K. start-up thinks their device will revolutionize care for fertility, menopause and a range of other areas of women's health.

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Transforming liver care: the evolution of MASH diagnosis and treatment

KevinMD.com

The term “revolutionary” is used too often in health care. New imaging modalities, pharmaceutical breakthroughs, advanced medical devices, and artificial intelligence are all regularly proclaimed to be revolutionary to attract interest and attention. But those of us trained in medicine who work in these fields know that revolutions don’t happen—it takes 17 years for new Read more… Transforming liver care: the evolution of MASH diagnosis and treatment originally appeared in Kevi

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The state of value-based care

Medical Economics

VBC models can be challenging, and success requires an understanding of the reimbursement model, significant investment in infrastructure and possible changes in the way medicine is practiced.

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Uninsured rate expected to hit 8.9% over next decade, CBO finds

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

New government projections chart the dogged rise in the nation’s uninsured rate as policies that swelled healthcare coverage during the coronavirus pandemic expire.

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We Can Save More Victims Of Cardiac Arrest. The Answer Is In Our Hands.

Forbes Healthcare

When a spouse, another family member or a passerby witnesses a cardiac arrest and takes prompt action, they can dramatically improve a victim's odds of recovery.

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Josh Reischer, Health Note

The Healthcare Blog

Health Note takes the patient history from the patient and includes it in the EMR. It’s another piece of the puzzle in trying to fix the patient/physician encounter. Health note also does the basic information for intake that companies like Phreesia does but it also gets the patient to answer questions about their health so that the physician has more time in the encounter to focus on what to do about it.

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Social media warning labels; Parkinson’s disease detection in smartwatches; post-menopause protection – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Integrating clinical expertise with business acumen for private practice success

KevinMD.com

I often find that many doctors come to me with doubts and are grappling with the idea that they don’t know how to manage the business aspects of their private practice. However, in working with them, most come to the realization that the truth is that the skills required to run a successful medical practice Read more… Integrating clinical expertise with business acumen for private practice success originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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England’s Kids Are Getting Shorter Amid Poverty And Poor Nutrition

Forbes Healthcare

A report suggests calorie-dense but nutrient-poor diets are also driving up childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes in young people.

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States using unwinding lessons to improve Medicaid: KFF

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Medicaid unwinding has been less than perfect. However, the process has helped states expand Medicaid eligibility to more people and streamline enrollment and outreach, according to a new survey.

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The consumerization of health care: How patient-centricity is key to greater efficiency

Medical Economics

Physicians can improve patient outcomes with evolving health tech solutions that are becoming more accessible and relevant to patients.

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Staff shortages and high turnover rates in healthcare: A growing crisis 

Health Prime

The healthcare industry has been grappling with significant challenges in recent years, particularly regarding staff shortages and high turnover rates. According to the 2023 ACHE’s Top Issues Confronting Hospitals survey , workforce challenges emerged as the foremost concern for hospital CEOs, ranking number one on their list of priorities. This problem spans the entire spectrum of healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, and support staff.

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Social Media Should Have Labels Similar To Tobacco Products, Surgeon General Says—Noting ‘Significant Harm’ For Teens

Forbes Healthcare

Congress would need to pass legislation for the warnings to be added.

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CMS to end Change Healthcare cyberattack financial relief program

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Medicare funding program, which launched in March to ease cash flow challenges for providers, will stop accepting applications July 12.

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Person-centered care; meeting for good nutrition; celebrities with cancer – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Do Practice Managers support the BMA’s GP collective action?

Practice Index

Now that the British Medical Association (BMA) has opened its ballot for collective action among General Practitioners (GPs) in England, in protest at the imposition of the latest GP contract, Practice Index has asked a number of Practice Managers how they feel about any upcoming action. From now until midday on Monday 29th July, GP members of the BMA who run their surgeries will vote on whether to support the organisation’s call for collective action.

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InnovationRx: Health Officials Brace For West Nile Virus

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Health tech company Tempus’ IPO

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Robin Geiger

Minority Nurse

Robin Geiger, DNP, MSN, APRN, NP-C, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, is an accomplished, results-driven, board-certified nurse executive with over 20 years of hands-on clinical leadership experience. Dr. Geiger ’ s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy. Through the ACT (Advocacy, Career, Tools) program for all clinicians within the Ingenovis Health brands, Dr.

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Vertical integration in health care – ‘We really need to bust it up’

Medical Economics

Congressman discusses current state of competition – or lack of it – and business conditions hurting independent practitioners in health care.

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The Future of AI Automation and Therapeutic Care

Medbridge

If you’ve looked anywhere in the past year, you’ll have noticed that AI is dominating the conversation. It’s being touted as a miracle panacea to prescribe to everything from writing emails to app-based dating. Search for just about anything on Google and you’ll see an AI Overview sitting atop the typical search engine results. It’s […] The post The Future of AI Automation and Therapeutic Care appeared first on MedBridge Blog.

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Nvidia’s Work in Healthcare Is Just Getting Started

Forbes Healthcare

Nvidia has enabled incredible strides in digital surgery, digital biology and digital health.

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Multiple Locations: Introduction to the Clinics Feature

Open Dental

The Clinics feature in Open Dental allows you to manage your entire multi-clinic dental organization while allowing customization for each practice. Follow the link in our bio to learn more about the feature and if it's right for you. The post Multiple Locations: Introduction to the Clinics Feature appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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How physicians can practice leadership, not just practice medicine, in their offices

Medical Economics

Integrate these five leadership skills to invigorate your patients, your staff, and your business.

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