Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 12, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The healthcare sector is rapidly evolving, with clinical researchers and scientists discovering new diseases and treatments. And with various technological advancements today, medical workers can be supported in providing excellent quality patient care in clinics, […].

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2023

Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) School of Nursing launched a statewide initiative to train more Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). FSU is the first HBCU in the country to host a SANE training program at its nursing school, thanks to a $1.5 million appropriation from the state of North Carolina. Right now, there are fewer than 100 SANEs certified across the state of North Carolina, even though they are the best people to care for sexual assault victims and to collect forensic evidence.

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Emerging RN Leader

JANUARY 11, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders are asking me how to help staff become more long-term thinkers. Younger staff, they observe, are living in the moment and fail to consider the longer-term impact of some of their decisions. Some examples they give include the following: […] The post Helping Nurses Think More Long-Term appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Medical Gas Compliance

JANUARY 11, 2023

Healthcare facilities are not without risk when it comes to cyber attacks. The Department of Health and Human Services reports that from 2018 to 2021, there was an 84% increase in data breaches reported by healthcare organizations. (source). 2022 was an even more troubling year for Healthcare related cyberattacks. Out of any global industry sector, The healthcare industry had the highest increase in weekly cyberattacks in 2022.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 12, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Gait is now recognized as the 6th vital sign and serves as a valuable indicator of health and mobility status. Previously, clinically-validated gait analysis technology was only available in lab settings, making it costly and […]. The article Providers Can Now Learn More About Their Patients with Accessible Gait Analysis Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2023

An over-arching theme of the 2023 CES conference was Human Security for All, abbreviated as HS4A. And what, you might ask, do “human” and “security” have to do with the largest annual consumer technology conference, held last week in Las Vegas? Here’s what. “This is the first CES not only in the new post-pandemic or live-with-pandemic era.

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MedicalGPS

JANUARY 11, 2023

One major challenge facing all physician practices is patient scheduling. Regardless of the skill level, state-of-the-art equipment, and treatments available at the physician practice, patients cannot be adequately cared for without first gaining access to the care they need. Patient scheduling may seem easy enough on the surface; however, many physician practices, therapists, and other healthcare organizations miss opportunities to provide care to their patients simply because patients are not

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

For over a decade, we have heard the terms “value-based care” and “value-based payment” in discussions about how to improve health care quality and reduce costs. But as a major difference in how most providers have operated, change has come slowly. For example, less than 20% of Medicare spending is currently value-based. But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2023

As we enter the week’s brainstorms and deal-making prospects this week at the annual JP Morgan meet-up for healthcare, I’m kicking off Health Populi’s posts this week by diving into two major reports published in sync with this meeting that’s so pivotal and important for the digital health community: the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) 2022 Annual Report on Healthcare Investments and Exits and the 2022 Global State of Digital Health Report from FINN Partners and Galen Growth.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 11, 2023

Culture is part of an organization’s DNA. Every company has a culture driven by its mission, vision, and values. These principles guide how team members behave inside the workplace. A business’s expectations, experiences, and operating philosophy all stem from its culture. Most importantly, culture establishes what the company respects and prioritizes.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 13, 2023

Are you ready to get your retirement plans in order? Even the most motivated nurse will find a few roadblocks when planning for retirement, but never let those roadblocks detract you from your goal. Trying to determine how much money you’ll need to live years or decades down the road can seem like an impossible task. And even if you’re putting some money away, you might wonder if it’s going to be enough.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 12, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Darren Ghanayem and Maria Turner, managing directors, AArete. America boasts the greatest advancements in medical research in the world: more Americans have received the Nobel Prize in medicine than Europe, Canada, Japan, and Australia […]. The article Medical Billing Needs To Catch Up with Modern Medicine appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2023

In the annual 2023 Gallup poll on honesty and ethics in professions in the U.S. , the good news for the human capital of health care is that nurses, physicians and pharmacists continue to lead Americans’ ratings across professions in first, second, and third place respectively. The bummer is that that trust equity has eroded in the past year — especially among health citizens who identify as Republican voters.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 12, 2023

One of the most important non-clinical skills for a nurse to develop is the strong power of communication. Nursing care is built on the foundation of communication. Both patients and colleagues figure largely in a nurse’s world, and listening well and speaking your truth clearly is essential both on the job and in your daily life. Conversations Abound.

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