Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The worry I have about medical science is that a lot of our experiments produce little to no knowledge. Trials select their patients, test the drugs in run-in periods and use research coordinators to help patients navigate complex health systems. The primary endpoint (of hospital readmission for HF or death) occurred in 15.2%

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, as peoples’ daily lives shifted closer and closer to home, and for some weeks and months home-all-the-time, health care, too, moved beyond brick-and-mortar hospitals and doctors’ offices. In 2019, J.D. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I read many of his essays including Hyposkillia and Medical Education on the Brink. Old-fashioned doctors spend whatever time it takes to obtain a good medical history and physical examination. A thoughtful H&P can avoid unnecessary tests that in turn produce false positive results that then demand further evaluation.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Then someone discovered that the largest living thing in the world was actually the 106 acre, 47 thousand tree Pando aspen grove in central Utah, which genetic testing revealed to be a single organism. If true, this would still be between double and triple the size of Permanente Medical Groups.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 25, 2023

We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. We listen to how they are affected by diseases, how they tolerate medications, how they describe symptoms, and what they have learned about a disease in their decades of experience. (I We register how people respond to treatments and our counsel.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There are many more people competing for slots in medical school and residency and the number of “slots” have increased at a slower pace than the applicants. If applicants are more impressive on paper, but no more impressive in the clinics and hospitals, aren’t we doing something wrong? programs is even stiffer.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 14, 2023

One of the many privileges of being a physician, and a professor of medicine at a “prestigious” medical school, is getting to talk to young people who are considering a career in medicine. After taking his history and doing his physical exam, I recommended HIV testing. “Not going to happen,” was his reply.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Neurologist Hooman Kamel from the Weil Cornell Medical Center in NY had an idea about atrial fibrillation and stroke. Instead, he designed a randomized controlled trial to test this idea. Yet when it was tested in randomized controlled trials, the idea did not pan out. Academic medicine sometimes gets it right. It made sense.

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Scrubs

MARCH 29, 2023

A new cancer detection tool known as the “holy grail” of early detection is currently being tested in hospitals throughout the U.K., It is the first pan-cancer blood test, according to Ashish Tripathi, founder and CEO of Tzar Labs and chairman of Epigeneres Biotech, an Indian firm that first developed the test in 2021. “We

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

I’d interviewed Roy at CES 2020 in Las Vegas in January to catch up on consumer health developments, and the March meeting was going to cover Philips’ innovations on the hospital and acute care side of the business, as well as to learn more about Roy’s new role as head of Connected Care.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

Our In Demand Career Spotlight Series focuses on careers in the medical and dental industries where demand for skilled workers outpaces supply. At ACI Medical & Dental School, you can be certified for these in-demand careers in just four months with the hands-on training, skills, and credentials youll need for your new job.

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Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Enrolling in medical training programs in Charlotte, North Carolina , helps trainees gain the high-demand skills needed to navigate real-world challenges in hospitals, clinics, and other medical environments. For insights into choosing a medical training program, check out our detailed guide.

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Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

"I realized where medical devices could be transformative was on the software side." Patients can now access the test with their physicians at 20 hospitals around the nation and get reimbursed by their insurance companies. Because they are software, Vesta's products do not currently require FDA oversight.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 10, 2024

The health system’s electronic health records, MyChart patient portal and several systems for ordering tests and medications are unavailable, Ascension said.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Phlebotomy technicians are essential pieces of the medical system. Juliana Garofalo is a medical assistant and student with a focus on phlebotomy. The primary job of a phlebotomy technician is to draw blood from patients and prep the samples for future testing. However, they do not have to attend medical school.

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Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 28, 2024

If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 28, 2025

Preventable medical errors are still a serious issue in healthcare, contributing to patient harm, increased costs, and diminished patient trust. A landmark study from Johns Hopkins identified medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States, with an estimated 250,000 deaths annually attributed to preventable mistakes.

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Scrubs

MARCH 23, 2023

The nurse at the hospital gave her some medication and sent her home, but she went back several days later when the pain returned. Go back to the ER and they’ll do some more tests,’” Byrnes said. Byrnes initially thought the issue was related to COVID-19. They’re like, ‘we don’t know what to tell you.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 30, 2023

Patients present with troublesome symptoms that they “just want checked out before the weekend” and I’m left either worrying about them all weekend or admitting them to the hospital where I know little will happen for the next two days. He had also had had a normal stress test a couple of years before.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Marlton, NJ-based Continuum Health Alliance has recently confirmed that it has experienced a security incident that exposed the data of 377,119 patients of its client, Consensus Medical Group, a physician-owned medical group in Evesham, NJ. No financial information or Social Security numbers were present in the file.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We so desperately need RCT data for our screening tests. We discuss in Ending Medical Reversal why we should be suspicious of single center studies. In this group, medications were up-titrated to recommended doses within 2 weeks of discharge and four scheduled outpatient visits were completed in the 2 months after discharge.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 16, 2024

Anyway, this person was telling me about a novel effort to use AI to predict readmission for a certain medical problem. The idea was that interventions could then be tested in the high-risk groups. .” I admit that I do not follow the Medical AI literature closely. ” I truly believe in the promise of AI in medicine.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 20, 2024

Terrible analogy coning, but forgive me: Blood clotting in the body (medical term-hemostatic balance) is like a dance. These authors write that projected cost of andexanet alone would exceed the entire hospital reimbursement in 74% of patients by a median of $7604. The Achilles heal of reversal agents is blood clotting. Subscribe now

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

At ACI Medical & Dental School in Eatontown, NJ, we prepare students for in-demand jobs in the medical field. 7 Entry Level Healthcare Jobs To Consider in 2025 Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) What Do They Do? 7 Entry Level Healthcare Jobs To Consider in 2025 Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) What Do They Do?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Doctors’ use of and demand for augmented intelligence in medical practice is on the rise — with many factors that could bolster or risk adoption on the journey toward AI in the doctor’s office, based on the latest survey from the American Medical Association (AMA) published this week. The AMA polled U.S.

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Scrubs

JUNE 7, 2023

Records show the child suffered from sickle cell anemia and heart disease, but the agency confirmed that Border Patrol officials and medical professionals allegedly repeatedly denied requests to send Reyes Alvarez to a hospital. The family was being held there after Reyes Alvarez tested positive for the flu. Around 2 p.m.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 31, 2023

Federal prosecutors say 37% of the aspiring nurses who purchased the degrees to get around having to do the coursework required to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination passed the test. Local officials in Georgia confirmed that at least three of the suspected nurses were employed at a veteran’s hospital in Atlanta.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the bustling corridors of a hospital or a private clinic, healthcare professionals often face a daunting avalanche of paperwork. But what makes these scanners so integral to modern medical practice? It’s no secret that healthcare document scanners have revolutionized medical documentation.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Students interested in becoming Medical Assistants are often curious about what the work schedule will be like. Medical Assistants in New Jersey typically work full-time hours , which means they usually work about 40 hours per week. Some Medical Assistants may work part-time, which could range from 20 to 30 hours per week.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Don’t get hung up on the specific medical problem. The medical question comes up pretty often: What to do with moderate anemia (low red blood cell counts) in a patient recovering from a heart attack (myocardial infarction = MI)? (We The MINT trial tested these two strategies. No drug companies. No devices.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 18, 2024

“Always wearing a mask on a medical service in 2024 is an extreme measure and lies outside what should be considered acceptable professional behavior.” Seven of them tested positive for Covid and I suspect the eighth test was a false negative. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Fierce Healthcare just issued a 2025 healthcare outlook with several key findings, including: An American Hospital Association (AHA) report published in 2024 finds reimbursement from government payers is not keeping pace with the high costs of drugs, labor, and supplies and the inflation rate. Administrative costs.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 8, 2024

Some doctors proudly say they ask for help, but if you have to ask 10 people each week on service for advice, you are just slowing medical care and should step down. Is the doctor who specializes in just one disease better at that disease than a doctor who sees a range of problems? Its not fair to the staff or patients.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Even though my practice is made up of about 750, overwhelmingly older people, mostly with chronic medical conditions, I only attend to the death of a patient a few times a month. He is otherwise well, with only hypertension, well-controlled on one medication.   I usually see people who die alone in the hospital.

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Scrubs

JULY 21, 2023

I think my nurses loved me when I was hospitalized. The nurse advised him it would be cheaper if he went to a COVID testing place because ER will “test for everything”. I just judge them quietly -Dan My dad was hospitalized recently, and I had to sit on my hands or play on my phone to keep myself from micromanaging.

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Scrubs

MAY 17, 2023

According to studies looking at all diagnosed cases of VOGM, one third of all patients do not survive, one third suffer moderate to severe neurocognitive compromise despite treatment, and only one third survive to adulthood without “significant compromise,” according to the Boston Children’s Hospital where the procedure was performed.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. Her hospital course was uneventful, and she made good therapeutic use of her time on the unit. She had been brought to our hospital from jail, where she had been taken for some misdemeanor.

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