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Why Is Mobile Phlebotomy a Booming Business?

Prism Career Institute

The healthcare industry is on the rise in the United States. Healthcare becomes more accessible for patients who cannot cover the costs without insurance. Build relationships with patients in a comfortable environment. There are also changes in the skills demanded from those workers.

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How Business Can Bolster Determinants of Health: The Marmot Review for Industry

Health Populi

This report has direct and relevant implications and insights for private sector stakeholders outside of the United Kingdom, as well. There is also a positive agenda — about how we can invest in better housing, better food, cleaner environments and better jobs to reduce the negative social determinants of health.”

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Consumers Expand Their Definition of Well-Being to Include Food-As-Medicine

Health Populi

Consumers point to some organizations that they perceive may be working against their better health: these include fast food manufacturers, the entertainment industry, food processors (“Big Food”), the media, government agencies, and health insurance companies. ” The U.S.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Cara Lunsford

Minority Nurse

The series highlights healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing. With my fellow nurses at Children ’ s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), we started the first Supportive Care Committee to ensure nurses had an environment available to help cope with job stress.

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Meet the New President of the AANP: Stephen A. Ferrara

Minority Nurse

What do you look forward to most at the helm of one of nursing’s most influential organizations? It’s just great to be leading the largest NP organization that represents over 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S. And I give kudos to my colleagues who are on units in hospitals. Sometimes, they’re not the same organization.

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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 billion in loans to healthcare providers under its temporary funding program to help ease the financial strain caused by delays to the processing of insurance claims and providers will have 45 days to pay back the loans. 40% of the $3.3

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shelise Valentine

Minority Nurse

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.