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Money in Medical Education Makes Me Sad

Sensible Medicine

Examples: patients with new heart failure get coronary angiography; patients with chest pain without evidence of heart attack get stress tests; certain drugs and devices become favored over generics. Practice patterns. Ways of doing things. The curious thing about many therapeutic fashions is their lack of evidentiary support. Less money.

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Optum: Testing Time for an Invisible Empire

The Healthcare Blog

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. Companies that control both insurance and care delivery have a great deal of flexibility in what the accountants term “transfer pricing”.

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Post #2 Back-to-Sleep Series

Sensible Medicine

One third of the retained milestones were transferred to different ages; 68% of those transferred were moved to older ages.” Comparison of 1967 Denver Developmental Screening Tests and 2022 CDC milestones, 75 th percentile. Let’s look at 1967 vs. 2022 for the DDST and the CDC: Table 2.

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NEW CE: Inpatient Transfers

NHA Now

While performing patient transfers, patient care technicians are at high risk of these types of injuries. Safe movement bolsters patients’ health and is required for the completion of many personal care tasks, diagnostic testing, and medical procedures. Patients are also at risk for falls and injuries as you assist them.

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Why Good communication Matters in Healthcare

Practice Builders

Clear communication protocols reduce the time spent coordinating decisions and repeating tests. Poor communication between shifts or departments can result in duplicate tests or delayed therapy, which frustrates patients. This is necessary when a patient is transferred to another hospital for further treatment or for other reasons.

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Babies with the DNA of Three Different People Born in the U.K.

Scrubs

Once the egg has been fertilized with sperm, it is transferred back into the womb of the mother. “All applications for treatment are assessed on an individual basis against the tests set out in the law and only after independent advice from experts. ” The post Babies with the DNA of Three Different People Born in the U.K.

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25 Technology Grants for Healthcare Startups

Arkenea

NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health) Proposal The NCCIH in the United States is accepting proposals and recommendations from medical device developers for Small Business Technology Transfer Grants. Each pilot project will test a technology prototype in a healthcare setting for a period of approximately 4-9 months.