January, 2025

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Assessment of Minnesota Medical Assisting Students

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

I recently received the following question: I am writing to inquire about [whether] a CMA (AAMA) [can] sign off on a medical assistant apprentices competency documents. Due to a shortage of medical assistants in the Duluth, Minnesota, area, we have agreed to offer medical assistant apprenticeship opportunities within our ambulatory clinics.

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Moderna May Have The Best Shot At A Vaccine For Stomach Flu

Forbes Healthcare

Cases of norovirus infections are surging, but coming up with a way to prevent them has proven to be a challenge.

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Investors ask UnitedHealth for answers about delayed, denied care

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

On Wednesday, a faith-based group of investors requested UnitedHealth prepare a report looking into how its practices could be leading to “delay or abandonment of medical treatment and serious adverse events for patients.

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The first line of defense: How primary care doctors can guide patients through a cancer diagnosis

Medical Economics

Practical strategies for delivering life-changing news with empathy and expertise.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Treatment of Drug Addiction

Sensible Medicine

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and if he carries out even part of his agenda , he will be a consequential -- and controversial -- cabinet secretary. I am concerned about some of his stances , including his record of objecting to vaccines, but in other areas, starting with addiction, his vision and values could transform lives.

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Busy or unpredictable? – By Kay Keane

Practice Index

To be honest, I get fed up with hearing myself say how busy I am. I say it all the time! But its the truth. Some days I get to lunchtime and think, Ive been here since 7.00am and havent even been able to go to the loo yet! What Im about to say isnt meant to be controversial; its meant to start a discussion.Because I believe were not just busy; were busy with an unpredictable workload and thats the thing that makes us superheroes.

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This YC Partner Just Raised $30 Million For An AI Startup Automating Paperwork For Biotech

Forbes Healthcare

Y Combinator's Surbhi Sarna has raised $30 million for Collate, a startup aiming to automate the tedious parts of running a life sciences business using AI.

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Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Prospect is the second large health system with a history of private equity ownership to declare bankruptcy in the past year.

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Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded.

Science Based Medicine

Defenders of the GBD won't tell you what it actually said. I will. The post Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Addressing health-related social needs can lead to more burnout in primary care physicians

Medical Economics

But other medical specialties dont have same association, according to a new study.

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Start the New Year with a better way to manage leave

Practice Index

If coming back to your desk after the New Year break, youre greeted by a stack of notes requesting leave for next Christmas, and a battle for the school holidays, then its time to make a change for 2025. Holiday Manager, free of charge, in the HUB, not only keeps all your requests in one place, but all the calculations are done for you and if youre not ready for those arguments over those days between Christmas and New Year before youve even finished your festive chocolates, you can put a block

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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare

We Care Online

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare Healthcare is a field defined by its complexity, andamong the many challenges healthcare professionals face, ethical dilemmas often stand out as the most nuanced and difficult. These situations require practitioners to make decisions that balance professional standards, legal obligations, and the well-being of patients.

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Musk, DOGE Threaten The Health Of Millions Of Americans

Forbes Healthcare

DOGE co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramasway pledge to cut $500 billion in federal spending. Hitting their target will mean stripping healthcare coverage from millions.

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HHS proposes HIPAA update to boost healthcare cybersecurity

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The update, which would be the first since 2013, aims to clarify and provide more instruction on securing health data as cyberattacks and breaches in the sector skyrocket.

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To Spread Mistrust, Dr. Martin Kulldorff Asks RFK Jr. to do an Unethical, Impossible RCT of Vaccines He Knows Are Safe & Effective

Science Based Medicine

Once again, sheltered laptop-class doctors are treating children's health as a parlor game to advance their political objectives. The post To Spread Mistrust, Dr. Martin Kulldorff Asks RFK Jr. to do an Unethical, Impossible RCT of Vaccines He Knows Are Safe & Effective first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Patients are confused and overwhelmed by medical test results

Medical Economics

Most people struggle to pull basic information out of standard pathology reportslike whether or not they have cancer.

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Is the GP pay proposal out of step with reality?

Practice Index

Before Christmas, the Government announced its proposal for a 2.8% pay rise for GPs in 2025/26. Its perhaps no surprise that this sum has been met with widespread criticism, with many in the profession arguing that it falls far short of whats needed to address years of pay erosion, rising costs and escalating workloads. It also points to the sectors collective action falling on deaf ears.

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Making your website compliant for patients with disabilities

Physicians Practice

This is the best way to see that your website is continually up-to-date and complies with the ever-evolving ADA regulations and guidelines.

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The Prototype: Study Suggests AI Tools Decrease Critical Thinking Skills

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: A startup bioengineering off-the-shelf arteries, how viruses may cause Alzheimers, water-powered satellites and more.

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Aetna sues drugmakers over alleged price-fixing scheme

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The complaint alleges nearly two dozen pharmaceutical companies colluded to limit competition, causing costs for certain generic medications to skyrocket.

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The Semmelweis gambit: A red flag for defending bad science and quackery

Science Based Medicine

A proponent of the Great Barrington Declaration is comparing rejection of its "natural herd immunity" approach to the pandemic to the rejection of Ignaz Semmelweis and his findings. It's a deceptive comparison beloved of all manner of scientific cranks. The post The Semmelweis gambit: A red flag for defending bad science and quackery first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Physician fertility: To be or not to be child free?

Medical Economics

We dont talk much about women physicians who dont have kids, either by choice or due to fertility issues.

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Best Cities for Healthcare Startups in the USA

Arkenea

The HealthTech landscape is currently witnessing an era of tremendous advancements. HealthTech startups in the US are harnessing the power of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, blockchain, robotics, telemedicine and connected medical devices to further the advancement of data driven healthcare delivery. While Silicon Valley is the first thought of somebody thinking of startup hubs in the USA, the MedTech landscape in the country is quite diverse.

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Sleep: Watch This Space

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE In case youve missed it, sleep is all the rage in neurosciences these days. They are fast at work rebranding it the brains rinse cycle. The brain, protectively encased in an unyielding bony casing, lacks the delicate lymphatic system that transports used body metabolites to breakdown and extraction sites in all other parts of the body.

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Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19

Forbes Healthcare

The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the same mistakes as from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Independent Health settles with Justice Department over alleged Medicare Advantage upcoding

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The $100 million settlement is one of the larger recent sums agreed to by an MA payer accused of inflating its members’ sicknesses to get higher reimbursement from the government.

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Was Nice to Someone During a Debate. That Doesn’t Erase the Consequences of His Misinformation.

Science Based Medicine

This is what it looks like when doctors treat the pandemic as an intellectual parlor game. The post Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Was Nice to Someone During a Debate. That Doesnt Erase the Consequences of His Misinformation. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Negotiating physician salaries: Addressing compensation misconceptions

Medical Economics

Whats fueling salary increases for primary care physicians? Talent shortages, increased burnout and rising administrative burdens not greed.

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The Evolution of Mobile Apps Since 1994

Arkenea

In the summer of 1983, six months away from launching the first Macintosh, Steve Jobs said, “ Itwould be a little like a record store, where software would be downloaded over phone lines.” That certainly happened, and we call that store – AppStore today! Today our lives move around mobile applications. Whether we need to wake up in the morning or do a quick meditation or navigate the route to client’s office or book a dinner table.

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Modernizing Healthcare: How Innovation and Automation Will Shape 2025

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Grace Nam, Strategic Solutions Manager, Laserfiche. As the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the dual challenges of rising costs and evolving patient expectations, the urgency to modernize and automate has never been greater. […] The article Modernizing Healthcare: How Innovation and Automation Will Shape 2025 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Five Breakthroughs In 2024 That Laid A Foundation For Future Tech

Forbes Healthcare

From transforming coal to computing with DNA to pharmaceutical manufacturing in space, these are the discoveries that will set the stage for the next decades technology.

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