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COVID-19 Vaccine Removed From Immunization Schedule For Children, Pregnant Women

Forbes Healthcare

HHS secretary Kennedy announced that the COVID-19 vaccine no longer would be recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women. Experts criticized the change.

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Underappreciated Harms of the Electronic Medical Record

Sensible Medicine

I did my residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Some people think of it as The House of God , I think of it as the home of Open Notes. 1 Dr. Tom Delbanco was the chief of General Internal Medicine while I was there and was already advocating that patients have access to their medical records. He encouraged me to document clinic visits in notes that I’d be comfortable with my patients reading.

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Meet India’s Self-Made Biologics Brewmaster Billionaire

Forbes Healthcare

Thwarted in her ambition to become a brewmaster, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw channeled her frustrations into building a knockoff drug powerhouse and has become one of the worlds most successful female entrepreneurs.

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The Problem with Pragmatic Trials

Sensible Medicine

Today we talk about the environment and procedures of a trial and how it affects translation of the results to patients. Think of two extremes: one trial requires that patients stay on their assigned strategy with no deviations; the other trial allows oodles of physician discretion and crossover. The latter trial is called pragmatic. Keep in mind though that pragmatism is not dichotomous, all trials have degrees of pragmatism.

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Ten Questions Nurse Managers Are Asking

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse Managers have one of the most challenging roles in healthcare today. They are at the frontline of care and usually among the first to witness trends in both the workforce and workplace. I pay close attention to the questions they ask during the leader development session […] The post Ten Questions Nurse Managers Are Asking appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Medicaid cuts could threaten healthcare access for young adults: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Young adults could struggle to navigate government bureaucracy and face other challenges managing work requirements or increased eligibility checks in the safety-net insurance program, the Urban Institute found.

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3 Ways The $41 Billion Agentic AI Market Is Reshaping The Future Of Work

Forbes Healthcare

With AI agents, workflows are delegated, not just automated; healthcare moves from fragmented to intelligent; and enterprise operations shift from reactive to proactive.

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Supervision in IDD: Using Checklists to Evaluate DSPs

Relias

It came up over and over again in our national survey of direct support professionals ineffective supervision results in frustrations among experienced DSPs and dissatisfaction with their job. Certainly, supervision in intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services is challenging. Providing IDD services is often a personal and intimate experience, and it can be difficult to quantify the characteristics so important to person-centered care respect for the individual, kindness, empathy,

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Honoring Memorial Day: A Tribute to Healthcare Heroes

We Care Online

As Memorial Day approaches, many of us eagerly anticipate a long weekend filled with barbecues, beach trips, and quality time with loved ones. However, it’s essential to remember the true significance of this holiday to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day serves as a poignant reminder of the selfless sacrifices made by the courageous men and women of our armed forces in defense of our nati

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Smart Strategies to Minimize Anesthesia Denials and Maximize Revenue

Health Prime

All medical specialties have unique rules and nuances when it comes to billing and revenue cycle management. However, anesthesia billing stands apart due to its highly specialized charge formulas , time-based units, and the level of precision required to ensure full reimbursement. On top of that complexity, anesthesia groups face another challenge: while denials are common across all specialties, they tend to be especially costly in anesthesiology.

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Merch.

Sensible Medicine

Yup, it’s a little goofy but we have Merch. Just t-shirts but they’re actually kind of cool. You can see VP modeling one in this video. The link to the shop is here.

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Supervision in IDD: Monitoring DSP Job Performance

Relias

In the Relias 2025 DSP Survey Report , we asked direct support professionals about the traits that make a good supervisor. Across the board, DSPs told us that one of the most valuable supervisor traits is holding all staff accountable in an equal manner. Additionally, the longer a DSP has worked in the IDD field , the more important this supervisory trait becomes to them.

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Cooper Health System Data Breach Affects Almost 60,000 Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

Data breaches have been reported by the Cooper Health System in New Jersey, Union County Children and Youth Services in Pennsylvania, Balance Autism in Iowa, and the Carpenter Health Network in Louisiana. The Cooper Health System, New Jersey The Cooper Health System in New Jersey has recently notified the Maine Attorney General about a security breach that potentially involved unauthorized access to the personal and protected health information of up to 57,412 individuals.

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GLP-1 prescriptions for weight loss are shooting up, despite obstacles

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The percentage of overweight or obese adults prescribed GLP-1s jumped by almost 587% between 2019 and 2024, according to a new Fair Health report.

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This Biotech Startup Raised $34 Million For Urine-Based Tests To Help Diagnose Cancer

Forbes Healthcare

A grantee of the Gates Foundation, Hong Kong-based Phase Scientific built a business on the back of Covid-19 tests. Up next: using urine to compete with industry gold standard HPV screening methods.

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The business lesson new doctors must unlearn

KevinMD.com

When graduating residents and fellows begin their careers as attending doctors, there is a wealth of financial advice out there. Grow into your salary slowly. Don’t buy a house right away. Get disability insurance. Plan ahead for the tax bomb that always takes attendings by surprise during that half-trainee/half-attending year. Today, we won’t discuss any Read more The business lesson new doctors must unlearn originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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How to build a Patient Participation Group you don’t secretly dread! – By Kay Keane

Practice Index

National Patient Participation Group (PPG) Awareness Week (3rd 9th June 2024) is almost here. For some, that might come with a wave of inspiration. For others, it might induce a flashback to that one meeting when someone brought a ten-page printout of complaints and a laminated spreadsheet of parking frustrations. Lets be honest, PPGs can sometimes feel like an uphill struggle.

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$4.4 Million Settlement Agreed to Resolve WellNow Urgent Care Data Breach Litigation

The HIPAA Journal

WellNow Urgent Care (formerly Five Star Urgent Care), a network of walk-in urgent care clinics in New York, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio, has agreed to settle a class action data breach lawsuit for $4.4 million. The lawsuit was filed in response to a cyberattack and data breach detected on or around April 25, 2023, when ransomware was used to encrypt files.

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PeaceHealth to cut 1% of workforce, freeze nonclinical hiring through 2025

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A spokesperson said the cuts came “after months of discernment, financial analysis and a thorough review of the dynamic healthcare market.” Open clinical roles will not be impacted.

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Make America Tan Again: “Big, Beautiful Bill” Burns The Tanning Tax

Forbes Healthcare

Tucked among the trillions of dollars in tax cuts in the Houses just passed big, beautiful bill is repeal of a 10% tax on tanning services.

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Is CMS going to wreck ACOs with bad math?

Medical Economics

Aledade and ACOs press CMS to fix benchmarking error that could slash shared savings

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Primary care news round-up (22nd to 28th May 2025)

Practice Index

Row over fragmentation of primary care Changes to the NHS will lead to the end of one size fits all practices. The plans for neighbourhood health services will see movement away from the 1948 NHS system, said NHS E Primary Care Director Dr Claire Fuller, but there will still be a universal and improved primary care offer. The Royal College of GPs warned against the fragmentation of primary care.

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How Bethany Robertson Powers Big Changes in Nursing—One Connection at a Time

Minority Nurse

If you think superheroes only wear capes, think again. Some are nursing legends with a can-do attitude, an unshakable belief in teamwork, and a secret power to make things happen. Meet Bethany Robertson, Clinical Executive at Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning Research and Practice. Since 1989, shes been harnessing her superpowers of energy, vision, and people-power.

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Athenahealth names CVS alum as CFO

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Tom Cowhey served as finance chief at CVS before the healthcare giant named a new CFO in April.

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How Parents Can Support Incoming Students With Mental Health Concerns

Forbes Healthcare

Many parents seek ways to support incoming students who have a history of serious mental health concerns. Providing such vital support doesn't have to be daunting.

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AMA: Physician private practice ‘unraveling’ due to low payment, high costs, administrative burdens

Medical Economics

Factors across U.S. health care pose a dire threat to severely destabilized independent private practice, threatening patient access.

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Managing the latest pay rise: Practice Managers react to 4% uplift announcement

Practice Index

The Governments decision to accept the headline recommendations from the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) means a 4% increase has been recommended for salaried GPs, GP Partners, educators and practice staff. The good news is that a 4% increase will also be applied to the pay element of the GP contract (a change from the 2.8% originally planned before the review was accepted), with the intention of allowing practices to offer a similar uplift to all salaried practice staff.

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[Podcast] Alexis Johnson: Building a Future-Ready Healthcare Practice

Arkenea

In our podcast series Practice Pulse , we dive into the world of healthcare operations, technology, and leadership, featuring exclusive interviews with healthcare industry experts. We uncover the strategies, innovations, and real world insights that help medical practices streamline operations, enhance patient care, and drive growth. In this episode, we speak to Alexis Johnson, who serves as Chief Operating Officer at CarePoint Health and Wellness Center in Florida.

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AB 1460: Controversial proposal boosts healthcare profits at CA patients’ expense

Patients Rising

A controversial state legislative proposal could boost corporate profits at the expense of Californias most vulnerable patients. Assembly Bill 1460, which recently passed the State Assembly, is facing growing opposition […] The post AB 1460: Controversial proposal boosts healthcare profits at CA patients’ expense appeared first on Patients Rising.

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The Prototype: New Bacteria Discovered On Chinese Space Station

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks edition of The Prototype, we look at why you still cant rely on chatbots, a new battery chemistry that could make your next EV cheaper, how to build a black hole bomb and more.

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Why your practice must embrace bad news

Medical Economics

Discover how to transform bad news into a competitive advantage for your medical practice, enhancing management and staff alignment for success.