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Blood Pressure From the Wrist for the First Time – Welcome, Omron HeartGuide

Health Populi

The HeartGuide will be available at retail beginning January 9, 2019 — during the week of CES in Las Vegas. Self-care for a heart patient or someone at-risk for heart disease can prevent an emergency room visit or inpatient admission, $499 could be a great preventive care investment. This is roughly the price of an Apple Watch.

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States’ Full Practice Authority Status Often Affects Access to NPs of Color

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Since COVID-19, there has been a notable decline in medical school admissions among applicants of color. Ethnic Diversity Amongst the General Population From 2014 to 2019, the ethnic diversity landscape in the US remained relatively stable, with the most notable change involving the growth of the Hispanic population. in 2014 to 24.5%

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Are you rushing to attend Rush Medical College? [Episode 551]

Accepted Blog

Cynthia Boyd, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Rush Medical College, discusses the distinctive elements of the Rush Medical College program, including its focus on developing critical thinkers and providing excellent clinical care. Thanks for joining me for the 551st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Welcome back. [1:55]

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A Non-Expert with Expertise: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Testimony from Highly Sophisticated Professional Employees in Federal Court

Healthcare Law Insights blog

The Potential Discoverability of Privileged Communications Like retained experts, non-retained experts must also disclose the information and assumptions they relied upon. Rule 26(a)(4)(C) safeguards communications between a party’s attorney and “any witness required to provide a report.” May 28, 2019). emphasis added).

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Reserve Your Spot at Case Western Medical: An Interview with Christian Essman [Episode 571]

Accepted Blog

Show Summary In this episode, Linda Abraham interviews Christian Essman, Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. Show Notes Thanks for tuning into the 571st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s med school admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

The 2020 increase is largely due to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access enforcement initiative, which was launched in late 2019. Hackers had exploited a vulnerability in the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) via its vendor Alliance HealthCare. Hackers had access to the system between April 2019 and January 2020.

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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

Relias

The HCAHPS survey evaluates key elements of the patient experience, including communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness of hospital staff, hospital cleanliness and noise level, pain management, and availability of information. In 2019, $1.9 Communicating consistently — Patients want to be informed.