Accepted Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Each year, I talk to applicants who say they don’t want their ethnic or racial identity to be part of their medical school application. However, from the general perspective of the medical profession, it’s important to look at why having underrepresented groups in medicine is desirable. This is a noble principle that I respect.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Show Summary Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke University School of Medicine joins us to discuss how applicants can earn a spot in this highly competitive program. Show Notes Welcome to the 593rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? Thanks for tuning in.

Admissions

The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

soccer) club is not charging its fans admission during the current season. Since last week I wrote about medical debt in the U.S. The NBA finished its 2019-2020 season in a bubble, with players, staff, and media quarantined, playing in empty arenas. It’s not surprising that we end up with all that medical debt.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

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. Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? 1:31] Hi, Linda.

Admissions

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.

Admissions

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR. The 2020 increase is largely due to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access enforcement initiative, which was launched in late 2019.

HIPAA

Accepted Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham interviews Dr. Jeffrey SooHoo, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. SooHoo emphasizes the competitive nature of medical school admissions and the holistic review process used to evaluate applicants.

Admissions

Modern Technology School

APRIL 26, 2020

We offer both day and evening X-ray Technician classes, and both come standard with Medical Assisting training! OC X-ray Tech Classes: Medical Assistant Cross-Training is Included! It’s vital that an X-ray Tech gets cross-trained as a Medical Assistant here in California. What Benefits Do Our OC X-ray Tech Classes Include?

Medical Assistant

Modern Technology School

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

All-Inclusive Ultrasound Classes in Orange County, CA Our all-inclusive Ultrasound Classes start-up again November 16, 2020 right here at Modern Technology School in Orange County, CA! We train on a variety of different machines in our Orange County Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound/Vascular Technology Program. 16th in Orange County, CA!

Admissions

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

million from March 2020 to February 2021. Today, she is an assistant professor at UMass Chan Medical School and its Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing in Worcester, Massachusetts , and a senior telehealth consultant with Blue Cirrus Consulting, Greenville, South Carolina. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1

Admissions

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Since COVID-19, there has been a notable decline in medical school admissions among applicants of color. To study how FPA affects the racial and ethnic diversity within the NP workforce, the researchers used data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on practitioner enrollment in Medicare from 2014 to 2020.

Admissions

Health Populi

JULY 4, 2022

Many patients-as-consumers turned to health online and apps to manage their health during the pandemic, first in lock-down phase and subsequently in medical-distancing mode to avoid physical contact with health care providers in brick-and-mortar settings.

Follow-Up

Physicians Practice

JUNE 9, 2025

Physicians, whether in small practices or employed by hospitals, face a daunting challenge when trying to get a payer to approve a medication, procedure or imaging study. The standard of care was hospital admission and surgical ablation of the obstruction to urine flow. The cost of the hospital procedure was $25,000 to $35,000.

Billing

Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

For those eight weeks, I witnessed more patients slip away right beside me than I’ve ever seen in all my admissions collectively – lying next to a stale blue curtain that was closed around a still body was an uncomfortable thought and presence. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard.

Admissions

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Key Takeaways A need to control substance usage and reduce medication errors is driving the e-prescribing market growth during the 2023-2030 timeframe. Online medication orders, refills, and reminders help such patients to keep a track of their health care. Around 75 percent of medication errors have occurred due to distraction.

Transfers

Setting Sights

DECEMBER 31, 2022

It was my first outing unaided since the Spring of 2020, far away from the bubble of the hospital ward corridor or rehabilitation room besides the physiotherapist’s gym, or the netting of using crutches or the wheelchair; both of which I had purposely tucked away in the garage. I did, in the end, return to medical school, in June 2022.

Follow-Up

Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Welcome to the 541st episode of Admissions Straight Talk.

Admissions

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Where we physically lived in 2020 transformed into sites for the many daily verbs in our lives: working, learning, praying, cooking/baking/dining, exercising, and indeed, self-caring for wellness and medical care. The home gym. Fitness tech and wearables for activity tracking have long been a big category at CES.

Hospital

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

While a social security number can fetch $1 by a data evil-doer, a credit card can score $110, and a full medical record as much as $1,000. 50% of the APIs also allowed her to access inpatient admission records for patients that should not have been accessible to her with the level of authorization she had for the systems being tested.

HIPAA

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

History and Assessment Mr. Salzo’s medical history is significant for childhood asthma and hypertension. Salzo is triaged, assessed by an ED nurse, examined by an ED provider, and admitted to a Medical-Surgical Unit. The patient appears anxious and restless, requiring redirection as the triage nurse processes him.

Triage

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

in 2008, one in three Americans delayed medical treatment due to costs. That percentage of people who delay medical cost based on the expense has remained stable since 2006: between 29 and 31 percent of Americans have self-rationed care due to cost for over a decade. The table shows that the U.S.

Admissions

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

The overall finding that emerges out of patients’ own observations: that one’s race, age, insurance status, admission diagnosis, and living situation were all associated with completion of physician follow-up — or lack of follow-up.

Hospital

Health Populi

OCTOBER 2, 2023

could save at least $13 billion a year through deploying medically-tailored meals for people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs, according to the True Cost of Food , research published by the Tufts School of Nutrition Science and Policy collaborating with The Rockefeller Foundation.

Collaboration

Setting Sights

MAY 2, 2022

I can still remember my last day of Medical School, though it was never meant to be the last. All medical students were sent home. That was the last time I saw the hospital, where I lived and learnt as a medical student, for a very long time. The honest truth ? It was early March 2022. And I had to believe.

Medication

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

The findings were published in a May 2020 report , detailing study findings among 2,533 U.S. adults polled in early April 2020. People with complex chronic conditions also adjusted these personal medical work-flows: 35% skipped annual physicals and well visits. 34% looked for more over-the-counter medications.

Hospital

Setting Sights

AUGUST 11, 2021

Yet, even when I was a medical student, working busy days on the wards and in clinics, with even the petty things still lingering from my past, the PTSD from my own hospital experiences, I thought it was all okay, because I spoke about it, and wrote about it openly, on different platforms. Did anyone sit down and explain any of these to me?

Admissions

The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

It happened to United, Humana and more, but I’ll focus on Agilon because of this lovely quote : “During 2023, agilon health experienced an increase in medical expenses attributable to higher-than-expected specialist visits, Part B drugs, outpatient surgeries, and supplemental benefits, partially offset by lower hospital medical admissions.

Insurance

Accepted Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk , host Linda Abraham interviews Yael Bruk, a recent graduate from Binghamton University who was accepted to multiple medical schools. Show Notes Thanks for joining me for this, the 583rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Yael, welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [1:57]

Admissions

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While nurses were in short supply before 2020, the coronavirus pandemic and stress on front-line health care workers exacerbated the shortage of nursing staff globally. voice tech, smart medication dispensers, and remote health monitors).

Hospital

Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

More granularly, prevention encompasses screening, counseling, and rates of avoidable hospital admissions for diabetes, asthma, and congestive heart failure. we Americans can chant, when it comes to medical spending. Compared with the ten other countries studied, the Commonwealth Fund placed the U.S. Not-so-close behind the U.S.

Insurance

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 25, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Hospitals Payer Health IT Government Finances Medical Groups Telehealth COVID-19 An article from Dive Brief Depressed volumes drag CHS’ second-quarter earnings Executives said the declines were due to flagging consumer confidence. Follow the changes here.

Admissions

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As I pointed out in my 2020 Health Populi trendcast , the private sector is taking on more public health initiatives as policy progress at the Federal level feels frozen. This Health Affairs research published in 2015 made it clear that State spending on social health services builds citizens’ health beyond medical services.

Unit Organization and Environment

Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2020

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. Last year’s U.S. s, birthday. .

Admissions

Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2024

But AI also can mine data from sources beyond the medical claim that mashed together profile people in ways that can be used to bias business choices in the interest of cost-saving or simply-put, prejudice. We must guard against exacerbating health disparities with these sorts of AI applications in health and medical care.

Admissions

Health Populi

JANUARY 16, 2023

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. A recent U.S.

Admissions

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. Last year’s U.S.

Admissions

Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2019

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. This week’s news covering a U.S.

Admissions