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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

The article states: “Overall, just 40% of those surveyed rated the quality of healthcare in the United States as very good or good, down six percentage points since March 2022 and nearly 20 points from the high-water mark in March 2020. The current results are the lowest ratings of U.S.

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How Practical Nurse Duties Have Evolved

Prism Career Institute

Closely following the evolution of their industry can help these medical professionals have long careers providing effective patient care. As more patients began using this service out of necessity, they found that they enjoyed its benefits. Here, we explain the key evolutions of practical nurse duties.

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Unraveling stigma: Mental health care for physicians is critical for them and their patients

Medical Economics

Intrusive mental health and substance use disorder questions in licensing and credentialing applications, which often have nothing to do with clinical competence, have deterred too many from seeking help—at no benefit to health systems or patient care. Tragically, Lorna died by suicide in April 2020.

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Black History Month Physician Spotlight: Victor Ekuta, MD

Doximity

Rather than deterring me, these challenges fueled my commitment to rooting out disparities in healthcare through both patient care and research. physicians and 9% of scientists are Black, contributing to gaps in patient care and research equity. Similarly, only 5.7% How is Doximity helping you?

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How Tariffs Could Wreak Havoc on Health Care Costs and Supply Chains in the U.S.

Health Populi

had to deal with the exogenous shock not of tariffs, but of supply chain shocks in the COVID-19 pandemic hitting PPE — a new acronym many of us learned in early 2020. The exogenous shock of tariffs on clinical services and supplies would affect the broad health care ecosystem. It wasn’t that long ago that the U.S.

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Lung cancer screenings can uncover treatable emphysema in patients

Medical Economics

Integrated platforms can help cross-reference CT findings with other patient data — such as pulmonary function test results, comorbidities and smoking history — to assess whether patients may meet eligibility criteria for additional treatment options, including EBV therapy. In 2020, there were approximately 8.5

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Medicare drug plans shift costs to patients under IRA

Medical Economics

Traditional stand-alone Part D plans also saw a jump: deductibles increased from $425 to $491, the biggest year-over-year increase since at least 2020. That shift means patients are now paying a share of the full, often-inflated list price, rather than a fixed dollar amount.