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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

The January 2020 Health Affairs published a paper on Primary Care Physicians’ Role in Coordinating Medical and Health-Related Social Needs in Eleven Countries. A primary care practice serves as the patient’s first point of entry into the health care system and as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services.

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Leveraging Your Status as an Older Nurse

Minority Nurse

Their ability to contribute to patient safety, the delivery of high-quality care, positive outcomes, and patient education should be considered. If you’ve cared for hundreds of laboring moms and attended hundreds of births, you have valuable experience to draw upon.

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“Your care, your way:” Learning from the Philips Future Health Index 2023

Health Populi

Here’s what I wrote about the 2020 FHI , research conducted in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was in the midst of the fast-pivot toward virtual care and telehealth on-ramps welcomed by both clinicians and patients.

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New Mental Health Medications

Valant

In fact, these new mental health medications can sometimes be used for a broader range of conditions, even if the patient does not have psychosis. Download Patient Education and Communication Patient education is vital, as successful treatment plans require understanding and buy-in to be followed properly.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

Relias

Mental health and suicide Suicide within the AI/AN population has become an epidemic, with suicide rates increasing by 20% between 2015 and 2020, compared with a less than 1% increase of suicides occurring throughout the overall U.S. population.

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Native Americans and Opioid Addiction: Understanding the Problem

Relias

In 2020, deaths related to drug overdose were higher for non-Hispanic AI/AN than for any other U.S. Substance use counselors and behavioral health practitioners support other clinicians and staff during crisis intervention, treatment, and patient education. racial or ethnic group at 42.5 per 100,000. They rose further to 56.6

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Medical Assisting in a Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Future Outlook

Northwest Career College

It is also anticipated that many more clinical duties, such as administering vaccinations or completing minor procedures, will involve patient education and care coordination. According to a study, employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 18% from 2020 to 2030 , much faster than the average for all occupations.