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What Behavioral Health Students Need to Know Before Starting or Joining a Practice

Valant

As you finish your behavioral health education, you’ve mastered diagnostic techniques, therapeutic approaches, and other aspects of treatment. June 4, 2021 ICD-10 Code for Anxiety, Unspecified 2025 – F41.9 But do you know how to set up an efficient scheduling system? Download Template

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Phlebotomy Technician: What You Need to Know

Northwest Career College

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of phlebotomists is projected to grow 10% from 2021 to 2031 , faster than the average for all occupations. Phlebotomy Technicians are vital healthcare professionals inside hospitals who draw blood from patients for medical testing, transfusions, research, or donations.

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Towards a Tricoder

The Healthcare Blog

With the aid of his tricoder, a handheld diagnostic sensor, “Bones” (McCoy’s nickname referencing the historical 19th century American slang “ Sawbones” referring to surgeons ) uncovers a serious and deep gaping wound that requires immediate attention. The levels of burnout are somewhat down in 2025 compared to peaked pique in 2021.

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HHS-OIG Settles Alleged EMTALA Violations with 3 Healthcare Providers

The HIPAA Journal

Diagnostic tests revealed a beta HCG of 4049, indicative of intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy. The patient presented at the ED with a suspected ectopic pregnancy. She reported 10/10 pain, left lower quadrant pain, extreme cramping, and bleeding, and had a positive pregnancy test with her OB/GYN earlier that day.

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To Preempt Government Action, Insurers Say They’re Fixing Prior Authorization

Forbes Healthcare

Representatives from several major health insurers said last week they had pledged to the Department of Health and Human Services they would improve their prior authorization protocols for diagnostic and screening tests, prescription medications and hospital or clinic procedures.

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New Biotech Billionaire Minted In Caris Life Sciences IPO

Forbes Healthcare

Caris Life Sciences, a cancer diagnostics company based in Irving, Texas, uses gene sequencing, AI and machine learning to detect and monitor disease. In May 2021, it raised $830 million in growth capital led by Sixth Street – one of the largest capital raises in precision medicine – at a valuation of $7.8 billion worth of assets.

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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health

Health Populi

Evidence supporting the use of digital health tools if growing, tracked in Digital Health Trends 2021: Innovation, Evidence, Regulation, and Adoption from IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. In the Age of COVID, over 90,000 new health apps were released, as the supply of digital therapeutics and wearables grew in 2020.