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Phlebotomist Sample Resume

Phlebotomy Careers

Skills &‌ Competencies Core ​Skills Additional Competencies Venipuncture⁣ & Capillary collection Patient‌ Communication Specimen Processing Team‌ Collaboration Safety‌ & Infection Control Record Keeping Phlebotomy Certification Emergency Response 4. Trained new staff on specimen collection and safety procedures.

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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

Health Populi

Medical alert/personal emergency response systems for safety. Note that by 2021, 3 in 4 people over 70 owned a smartphone, one-half had a smart (connected) TV, and 20% owned some form of wearable tech. Sleep trackers. Wrist-worn health. Smart jewelry, such as rings and necklaces. Dementia zone trackers.

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What We Can Learn From the Change Healthcare Hack

The Healthcare Blog

A week after the attack, the infamous ransomware-as-a-service gang BlackCat claimed responsibility. BlackCat was also responsible for 2021’s Colonial Pipeline shutdown and several attacks on health care organizations throughout 2023. This latest act against Change Healthcare, however, stands as one of its most disruptive yet.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. Joining Peloton in connected fitness at CES 2021 was NordicTrack, which recently announced its purchase of Precor.

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Emerging with A Stronger Healthcare System Post-COVID: NAM’s Lessons Learned

Health Populi

health care — fragmentation between public health and acute care, inadequate health IT and information exchange, and lack of effective emergency response planning and coordination. ” That was 2005.

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Cal/OSHA Seeks Comment Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation Discussion Draft

The HIPAA Journal

In 2021, in California alone, there were 57 employee deaths from workplace violence.

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Best Buy divests home care firm Current Health

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Current was purchased by the electronics retailer in 2021 for about $400 million. The retailer’s health unit still includes its Lively senior support brand and emergency response devices. Financial details from the latest sale weren’t disclosed. The sale comes after Best Buy’s health unit has hit some snags.