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Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025: What Providers Can Do to Manage the Impact  

CollaborateMD

between 2021 and 2023 two times faster than Medicare reimbursement for hospital inpatient care. Focus on Preventive Care and Patient Education One of the most effective strategies to lower healthcare costs involves preventive care. What does this statistic prove? The direct impact of inflation on healthcare is far-reaching.

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Reimagining Maternal Care: Building a System of Care for Mothers, Babies, and Nurses

Minority Nurse

maternal deaths per 100,000 live births as of 2021 (CDC). Nearly 40% of mothers do not attend their postpartum check-ups, often due to logistical challenges, lack of support, or the misconception that the visits aren’t necessary (ACOG, 2021). Postpartum care, often fragmented and underfunded, contributes to these disparities.

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AI in action: 3 ways artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare today

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

reported burnout in 2021), the rate remains concerningly high. Plus, the solution assists in automating other time-consuming tasks, such as drafting prior authorization requests, providing patient education, sharing follow-up care instructions, and more. of physicians reported at least one symptom of burnout in 2023.

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Leveraging Your Status as an Older Nurse

Minority Nurse

As Auerbach et al stated in their April 2022 article in the journal Health Affairs , the total supply of RNs dropped by 100,000 in 2021, the most significant single-year drop in four decades. Their ability to contribute to patient safety, the delivery of high-quality care, positive outcomes, and patient education should be considered.

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

Relias

Inclusion: Giving employees and patients a voice to help provide and receive high-quality care and encouraging the presence of a diverse healthcare staff in the treatment experience of patients. The Current State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare. Establish leadership commitment.

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New Mental Health Medications

Valant

Download Patient Education and Communication Patient education is vital, as successful treatment plans require understanding and buy-in to be followed properly. Communication strategies with patients should focus on the benefits of newer treatment options while being realistic about what it can accomplish for them.

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Nurses Hustle: From Side Gigs to Entrepreneurship

Minority Nurse

On June 21, 2021, I founded Farah Laurent International Nurse Coach LLC. ” For example, noticing a lack of specialized patient education materials might inspire a nurse to develop a series of informative, easy-to-understand guides. One day, I realized I could turn my skills, abilities, and expertise into a business.