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The Nursing Shortage Means Job Opportunities

Prism Career Institute

RNs usually require four years of schooling with a degree and have broader responsibilities, such as creating care plans, administering medications, and performing diagnostic tests. For more information, contact an Admissions Representative today. PNs must pass the NCLEX-PN exam to become a licensed PN.

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Exploring Good Caribbean Medical Schools for International Students

We Care Online

These schools have difficult admission requirements and typically admit a small percentage of international applicants. However, Caribbean medical schools often have more flexible admission requirements and can offer a pathway to practicing medicine in the US or Canada after completing the necessary licensing exams.

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Inside Pitt Med School: Innovations in Medical Education 

Accepted Blog

Piraino also discusses the role of secondary essays in evaluating applicants and explores why teamwork, resilience, and cultural awareness are important in the admissions process. Show Notes: Our guest today is Dr. Beth Perino, Associate Dean for admissions at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Well, thank you.

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Why Attribution Bias Might be the Costliest Bias

Sensible Medicine

Attribution bias in medicine occurs when symptoms are attributed to an unrelated diagnosis or test result. Inappropriate procedures, costly admissions, and unnecessary downstream testing stemmed from incidental findings and unimportant lab abnormalities, many of which originated from a primary care office.

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

By incorporating care coordination practices such as risk assessment, care planning, care transitions, patient education, patient navigation, telehealth, and home visits, care coordination teams can bring in resources to help patients navigate health concerns that span physical, behavioral, and social risk factors and needs.

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

32% of people with one chronic condition were adjusting spending on health care visits due to COVID-19. 23% skipped recommended lab tests or screenings. People with complex chronic conditions also adjusted these personal medical work-flows: 35% skipped annual physicals and well visits. 21% skipped elective procedures.

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

Participation in the Operation of Community-Based Testing Sites During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency. The Notice of Enforcement Discretion covers the operation of these sites and all activities that support the collection of specimens from individuals for COVID-19 testing only.

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