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Indiana Medical Assistants as Surgical Technologists

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

I recently received the following question from an Indiana medical assistant: I am looking into getting my surgical technologist degree, but I am wondering if I can use my medical assisting degree in the [operating room]. I have read some articles, but I am not seeing where it states yes or no.

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How This Year’s UN Climate Change Conference Tackled Public Health

Forbes Healthcare

COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan concluded with a $300 billion climate finance package, but the health impacts of climate change captured renewed attention, too.

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Nearly a quarter of Americans are underinsured: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Twenty-three percent of working-age adults with health insurance face high out-of-pocket costs that make it difficult to afford care, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

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Setting Boundaries With Aging Parents: Care Without Losing Yourself

Forbes Healthcare

Some parents can be very demanding. This is hugely stressful for adult children. Learn to set boundaries so you protect your own mental and physical health.

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Indiana health system withdraws merger application after regulator pushback

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Union Health said it would submit a new Certificate of Public Advantage application to try to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

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PCE index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, rises 2.3% annually

Medical Economics

The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased 0.2% in the month of October.

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CHS deal to sell 3 Pennsylvania hospitals falls through after buyer fails to secure funds

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Some lawmakers are concerned the facilities may close absent a deal.

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Indigenous UFC Fighters Are Taking Over And Inspiring Generations

Forbes Healthcare

Indigenous fighters like Alex Pereira, Max Holloway and Tai Tuivasa are giving Indigenous youth around the world a reason to dream big and build healthier futures.

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The Evidence for Gratitude and Health, 2024 Giving Thanks

Health Populi

In our home, we’re feeling very grateful for our healthy lives and work-flows right now, being very mindful about seeing blessings around me and within me… So I’m sharing the love (or “scaling the love” as I recently coined at OSF’s Digital Health Symposium !) to honor American Thanksgiving 2024 here in Health Populi pointing out several sources highlighting the evidence on gratitude and health… underpinned with love, the ultimate driver of health and we

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The Right Sleep Schedule Could Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease

Forbes Healthcare

Bad sleep habits can put you at greater risk of stroke, heart disease and heart failure, research shows. Here's how to get a healthy sleep schedule.

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Experts urge safe implementation of AI in health care through new guidance

Medical Economics

Guidance takes a pragmatic approach to managing AI systems in clinical practice

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“Feed The Hungry” Goes From Ethical Injunction To Bottom-Line Benefit

Forbes Healthcare

Some Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans are paying for medically tailored meals and other dietary interventions believing "food as medicine" will reduce future costs.

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More workplace control leads to less burnout for physicians in health systems, study finds

Medical Economics

Institutional leaders want to standardize practices, but flexibility may be a key to keeping doctors.

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MD Ally Improves 911 Emergency Calls With Telehealth

Forbes Healthcare

Founded by Shanel Fields, MD Ally, a healthcare navigation platform, modernizes 911 by connecting patients with appropriate care, reducing ER visits, and lowering costs.

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Empowering the health care workforce with connected data

Physicians Practice

Empowering the healthcare workforce is critical to not only improving employee retention and wellbeing, but also to delivering safer patient care.

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Silk Book Review

Forbes Healthcare

A review of Aarathi Prasad's new book, Silk

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2025 stock market outlook: What will happen now that the election is over?

Medical Economics

There’s a tasty stock market stew simmering into 2025.

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Family Caregivers

We Care Online

November is the month dedicated to recognizing family caregivers. Many adults across our country and throughout the world serve as caregivers to a family member. Around 44 million Americans are estimated to provide family caregiving each year ( [link] ). Family caregivers are individuals who care for another family member who suffers from a chronic condition that keeps them from caring for themselves.

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Medicare-supported GME residency positions look to grow the physician workforce and expand health care access

Medical Economics

CMS published its list of teaching hospitals awarded Medicare-supported GME positions under Section 126 of CAA, 2021.

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This Entrepreneur Is Helping Cancer Patients Find Accurate Treatment By Analyzing Images With AI

Forbes Healthcare

Choosing the proper cancer treatment can be a shot in the dark. That's because the best treatment can depend on specific aspects of a tumor, which doctors can?t always identify. Anirudh Joshi (with cofounders Damir Vrabac, 28, and Viswesh Krishna, 23) started Palo Alto, California?based Valar Labs hoping to deliver that crucial information. Valar, which has raised $26 million in VC funding, feeds images of patients?

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GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications: Patients’ No. 1 question

Medical Economics

A physician researcher and author discusses the latest information on GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications.

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What’s The Difference Between PTCB and CPhT?

Northwest Career College

If you are considering a career as a pharmacy technician, you have come across two essential terms: PTCB and CPhT. Both terms sound confusing to the amateur ear, but they are both critical in the pharmacy language. Learn what PTCB and CPhT mean, how they differ from each other, and why they are significant for an aspiring pharmacy technician. What is PTCB?

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Cephalopod-inspired microjet delivery systems; Nobel Prize winners honored; wildfire smoke could increase risk of dementia – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Female Physicians Are Underrepresented in High-Compensation Specialties

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Researchers explored patterns in the proportion of women applying to and enrolling in residency programs for highly compensated surgical and nonsurgical specialties. The post Female Physicians Are Underrepresented in High-Compensation Specialties appeared first on Pulmonology Advisor.

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Who needs a doctor when you have a glass of water?

Medical Economics

Study found multiple benefits for patients who stay hydrated

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Seeking Site Medical Informatics Leads (All Zones)

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Alberta Health Services is seeking passionate leaders to fill multiple available positions as Site Medical Informatics Leads (SMILs) in the North, Edmonton, Central, Calgary, and South Zones. The SMILs will collaborate closely with their Zone's Medical Leadership team and work together with leadership and healthcare practitioners at assigned facilities/site(s) to ensure the seamless integration and optimization of Digital Health.

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Trump announces more leaders for HHS, NIH

Medical Economics

O’Neill tapped to serve as deputy secretary, Bhattacharya to lead National Institutes of Health.

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CMS proposes new guardrails on Medicare Advantage prior authorizations, marketing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The Biden administration is attempting to push through a slew of reforms to the controversial MA program in its final months in power, though it will need the Trump administration’s buy-in to get them across the finish line.

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