Wed.Nov 06, 2024

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The Role of Social Service Designees in Long-Term Care: Supporting Residents and Families

We Care Online

In long-term care facilities, a dedicated team of professionals works together to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to residents. While nurses, CNAs, and therapists often take the spotlight, another vital role that greatly contributes to the well-being of residents is the Social Service Designee (or Social Service Aide). These individuals, often working under the supervision of a licensed social worker, play a crucial part in addressing the social, emotional, and psychological needs o

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Why medical practices should support Movember

Health Prime

Movember is a global movement that highlights the importance of addressing men’s most pressing health issues. These conditions include prostate and testicular cancer, suicide prevention, and mental health struggles. The movement organizes efforts worldwide to improve men’s health research and transform how health services reach and support male patients.

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Incident Management Tips to Combat Miscommunication in Healthcare

Performance Health

Miscommunication in healthcare can be a matter of life and death. With each spoken instruction or transferred patient file, the risk of error lurks, potentially leading to dire consequences for patient safety, operational efficiency, and legal standing. In such high-stakes settings, effective incident management is crucial. It stands as a safeguard against communication breakdowns, ensuring that patient care is seamless and safe, and fosters a culture of accountability.

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DSM-5 Text Revisions: What Changed, and What Does That Mean for Mental Health Providers?

Valant

(Updated 11/6/2024) In March of 2022, the American Psychological Association (APA) released changes to its diagnostic manual, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. These text revisions updated the DSM-5 to include new diagnoses, clarifying language for diagnostic criteria, better guidance on coding, and more. Psychiatry Online stated , “With contributions from more than 200 subject matter experts, the updated volume boasts the most current text updates based o

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Retaining New Graduates

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a webinar, a nurse manager recently noted that the new graduates they hired in June already seemed restless and just finished their residency program. She observed that “recent graduates enter her health system, complete their residency program, and then want to leave to travel or return […] The post Retaining New Graduates appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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How’s Life? Around the World – In the U.S., It’s the Sadness That Stands Out

Health Populi

A new report from the OECD asks the question, “How’s Life?” with the tagline letting us know the plotline focuses on “well-being and resilience in times of crisis.” The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has tracked the well-being of member nations for the past six years, taking a broad view on the definition of holistic health — including physical, mental, financial, and social aspects of people living in OECD countries.

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The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces Emerges At Mount Sinai

Forbes Healthcare

Summary of Mount Sinai's New York BCI Symposium, by Synchron and Precision Neuroscience. Market Trends and forecast for brain-computer interface startups.

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Few state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for obesity: KFF

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Still, gross spending on the drugs increased by more than 500% from 2019 to 2023, according to the health policy research firm.

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Can A Medicine Used For Bipolar Disorder Help People With Long Covid?

Forbes Healthcare

A clinical trial of 52 people with long Covid who were prescribed low doses of lithium aspartate revealed that it failed to treat symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.

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CVS appoints new Aetna head following mixed third-quarter results

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

This year has been defined by an unsuccessful fight against elevated medical costs for CVS. The third quarter was no different.

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U.K. To Launch ‘World-First’ Genomics-Led Pandemic Warning System

Forbes Healthcare

Oxford Nanopore’s molecular sensing technology can quickly analyse genes and pathogens, cutting diagnosis times to a matter of hours.

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Primary care physicians are critical in addressing health inequities in readmissions and long-term care

Medical Economics

Who should coordinate care transitions? The doctors with the best picture of care through touchpoints with patients and their families.

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New CVS Health CEO Shakes Up Management, Commits To Integrated Model

Forbes Healthcare

CVS Health CEO David Joyner promoted an internal executive, Prem Shah, as company group president and hired from the outside, Steve Nelson, a former UnitedHealthcare CEO.

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Telehealth company Cerebral to pay nearly $3.7M over prescribing practices

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Regulators allege the online mental health company attempted to increase prescriptions of drugs like Adderall to boost revenue.

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Healthcare Policy: Central Planning vs. Centering On Patients

Forbes Healthcare

Congressional Budget Office recently reported that the Inflation Reduction Act's net savings may have never existed in the first place.

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Kaiser Permanente, Soliant Health & Potomac Medical Aesthetics Report Email Breaches

The HIPAA Journal

Email-related data breaches have been reported by Kaiser Permanente in California, Soliant Health in Georgia, and Potomac Medical Aesthetics in Maryland. Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente has recently discovered unauthorized access to two employee email accounts. The account compromises were detected on September 3, 2024, and the accounts were immediately secured and passwords were reset.

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Blue Shield Of California Push For Cheaper Biosimilars Could Disrupt Market

Forbes Healthcare

Blue Shield of Calif. is bypassing traditional pharmacy benefit managers to bring a Humira-referenced biosimilar, Idacio, to patients at the lowest price available, $525.

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20,000-Record Data Breaches Reported by Axis Health System & Gandara Mental Health Center

The HIPAA Journal

Data breaches have recently been announced by Axis Health System in Colorado, Gandara Mental Health Center in Massachusetts, Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers in North Carolina, and Family Medical Center in Maryland. Axis Health System Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, doing business as Axis Health System, has discovered unauthorized access to its computer systems.

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10-Minute Workouts: Here’s How To Fit In Enough Exercise Each Day

Forbes Healthcare

Megan Roup, who's been the trainer to Dakota Johnson, Miranda Kerr, Molly Sims, Elsa Hosk and Whitney Port, has developed a range of 10-minute workouts.

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The CDC's latest recommendations for COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines

Medical Economics

Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP, discusses the CDC's latest guidelines regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and expanded recommendations for pneumococcal vaccines.

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Auxa Health: AI-Powered Benefits Navigation

Forbes Healthcare

Using AI to access and clarify health benefits, Auxa Health has made essential health and public benefits easier to understand for providers and, ultimately, patients.

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Doctors in the House of Representatives

Medical Economics

A slideshow with physicians elected to the House of Representatives for the next Congress.

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Helping make value-based care work for primary care

Physicians Practice

VBC and its payment models are not designed or implemented in such a way that makes it possible for primary care physicians to take part.

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Adaptable AI model capable of performing various biomedical tasks

Medical Economics

BiomedGPT analyzes medical text and images, capable of faster diagnoses, enhanced reporting and improved drug discovery.

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EHR Implementation Checklist - How to Ensure a Smooth Transition

DrChrono

Transitioning to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system can feel daunting. You may have questions like, “Do I have the right infrastructure for implementation?” or “How do I select an EHR for my practice size?” Whether you’re a healthcare provider or practice manager, following a detailed EHR implementation checklist is critical for success.

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Everything you need to know about the latest change to MOC - and what might be next

Medical Economics

ABIM eliminated the 2-year points requirement. Here's what you need to know about that - and what else might be changing.

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InnovationRx: Trump Win Brings Uncertainty To Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: How AI can help cancer patients avoid unnecessary chemotherapies and make it easier to understand your dental X-rays.

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ABIM is listening to feedback about other possible changes

Medical Economics

Furman McDonald, MD, president and CEO of ABIM, is listening to feedback that led to the removal of the 2-year points requirement for MOC and could lead to other future changes.

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10 Ways The Incoming Trump Administration Can Improve US Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

Healthcare had been absent in federal campaign dialog. Here are 10 ready-now ideas to bring forward to the incoming presidential administration.

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ABIM notifies 12,000 physicians about the most recent MOC change - and the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment proves popular

Medical Economics

When ABIM removed the 2-year points requirement for MOC, approximately 12,000 physicians were affected by the change. ABIM is reaching out to notify those affected. In addition, other MOC changes, like the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment, have also proven popular and similar programs may be launched.

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