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Seeds Of Hope: Veterans And Caregivers Heal Through Agriculture

Forbes Healthcare

Hoʻōla Farms is helping Veterans, caregivers, and communities in Hilo, HI heal and thrive through agricultural education, food access initiatives, and wellness programs.

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EvidenceCare Launches The BetterCare Platform™ with AI Investment and CareInsights™

EvidenceCare

EvidenceCare has launched The BetterCare Platform to unite physician-centered solutions under one platform. With a bold AI investment and the rebrand of Agathos to CareInsights , the company is leading the future of better care decisions. NASHVILLE, TN – June 17, 2025 – EvidenceCare , a leader in physician-centered clinical decision support, today announced the launch of The BetterCare Platform —a unified framework of solutions designed to improve hospital performance.

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Face Tattoos For Stress? The Real-Time Biotech Wearable Trackers

Forbes Healthcare

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How locum tenens work helps physicians and APPs reclaim control

KevinMD.com

Burnout isn’t a weakness—it’s a warning sign. I recently spoke with a nurse practitioner looking for a lifestyle change that could give her more balance without stepping away from medicine. “I love caring for patients,” she told me, “but I don’t even recognize my life anymore. My schedule runs me, not the other way around.” Read more… How locum tenens work helps physicians and APPs reclaim control originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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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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5 Ways To Reduce Side Effects In Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro & Zepbound

Forbes Healthcare

Learn how to reduce side effects from GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound with five expert-backed strategies for better health and long-term success.

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Digital dementia screenings flag half of seniors in primary care settings

Medical Economics

A large clinical trial finds digital cognitive assessments can catch early signs of Alzheimer’s in older adults — but primary care workflows and clinician buy-in remain key barriers.

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Iowa passes law imposing tighter restrictions on PBMs

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law seeking to control rising prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies by targeting some of the drug middlemens’ most controversial practices.

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First impressions happen online—not in your exam room

KevinMD.com

If you’re a physician or practice owner, here’s a challenge: open a browser and Google yourself. Now ask a trusted friend or family member—ideally someone who fits your ideal patient profile—to do the same. What do they see? Do you show up in the top three listings? Are there recent reviews with 4+ stars? Does Read more… First impressions happen online—not in your exam room originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Video consultations are quicker, easier and less expensive than in-person visits, study finds

Medical Economics

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Emotionally Intelligent Men Are Choosing Better Partners; Here’s Why

Forbes Healthcare

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Safe Catheter Usage: Best Practices for Preventing Harm

Performance Health

A Foley catheter may be routine, but for over half of patients, it leads to complications. In fact, more than half of adults with an indwelling catheter reported at least one issue, with noninfectious problems like pain, bleeding, and trauma occurring five times more often than infections. These aren’t normal side effects; they’re preventable harms that delay recovery and drive up costs.

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How to Fix the Paradox of Primary Care

The Healthcare Blog

By MATTHEW HOLT If health policy wonks believe anything it’s that primary care is a good thing. In theory we should all have strong relationships with our primary care doctors. They should navigate us around the health system and be arriving on our doorsteps like Marcus Welby MD when needed. Wonks like me believe that if you introduce such a relationship patients will receive preventative care, will get on the right meds and take them, will avoid the emergency room, and have fewer hospital admis

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Ep. 69: The physician shortage with Brian McKillop of AMN Healthcare

Medical Economics

Brian McKillop, president of the locum tenens division at AMN Healthcare, joins the show to discuss the company's latest report on the physician shortage.

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FDA to miss approval deadline for Kalvista drug due to ‘resource constraints’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A “heavy workload” and “limited resources” have left the agency unable to meet a June 17 deadline to approve a therapy Kalvista has been developing for hereditary angioedema.

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Cleveland Clinic study highlights importance of timing in preventing antibiotic resistance

Medical Economics

Study uses an evolutionary modeling approach known as a “fitness seascape” to simulate how bacterial resistance develops in response to real-world treatment patterns.

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Could the FDA take an indirect approach to regulate LDTs?

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Attorneys said many questions remain about the regulation of laboratory developed tests after the FDA lost its legal fight. A recent warning letter could be a clue to future enforcement.

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Practice tip of the week: Be an on-time physician

Physicians Practice

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SEO Strategies to Rank Your Dental Practice

Practice Builders

Do you want to take your practice to the next level? You can’t do it without effective SEO optimization. With the right strategy, your website will increase its visibility in relevant organic search results. More people will become your clients. You will be recognized by everyone you are interested in and stand out from the competition. Read on to learn more about dental SEO marketing.

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DermaSensor device improves skin cancer detection in primary care settings, studies find

Medical Economics

In one of the studies, physicians aided by the DermaSensor device correctly referred 91.4% of cancers, compared with 82.0% without the device — a 50% reduction in missed cancer referrals.

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Ep. 69: The physician shortage with Brian McKillop of AMN Healthcare

Physicians Practice

Brian McKillop, president of the locum tenens division at AMN Healthcare, joins the show to discuss the company's latest report on the physician shortage.

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President Preston Interviewed On NJ 101.5 Morning Show

ACI Medical & Dental School

ACI Medical & Dental School President Frank A. Preston was recently interviewed by Eric Scott on the NJ 101.5 Morning Show. During the conversation, Mr. Preston spoke about the school’s 20th anniversary, our accelerated career training programs, the high demand for certified healthcare candidates, our beautiful campus, and more. Listen to the full interview here!

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OSSIO launches smaller, stronger, smarter bio-integrative suture anchors for orthopedic use

Medical Economics

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Episource Ransomware Attack Affects Multiple Healthcare Customers

The HIPAA Journal

Episource LLC, a provider of medical coding, risk adjustment services, and software solutions for healthcare providers and health plans, has experienced a cyberattack involving the theft of customer data. A network intrusion was detected on February 6, 2025, after suspicious activity had been identified within its network. All computer systems were powered down to prevent further unauthorized access, law enforcement was notified, and third-party cybersecurity experts were engaged to assist with

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5 Myths About English as a Second Language

Northwest Career College

ESL learning is an essential step in many people’s lives. However, too many popular myths may discourage a person from starting or continuing their studies. These myths can make learning English seem much more complicated, or they may build unnecessary worries. Below are five common myths about ESL and the truth behind them. 1. Myth: “You Have to Be Young to Learn English” Many people’s misconceptions that one can learn a new language only at a very young age are invalid

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Bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Act Introduced in House and Senate

The HIPAA Journal

Last week, a pair of bipartisan bills were introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate that seek to enhance the cybersecurity of the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector by improving coordination at the federal level to ensure that government agencies can respond quickly and efficiently to cyberattacks on HPH sector entities. Healthcare cyberattacks have increased significantly in recent years, with more than 700 data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals reported to the HHS’

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Randomized Trials Should Determine Causality and Be Useful in the Clinic—But Sometimes Accomplish Neither

Sensible Medicine

One of the most common and valid criticisms of a randomized clinical trial is external validity—or generalizability. The point of any RCT is that we can apply the results to a patient we see in the office. A trial that recruits highly selected (perfect) patients is hard to apply to the “regular” everyday patient. A classic example is the DanGer-Shock trial of the microaxial flow pump in patients with cardiogenic shock.

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ComplianceJunction Introduces API Integration to Streamline HIPAA Training for Healthcare Staffing Platforms

The HIPAA Journal

ComplianceJunction has announced a new API-based integration designed to simplify HIPAA compliance training for healthcare staffing platforms. This program aims to assist staffing agencies and healthcare organizations with automating the delivery and tracking of mandatory HIPAA training for temporary and contract workers. ComplianceJunction has built a reputation as the top provider of HIPAA training.

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Road Deaths Surge And Black Families Suffer Most

Forbes Healthcare

Every summer, U.S. road deaths surge and Black families pay the highest price. Cars have killed 4 million Americans. We accept it.

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When the System Is Drowning You—This New Standard from the AACN May Be a LifeSaver

Minority Nurse

I’ll never forget the night we admitted a man in his late 60’s. He was post-op, diabetic, and borderline septic. His vitals were technically stable but were trending the wrong way. He wasn’t sick enough for the ICU, but he was definitely too sick for the floor. So, like so many others, he landed in progressive care. The nurse assigned to him had four other patients.

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California physician sentenced for $1.5M Medicare fraud scheme; smart contact lens keeps an eye on your eyes; parents spending more time and money on children’s sports – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

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