Fri.May 02, 2025

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The Prototype: These Bacteria Can Generate Electricity

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patients own skin cells, electricity-generating bacteria, using physics to cook perfect pasta and more.

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Caring for Patients, Not Judging Them

Sensible Medicine

One of the many great things about being a general internist is the exposure to the wondrous diversity of humanity. I am a better person for having brief, but intense, visits with some 50 people every week. These people grew up all over the world and have worked in every imaginable field. I see people barely scraping by financially and people with unimaginable wealth.

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Rural Healthcare Deserts Are A National Security Risk — We Need A Smarter Delivery Model

Forbes Healthcare

Entire regions in the U.S. have become healthcare deserts. Failure to act is both a public health risk and a systemic vulnerability.

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The hidden bias in how we treat chronic pain

KevinMD.com

As a health care writer and data analyst, I hear frequently from patients who are being denied safe and effective pain care due to unscientific bias on the part of U.S. health care agenciesand sometimes on the part of otherwise once-reputable medical journals. These are among millions of U.S. citizens who are now being deserted Read more The hidden bias in how we treat chronic pain 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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Google’s Chief Health Officer Is Retiring

Forbes Healthcare

Google's healthcare work and portfolio has rapidly expanded in recent years.

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Cigna Profits Hit $1.3 Billion As Health Insurer Gets Handle On Costs

Forbes Healthcare

Cigna swung to a first quarter profit of $1.3 billion as the health insurer gains control of rising medical costs and its Evernorth business continues to perform well.

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Amwell narrows losses in Q1 amid military contract rollout

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The telehealth firm has deployed its product for scheduled virtual visits across the Military Health System, “the most significant growth initiative in our company’s history,” said CFO and COO Mark Hirschhorn.

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Prevent Burnout With These Field-Tested Time Management Tips

NHA Now

As an allied health worker, theres a lot on your plate. Depending on your specific discipline, youre responsible for managing complex equipment, working directly with patients and colleagues, as well as filing billing paperwork. Suffice it to say, its easy to get burnt out. That is, unless you prepare. Weve prepared these field-tested time management tips to help you beat the burnout that can become a nasty side effect of a job as busy as yours.

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Why physicians are unlike the “average” investor

KevinMD.com

An excerpt from Wealth Strategies for Today’s Physician: A Multi-Media Playbook. Physicians of all specialties are different from the average U.S. investor in several important ways. This statement reflects data in key areas that impact fundamental aspects of investing and wealth management. It is important for physicians to realize these differences because most financial news, Read more Why physicians are unlike the “average” investor originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Conference recap: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025

Medical Economics

Medical Economics was on the ground in New Orleans covering the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025.

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Unlocking the hidden potential in your medical office investment

Physicians Practice

Evidencebased medical office design turns your practice into a patientcentered, profitgenerating engine by boosting workflow, satisfaction, and valuebased care performance.

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5 ways to talk about affordability with patients before they get to the pharmacy

Medical Economics

Navigating prescription affordability is crucial for patient care, ensuring access to necessary medications and fostering open discussions about financial options.

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Phased Replacement of IMPAX Viewer - South Zone Next

Connect Care Bytes Blog

As previously posted , Provincial Enterprise Imaging (PEI) is replacing the IMPAX system as the new Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS). The next phase of implementation will be in South Zone, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. With PEI implementation, OrthoView will also replace MediCAD as the orthopedic templating software. PEI Implementation After PEI implementation, many medical staff will view diagnostic images and reports via the XERO Viewer in Connect Care.

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U.S. sues major insurers, brokers over kickbacks and disability bias; NIH launches effort to curb animal testing; AI flags pain risks after knee replacement – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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On Other Channels.

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here.

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Share buybacks versus dividends: No contest which is better for investors

Medical Economics

Buybacks are often illogically equated with dividends the direct distribution of profits to shareholders in cash on a periodic basis at the discretion of corporate boards.

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Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut & DATS in Pennsylvania Announce 22K-Record Data Breaches

The HIPAA Journal

Data breaches have recently been confirmed by Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Inc. in Pennsylvania, and Brainard Surgery Center in Ohio. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has recently confirmed that a previously announced data breach has affected 33,500 more individuals than previously thought.

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NextGen Healthcare takes on private equity partner to help fund growth

Medical Economics

NextGen Healthcare partners with Madison Dearborn Partners to enhance growth and innovation in ambulatory health care technology solutions.

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Democrats introduce resolution demanding transparency in HHS

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The lawmakers are asking the Trump administration to reverse course on an HHS policy that breaks the longstanding practice of giving notice and accepting public comments about policy changes.

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Medicaid rollbacks could account for more than 14,000 additional deaths, study warns

Medical Economics

Researchers warn federal cuts could drive mortality, medical debt and delayed care.

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Trump Executive Order Addressing `Pill Penalty’ In Drug Pricing Law Faces Uphill Battle

Forbes Healthcare

Successfully eliminating the so-called pill penalty faces an uphill battle, whether its attempted through executive changes or by way of legislation.

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Trump HHS tiptoes around endorsing conversion therapy for transgender minors

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A new Trump administration report said teens struggling with gender dysphoria should undergo “exploratory” therapy and that conversion therapy was misunderstood.

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