Minority Nurse

MAY 1, 2025

Affirmations are affirming, positive statements that can encourage and boost self-esteem in nurses. They’re a great tool to use anytime, but they can be invaluable as a pick-me-up after a hard day. Affirmations, or mantras , can reduce stress and improve nurses’ overall moods when they face patient challenges. They can also give nurses the space to center their thoughts on the good moments of their jobs, promoting mindfulness and a sense of ease.

Follow-Up

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 1, 2025

A $2.4 million settlement has received final approval from the court to resolve a class action lawsuit against Somnia Inc. and others over a 2022 cyberattack and data breach. Somnia manages anesthesiology services at more than a hundred surgery centers across the country. In the summer of 2022, Somnia experienced a cyberattack that saw hackers access parts of its network where patient information was stored.The forensic investigation confirmed that names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth,

HIPAA

We Care Online

MAY 1, 2025

International students often pursue medical education through various routes, depending on their background, financial situation, and career goals. Caribbean medical schools have become a popular choice for international students, especially for those who are unable to get into US medical schools. Studying medicine in the US or Canada can be competitive, expensive and challenging.

Medication

Practice Index

MAY 1, 2025

Digital tech helps end 8am pressures NHS England has reported that practices are successfully using digital technology to put an end to the 8am rush. It cites Lingwell Croft, Leeds as a successful practice where online consultation forms have successfully reduced pressure on the telephone. Meanwhile its phone system uses voice recognition to transcribe patient voice messages, enabling rapid triage by GPs and care navigators.

Huddles/Rounds

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.

Clinical Operations

KevinMD.com

MAY 1, 2025

On the 20th of January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiated a freeze on foreign aid, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This abrupt suspension of funding has triggered a global health crisis, undermining decades of progress in combating HIV/AIDS and endangering millions of lives across the globe.

KevinMD.com

MAY 1, 2025

“Once it’s in your body, there’s no taking it back.” That’s what the infusion nurse told a friend of mine after administering the injection. She had just started a biologic medication for an autoimmune condition. Immediately, her body reacted: nausea, then hives, then a terrifying tightening of her throat. She rushed back to the clinic.

Tests

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

CVS Health plans to exit the individual Obamacare health insurance business next year, leaving 1 million people in 17 states looking for new coverage in 2026.

Insurance

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2025

According to the Justice Department’s complaint, the insurers paid brokers eHealth, GoHealth and SelectQuote hundreds of millions of dollars for enrolling seniors in their MA coverage — regardless of the plans’ suitability for those members’ needs.

Insurance

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

A twice-yearly injection of a drug known as Sunlenca offered 100% protection against HIV among young girls in South Africa and Uganda, according to a recent study.

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2025

Aetna is once again retreating from the Affordable Care Act market, while its parent company notched a deal with Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk that should expand access to its in-demand GLP-1 at the expense of Eli Lilly’s.

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

Funding cuts are having a devastating toll on researchers' careers and threatening future innovation in the U.S. Their request: bring science-based decisions back.

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

New National Academy of Medicine report examines Medicare reimbursement, the RUC, and the process of determining values of medical care and services.

Medication

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

Impact of cell phone use on children

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2025

The deal boosts BetterHelp’s ability to accept insurance coverage, offering “a potential avenue out of the less-stable cash pay market,” one analyst said.

Insurance

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

The pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to regain market share that it has lost to Eli Lilly in the lucrative obesity drug market.

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 1, 2025

Cost pressures are “jeopardizing the ability of hospitals to deliver high-quality, timely care to their communities,” AHA CEO Rick Pollack said.

Hospital

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

Once cast aside in favor of plant-based alternatives, dairy has been making a comeback more recently as a performance-enhancing, gut-supporting functional food.

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

The aging population demands urgent geriatric training in primary care to address complex health needs and improve senior healthcare outcomes.

The Healthcare Blog

MAY 1, 2025

By MICHAEL MILLENSON “Dr. Google, the nickname for the search engine that answers hundreds of millions of health questions every day, has begun including advice from the general public in some of its answers. The What People Suggest feature, presented as a response to user demand, comes at a pivotal point for traditional web search amid the growing popularity of artificial intelligence-enabled chatbots such as ChatGPT.

Medication

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

Learn practical strategies to transform your medical practice from reactive to proactive, enhancing patient care and business success with expert insights.

Medication

Physicians Practice

MAY 1, 2025

Discover five proven mentorship strategies that help practice administrators and senior physicians streamline onboarding, boost engagement, and retain valuable new staff in todays competitive medical practice landscape.

Medication

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

AI tools are becoming more prevalent in back office operations, but they are also making inroads on the diagnostic side.

Diagnostics

Northwest Career College

MAY 1, 2025

An Administrative Assistant plays a vital role in running the office smoothly. Your role is considered the backbone of any organization, and you perform countless tasks that keep the workplace organized. Be it answering phones, managing schedules, or helping with paperwork in the office, administrative assistants see to it that things work accordingly.

Scheduling

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

Relative Value Scale Update Committee responds to analysis from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 1, 2025

Avoidable deaths are decreasing in high-income nations while theyre increasing in the U.S. Its a worrisome trend that helps explain the growing gap in life expectancy.

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

AI tools are becoming more prevalent in back office operations, but they are also making inroads on the diagnostic side.

Diagnostics

Practice Index

MAY 1, 2025

I'm really excited to be presenting a couple of hot topics at The Primary Care Show at the NEC in Birmingham. I have an incredibly busy May ahead of me! What with all the usual hustle and bustle of running a busy GP Practice, Im also attending the UK LMC Conference in with Avon LMC and then on toThe Primary Care Show on 14th in Birmingham. This is one of my favourite events to support as its a great collaboration between the IGPM and the team at Practice Index, with the aim of providing Practice

Triage

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

The Jewel Patch-WCD offers a discreet solution for patients at risk of cardiac arrest, enhancing safety and daily life integration.

Practice Index

MAY 1, 2025

One of the changes to this years contract was the unfreezing of 212 QOF points, and the reintroduction of performance-related targets for 141 of the points. What does this change mean for practices, and might we see more QOF targets in future? On the podcast , these were the questions that my guests Ceri Chaplin and Claire Houston discussed. The issue they immediately picked up on was that this change has put income that was secure last year potentially at risk.

Medical Economics

MAY 1, 2025

Telehealth enhances healthcare communication, improving patient-provider relationships and outcomes through real-time consultations, secure messaging, and remote monitoring.

Communication