Scrubs

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The months-long nurses’ strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has come to a potential resolution after a tentative agreement was reached between the hospital and the United Steelworkers Local 4-200, which represents approximately 1,700 nurses. The strike, which began in early August, centered around key issues such as nurse-to-patient ratios, wage increases, and benefits, with both parties struggling to reach a compromise.

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Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I received the following interesting and important question from a CMA (AAMA): I graduated from an accredited medical assisting program and am a current CMA (AAMA).

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The implications of this sale are significant, raising concerns over data privacy and the potential misuse of sensitive genetic information.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The products include a service that helps healthcare organizations build their own AI agents that could be used for appointment scheduling, clinical trial matching and patient triage.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2024

In a world where doctors are increasingly treated like cogs in a machine, the question arises: Would you recommend your son or daughter pursue the field? Recently, I saw this poll: I said ‘unsure’, but that is just a fragment of what I think. Here is my answer (leave yours in the comments). My answer is: it depends on who is asking. I would strongly encourage you to pursue medicine if… Your primary goal in a career is using your talents to improve the well being of others.

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KevinMD.com

OCTOBER 23, 2024

My parents, both physicians, embody the American story. After completing medical school in Iran, they were recruited to the U.S. in 1968 to fill the gap left by doctors sent to Vietnam. Building a life from the ground up, they became pillars of their patients and communities — and our family, too. In 1992, they Read more… Voting as a physician: How my parents’ story inspired me to advocate originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

OCTOBER 16, 2024

I recently received the following question: [I am located] in Ohio. [I was] wondering if you have any knowledge/experience with medical assistants being permitted to compound medications (mixing 2–3 different medications together under the direction of a provider).

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Led by her youngest daughter Shana Dall’Osto, the Epic founder and CEO’s family foundation Roots & Wings will soon be granting around $100 million to hundreds of nonprofits each year.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 21, 2024

UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana used technology to increase MA prior authorization denials for post-acute services, boosting profits, according to a report from a Senate subcommittee.

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EvidenceCare

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In a recent episode of The Better Care Podcast , Melinda Hancock, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Sentara Health , shared insights on how Sentara is driving healthcare transformation. Hancock explains Sentara’s forward-thinking model for innovation and cross-functional collaboration, offering actionable strategies that can help you improve innovation at your own facility.

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KevinMD.com

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the doctor’s office, in the ER, in the hospital, how many times are you asked about your drug allergies? A lot! And, as a common practice when in the hospital, you’ll even get a red bracelet or something to indicate such. There are strict rules around allergies; from techs to transport to MDs, hospital Read more… The hidden medication putting Parkinson’s patients at risk originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Scrubs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A nurse recalled the moment serial killer Lucy Letby told her she “just wanted to get her first death out of the way”. The woman, granted anonymity and referred to as Nurse ZC, told the Thirlwall Inquiry into Letby’s crimes that she started as a newly qualified nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2012 on the same day as Letby. Nurse ZC left the Countess of Chester to work elsewhere but returned in 2015, when Letby’s killing spree began, the inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It is my pleasure to introduce this article by Joseph Marine, MD in response to mandatory masking policies in a number of California hospitals. There is simply no randomized evidence to support these policies, and they make little sense in 2024. I worry about the mental abilities of the public health officers who instituted these policies, and that their actions will further erode trust in public health.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The CDC is moving towards a risk-based strategy, allowing patient input as to the frequency of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Executives from Amazon, Walgreens, Blue Shield of California and PhRMA weighed in on how to fix the much-scrutinized pharmacy benefit manager model during HLTH 2024.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Calling all Practice Managers! Ready to become the financial mastermind of your practice? Then don’t miss the management stream at the Guidelines Live event in London this November! As Practice Managers, you juggle the practice budgets, trying to cut costs while keeping patients and practice staff both happy and safe. The topics covered in the management stream will guide you through the complexities of managing practice finances, HR, estates, pensions and more!

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Just recently, in casual conversation, someone commented to me that “they” already have a cure for cancer but are hiding it. This is a claim I frequently encounter. One survey, from 2005, found that 27.3% of those surveyed endorsed this belief. Another survey from 2014 found that 37% of people believe the FDA is suppressing natural cancer cures on behalf of “Big […] The post Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Scrubs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A Louisiana nursing home owner has agreed to pay $8.2 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after being accused of misusing assets from four nursing home facilities. The settlement stems from allegations that Bob Dean Jr. violated the National Housing Act of 1934 by embezzling funds intended for the care and well-being of nursing home residents.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I appreciate this essay for its reframing of our debates about cancer screening; viewing them through an ethical lens. The speculation that we might eventually be able to identify individuals harmed by radiographic screening and how this would alter our approach is both intriguing and alarming. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The settlement provides for three main types of compensation, with a maximum payout of up to $10,000 for specific claims

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It's the largest antitrust settlement to date in the healthcare industry, according to law firm Whatley Kallas, which represented the plaintiffs.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I’ve just taken some time, in peace and quiet, to listen to the Budget speech in full. At a time when every penny counts for our primary care, I really needed to know what this would mean for the practice, and my team. What do I think? I’m pretty irked if I’m honest. On a personal level, I’ll see some tax implications coming down the line, but honestly, I know that those who can afford to pay it need to pay it.

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Medical Economics

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Representatives have bipartisan support in House, numerous backers among health organizations.

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Scrubs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Husband of Boston Nurse Lindsay Clancy Speaks Out Following Tragic Incident Involving Their Children Lindsay Clancy, a 32-year-old nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, was charged with the deaths of her three young children in January 2023. The case shocked the nation, drawing attention to mental health struggles, particularly postpartum mental illness, which can have devastating consequences.

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Emerging RN Leader

OCTOBER 27, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I had a mentor who often said that the “soft skills” are frequently the “hard skills” to master. Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. […] The post Teaching Nurses to Become More Effective Communicators appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The United States has few rules governing egg and sperm donation, a Wild West being supercharged by influencers peddling it as a cash-cow to millions of young followers.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Attorneys argue Khan and two other commissioners are biased against pharmacy benefit managers and should recuse themselves from an ongoing lawsuit against the middlemen.

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KevinMD.com

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It took me forever to retire—three years or so. It took so long that my nurses got tired of bringing me purple cakes decorated with whipped cream stethoscopes, but I did it. Now, a few years later, I can tell you that the things I worried about were not the ones that gave me trouble. Read more… The surprising struggles of retirement no one warned you about originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Economics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Study suggests a way to use EHRs to develop relationship before patients arrive for an exam.

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Scrubs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Nurses assisting a gunshot patient came into harm’s way as a driver struck them and then drove off, leaving one nurse in critical condition. The nurses were helping a gunshot victim who was dropped off by someone in a private vehicle at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, in West Philadelphia, early Saturday morning, just after 4:15, officials said. The gunshot victim was hit on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue.

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We Care Online

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Running a health centre is not an easy task. From patient safety to avoiding medical errors, you have to be efficient in all aspects of efficiency. Millions of people visit hospitals or health centres for medical help every day. To ensure quality, many people wonder how to keep patients safe in hospitals. According to the World Health Organization, medical errors or inefficient staff harm thousands of patients annually.

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