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Teaching Empathy

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Some of the most troubling conversations I have with leaders today concern a growing number of nurses who seem to lack empathy. Caring for patients in a way that projects concern and empathy has always been a core value in nursing. Leaders see an increasing number of […] The post Teaching Empathy appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Carl June: 2024 Will Be Seen As A Breakthrough Year For Brain Cancer

Forbes Healthcare

CAR T cell therapy is showing promise in treating glioblastomas and autoimmune diseases. New tools like base editing may help T cell therapy address solid cancer tumors.

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More than 700 rural hospitals at risk of closing: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

One challenge hospitals face is reimbursement from private payers, which doesn’t cover the higher costs of care in rural areas, according to a report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

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The Hypocrisy Is The Point. Doctors Who Said Not To Mix Politics & Medicine.

Science Based Medicine

Hypocritical articles on politics and medicine weren't really about politics and medicine, they were a message- the standards we set for you, don't apply to us and everyone knows it. The post The Hypocrisy Is The Point. Doctors Who Said Not To Mix Politics & Medicine. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Ep 37: Physician finances with Steven P. Furr, MD of AAFP

Medical Economics

Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of AAFP, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation covering the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, rural health care access, and cybersecurity.

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Under Pressure To Reform For Years, But It Hasn’t Yet Mattered

Forbes Healthcare

Pharmacy benefit managers have been under constant pressure for years for their alleged role in raising patient out-of-pocket costs and squeezing independent pharmacies.

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How conspiracy theories like COVID-19 “lab leak” harm science and public health

Science Based Medicine

Ever since COVID-19 first emerged in 2020, evidence-free claims that it had arisen due to a "lab leak" have proliferated. A recent paper argues that this conspiracy theory has been very harmful to science. I argue that it's more than just lab leak that is harmful. The post How conspiracy theories like COVID-19 “lab leak” harm science and public health first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Street medicine: a lifeline for Florida’s homeless amidst new public sleeping ban

KevinMD.com

Despite the evening hour, the sun beats down on our group as we gather to orient new participants to the street run. It’s a typical Spring day in Florida, with temperatures already in the upper 80s. We stand in a circle on a downtown sidewalk in our green t-shirts. In the center of our circle Read more… Street medicine: a lifeline for Florida’s homeless amidst new public sleeping ban originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Updated COVID Vaccines Are Coming: Effectiveness, Who’s Eligible And More

Forbes Healthcare

Pfizer and Moderna’s updated vaccines will be available for people six months and older, while Novavax’s vaccine will be aimed at people 12 years and older.

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Walgreens considering full sale of VillageMD

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The decision, disclosed Wednesday in a securities filing, is a sharp reversal to the pharmacy behemoth’s past commitment to building out its healthcare delivery offerings.

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Persistent sickness absence – What’s the secret to managing it?

Practice Index

Persistent staff absence can be a huge drain on practices. It’s not necessarily about believing your staff are ‘at it’ (though you might suspect this on occasion!), but even the most genuine and sympathetic of cases can challenge organisational ability to provide efficient patient services. For managers, it may feel like the hardest of problems to solve.

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What physicians and private practices need to know about the latest digital accessibility requirements in health care

Medical Economics

New rules outline how websites must be accessible to patients with disabilities. Here’s how to comply while improving patient care.

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This Secretive Billionaire Thinks He Can Cure HIV. Here’s Why.

Forbes Healthcare

By bringing together top doctors, scientists and engineers, Terry Ragon believes he can succeed where major governments have failed and cure one of the world’s wiliest viruses.

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Uninsured rate jumps to 8.2% amid Medicaid unwinding: CDC

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The slide in the nation’s uninsured rate could become steeper if subsidies in the Affordable Care Act exchanges expire on schedule next year, according to health policy experts.

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5 Ways to Use Outcome Measures Data

Valant

The field of behavioral health has seen a shift toward value-based care. This transition is part of a broader movement across all of healthcare to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs. Value-based care models incentivize providers to deliver high-quality and efficient care by linking payment to patient health outcomes. This approach is a departure from traditional fee-for-service models , which pay providers based on the volume of services they deliver.

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The Numerical Power of Just a Few Simple Tweaks

Top Practices

When our practices aren’t doing well, we might get the feeling there are so many things we need to do to fix the problem. We go into panic mode and when we panic, our brains simply just shut down. This means we can’t think straight, and we might become anxious and feel the whole world is crumbling down on us. When this happens, just stop what you are doing, breathe deeply, and start writing.

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Wegovy And Zepbound Doses Available Again After Months Of Shortages, FDA Says—But Supplies Are Still Limited

Forbes Healthcare

Novo and Lilly have struggled to keep up with demand for semaglutide and tirzepatide—generic names for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound—and there have been reports people with diabetes have struggled to access the drugs as more people use them to lose weight.

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McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack after IT system disruptions

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The latest attack on the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system comes less than a year after it was hit by a ransomware attack.

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An Expansive View of Mental Health Nursing

Minority Nurse

Mental health nursing is a specialty within our profession that may be frequently overlooked and underappreciated. Nurses working in the realm of mental health perform an excellent service for many individuals and families living with the effects of a wide variety of conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. While the first half of the 20th century may have been the Dark Ages for mental health in the United States in many respects — including the longstanding

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Why flexible care models are vital to ease clinical burden and support remote patient care

Medical Economics

Flexible care models, including remote patient monitoring, can help support clinicians and patients as care environments and acuity levels shift.

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CVS Health CEO Takes Charge At Aetna After Insurer’s Latest Miss

Forbes Healthcare

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch is taking over “day-to-day management” of the company’s Aetna health insurance business after its latest poor performance.

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Southern blood center recovering from ransomware attack

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OneBlood, which serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern U.S., had to implement manual methods for processing blood after the cyberattack, which reduced its capacity.

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First Drafts of Residency Personal Statements: Let Yourself Go

Accepted Blog

For many residency applicants, writing the first draft of their personal statement is the most difficult part of the entire application process. And the most difficult part of composing that first draft is often getting the first few words on the page. Don’t fret – even accomplished novelists and famous journalists struggle to get started sometimes!

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Physicians can influence patient decisions on vaccines against flu, COVID-19, RSV

Medical Economics

CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.

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Need For OB-GYNs Rises As Abortion Laws Drive Doctors Away

Forbes Healthcare

There’s an unprecedented demand for OB-GYNs as physicians and doctors-in-training avoid practicing in states with abortion bans and limits on reproductive rights.

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How to Become an Infection Control Nurse

Unitek College

Explore the World of Infection Control Nursing and Practice. You’ve probably heard a lot about infection and diseases since the COVID-19 pandemic. Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) strive to identify, prevent, and manage diseases before they can spread. If you want to make a significant impact, then a career as an Infection Control Nurse could be […] The post How to Become an Infection Control Nurse appeared first on Unitek College.

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Unlocking value in healthcare: The value realization pyramid

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Value realization with Enlitic: a framework for healthcare providers to leverage AI-driven data, optimize workflows and enhance decision-making.

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We must protect access to prescription drugs for marginalized seniors

Medical Economics

America's poorest seniors could soon find it much harder to get the medicines they need.

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After 100m Gold, Noah Lyles Posts About Asthma, ADD, Anxiety, Depression

Forbes Healthcare

Noah Lyles won gold in the most closely contested 100 m in Olympics history and then posted on X and inspirational message about his mental and physical health challenges

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When Population Health and Individual Health Clash

Sensible Medicine

First some background from my clinic. Here is how the conversation goes: Patient: “Doc, should I take this cholesterol drug that my primary care doctor prescribed?” Me: “What did your risk score come out as?” Patient: “What?” It stuns me how few doctors use the pooled cohort equation to guide use of primary prevention treatments.

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Walgreens further reduces stake in Cencora for $1.1B

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The struggling drugstore chain has been chipping away at its stake in Cencora, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, since last summer.

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