Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You had two choices in the lottery for senior science class. Mr. Flexner taught science in the old way. As a reductionist, he had his students learn basic physiology as that would explain human disease. If you did the work, which was hard, you got a good grade. Mrs. Onderdonk focused on the mechanics of science. Her students actually did science. They thought about questions; designed experiments to answer these questions, and assessed the results.

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Scrubs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The twenty-first century is dominated by the revolution in technology. Digital tools have a big impact on education, that much is obvious. Consider a student who doesn’t use the Internet, computers, or other electronic gadgets. It’s hard, if not impossible. Students can send and receive emails from their lecturers and have access to network libraries’ resources.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” This is the key finding in a study from PRC on the implications of nurses’ dis-engagement from their work.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kyle Bachman, senior recruiter, Goshen Health. It can be hard to see any silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as impacted organizations re-focused on their basics in order to survive – if not […] The article What COVID Taught Us About a Train-and-Hire Program To Recruit Frontline Workers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I’ve been hearing a lot about intermittent fasting as an approach to weight loss lately. This comes from physicians, patients, and celebrities. I never pay attention to this kind of chatter because, as I have written , I think weight loss advice (outside of GLP-1s and bariatric surgery) arises from a data free zone. However, I’ve realized that intermittent fasting serves as a good example from which to discuss the complexities of actually practicing medicine according to evidence-bas

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In U.S. health care’s negative-sum game, stakeholders who survive and win that game will have to deliver value-for-money, we learn from Trilliant Health’s 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report. “Report” is one word for this nearly 150-page compendium of health care data that is a treasure trove for health service researchers, marketers, strategists, journalists, and those keen to explore questions about the current state of health care in America.

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Emerging RN Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently interviewed a nurse leader who shared her concerns about the level of cognitive overload experienced by nurses today. She shared the following observation: So, let’s hypothetically walk in the shoes of a medical-surgical nurse today. I start my shift with five assigned patients, but by […] The post Managing the Cognitive Overload of Nurses appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I’ve been hearing a lot about intermittent fasting as an approach to weight loss lately. This comes from physicians, patients, and celebrities. I never pay attention to this kind of chatter because, as I have written , I think weight loss advice (outside of GLP-1s and bariatric surgery) arises from a data free zone. However, I’ve realized that intermittent fasting serves as a good example from which to discuss the complexities of actually practicing medicine according to evidence-bas

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For decades, online nursing education options offered nurses a different path to a nursing degree, but the choices were limited. Today’s nurses enjoy nursing degree program choices that provide variations in everything from how and when they take a course to the length of a program. For many nurses, particularly those seeking advanced degrees, this expansion in online programs allows flexibility to balance work, school, and personal obligations.

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WSMDA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

If you’re looking to start a career in phlebotomy, you’re probably searching for a school that can help you gain the skills you need. With so many options available, making the right choice can be a daunting task. A good school will teach you how to draw blood and help you understand the importance of patient care, data management, and more.

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Emerging RN Leader

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Onboarding new graduates now takes a village. A nurse manager shared her concerns, “I am shocked at how underprepared our new nurses are this year. While doing leader rounding, I asked a new graduate about her patient, and her assessment of the priorities for care was genuinely […] The post Coaching to Promote Critical Thinking appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Andrew Foy rejoins the Sensible Medicine podcast. We talk first about coronary artery calcium. Andrew is an expert in this area. We have co-written our case against CAC scoring for any cause in the American Family Physician. It’s had little effect as CAC scoring is running rampant. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you know Nurse Blake (Blake Lynch) from his Facebook videos, podcasts, live comedy shows, or cruises, he ’ s proven that he ’ s a nursing force to be reckoned with using his humor to bring nurses together. After graduating with a BSN from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, and working in trauma centers around the country, Nurse Blake started posting original comedy videos to cope with the stress of his nursing job.

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WSMDA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

So, you’re thinking about making a career move, and the field of healthcare has caught your eye. Have you ever considered becoming a medical assistant? This career path is fulfilling and offers financial stability and room for growth. If you’ve been sitting on the fence about going back to school to become a medical assistant, here’s why you should consider medical assistant school in New York.

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Medical Gas Compliance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As healthcare managers, we understand that your many roles and responsibilities revolve around o ne fundamental g oal: patient safety. Whether it be ensuring compliance, managing costs, or implementing new or maintaining existing medical equipment, all of these responsibilities are there to increase patient safety. At CHT, our goal is to help you reach your goals.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Andrew Foy rejoins the Sensible Medicine podcast. We talk first about coronary artery calcium. Andrew is an expert in this area. We have co-written our case against CAC scoring for any cause in the American Family Physician. It’s had little effect as CAC scoring is running rampant. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Ashley Merida BSN, RN is the president of the Phoenix chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and talked with Minority Nurse recently to help mark Hispanic Heritage Month, held annually from September 15 to October 15. She says the organization’s advocacy for nursing in general and Hispanic nurses in particular has been a building block for her personal and professional growth.

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CareerStep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Finding and recruiting the right students for your training program is crucial for its success. Whether you’re in the early stages of the program or have been running it for months, assembling a cohort of motivated and capable candidates is essential. In this blog post, we will discuss effective strategies to help your organization identify quality candidates for your medical assistant program.

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Ciox

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 29, 2023 – Stratum Med, Inc., a physician-owned, physician-led collaborative comprised of prominent medical groups accounting for over 12,000 physicians across the country, and Datavant, the leader in securely connecting health data, have announced a partnership to create an industry standard data lake to enable operating efficiencies, minimize risk and generate virtuous use cases for identified and de-identified data sets.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You had two choices in the lottery for senior science class. Mr. Flexner taught science in the old way. As a reductionist, he had his students learn basic physiology as that would explain human disease. If you did the work, which was hard, you got a good grade. Mrs. Onderdonk focused on the mechanics of science. Her students actually did science. They thought about questions; designed experiments to answer these questions, and assessed the results.

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Patients Rising

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“Let’s be clear, today’s ‘updated’ ICER Value Assessment Framework should be left in the dark ages." The post Patients Rising Statement: ICER’s ‘Updates’ are Thinly Veiled Strategy to Continue Discriminatory Tactics appeared first on Patients Rising.

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Ciox

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 26, 2023 – Datavant has now reached a milestone of more than 70,000 US hospitals and clinics in its digital network and enables the exchange of 60 million patient records per year. Datavant supports use cases ranging from continuity of care; to patient and attorney requests; to risk adjustment, to quality reporting and clinical research.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Sensible Medicine is excited to publish this brief explainer on prediction and prediction scores. I connected with the two authors on Twitter. This sort of educational content is exactly what we aim for here at Sensible Medicine. Here are the Authors’ Bios: Adrian Barnett is a professor of statistics who has worked for over 29 years in health and medical research.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Sensible Medicine is excited to publish this brief explainer on prediction and prediction scores. I connected with the two authors on Twitter. This sort of educational content is exactly what we aim for here at Sensible Medicine. Here are the Authors’ Bios: Adrian Barnett is a professor of statistics who has worked for over 29 years in health and medical research.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We are living in a time of growing distrust in science and scientific institutions. According to a 2022 Pew surve y, “Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, down from 40% who said this in November 2020.” Subscribe now At the same

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We are living in a time of growing distrust in science and scientific institutions. According to a 2022 Pew surve y, “Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, down from 40% who said this in November 2020.” Subscribe now At the same

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In this essay, I will build the case that if you are sick, you should not test for COVID19. If your child is sick, you should not test them, and you should send them to school if they are mildly ill. This is the only logical position, and that of the UK. How do I and the UK experts arrive at this position? Let’s agree to some facts. First, nearly no one is currently being hospitalized with ARDS caused by COVID19; Instead, we have a sea of incidental hospitalizations.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In this essay, I will build the case that if you are sick, you should not test for COVID19. If your child is sick, you should not test them, and you should send them to school if they are mildly ill. This is the only logical position, and that of the UK. How do I and the UK experts arrive at this position? Let’s agree to some facts. First, nearly no one is currently being hospitalized with ARDS caused by COVID19; Instead, we have a sea of incidental hospitalizations.

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