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Building Trust and Empathy in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

MedQuest College

Building trust and empathy in diagnostic medical sonography is vital for delivering exceptional patient care. As a diagnostic medical sonographer, you play a crucial role in the healthcare journey by providing accurate imaging that aids in diagnosis and treatment. However, the technical aspects of the job are only part of the equation. Establishing a connection with patients through trust and empathy enhances the overall experience and contributes to better outcomes.

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Leading the Charge: Black Nursing Leaders Shaping the Future of Healthcare

Minority Nurse

Nurses are no strangers to leadership in action whether at the bedside, in the classroom, or within boardrooms. But leadership doesn’t look the same for everyone. For Black nursing leaders, advancing the profession means tackling systemic challenges head-on, amplifying voices that have historically been silenced, and creating pathways for the next generation.

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A review of the newly approved novel non-opioid pain reliever suzetrigine (Journavx)

Sensible Medicine

Last week the FDA approved a novel non-opioid pain medication. The drug is called suzetrigine (Journavx). A Google search brings up news releases from Vertex , and news coverage—which are essentially the same and lacking links to the evidence. I aimed to provide readers the evidence for this new drug. This was much more difficult to find. Some things to set out first: I am not a pain specialist; my analysis is one of a Neutral Martian.

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Five Common Billing Challenges Faced by Medical Practices and How to Address Them   

Health Prime

Medical billing is a vital yet often overlooked aspect of practice management in the dynamic healthcare landscape, where the primary focus is on providing quality patient care. Behind the scenes, medical billing professionals work tirelessly to ensure that healthcare providers receive fair compensation for their services while maintaining the practice’s financial health.

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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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IDB Lab Partners with 19Labs to Launch Long-Range Drone-Delivered Medical Aid in Guyana's Hinterland

19 Labs

19Labs, with backing from IDB Lab, has unveiled GALE | Force, a two-way, long-range drone system designed to bring critical medical supplies to underserved areas. This system will create a robust and enduring solution for rural healthcare logistics. Redwood City, CA February 6, 2024 19Labs, a leader in rural healthcare innovation, has partnered with IDB Lab , the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , to introduce GALE | Force, a long-range, cost-effective, t

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A Plan to Refocus Primary Care

Sensible Medicine

I’ve written my share about the plight of the primary care doctor in general and the primary care general internist in particular. I’ve sang the praises of the job, bemoaned the disrespect , predicted a frightening future , and shamelessly recruited trainees to my field. In this post a fellow Chicago Internist, Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, makes what I think is a terrific argument that part of our specialty’s problem is that we have drifted away from our true mission, healing the sic

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Prioritizing People: Elevating the Healthcare Payor Customer Experience

Walker Info - Patient Experience

From a cancer patient: I had to change insurance in the middle of my eight-month treatment plan. Now Im waiting to see if my oncologist and current chemotherapy drugs are covered. If they arent, I dont know what Im going to do. The approval and appeal process are overwhelming. From an OB-GYN: I had a first-time mom due on January 3. She begged me to induce before the end of the year because shed already hit her insurance deductible.

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Top Healthcare Certifications You Can Earn Online in 2025

We Care Online

Want to kickstart or advance your career in healthcare? Online certifications are a great way to get new skills in place, fulfill state requirements,and achieve professional goals all from home. Online learning provides some amazing opportunities to help you enter or further develop your career with the healthcare field in 2025with the convenience and flexibility to be able to pursue your ambitions.

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Murder, vitriol, and hidden costs: inside the health insurance industry’s biggest battles

KevinMD.com

With the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, many have expressed vitriol towards the insurance industry. Having worked in non-profit health care all my life, I decided in 2018 to switch to the “dark side,” or the insurance industry, out of curiosity. What is it that they do, and how are they doing it? I thought Read more Murder, vitriol, and hidden costs: inside the health insurance industry’s biggest battles originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Reduce Friction in Nursing in 2025

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Few nurse leaders would disagree with the need for disruptive innovation in our healthcare systems. Yet, not all innovation works and it can have unintended consequences and high costs. A more immediate return on investment and improvement in productivity for most organizations can be achieved by reducing […] The post Reduce Friction in Nursing in 2025 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Jonathan Bush, Zus Health

The Healthcare Blog

It’s always fun to chat with Jonathan Bush. You kids today may not remember that he was the first CEO to take a cloud-based (Health 2.0!) company public back in 2007! Athenahealth didn’t end up challenging Epic because a cosmically evil hedge fund took it (and him) down as it was on its way to try to do that, but Jonathan has moved on and is now building a clinical data integration company called Zus Health.

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The best email newsletters for primary care physicians

Mobius MD

How do you keep up with changes in healthcare as a busy clinician? These three email newsletters for primary care physicians will help you stay current with the latest news, research, and medical best practices. The first newsletter is a daily email, the second is weekly, and the third is monthly. All three e-newsletters are published by reputable organizations you know and trust. 1.

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Calling All Nurses: Celebrate Galentine’s Day and the Power of Friendship with Your Work Family!

Minority Nurse

Valentine’s Day is widely celebrated everywhere, but not everyone wants to go on a date with themselves or buy into the heart-shaped cards. That’s where Galentine’s Day comes in. Galentine’s Day is always on February 13 , the day before Valentine’s Day. It’s a way to escape the romance and acknowledge the friends in your life, even if you have (or don’t have) a romantic partner.

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Don’t Let Cyberattacks Disrupt Patient Care: Dental Practice Cyberattacks on the Rise

Open Dental

Cybersecurity in dental practices is increasingly important as healthcare organizations report a spike in cyberattacks. A recent survey revealed that 92% of healthcare organizations faced a cyberattack in the past year, highlighting an urgent need for stronger defenses. While healthcare organizations averaged 40 attacks annually, about 69% of these attacks disrupted patient care These alarming statistics underscore that dental practices are also vulnerable, as they store sensitive patient data a

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A Father’s Journey, A Daughter’s Path

UVM Larner College of Medicine

Jennifer Chen is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Vermonts Larner College of Medicine. In the following blog post, she reflects on the impact of observing her fathers medical journey, a clinical rotation intransplant surgery, and her hopes for residency.

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What do the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines mean for Practice Managers?

Practice Index

The publication of the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines for 2025/26 has once again left general practice in the dark. While the document sets out a vision for integrated, community-focused care, it provides little in the way of clear guidance for GP practices, leaving them uncertain about how they fit into the evolving system. It is shocking that, once again, general practice appears to be an afterthought, said one Practice Manager.

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Medication Tech vs. Med Aide: What’s Different?

Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

Exploring healthcare career options can be overwhelming, especially when roles like Medication Technicians (Med Techs) and Medication Aides (Med Aides) appear similar. However, understanding their distinct responsibilities and requirements is essential for aligning your career goals. For instance, while both roles involve medication administration, Med Techs typically have more advanced training and can handle additional responsibilities, such as record-keeping and medication management.

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5 common billing challenges faced by medical practices and how to address them   

Health Prime

Medical billing is a vital yet often overlooked aspect of practice management in the dynamic healthcare landscape, where the primary focus is on providing quality patient care. Behind the scenes, medical billing professionals work tirelessly to ensure that healthcare providers receive fair compensation for their services while maintaining the practice’s financial health.

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Boost Patient Outcomes and Efficiency with Broadcast Messaging

CollaborateMD

The HIPAA Journal reveals a report in which experts investigated 23,000 medical malpractice lawsuits and found that more than 7,000 were due to communication failures. Those failures resulted in $1.7 billion in malpractice costs and almost 2,000 preventable deaths. Luckily, the healthcare industry is adopting strategies and advanced technology to prevent these kinds of failures and ensure more effective transmission of information to patients.

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The Prototype: Math Suggests The Eagles Will Go On Fourth Down During The Super Bowl

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: A constellation of data-gathering balloons, an asteroid may strike the Earth next decade and how to perfectly boil an egg.

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How do we attract the right candidates? – By Robyn Clark

Practice Index

Most Practice Managers are easily frustrated by the roller-coaster that recruitment can be. One day youre posting an advert for what you think is a really interesting role, to receive no applications, and the next youre putting an advert out for another role and find you get hundreds. And very few of them are good quality. It can be really demotivating, especially when we all know that staff are our biggest asset, and to be running with a vacancy can cause extra workload and stress for those hol

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Does Calendly Work with Apple Calendar and What’s the Alternative?

Trafft

For the past few years, Calendly has been a go-to scheduling tool for professionals looking to streamline their appointments. However, in recent months, this popular platform has made a significant change – Calendly iCloud calendar integration is no longer available. This has inevitably left many Apple users wondering: What now? Removing this feature remains a great obstacle, so more and more users are looking for alternatives to Calendly.

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5 Reasons Clinicians Love Doximity Dialer

Doximity

Doximity Dialer has revolutionized how clinicians connect with patients, offering tools that blend privacy, flexibility, and convenience. Were spotlighting five clinicians who have made Doximity Dialer an essential part of their practice. From saving time on administrative tasks to reducing no-shows, these stories highlight how the Dialers voice, video, and text features are making a difference for both clinicians and their patients. 1.

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A Physician-directed AI-driven Mobile Approach to Preventive Care Management

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Shaji Nair, CEO, Friska.AI. When it comes to providing comprehensive preventive care, more than annual checkups are required. A patient-facing approach is needed to support the establishment of a health-forward routine comprised of proper […] The article A Physician-directed AI-driven Mobile Approach to Preventive Care Management appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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What’s new across Practice Index – January 2025 roundup

Practice Index

We started off 2025 just as we ended the previous year! Lots of new blogs, updates, and support across Practice Index and the HUB. Catch up in our useful roundup blog! Best of our blogs Busy or unpredictable? - By Kay Keane - "To be honest, I get fed up of hearing myself say how busy I am. I say it all the time! But its the truth. What Im about to say isnt meant to be controversial; its meant to start a discussion.

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How Does Commission-Based Pay Work in a Salon?

Trafft

A commission-based pay can be a strategic way to motivate your staff and optimize operational efficiency. This model ties a stylists earnings directly to the services they perform and the products they sell. Commission-based pay may encourage stylists to enhance their services, but also align their goals with the financial health of the salon. But how does a commission-based pay actually work, and are there pros and cons for you and your salon?

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February 4 Is World Cancer Day. Here Are The New Updates

Forbes Healthcare

February 4th marks World Cancer Day, a time to reflect on the global burden of cancer, as well as to celebrate advancements in screening and life-saving treatments.

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2025: AI Transforms Healthcare Operating Models

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Venkatgiri Vandali, president of healthcare and life sciences, Firstsource. AI is a natural fit in multiple functions across the health plan value chain. In 2025, more plans will deploy generative AI in claims operations, […] The article 2025: AI Transforms Healthcare Operating Models appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Preserving access, affordability are Americans’ top healthcare priorities: Gallup

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Democrats and Republicans both want to see federal lawmakers address critical public health concerns. However, they were split on which concerns were most important.

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Protecting patient data: Cybersecurity best practices for primary care physicians

Medical Economics

Doctors handle their patients with care, and they need to do the same with data.