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ICU Nurse Angel Toney on Teamwork, Purpose, and Why ‘Together’ Is Her Real Superpower

Minority Nurse

When it comes to the power of nurses, Angel Toney, BSN, RN, is the real deala critical care force fueled by compassion, community, and the drive to pay it forward. As an ICU nurse at Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center , Toneys superpower isnt just handling high-stakes moments but weaving humanity into every heartbeat of her day. Her journey into nursing was born from personal heartache.

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Lead through crisis with confidence: A health care leader’s playbook for resilience and reputation

Physicians Practice

Proactive crisis readiness equips health care leaders to navigate todays permacrisis era, protecting brand reputation, sustaining patientcare continuity, and preserving stakeholder trust when disruptive events strike.

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Americans’ Trust in Public Health Agencies Has Become Politicized, Though There is Bipartisan Support for Many Public Health Priorities

Health Populi

While health citizens’ trust in the “messengers” of health information has become polarized by partisans’ political views, there is real concordance of support for many public health priorities. We weave together two current studies to come to this realization: the latest (April 2025) KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust , KFF’s ongoing health survey (published 6 May); and, the de Beaumont – Harvard Chan School of Public Health poll into Americans

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Why It’s Difficult For People With Chronic Pain To Gain Their Doctor’s Trust

Forbes Healthcare

Previous patients, faking pain, undermine trust in patients who report real pain

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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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Duties and Responsibilities for Entry-Level Medical Assistants

Prism Career Institute

Medical assistants care for patients and help manage administrative tasks within hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare venues. Enrolling in a medical assistant program allows aspiring professionals to receive the training and experience they need for this position. Supervisors within all healthcare settings count on medical assistants to fulfill essential tasks.

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Medicaid Should be Abolished. But Not Like This!

The Healthcare Blog

By MATTHEW HOLT A long time ago in a different country, there was a landslide election from a population looking for change. And change they got. Americans had been campaigning for national health care since 1917. There had been failures in 1933 and 1946 and 1961. But in 1965 they got it. Sort of. But a weird thing happened in the Congress. Out of the political sausage making came a plan that Cared for those over 65.

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Medical Journals Under Scrutiny From Justice Department, Igniting Free Speech Concerns

Forbes Healthcare

The federal government has been sending letters to some medical journals asking questions concerning influence from funders, competing viewpoints and misinformation.

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Mind the gap: How lab partners can help Part C plans adapt to Medicare Star Rating changes

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

A 1-star boost in Medicare ratings can add up to $16.2M in revenue and 8–12% enrollment growth.

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Nearshore Software Development in Mexico: 2025 Cost and Talent Guide

Arkenea

If you’re considering expanding your development capabilities beyond your in-house team, you’ve likely encountered the term “ nearshore software development in Mexico ” during your research. The proximity to the US market, cultural alignment, and favorable time zones make Mexico an attractive destination for many US companies looking to augment their software development capabilities.

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Navigating the Shift to Value-Based Care: Investing in the Patient Experience

Relias

Many have analyzed the current state of healthcare and the key issues that plague our industry. From skyrocketing costs to subpar quality outcomes and unequal access to care, it is clear that the challenges are immense. In the past, healthcare payments from insurers came after providing services to patients, known as a fee-for-service model. However, this model did little to address health outcomes, access to care for vulnerable populations, and the increasing national healthcare expenditure.

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Medicaid Cost Savings Could Include Lower Drug Prices Via Most Favored Nation Model

Forbes Healthcare

Senator Hawley may view international price referencing for prescription drugs in Medicaid as a way to spare deep cuts in benefits while saving money for the government.

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A public health grant provides a lifeline for pregnant and postpartum women in Colorado. Federal cuts threaten its stability.

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The abrupt end of $11 billion in public health grants nationally disrupted a program in Colorado that provides residents critical access to behavioral health and substance abuse support.

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Perhaps the Strongest Benefit of GLP1a drugs is.

Sensible Medicine

Three professors, writing in the Lancet , estimated that the global prevalence of the condition is 25%. A modeling study predicted that its prevalence will rise sharply in the coming decade. The condition has a terrible name. It’s called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). That’s its new name. The old names, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) were not much better.

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Primary care news round-up (1st to 8th May 2025)

Practice Index

Welcome for practice expansion cash The Government is to spend more than 100 million on expanding practice premises in England over the next year. More than 1,000 practices should benefit from the cash, receiving average sums for expansion of about 100,000. The Government insists the money should be spent by the end of next year. It says the premises expansion should enable more than 8 million extra appointments annually.

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Hype Or Hope? Latest Research On GLP-1 Receptor Agonists And Addiction

Forbes Healthcare

Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide and liraglutide are already game-changers for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Could addiction be next?

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How Patient Confidence Relates to Higher Hospital Net Promoter Score

Relias

A recent study asked nearly 2,000 hospital patients to offer information about their experiences. One of the things that were measured was the Net Promoter Score (NPS), while another was the current emotional state of the patient. It might seem strange to think that a patients emotional state has an effect on their hospitals NPS, but it turns out theyre definitely correlated.

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Conflicts of interest are eroding trust in U.S. health agencies

KevinMD.com

Why has faith in government health agencies never been lower? Because conflicts of interest (COIs) have never been higher. At the FDA, concerns about drugmakers “buying” drug approvals go back to passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) in 1992. Since then, the many doctors with research and speaker grants, drug stocks, and Read more Conflicts of interest are eroding trust in U.S. health agencies originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Non-physician clinicians make up 40% of U.S. health care workforce, report finds

Medical Economics

Advanced practice providers are showing up in large numbers in primary care and will soon make up half the workforce in that segment

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What The Pitt Gets Right About ER Chaos — And How To Get Safer Care

Forbes Healthcare

Is there a way to "hack" the ER and improve your chances of getting better, faster care if you or a loved one ends up there? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Heres how.

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A year after Steward declared bankruptcy, hospitals and communities still feel fallout: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Two Steward hospitals have paused services while five more have permanently closed. The closures brought layoffs and disruptions to patient care, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

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6 signs your practice needs to hire more staff

Physicians Practice

Discover six datadriven red flags that alert medical practice administrators its time to hire more staff to protect patient satisfaction, revenue, and team wellbeing.

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Are physicians responsible for AI errors?

Medical Economics

Study warns that artificial intelligence could increase legal risk and burnout if health systems fail to support doctors.

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Gates Foundation Opening Singapore Office To Deepen Southeast Asia Partnerships

Forbes Healthcare

Supported by Singapores Economic Development Board, the establishment of the office in the city state will help accelerate the progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals, the foundation said in a statement.

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Trump releases 2026 budget including heavy healthcare cuts

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

White House officials say the budget, which would slash the HHS’ discretionary funding by 26%, is necessary to curb government bloat. Medical groups say it amounts to an attack on biomedical funding and public health.

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Mildred Elley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Extension Site in Amsterdam

Mildred Elley

CLICK HERE to watch Channel 10 News interview with Faith Takes *MEDIA ADVISORY* Mildred Elley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Extension Site in Amsterdam Mildred Elleys expansion aims to bring more economic and professional opportunities to the region WHEN: May 8, 2025 10:30am WHERE: 27 Wall Street Amsterdam, NY 12010 WHO: Faith Ann Takes President, CEO, Owner, Mildred Elley Maria Neal VP of Marketing and Communications, Mildred Elley Amsterdam Officials (Amsterdam, NY) Mildred Elley, a Capita

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Trump administration, GOP are attacking American health care, congressional physician says

Medical Economics

Situation is infuriating and reckless, said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, as she rips Trump administration for defunding research, planning to gut Medicaid.

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FDA’s Conditional Approval Plan Would Unleash Biotech Innovation

Forbes Healthcare

In a move that could dramatically reshape the landscape for rare disease treatments, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced plans for conditional approval pathways

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Captain Chameleon: How Home Health Nurse Matt Petruzzi Adapts, Connects, and Powers Through Care

Minority Nurse

When your superhero name is Captain Chameleon, you know adaptability isnt just a skill its a way of life. Meet Matt Petruzzi, Home Health RN at BAYADA Home Health Care , whose nursing superpower is blending into any home, situation, or mindset to deliver exceptional care. You really cant treat everyone the same, Petruzzi says. Youve got to adapt. His path to nursing wasnt exactly a straight line.

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Near Miss Reporting Software in Healthcare: A Critical Safety Tool

Performance Health

Near miss reporting software has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, where the complexity of modern medicine makes errors and near misses almost inevitable. What sets high-performing hospitals, clinics, and other types of organizations apart is how they respond to these eventsespecially the ones that almost happened.

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Alcohol use disorder is a medical condition — it’s time we treated it like one

Medical Economics

Primary care physicians are often in the best position to identify and treat patients with AUD.