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By EMILY JOHNSON Imagine you’re an executive at a large health system in a major metropolitan area. One morning, you wake up to a missed call and a voicemail from your PR leader. Its urgent: one of your employees–who was also a patient and a member of the organization–has unexpectedly died by suicide. Their family is furious. You follow up and learn that this wasnt just any employee.
Preventable medical errors are still a serious issue in healthcare, contributing to patient harm, increased costs, and diminished patient trust. A landmark study from Johns Hopkins identified medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States, with an estimated 250,000 deaths annually attributed to preventable mistakes. Despite these numbers, its essential to recognize that medical errors are rarely the result of negligence.
While the shortage of GPs, Practice Nurses and Pharmacists regularly makes the headlines, seldom does a shortage of Practice Managers make the news. It was therefore refreshing, but also alarming, to see the subject of the acute shortage of Practice Managers discussed at a parliamentary launch. Supported by the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM), a new report found that there is currently a 14% vacancy rate for Practice Managers in the UK.
The healthcare industry is always evolving—and with that comes the need to embrace technology that streamlines operations and enhances patient payment outcomes. Yet a new report highlights a significant disconnect between healthcare organizations and the consumers they serve. Despite rising out-of-pocket costs for patients, the industry has been slow to adopt the digital, self-service tools that consumers increasingly expect for managing their healthcare payments.
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.
According to Mercom Capital Group, the majority of consumer-centric healthcare funding went into the mobile health category ($401 million in 45 deals), and within mobile health, $129 million went to 23 companies developing apps, and $226 million went to 17 companies developing wearables. No wonder then, there are a number of healthcare startups that have come up covering the entire spectrum across health, medical and fitness industries.
According to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, Indigenous mothers, or those who self-identify as American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native American, are three times more likely to die during or following pregnancy as non-Hispanic White mothers, and more than 90% of those maternal deaths are preventable. The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma is organizing data to attempt to change these trends. “We discussed
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According to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, Indigenous mothers, or those who self-identify as American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native American, are three times more likely to die during or following pregnancy as non-Hispanic White mothers, and more than 90% of those maternal deaths are preventable. The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma is organizing data to attempt to change these trends. “We discussed
The Government has promised to achieve three big shifts in the NHS, one of which is the so-called left shift of activity from hospital to community. Were told this will be a central feature of the forthcoming 10-Year Plan for the NHS. The big question for general practice is whether this shift will be adequately resourced? The basic premise of this shift is to move care from more specialist (and therefore expensive) settings to ones that are less specialist (and therefore cheaper).
Clinical leaders of hospitals and health systems face unique challenges in an industry that requires balancing care delivery, operational excellence, and innovative thinking. In a recent episode of The Better Care Podcast , EvidenceCare CEO, Bo Bartholomew, interviewed Scott Becker of Beckers Healthcare to discuss key strategies for leading at the intersection of healthcare and business.
About ten years ago, I decided that I didn’t want to hear about race in the chief complaint of clinical presentations. 1 Instead of “The patient is a 35-year-old African American male with cough, fever, and sputum production;” I wanted “The patient is a 35-year-old man with cough, fever, and sputum production.” Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.
Your nursing career is yours to create, and with proper care, your path can be unique, innovative, and idiosyncratic. At the same time, your many obligations and responsibilities can steer you away from your uniqueness and leave you in a rut of choosing the path of least resistance. There are many strategies for choosing a career journey that fits your vision of who you want to be as a healthcare professional, and it’s worth exploring those strategies for the ones that can most readily mov
Entering the medical field can be both rewarding and challenging, with demand for healthcare professionals increasing. Many aspiring doctors, nurses, and healthcare specialists are looking for entry wondering where they should start their journeys. Unfortunately there’s no single route into medicine, but by finding suitable stepping stones you can build a fulfilling and impactful career in medicine.
In researching several.gov websites from last Monday 20th January 2025, I had an ongoing frustrating user experience in being faced with 404 Error messages like this one from WhiteHouse.gov. “President Trump’s First Week Hammered Public Health,” Dr. Arthur Kellerman, an ER doc, public health researcher, and patient advocate asserted in Forbes yesterday: “For now, the only health communications Americans receive will come from sources outside the government, such as profes
Community care plan stalling The promise of shifting care from hospitals to community settings has already stalled, MPs have alleged. NHS officials do not seem ready to give priority to the Governments proposed shifts of care, which also include increasing resources for prevention and increasing digital technology, the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons claimed yesterday, citing examples of hospitals still using fax machines.
By DANIEL STONE As a doctor, I consider Secretary Xavier Becerra and his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be allies of practitioners like me. The behemoth federal agency administers Medicare and Medicaid, the Food and Drug Administration, and an army of public health workers. The Surgeon General, symbolic leader of the nations healthcare providers, reports to HHS.
A limited mask mandate is returning to my state this week. In 2023, the Maryland Department of Health (DOH) adopted a standard for return to universal masking in healthcare facilities when hospitalizations with respiratory viruses (covid, influenza, or RSV) reach a level of 10 cases per 100,000 population. Maryland has a population of 6.3 million and about 10,000 licensed hospital beds, so that works out to about 6% of hospital beds.
Two polls from one poll source paint at once a bipartisan and bipolar picture of U.S. health citizens when it comes to health care issues versus health care institutions in America. The Kaiser Family Foundation has hit the 2025 health policy ground running in publishing the January 2025 Health Tracking Poll last week and a poll on health care trust and mis-information yesterday.
Over the past 5 years, telehealth has grown from an emergency stopgap during the COVID-19 pandemic to a cornerstone of modern health care. Whether for routine check-ups, mental health counseling, or chronic disease management, telehealth has bridged the gap for patients who might otherwise struggle to access care due to immunocompromise, mobility challenges, geographic… The post Pandemic Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage Set to End March 31 appeared first on Pulmonology Advisor.
If you work in health care , you know how important it is to maintain a sharp, focused mind at all times. When youre caring for others, its doubly important to mitigate your chances of making a mistake, as tiredness, fatigue, and sloppiness can be dangerous. Nootropics or smart drugs represent a possible aid for fighting these afflictions. In some cases, the verdict is still out as to whether certain products are worthwhile, but its an interesting area of research thats expanding all the time.
Whether a college education is worth the investment has become one of the most debated topics in America today. For years, the path to a successful career seemed straightforward: earn a college degree and possibly secure a lucrative job. However, recent trends and studies present a more nuanced picture, compelling students and parents to reassess the traditional approach to higher education.
Working in a medical office front desk role is a challenging and rewarding role that serves as the first point of contact for patients. This position is crucial in creating a welcoming environment, ensuring the smooth operation of the office, and supporting healthcare providers. To excel in this role, a front desk representative needs a unique blend of technical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Money changes everything , Cyndi Lauper famously sang about love to a pulsating rock n roll beat. So, too, when it comes to financial incentives for surgeons, two new studies suggest, although How much money? and What do I have to do? are the keys to unlocking monetary motivation. The first study, a JAMA research letter, examined the impact of a new Medicare billing code for abdominal hernia repair that paid surgeons more if the hernia measured at least 3 centimeters in siz
BAYADA Home Health Care, a global leader in home health services, has proudly earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), solidifying its position as a trailblazer in LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. This achievement garners BAYADA the esteemed Equality 100 Award , recognizing its unwavering commitment to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB).
Ever wondered what makes a service business stand out in the crowded online world? Yup, reviews – the tiny digital gold nuggets that speak volumes about your expertise and customer satisfaction. But hold on, how to ask a client for a review without sounding too pushy? That’s where the magic lies! Join us on this exhilarating ride as we uncover the art of soliciting reviews for your service business, sprinkled with tips, tricks, examples, and ready-to-use ask-for-review templates to h
The pharmaceutical industry is accountable for drug research, development, manufacturing, and distribution. Over the last two decades, the industry has grown significantly, and pharma revenues globally totaled 1.27 trillion dollars in 2020. In addition to patient-related technologies like apps and activity monitors, technology in pharmacy has been making significant strides to improve the whole industry.
Doctors seek therapies that reduce the chance of bad outcomes. When treating patients with suspected coronary disease, typical bad outcomes to prevent are myocardial infarction (MI) and death due to heart disease. This usually requires drugs or interventions, such as urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents during an acute MI. (PCI in stable disease does not reduce events.
The U.S. health care system is an inefficient maze of bureaucracy, redundancies, and waste. As a practicing physician, I see firsthand how these inefficiencies frustrate both providers and patients, inflate costs, and undermine the quality of care. If we are serious about transforming health care into a system that works for everyone, we need bold, Read more 10 transformative ideas to redesign a broken health care system: a doctors perspective for a more efficient, cost-effective and patient-foc
Message-to-Pay enables secure, convenient patient payments directly from personal devices without logging into the Patient Portal, simplifying transactions and enhancing the patient experience. The post Feature Highlight: Message-to-Pay appeared first on Open Dental Blog.
The healthcare industry constantly evolves, and now it’s time to adapt technology tools that can help improve processes and raise the stakes of patient payments. However, according to the 2024 InstaMed Trends in Healthcare Payments Annual Report , datareveals a deep disconnect between the healthcare industry and consumers. The report states that even as healthcare consumer costs grow higher, the industry has not fully embraced the online, self-service tools consumers want for their healthc
Just out, we have a new paper on a provocative question. What factors were blamed for the 2019 Samoa measles outbreak in the peer reviewed literature and news coverage? At the time, and now 5 years later? Subscribe now First, we assembled every single peer reviewed article and mainstream media news story on the Samoa measles outbreak. 163 studies met our criteria.
January In a blistering commentary, the American Medical Association’s flagship journal, JAMA, condemns the corrosive effect on patient care of the profit-seeking practices of health insurers. Separately, the organization announces that it’s selling the 13 journals in its JAMA Network to a private equity firm for $375 million “in order to enhance our mission of Read more My totally wrong expert predictions for health care in 2025 originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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