Mariah Taylor A study from the AARP Public Policy Institute found family caregivers in the U.S. provide $600 billion worth of unpaid care each year. In Connecticut alone, there are 420,000 caregivers providing unpaid care, NBC Connecticut reported March 14. In 2021, they provided 390 million care hours, which amounts to $7.2 billion worth of care. The unpaid contributions […]
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Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) – 24 hours ago The temperature of conversations surrounding clinical titles has been rising for years. Now, heated discussions about how advanced practice providers refer to and market themselves are commonplace and coincide with conflicting views about their roles in the healthcare industry. In 2021, the American Academy of Physician Associates voted to adopt “physician associate”
By Becky GilletteAMP NEWSGOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT/LAWHEALTH CAREINDUSTRIESPOLITICS The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) that provides team treatment for mental health patients has been shown to increase access to mental health care, save money and improve outcomes. That is why sponsors are promoting Senate Bill 178, which would require all payers, including Medicaid, to reimburse for CoCM. Patty Gibson, MD,
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Jakob Emerson – Monday, March 6th, 2023 As the nation prepares to unwind federal policies put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency, states are gearing up for Medicaid redeterminations this spring. The nation has been under continuous Medicaid/CHIP enrollment since early 2020, which raised total enrollment by 20.2 million through October 2022 — a more
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ANALYSIS | BY CAROL DAVIS | FEBRUARY 06, 2023 NP demand is quickly growing because nearly 100M Americans lack access to primary care, AANP president says. KEY TAKEAWAYS An aging U.S. population, increasing infectious diseases, and rising chronic disease are creating high NP demand. With the decline of physicians in rural areas, NPs are purposefully stepping into those
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Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) – 2 days ago As nursing boards and state authorities work to root out the several thousand nurses practicing with fake degrees nationwide, questions are emerging about hospitals’ legal obligations to do their own investigations. The coordinated scheme to sell aspiring nurses fake diplomas and transcripts has allowed more than 2,800 individuals to pass the National Council Licensure
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Julianna Finelli, MD1; Mary Margaret Gleason, MD2,3; Lindsay A. Thompson, MD, MS4 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(3):324. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5715 Emotions, behaviors, and relationships are the foundations of mental health and develop rapidly in the first years of life. Like other development, genes, cultural expectations, and experiences shape patterns of mental health as children grow. Both positive and negative experiences impact mental health. The most
New data shows that 46% of patients rely on online provider reviews for provider selection. With loyalty on the back burner, a poor patient experience could prompt consumers to look elsewhere. By Sarai Rodriguez March 08, 2023 – Online reviews and positive patient experiences are now critical in provider selection, and patients are quick to switch if their
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Michael Walter | February 27, 2023 | Acute Coronary Syndromes Heart attack deaths in the United States have declined significantly in the last two decades. In addition, researchers noted, racial disparities in this area appear to be improving as well. The full study is scheduled to be presented on March 5 at the American College of Cardiology’s upcoming annual
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A recent study found that several patient demographics, such as income, race, and location of residence, correlate with telehealth literacy and influence patient access to care. By Mark Melchionna March 01, 2023 – Published in the March Issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, new research provided evidence surrounding the demographic characteristics, such as income, race, and area of residency, that
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