Molly Gamble (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review Disagreement over the Affordable Care Act in the 2024 Biden-Trump rematch carries on. On March 26, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, the online platform under the Trump Media umbrella, to state that he plans to improve the 2010 healthcare law — not terminate it. The […]
Michelle Falci | March 20, 2024 Clinical Advisor By creating a standardized framework for screening adolescent patients for suicide risk, primary care providers can be instrumental in identifying youth who have mental health concerns. The data paints a bleak picture. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers and
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Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review In 2024, CEOs are striking a balance between two self-presentations: strong and soft. In the wake of the pandemic, leaders who exercise humility — actively listening and admitting what they do not know — are in high demand. When asked to select the most important CEO qualities for
Alexis Kayser (Email) Becker’s Hospital Review A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives could prevent medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they adopt certain diversity, equity and inclusion policies. HR 7725, named the “The Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education Act,” was introduced March 19 by North Carolina
Author(s): By Dave Gilmartin Nurse Practitioners (NP) prescribe as safely as physicians, a large study of the prescribing records of more than 73,000 primary care physicians and NPs found. The analysis, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is believed to be the largest of its kind, though other studies comparing quality of care between
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— “Poor cousin of palliative care” needs more resources, buy-in, and normalization by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today April 4, 2024 A new sense of urgency has emerged for healthcare organizations to develop “sustainable and accessible bereavement care” and to cultivate a “bereavement-conscious” workforce to position bereavement as an “inherent element of the duty
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Paige Twenter – Becker’s Hospital Review David Joyner, executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark, called out Mark Cuban’s drug company in a paid op-ed Fortune published April 3. Mr. Joyner, who leads CVS’ pharmacy segment, defended pharmacy benefit managers — an industry the FTC is investigating regarding business practices that
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I was interviewing a leadership team member to prepare for an offsite planning retreat. I asked about the biggest challenges facing their team. She wearily said it was their unfocused frantic pace of activity. “We have lots of projects, goals, and priorities. We’re constantly making lists and setting action plans. But we seldom see anything
Jakob Emerson – Becker’s Hospital Review Patients and staff at AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.) enjoy farm-fresh produce everyday at the hospital’s cafe and physician lounge. It all comes from a farm operating right on campus, but you probably won’t spot it by simply walking around. Inside a 320-square-foot repurposed shipping container is a hydroponic operation capable
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Laura Dyrda (Twitter) – Becker’s Health IT Hospital at home programs cover only acute care patients, but that could change with a new bill introduced in the Senate. Sens. Marco Rubio and Tom Carper introduced the “At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation Services Act” to establish a hospital-at-home pilot program that includes patients able to
