Analysis | By Marie DeFreitas CFO editor for HealthLeaders. This report zooms in on the financial distress in healthcare. KEY TAKE AWAYS: Healthcare bankruptcies, although down from 2023, continue to exceed the average amount. Senior care and pharmaceuticals were the source of almost half of healthcare bankruptcies. CFOs will need to examine what options are […]
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD1 JAMA. Published online January 24, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.0485 On the most basic measures of health, the US is falling short. In 1990, life expectancy in the US ranked 35th among 204 countries for males and 19th for females; by 2021, US rankings had fallen to 46th for males and 47th for
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— The notion isn’t new, but is “coalescing, now, around this phrase” by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today The “medical freedom” movement that has gained traction in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic could continue to push public health statistics in a troubling direction, experts told MedPage Today. They were in part
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Keith Carlson BSN, RN, NC-BC at NurseKeith.com | Minority Nurse When you decided to apply to nursing school, a vision or purpose likely drove you. We generally don’t decide to pursue rigorous academic study on a whim. Those who choose nursing often have a special heart for serving others, and that spark can ignite our
It is with deep sadness that we join the nursing community in mourning the passing of Dr. Loretta C. Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP, a visionary leader whose pioneering work revolutionized healthcare and advanced the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) worldwide. Dr. Ford passed away on January 22 at the age of 104, leaving
By Ryan Craig Senior Contributor to Forbes At a time when relevant work experience has never been more important for career launch, it was depressing to read a Bloomberg Businessweek article on nurse practitioners that came out just in time for the holidays. Here’s the first paragraph: Across the U.S., nurse practitioner students face the
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— Estimates suggest millions of deaths would be averted within the century by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today On Wednesday, the FDA issued its long-awaited proposal to drastically limit the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and some other tobacco products, with the goal of making them less addictive. In its proposed rule, the
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— Consumer advocates praised the decision by Associated Press The FDA on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply and ingested medicines, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. FDA officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health
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Cassie Shortsleeve MDedge |Family Medicine For millennia in medicine, alcohol, particularly red wine, carried a health halo; in small doses, it has historically been thought to have cardioprotective benefits. Michael Farkouh, MD, a professor of cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, estimates half the physicians still accept people having a drink or two a day. “That is still
Laura Dyrda (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review Health system C-suites are taking their organizations “back to the basics” next year to focus on improving quality outcomes and creating an elite patient experience. This means prioritizing a culture of service and training staff in hospitality. Cliff Megerian, MD, CEO of University Hospitals in Cleveland, said the
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