Alexis Kayser – Monday, January 23rd, 2023 Generation Z is known among their predecessors for demanding difference: different workplace norms, different social initiatives, different technological approaches. They’ll want a different healthcare industry, too, as many literally wear their health metrics on their sleeve. Members of Gen Z are tracking their health with apps and wrist watches, seeking out supplements […]
Paige Twenter – Friday, February 3rd, 2023 The American Medical Association is tracking about 60 bills that seek to broaden pharmacists’ scope of practice, and its senior attorney said the legislation is “very concerning for us.” “Pharmacists play an important role as medication experts on the healthcare team, but they’re not trained like a physician,” Kimberly Horvath, JD, senior
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Jakob Emerson – Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 Payers, pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers are no strangers to heavy criticism from the public and providers alike. Now another sector of the healthcare system has found itself increasingly caught in the crosshairs of constituents looking to point a finger for the rising cost of care: hospitals. As sharp
Mariah Muhammad – Friday, January 27th, 2023 Hospitals and health systems accelerated their technology integration and digital transformation during the pandemic to best serve their communities. Many organizations see the shift to digital continuing to affect hospital strategy in the next decade. Becker’s asked health system leaders: Question: What will hospitals and health systems look like in 10
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Noah Schwartz – Monday, January 30th, 2023 An analysis of telehealth visits from the research arm of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that 11.8 percent of video visits and 12.5 percent of phone visits were followed by an in-person office visit. The researchers found that just 1.2 percent of video and 1.5 percent of phone visits required a trip
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Robert Pearl, M.D. Forbes Contributor In any industry, market consolidation limits competition, choice and access to goods and services, all of which drive up prices. But there’s another—often overlooked—consequence. Market leaders that grow too powerful become complacent. And, when that happens, innovation dies. Healthcare offers a prime example. And industry of monopolies De facto monopolies
Erica Carbajal – Thursday, January 26th, 2023 The FDA’s advisory committee on antimicrobial drugs on Jan. 25 recommended rezafungin be approved to treat candidemia and invasive candidiasis in adults with limited or no alternative treatment option. If approved, it would mark the first new drug approval to treat the infections in more than a decade, according to Cidara Therapeutics,
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You have frustrated preceptors in your office complaining about your new graduate nurses. Not only are they asked repeatedly to precept new nurse after new nurse, but these are the least prepared new graduate nurses they’ve ever seen; AND these new nurses are leaving within the first year. Your preceptors are at their wits end
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Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City estimate about 13,200 men and 2,300 women over the age of 50 in the U.S. have a rare syndrome called VEXAS — a deadly disorder that’s associated with unexplained fevers and low blood oxygen levels in people with other diseases. The condition was considered a mystery
15,500 US adults have newly discovered illness, NYU Langone study suggests Read More »
Ashleigh Hollowell – Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 With nursing burnout at an all-time high nationwide, the American Nurses Association is looking at solutions to provide support — one of which is through a free burnout prevention program for all members. The ANA will offer the Nurse Burnout Prevention Program from SE Healthcare, a data analytics company that provides healthcare
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