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Study shows possible relationship between blood sugar, brain cancer
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and 86 million are living with prediabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes, and Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5 percent. Cancer rates are higher in those with diabetes. However, although many cancers are more common among those with diabetes, a study from The Ohio State University found that cancerous brain tumors are less common among those with elevated blood sugar and diabetes.
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New electronic sepsis alert system drastically reduces missed diagnoses
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareUsing an electronic sepsis alert (ESA) can reduce missed sepsis diagnoses by 76 percent, according to a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Doctors in the United States treat more than 75,000 children for severe sepsis each year. Severe sepsis is associated with substantial morbidity, up to 20 percent mortality, and accounts for more than $4.8 billion in U.S. healthcare expenditures.
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Insurer exits leave holes in the marketplace as uncertainty spreads
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAnthem health insurance plans will not be serving Ohio residents through the Affordable Care Act in 2018, the company recently announced. As a result, 10,500 Ohioans will lose their plans. According to reports, residents in 20 mostly rural counties will be without an option for buying individual coverage on the exchange unless another insurer decides to offer plans there in the coming months. The news might be tough to take for citizens in these rural areas, which already traditionally lack proper access to care.
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More faculty needed to ease the nursing shortage
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationThe United States has endured multiple periods of nursing shortages. However, experts predict the impending shortage will be unlike any that has been seen previously. According to employment projections for 2012-2022 from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total employment of RNs and APRNs by 2022 will increase by more than 570,000 jobs. But taking into account the landfall retirement of baby boomers, there will be a need of 1.13 million new RNs by 2022.
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How the AHCA will affect those with pre‑existing conditions
Howard Margolis Healthcare AdministrationOn May 4, Republicans in the House of Representatives repealed the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) and passed the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA). President Donald Trump lauded the bill and held a congratulatory ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.
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Report: ACA results in ‘substantial coverage gains’ in California
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationSelf-employed workers and small business employees in California have seen expanded health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a recent report from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education (CLRE). The brief draws on data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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Creating a culture of safety in nursing
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationContrary to what some may imagine, the construction and manufacturing industries do not have the highest rate of on-the-job injuries. In fact, hospitals hold this dubious distinction, and this should be great cause for concern among nursing and medical leaders.
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Study: Patients of older physicians die more often
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe older the physician, the more likely it is that his or her patient will die. That's the shocking claim from a new study in the BMJ. In a nutshell, patients treated by older physicians had a higher mortality rate than patients cared for by those who were younger. Patients of physicians under the age of 40 had a 10.8 percent mortality rate, which increased to 11.1 percent for patients with doctors in their 40s, 11.3 percent for physicians in their 50s and 12.1 percent for docs 60 and older.
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IPOs fall in 2017, but healthcare remains strong
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare reform is causing unease in the industry, as health officials wonder what exactly will change. So says a report in Market Watch, which cites the number of healthcare initial public offerings (IPOs) at their lowest level since 2012. The "uncertain nature of healthcare under the Trump administration" is the likely cause, the report says, but it could be a number of factors well beyond the current administration — even tied to the fact that the Affordable Care Act is facing troubles. Perceived risk is another factor, apparently.
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Big winners in California’s new healthcare plan: Households and small…
Michael Monasky Healthcare AdministrationA study by a distinguished group of university economists, released Wednesday at a Capitol news conference, contradicted recent claims by the California State Department of Finance that unfunded healthcare costs would be greater than the entire state budget, or at least overwhelm it.
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