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Does it matter if you sleep at work?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementJodi Lasher, a nurse, was terminated after she failed to notify anyone that she needed to take measures to address her approved FMLA accommodation for her persistent migraines. In short, she fell asleep in an unused patient room and subsequently neglected her duties to monitor fetal heart rates in the labor and delivery department in which she worked.
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Depression and diabetes: Improving outcomes with telehealth
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareAlmost 10 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, and it is one of healthcare's greatest challenges due to the financial and personal costs associated with complications and hospital care. According to the American Diabetes Association, the average medical expenditure among people diagnosed with diabetes is 2.3 times higher than those who don't have the diagnosis.
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It’s time for the government to take action on drug pricing
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalIn recent months, the healthcare industry has seen more and more issues related to escalating drug prices and problems related to people's access to life-sustaining medications. The prices of prescription drugs continue to increase in contrast to other healthcare costs, and officials hope to address these escalating costs through utilization management, waste and abuse management, and tools to evaluate prescription intentions.
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First nurse hackathon provides opportunity for innovation
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationNursing is a hands-on profession. Highly trained and educated, nurses are the true caregivers to patients in hospitals, homes and communities. They are in the trenches of healthcare, trying to make it all work for their patients.
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HIMSS: Clinical IT executives important for healthcare
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe presence of a clinical IT executive in a healthcare provider organization may have a notable impact on the organization's orientation toward health IT, the 27th annual installment of the HIMSS Leadership Survey points out.
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Infographic: Perfecting your CV and resume to get the job you want
Colin Cuthbert Healthcare AdministrationFor people who are out of work, job-seeking can be a frustrating process, as time and again you are politely turned down for vacancies. It is difficult to keep going after multiple rejections, but it may be worth considering whether you need to do anything differently — and that starts with reviewing your resume.
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Progress toward simplification between hospitals, health plans
Lindy Benton Healthcare AdministrationHIPAA introduced administrative simplification to move the healthcare industry from paper-based administrative processes to streamlined electronic communication between providers and health plans. Ultimately, the effort seeks to support collaboration and information sharing for improved efficiency, reduced cost and increased price transparency for patients.
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Leveraging the wisdom of older nurses
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationAs the population continues an aging process that will peak around 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nursing profession will itself continue to age. With a nursing shortage being reported in states around the U.S., retaining and leveraging the skills of older nurses is worth examining.
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Report: Telehealth services reimburse less than office visits
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) has released six policy briefs assessing the impact of a range of national and state policies on healthcare costs and utilization, and the findings seem to span the entire range of the healthcare spectrum. There is one finding, though, that seems to stand out among the others: The entire reimbursement for telehealth services is nearly 40 percent lower than nontelehealth care.
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CDC: 2016 flu vaccine 59 percent effective
Katina Hernandez Medical & Allied HealthcareNo one likes coming down with flu. And at the recent Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices conference in Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released some promising data regarding this year's flu shot. Although flu season is not yet over, the shot has proven to be 59 percent effective, a marked improvement over the 20 percent effectiveness rate of last year's vaccine.
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