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4 secrets to CEO productivity
Kristen McAlister Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe executives you see on the cover of Forbes magazine didn't make it on a fluke. They made it there with a combination of hard work and productive habits. Working those extra hours certainly helps, but that alone isn't the key to success. The one thing most successful people have in common is their passion and productive lifestyle. CEOs get the same 24 hours you and I do, yet they can manage to complete all their work with time left over for their personal life and hobbies.
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Report: 33 percent of rural hospitals could close for lack of funds
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe rural healthcare landscape continues to occupy many minds as concerns over care of the folks who occupy these spaces is becoming increasingly difficult. According to a new report from iVantage Health Analytics, 673 rural hospitals across 42 states are vulnerable to closure. This is on top of the more than 60 rural hospitals that have closed since 2010, Becker's Hospital Review reports. The iVantage report compiles hospital strength index that is based on data about financial stability, patients and quality indicators.
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Nursing and the collective genius of healthcare
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationAs an intrinsically collaborative profession, nursing lends itself naturally to multidisciplinary cooperation and the recognition of multiple voices and opinions. Even nurses who practice autonomously will find themselves leaning on colleagues for support, ideas or professional camaraderie.
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Working to minimize drug diversion
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe issue of drug diversion — the illegal theft of controlled drugs — continues to increase at an alarming rate across the U.S. A complex and multifaceted problem, drug diversion must be addressed before it reaches epic proportions. The current dilemma for healthcare officials is how to implement the right practices across a wide variety of locations for many years to come.
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The steady rise of nurse practitioners in primary care
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationJan. 31 was the last day for uninsured Americans to sign up for healthcare insurance under the Affordable Care Act to avoid tax penalties. According to preliminary early reports, more than 12.7 million Americans have signed up for coverage in 2016.
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Fragmented sleep may be linked to stroke risk in elderly
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareA new study has identified a link between disrupted sleep and the risk of cerebral blood vessel damage in the form of arteriosclerosis and macroscopic and microscopic infarcts in the elderly population. Although several forms of sleep disruption are associated with stroke, few studies have examined the relationship between sleep and histopathologic measures of cerebrovascular disease.
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Patients remain concerned about safety of information in EHRs
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationPew Research surveys show that we Americans are still quite sensitive about our personal health information and we worry about how this information might be used in ways that negatively impact our ability to secure insurance, access credit or find jobs. However, the convenience of accessing one's health records or interacting with one's physician online has a relatively strong public appeal.
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Advanced nursing education and practice: An individual choice
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareAdvanced practice nursing is growing, and nurses are reading the writing on the wall. APRNs can practice autonomously in a growing number of states in the U.S., and the potential for increased earning and job security is attractive. Deciding whether advanced practice is for you is an individual decision that only you can answer.
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CDC makes effort to reduce antibiotic overprescribing
Katina Hernandez Medical & Allied HealthcareThe overprescription of antibiotics in the U.S. is not a new phenomenon, and experts have warned healthcare providers about the dangerous implications for years. Despite these warnings, overprescribing persists, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Physicians have just issued some new advice specifically aimed at curbing antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections.
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HIMSS: EHRs lead to efficiencies, and other insights
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe results of the 2016 HIMSS Health Information Technology (IT) Value survey show that 88 percent of organizations with advanced electronic health record (EHR) environments identified at least one positive outcome from their use of an EHR.
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