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New ways to help your patients comply with medical instructions
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareEvery doctor has to deal with a difficult, frustrating fact: some patients simply don't follow their recommendations properly. Obviously, this situation is worrisome in that it can lead to adverse outcomes, hospitalizations and drug interactions. There's good news, though: researchers have been looking into innovative ways for physicians to encourage more convenient compliance. Try these fresh, proven tips to help your patients more effectively focus on participating in their own care.
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New House bill focuses on Medicare drug price reduction
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe rising costs of drug prices is an issue that many Americans have had to contend with for some time. The out-of-pocket costs that some Americans have to pay for medications can put them in situations where they have to decide between life's necessities or obtaining medications that have the potential to sustain or improve their health. Currently, there is a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives that would seek to tackle rising drug prices, especially for those Americans who fall under Medicare Part D, Medicare’s long-existing prescription drug plan.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Don’t give post-dated checks
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate. Whether you are leasing a new location for the first time or negotiating a lease renewal for your business, here are two money-saving tips.
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Nursing faces a huge expertise gap in coming years
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationThere is little debate that healthcare is facing a potentially unprecedented nursing shortage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections 2014-2024, the total number of job openings for nurses due to growth and replacements will be 1.09 million by 2024. One of the significant contributing factors to the future need for nurses is the impending retirement of baby boomers, who currently make up 40 percent of registered nurses in the United States. The loss of these nurses caring for patients will also see years of experience and expertise go by the wayside, leaving nursing with a significant knowledge gap.
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Ways to calm an anxious dental patient
Lisa Mulcahy Oral & Dental HealthcareSure, you can break out the gas or needle to sedate a nervous patient in your chair — but setting a accepting, relaxing and communicative atmosphere in your practice can actually be a better way to calm things down. These simple and research-proven tips can help your patients relax, and see you as an empathetic professional who has their emotional comfort, as well as their physical comfort, as a priority.
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Physicians unhappy with EHRs may have unhappy patients, too
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationPhysicians unhappy with an EHR system could pass that sentiment on to their patients — in the form of lower patient satisfaction scores, so says a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. That makes complete sense, of course. How many times have you expressed discontent about some object or form of technology only to see those same sentiments reflected in the attitudes of your spouse or partner, children or co-workers?
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What to make of the drop in pharmacy school enrollments
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIn his excellent blog, Kevin Mero, the president of PharmacyWeek, detailed the latest data on pharmacy school enrollments…and for the first time ever, they are all down! The data come from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) website and refers to the latest information from 2017. Could this be the tipping point for the infusion of pharmacists into workforce? And what does a downward trend in pharmacy school enrollment mean?
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The man with 3 faces: Hamon receives 2nd face transplant
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareJerome Hamon became known as "the man with three faces" in April, when he was the first patient to undergo a second face transplant. Dr. Laurent Lantieri of the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris performed both of Hamon's face transplants, with the first one taking place in 2010 when the patient was in his mid-30s. The intent of the procedure was to improve the quality of Hamon’s life. The patient suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1, a rare genetic condition that causes the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin and in other parts of the body.
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How to prepare family caregivers to give the best post-hospital care
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than 40 million relatives in the U.S. provide unpaid care to chronically ill moms, dads, spouses, children and others, according to statistics from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP. Caregiving is a supremely selfless, medically complex and challenging task, yet there are ways to make the process easier for the family members who will undertake it. This piece will cover essential strategies for preparing your hospitalized patient's family member to become a confident and effective caregiver.
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Study suggests legal marijuana industry puts profit ahead of safety for…
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareSeventy percent of women describing themselves as pregnant were advised to use marijuana as treatment when seeking advice from medicinal-marijuana and adult-use dispensaries in Colorado, according to a study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology released this month. Further, more than 30 percent of these women were told marijuana is safe to use during pregnancy. Marijuana is not recommended for use during pregnancy. While the evidence is mixed, there is indication of harm to a developing fetus.
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