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Viral video sheds light on complex issues in healthcare
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationOn a cold night in Baltimore, a woman who appeared to be wearing just a hospital gown and socks was being deposited at a bus stop after being discharged from University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown. A bystander happened to catch the situation on video and opened the door for the world to see the uglier side of healthcare.
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Fixing healthcare: Improve the work environment
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOur healthcare system has no shortage of challenges. Yet the opportunity for the greatest impact and most positive change is something that starts on an individual level: creating better support systems for medical professionals.
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CMS grants Mississippi 10-year Medicaid waiver
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationMississippi officials got exactly what they wanted for Christmas from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): a 10-year extension of a Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver. This means the state can continue providing family-planning services for people with income of up to 194 percent of the federal poverty level.
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BSN or ADN? Nursing at a crossroads
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationThe discussion over the preferred entry-level degree for professional nurses has been ongoing since 1964, when the American Nurses Association came out in favor of the BSN. Now the conversation is heating up again, and nurses everywhere are taking notice.
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Senior home healthcare: An opportunity for franchise investors
Eric Bell Healthcare AdministrationAccording to the U.S. Census Administration on Aging, 1 in 5 Americans will be over age 65 by 2030. And the overwhelming majority of seniors — 88 percent, according to research by AARP — have stated they prefer to remain in their homes for any necessary long-term healthcare services.
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Fixing healthcare: Start supporting medical professionals
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOur healthcare system has no shortage of challenges. From the opioid crisis to complicated billing and reimbursement structures, it seems almost every facet of care has issues.
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Telehealth gets a boost from McCain VA bill
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationA bill introduced by two Republican senators earlier this month designed to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs includes a provision that would allow physicians to practice telehealth across state lines without restrictions.
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ERs play a growing role in US medical care
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareEmergency room (ER) visits play a major role in the health of people in the United States. In recent years, the percentage of care given at ERs has grown significantly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had one or more ER visits over a 12-month period in 2007. In 2008, there were nearly 124 million visits to the nation's 4,000 ERs.
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Making sense of the CHIP controversy
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn Dec. 11, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel used his show to offer commentary on the reauthorization of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP. As his son recovers from heart surgery, he used his celebrity platform to bring attention to this well-supported bill.
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Report: States of best and worst health
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationAmerica's Health Rankings, a new report from the nonprofit United Health Foundation, reveals the best and worst states for health in 2017. To define "healthy," the group uses the World Health Organization's definition: "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The report's four categories of determinants evaluates 35 core measures across behaviors, community and environment, and policy and clinical care.
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