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A simple way to boost your therapy clinic’s Google reviews
Jarod Carter MarketingOnline reviews can be a huge deciding factor for new patients looking for care. While providing five-star care is natural to many physical therapists, convincing patients to go out of their way to leave a review is not always easy. We have to make it as quick and easy as possible for them to leave us online reviews. In this article and attached video, Jarod Carter discusses a couple easy ways to do so.
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Osteoporosis patients who take ‘drug holidays’ may suffer increased…
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareOsteoporosis affects nearly 200 million women worldwide, and the prevalence of bone diseases is expected to increase significantly as the population ages. In the U.S., the number of people age 65 and older is expected to rise to 86 million in 2050 from 35 million in 2000. Fractures, which are common and can be quite debilitating, are by far the biggest problem caused by bone disease and are often the first sign of the disease in patients. Worldwide, osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually, resulting in an osteoporotic fracture every three seconds.
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Pharmacists forge an expanded role in patient-centered care
Sheilamary Koch PharmaceuticalComplex patients see their pharmacist an average of 35 times each year — that’s 10 times more than most will visit their primary care physician, according to claims data from the state of North Carolina’s Medicaid care coordination network. As the provider who directly interfaces with the patient most — no one is better positioned to regularly monitor the patient than the pharmacist. Yet while it’s logical that pharmacists perform other vital tasks to manage patient care in addition to dispensing medicine, this not yet the norm in the U.S. healthcare system.
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Skin cancer study improves use of sun protection measures in transplant…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareLong-term immunosuppressive therapy can significantly increase the risk and mortality of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients (OTRs). Previous research shows that specific educational interventions can boost the use of sunscreen and other sun protection measures in OTRs. A new research letter shows that merely participating in a skin cancer research study for at least a year — even one without specific educational interventions — can increase the practice of multiple sun protection behaviors in recipients.
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Is the term anti-aging out for good?
Elizabeth Donat RetailSome people in the beauty industry want "anti-aging" to go the way of the dodo. In light of Allure magazine announcing in last year's September issue that it would no longer publish the term anti-aging, it makes me wonder if this will become the new normal for the industry. The magazine stated that aging is a "celebration of growing into your own skin," so we shouldn't see it as a "battle" and something that needs a remedy. But does the term really stand for something negative or is it just a way to clearly state which skin care goals you're after?
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New report shows reimbursement increases for brand-name drugs in Medicare…
Scott E. Rupp PharmaceuticalThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a much-publicized report that shows that from 2011 to 2015, total reimbursement for brand-name drugs in Medicare Part D increased 77 percent even though there was an actually decrease in utilization for these drugs. Per the report, overall, Part D paid $382 billion for all brand-name drugs for the period mentioned. The total number of prescriptions for brand-name drugs decreased 17 percent, from 229 million in 2011 to 191 million in 2015.
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The screen problem for children with anxiety
Terry Lynam Mental HealthcareWhile depictions of violence affect many children differently, those with an anxiety disorder are more likely to experience a negative impact. "Children who have a preexisting anxiety disorder are at greater risk for reacting more viscerally to violent or frightening images or stories," said Dr. Victor Fornari, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens, New York City.
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New study looks at transplants from drug overdose donors
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareDemand for donor organs for transplant is high. Someone is added to the national transplant waitlist every 10 minutes, according to UNOS, and an estimated 20 people die every day waiting for a transplant. Deceased donors save thousands of lives each year, as four out of five donated organs come from deceased donors. Now, an increasing number of organs are coming from donors who died from drug overdoses.
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Take the stress out of testing for your patients
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareFor most patients, medical tests are obviously necessary protocol — but they're not a lot of fun, for a number of reasons. Testing can cause much more emotional distress to patients than many doctors suspect, in fact. A study from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that many people reported serious symptoms of anticipatory anxiety in a situation like waiting for test results, such as worrying for an entire day. The positive news: you as a physician can do a lot to take the stress out of the testing process.
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Labor Dept. rules expand AHPs, in further blow to Obamacare
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationThe Trump administration’s Department of Labor on June 19 issued a final rule that lets groups of small businesses offer Association Health Plans (AHPs), which are health insurance plans that sidestep some provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. "Every American should be able to get comprehensive health care coverage they can afford, and we support the goal of increasing competition and choice in ways that improve affordability," said Kristine Grow, senior vice president of communications for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a national trade association, in a statement.
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