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Nursing faces a huge expertise gap in coming years

Joan Spitrey Healthcare Administration

There 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.

Ways to calm an anxious dental patient

Lisa Mulcahy Oral & Dental Healthcare

Sure, 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.

Physicians unhappy with EHRs may have unhappy patients, too

Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

Physicians 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?

7 tips to perfect word-of-mouth marketing at your PT practice

Jarod Carter Sports & Fitness

While online marketing may be shiny and glamorous, word-of-mouth marketing is the bedrock of any successful cash-based physical therapy practice. But it doesn’t always "just happen organically," and there are many ways to maximize these types of referrals for your private practice. In this article, Jarod Carter shares the most successful methods he uses at his clinic to get high-converting reviews and word-of-mouth referrals from his patients.

What to make of the drop in pharmacy school enrollments

Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

In 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?

Dental leaders focus on international volunteerism

Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare

Medical professionals volunteering and serving in underserved areas around the world is a common (and positive!) reality today. Dentistry is well-represented in this arena. And for good reason. The mouth is a key indicator of a person’s overall health. It can show signs of physical, emotional and even mental health. In some countries, there are few opportunities for adults and children to have access to dental care and oral hygiene education.

The man with 3 faces: Hamon receives 2nd face transplant

Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

Jerome 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.

How to prepare family caregivers to give the best post-hospital care

Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

More 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.

Study suggests legal marijuana industry puts profit ahead of safety for…

Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied Healthcare

Seventy 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.

Transporting STEMI patients to specialized hospitals provides faster lifesaving…

Lynn Hetzler Healthcare Administration

Heart attack patients living in states that allow direct transport to hospitals offering percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) receive lifesaving treatment sooner than do those in states where ambulances deliver patients to the nearest hospital, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal report, "Circulation: Cardiovascular Intervention," compares time to treatment in patients suffering from acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which is the most severe manifestation of coronary artery disease.

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