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Good news for those with nursing careers
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIt's survey season again, and we're being met with a harvest of new data that — for the most part — shines the sunlight on the healthcare industry and gives all a little something extra to talk about. I'm passionate about such information, partly because I believe it's like salt to an often stale plate of daily healthcare headlines.
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Trump presidency likely to bring major changes to healthcare
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationNow that the 2016 election season has come to a close, there really is only one thing most are agreeing on — they are glad it's finally over. Since the first political ad aired more than 500 days ago, the race to the White House has been one of the most divisive and hotly contested campaigns in modern history.
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Paperwork confusion can affect life-saving care in the ED
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareA new study published in The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (JAMDA) shows that paperwork confusion can affect life-sustaining treatment in the emergency department (ED), leading some patients to receive undesired life-saving care.
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The frustration of nurse midwives and corporate practice of medicine bans
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationKaiser Health News recently reported on the failure of California's AB 1306 to expand the scope of practice for certified nurse midwives — allowing them to practice independently. The bill failed to pass because the California Medical Association opposed it after an amendment was removed that would prohibit hospitals from employing nurse midwives, some of whom are already employed by hospitals in the state. The result is frustration among women and their families who want more choice and affordability in their options.
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Hope from tragedy: Opioid epidemic leads to more organ donations
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThere are more than 119,000 men, women and children on lists waiting for organ transplants, and every day at least 22 of these will die due to lack of organs. Only 3 out every 1,000 deaths have organs suitable for donation, but one death can save up to eight lives.
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CDC takes aim at diabetes with prevention programs
Dr. Abimbola Farinde Medical & Allied HealthcareDiabetes is recognized as a chronic, long-term condition that can cause high blood sugar levels. In 2013, it was reported that approximately 382 million people throughout the world were diagnosed with diabetes. The number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, but steps are being taken to identify early risk and proper management of the condition.
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3 signs you’re ready for a new nursing job
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareThere are many potential signs that it's time to leave your current nursing job and seek another position. It can be difficult to throw your career into transition, but the following three signs are sure bets that you need to make a move.
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Marijuana industry learning a harsh truth about pesticides
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareMany consider milk to a healthy addition to a diet. There have been entire marketing campaigns — Got Milk? — advocating adding cow's milk to the diets of young children, frail elderly and athletes. In recent years, marijuana is also considered by many to be a healthy addition — not to a diet, but as treatment for many diseases.
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Health systems science: The third pillar of medical education
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe American Medical Association (AMA) will soon release their new "Health Systems Science" textbook to help prepare students to become physicians who understand how patients receive and access care in today's healthcare systems. The focus of the text is on value in healthcare, patient safety, quality improvement, teamwork and team science, leadership, clinical informatics, population health, socio-ecological determinants of health, healthcare policy and healthcare economics.
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ER doctors: Psychiatric patients wait too long for care
Chelsea Adams Mental HealthcareThe American College of Emergency Physicians says patients routinely wait too long for inpatient psychiatric care. Data from a survey of 1,700 emergency department doctors was presented at the ACEP's annual meeting in Las Vegas in mid-October. Of doctors who responded to the survey, 21 percent said psychiatric patients routinely wait two to five days for an inpatient bed. Half of physicians said the situation for psych patients has worsened over the past year.
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