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The party may soon be over for air medical companies
Mark Huber Healthcare AdministrationIf you couldn't tell by the score, you could tell by the song. On the old television broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," during garbage time in the fourth quarter — that point when the game's outcome was settled beyond all doubt — announcer Don Meredith, drawling off-key and without accompaniment, would croak out the old Willie Nelson country western standard, "Turn out the lights, the par-ty's o-o-ver ..."
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Medical errors: Are they really the third‑leading cause of death?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human" focused national attention on patient safety and preventable medical errors. The report, based upon an analysis of prior research, estimated that 44,000 to 98,000 deaths annually were due to medical error.
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Dry drowning: How to spot the signs
Katina Hernandez Recreation & LeisureAs the weather gets warmer, more and more people will be making their way outdoors to enjoy the sunny days of summer at the nearest pool. Summer days spent outdoors typically conjure up thoughts of relaxation and fun, but safety around the water is of paramount concern during the season.
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Nurses must embrace our place in healthcare
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationNurses are highly respected professionals — the annual Gallup poll has demonstrated this time and again. Since we nurses may not always be able or willing to verbalize our own importance and value, it is crucial for us to find ways to empower ourselves to own our expertise and acknowledge our central role within the healthcare industry.
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Senior population health: National data and state rankings
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareAmerica's Health Rankings has released their 2016 Senior Report, an analysis of the 65-plus population's health on a state-by-state and national basis across 35 core and supplemental measures of health and wellness. The report is a resource for provider and communitywide planning and improvement activities — especially since the number of seniors is projected to increase by 49.5 percent by 2030 (from 49.4 million currently to approximately 73.8 million).
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NFL is right to question brain research
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessThe game of football places players at risk for concussive head injuries. Those playing the sport professionally have an increased risk of concussion, and repeated injury to the brain can increase the risk for degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and chronic traumatic encephalitis (CTE).
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Why the upcoming nursing shortage is so unhealthy
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationGeorgetown University researchers say that a nursing shortage, a constant point of contention for at least the last decade, will see a lack of more than 190,000 nurses in less than four years. They predict that the shortage will be a result of several factors, including an aging population, the number of nurses who are nearing retirement and a shortage of nursing faculty to train new nurses. Here's why this is important.
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Organ donations on the rise, but increase linked to drug overdoses
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareOverall organ donations increased by 5 percent in 2015, which may seem like an encouraging statistic. But according to government data, 1 out of every 11 donors is a drug overdose victim.
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Dog brain studies provide clues to understanding dementia
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareAs man's best friend, dogs contribute to our social well-being throughout our lifespan. However, understanding how our canine companions age is also contributing to our medical well-being. It turns out an aging dog has a natural development of cognitive decline that parallels some of the human dementias associated with aging.
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Applying aviation risk factors to medicine
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareAviation and medicine have a lot in common. They both require the ability to master a body of knowledge and apply it in a disciplined way, to keep cool while working under pressure, and sometimes rapidly adapt to a changing environment. But can other lessons learned about behavior and performance in aviation be applied to medicine as a way to drive down incidences of malpractice? The answer appears to be yes.
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