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Nurses plan DC rally to promote proper staffing
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationIf you get a group of nurses together, there is one topic they are all likely to agree on instantly — staffing. As the largest professional group in healthcare, they tend to be equated as the largest expense as well.
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New research indicates melanoma patients tend to have few moles
Tammy Gibson Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's commonly thought that people with lots of moles may be at greater risk for developing skin cancer, including melanoma. However, according to a recent study published in JAMA Dermatology, that may not be the case after all.
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Painfully participating in North Dakota
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareOver the last year, there has been a barrage of negative stories in both the state and national media that basically paint the air ambulance industry as a bunch of robber barons. They say the industry charges exorbitant fees — sometimes in the high five figures — for services and then hunts down and hounds dumbfounded patients for payments, even patients with seemingly good private insurance that didn't cover the flight because the air carrier was "out of network." The good news: You got flown to a higher level of care that saved your life. Of course, now you are going to die of a heart attack when you get the bill.
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Hepatitis C drug pricing issues overshadow effectiveness
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that approximately 3.2 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, and without treatment 15 to 30 percent of these individuals will develop cirrhosis. Many people who are infected with the hepatitis C virus may not display any symptoms until it progresses to liver damage, which can occur over the span of decades. Others present with chronic HCV, a viral liver disease that has the potential to lead to liver cancer and liver failure.
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HUD wants to snuff smoking in public housing
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareIn an effort to prevent smoking-related deaths and the social and economic costs of smoking, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed to ban smoking in all public housing within the United States. If the ban is implemented, it would impact more than 700,000 units of housing.
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Survey: Seniors willing to embrace technology to improve health
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareOlder Americans are not unaware when it comes to the potential impacts of technology on their health. In fact, they actually believe technology has a strong case to make for improving their lives. And if they'd had to do it over again, many would have taken better care of themselves the first time around.
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A patient’s perspective on bedside manner
Jessica Taylor Healthcare AdministrationA recent study published in PLOS One showed that the clinician-patient relationship has an effect on healthcare outcomes. There's no denying that clinicians have a high-stress job atmosphere, but that shouldn't take away from the bedside manner given to patients.
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Studies find more reasons to be cautious of popular heartburn drugs
Cait Harrison Medical & Allied HealthcareIt hasn't been a good year so far for the popular heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Two recent studies have linked them to potentially dangerous side effects, including chronic kidney disease and dementia.
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What’s the key to halting healthcare hacking?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare records for 1 in 3 Americans were breached in 2015, with records of nearly 112 million people affected by hackers, compared with only about 1.8 million individuals in 2014. That's the finding of cybersecurity vendor Bitglass, as reported recently by Health Data Management, following the analysis of breach disclosures maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services and required by HIPAA.
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Head injury research widespread, but solutions remain elusive
Bob Kowalski Medical & Allied HealthcareConcussions are prevalent at all levels of sports, often stalling or ending the athletic careers of professional athletes and school-age children alike. The injuries are widespread in the military, too, causing the branches to lose the services of valuable trained recruits.
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