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CDC grants $20 million to combat opioid overdoses
Chelsea Adams PharmaceuticalThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has granted $20 million to 16 states in an effort combat the growing number of deaths due to prescription drug overdoses. The Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States program is part of the Department of Health and Human Services' Opioid Initiative and builds upon the CDC's Prevention Boost and Core Violence and Injury Prevention programs, which went into effect in 2014.
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Cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, TBIs contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. In 2010, 2.5 million TBIs occurred either as an isolated injury or along with other injuries.
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E-health and the battle against heart disease
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. About 26.6 million adults (11.3 percent) have been diagnosed with heart disease, which kills more than 600,000 people each year. The number of people who go to the hospital for heart disease every year is about 3.7 million. On average, these people stay in the hospital for 4.6 days. And a whopping 12.4 million people make heart disease-related visits to their physicians every year.
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Building PT ambassadors: Engage them in conversation
Tannus Quatre Medical & Allied HealthcareMy good friend Jerry Durham, PT, is known to preach that "it's all about the conversation." And he's right ... partially. Tell him I said that. Said differently, conversations are the gateway to relationships. A step further, relationships are the gateway to sales. Borrowing from some simple algebra, conversations must be a gateway to sales (mathletes, did I get that right?).
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How to leverage your ‘nurseness’
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationThe average layperson holds a positive image of nurses in his or her mind. Ask them about their experiences of nurses, and most will likely say something along these lines: "When my mom was in the hospital, the nurses were amazing," or "My aunt was a nurse, and I respected her so much for her compassion and dedication."
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Study: Quick adrenaline reduces cardiac arrest mortality in children
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareSudden cardiac arrest is a primary cause of death in adults (about 300,000 deaths each year in the United States), but it's actually quite rare in the young. That said, approximately 16,000 pediatric patients suffer cardiac arrest each year in the U.S. Younger patients, specifically younger than 1 year of age, comprise the majority of pediatric patients with cardiac arrest, and males are affected in a slightly higher proportion (62 percent).
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Everyone benefits from tactical medical training
Mark Huber Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityIt was a warm summer afternoon. I pulled into the hotel parking lot and immediately noticed something was amiss. A man was lying motionless on the pavement. I ran over and checked for breathing and a pulse. They were there, but the man was unresponsive. I summoned the desk clerk who called 911. Within minutes, a succession of three squad cars arrived.
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Striving for balance: Bundling payments for joint replacements
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe world of orthopedics is good for the bottom line of many hospitals, but joint replacement surgeries can present some challenges for both hospital leaders and those paying the bills. The patient population requiring hip and/or knee replacements tend to be older adults or the elderly, so Medicare has an invested interest in the effectiveness and efficiency of care. This is likely one reason why they have selected joint replacement for a five-year demonstration of alternative payment and delivery models.
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Piriformis syndrome: A royal pain in the butt
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessHave you ever had a tight twinge of a pain deep in your butt muscles? And maybe "sciatic" pain that radiates down the back or side of your leg, in the absence of lower back pain? If the answer is yes, you may well have had piriformis syndrome.
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CVS Health expands its telehealth services for customers
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareCVS Health recently announced that it will work with three "leading" telehealth companies to expand patients' access to doctors, who will be able to provide consultations remotely via the Internet or on the phone. As part of the deal, the three companies — American Well, Teladoc and Doctor On Demand — will soon begin receiving customers from CVS pharmacies in six states, and they will refer their own customers to 150 CVS walk-in clinics.
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