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Is the organ transplant cup half‑full or half‑empty?
Alan Kelsky Medical & Allied HealthcareOn Jan. 28, JAMA Surgery released an original investigation called "Survival Benefit of Solid-Organ Transplant in The United States." The results are quite amazing, showing that organ transplants contributed to more than 2 million years of life saved.
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CHSE, CHSOS, CHSE-A: Where do I start for simulation certification?
Jason Zigmont Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) now has more than 450 people certified at the CHSE, CHSOS and CHSE-A levels. At the same time, there are hundreds (if not thousands) more who don't know where to start or why they even should be certified. My goal here is to give you an idea of which certification may fit you best, and how to get started.
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Telehealth is changing the landscape of diabetes management
Karen R. Thomas Medical & Allied HealthcareDiabetes is an epidemic that affects both individuals who suffer from the disease and the overall economy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 29 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, a dramatic increase in the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010.
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New products, companies and innovation in healthcare
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareTheranos, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Organovo. These companies are at the forefront of leading-edge technology and new products in the healthcare industry. And the new advances in technology and manufacturing have made many of their products not only possible, but also viable and available.
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Business education for nurses?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWhile the words "business" and "nursing" have not often been used in the same sentence, 21st-century nursing demonstrates that these two terms are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Many nurses shy away from the financial aspects of healthcare, but those nurses in management and C-level positions already understand that healthcare is a business that necessitates our understanding and involvement.
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No crosswalk from ICD-9, but ICD-10 is on track for October
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe "delay ICD-10" proponents have found themselves another piece of ammunition to use in their war against transitioning from the current ICD-9 coding system. The latest development in the never-ending fight against replacing the decades-old version is a new study from Vanderbilt University that suggests that mapping codes between ICD-9 and ICD-10 could be a problem.
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The effects of thermoregulation on TBI recovery
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareA major point of any traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment is to inhibit a secondary brain injury due to space-occupying lesions or cerebral blood-flow abnormalities. Research has shown that these situations can be prevented during TBI through therapeutic hypothermia and temperature monitoring and management.
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A free marketing technique that helped get my practice going strong
Jarod Carter Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen my private-pay PT practice was just a couple weeks old, the few patients I was seeing each week were not enough to pay the bills. I did not take a loan, nor did I have much savings to cover a long-term lack of profitability. I had to act fast to fill my schedule, and I did so through a variety of marketing techniques.
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What your tongue says about your health
Dorothy L. Tengler Oral & Dental HealthcareCan we reveal our health by simply examining our tongues? It is not uncommon for doctors and other healthcare practitioners to ask their patients to open up and say "ahhh." A close look at the tongue (and everything else inside the mouth) can reveal a lot of hidden information about the overall state of our health.
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Veterans, active military at risk for serious sleep disorders
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThere is a high rate of sleep-related disorders among veterans and active-duty military. Returning military personnel experience sleep dysfunction secondary to physical injury as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. It is not out of the ordinary for abnormal sleep patterns to persist long after deployment has ended.
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