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Video: The second-fastest way to generate telehealth patients for your…
Jarod Carter MarketingI recently put on a live online workshop that generated about $4,000 worth of new telehealth patients for my private practice. Yes, you read that correctly, and now that recorded presentation has been turned into an "evergreen webinar" so it can continue to generate new leads and patients on autopilot. I've found online workshops to be the second fastest way to generate new business for my practice during COVID-19 (which is currently only seeing telehealth patients). With all the above statements, you’re probably wondering a couple things.
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AR, VR show promise as innovative ways to control pain, reduce opioid prescriptions
Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied HealthcarePain management is a major sector in healthcare. The problem has always been there, and it always will be. As long as we have diseases, injuries and major surgeries, pain management will be an area healthcare providers grapple with. But unlike disease, which can be cured in some cases, pain can only be managed. And the opioid crisis that was making headlines before the world health pandemic took center stage has spotlighted the need for alternative means of effectively treating pain.
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6 tips for dentists to stay safe and gain new clients after reopening
Dr. Pat Cassidy Oral & Dental HealthcareA recent survey of over 1,000 dental practices conducted by Net32 revealed that dentists across the country were generally very fearful about the prospect of resuming their practices in a COVID-19 world, as state stay-at-home mandates are lifted. Hundreds of comments were related to safety of themselves, their staff, and their patients. In an effort to answer to some of their concerns, I decided to put together a short list of actions that they could take to increase safety as well as increase their ability to attract new patients.
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Telemedicine, webside manner, and barriers to care
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareTelehealth and telemedicine have been gaining in popularity for a number of years, and medical providers' ability to be effective in these very 21st-century roles has truly become a new expectation of practice. In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for positive patient outcomes vis-à-vis telemedicine has never been so important, or so crucially put to the test. And when social and economic disparities loom large in terms of telemedicine reaching those most in need, we can experience a perfect storm of telehealth’s promises remaining largely unfulfilled.
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How well can your hospital recover after COVID-19? This new study…
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareAs a healthcare professional at a hospital, you know your facility has faced its greatest operational challenges ever because of COVID-19. You're no doubt thinking ahead to how your facility will normalize after the crisis eases — but how do you know what areas you need to focus your attention on? A new study from Colorado State University researchers Emad M. Hassan and Hussam Mahmoud, "An Integrated Socio-Technical Approach for Post-Earthquake Recovery of Interdependent Healthcare System," can help give you some vital guidelines.
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Fledgling screening trials could pave the way for new standard procedures…
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe U.K.'s Heathrow Airport is trialing new measures for screening passengers as the aviation industry looks for a way to emerge from the current crisis. With no definitive end to the risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the measures taken could become the new norm for travel by air. First to be implemented at Heathrow is facial recognition thermal screening technology, which monitors passengers moving through Terminal 2's immigration halls. This will then be scaled up to other areas such as departure areas and security screening, followed by other terminals.
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COVID-19 has put a severe strain on law enforcement resources
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityGovernments around the world and their various departments are spending a lot of time, energy, and money to suppress COVID-19. Law enforcement is an important part of that, and law enforcement agencies across the country are focused on their roles and responsibilities. While police in Los Angeles and New York City have seen crime rates fall since outbreaks emerged in their cities, law enforcement officers in crime-heavy cities like Chicago and Detroit are facing severe trials.
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Increased telehealth use creates calls for its continued expansion among…
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareLong seen as a pariah of sorts, the practice of telemedicine is here to stay. Blame COVID-19 and social distancing for breaking the outdated resistance. Telemedicine continues to expand because of the pandemic, including the use of telehealth, remote monitoring technologies, and wearables. Experts say that the use of these technologies is now a way of life for patients and will likely replace some in-person care.
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Milk: Does it do what we think it does?
Amanda Ghosh Medical & Allied HealthcareMost of us grew up hearing, "drink your milk; it's good for your bones." But is it? Let's look at what the research is saying about milk. A meta-analysis of cohort studies on milk consumption and hip fracture published in the Journal of Bone Mineral Research found that there is no association between milk consumption and hip fracture risk in adult women and possibly men. A meta-analysis assesses the results of many research studies to conclude a research question. So, the results of this study were not merely the results of one study, but the results of several studies.
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Nurses: The professional progeny of Florence Nightingale
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareFlorence Nightingale, the founder and progenitor of the modern nursing profession, lit a spark several centuries ago that burns within millions of nurses to this day. The lamp that she literally — or metaphorically — lit during the Crimean War continues to illuminate nurses’ paths forward, and her legacy is one that strengthens with age as her offspring continue to advance the profession. And in difficult times such as the current coronavirus pandemic, nurses fight the good fight around the clock.
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