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Why AI in healthcare may be a lifesaver
Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied HealthcareAs advances in artificial intelligence continue to make headlines in healthcare, many experts agree that this technology holds great potential to make the industry more efficient and more accessible. AI has already made an impact on many other fields, including education and even marketing, so why not healthcare? One of AI's biggest potential benefits is the early detection and prevention of deadly diseases.
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Will the coronavirus outbreak cause a global economic downturn?
Linchi Kwok Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is at a turning point from an epidemic to a pandemic. According to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 22, a total of 32 countries have reported confirmed cases. In South Korea, for example, confirmed infected cases went up to 763 on Feb. 24. Six days earlier, the country only had 31 cases. On Feb. 23, Italy reported that three people had died, and 152 others had been infected with coronavirus; Iran also reported 43 confirmed infected cases. Airlines are canceling months of flights to and from China amid coronavirus fears.
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Why Medicare for All could be a boon for startups, entrepreneurs
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIs expanding Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and up and some younger folks with disabilities, bad or good for entrepreneurs and business startups? Under a Medicare for All (M4A) system, Uncle Sam would replace the private insurance industry. "The impact of Medicare for All will be significant and lead to an acceleration in new business startups," Wendell Potter, a healthcare insurance industry executive, told MultiBriefs via email. "The current system in the United States, in which a majority of working-age adults get coverage through an employer, is a major impediment to business startups."
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The care and humanity of caregiving
Carina Oltmann Medical & Allied HealthcareDaniel leans over and gently kisses Sara's head as she lays in the hospital bed. She is in the final few hours of life and her breathing has grown agonal and labored. "I'm here with you, Sara, and you are not alone," Daniel assures her tenderly. For 10 years now, he has been by her side through all of the ups and downs of her journey with breast cancer. Daniel is just one of the close to 40 million Americans providing care to a loved one. At any given time, 16.6% of all U.S. adults are actively serving as a caregiver to a person living with a disability or long-term illness like cancer or dementia.
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A look at the ways virtual and augmented reality can improve patients’…
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareVirtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are becoming unstoppable trends in medicine. According to research from Fortune Business Insights, the global VR healthcare market is projected to reach over $30 billion by 2026. That doesn't even account for AR. The possible applications for VR and AR treatments are numerous and incredibly promising. The possible applications for VR and AR treatments are numerous and incredibly promising. Consider these VR and AR options your hospital or facility could conceivably employ.
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Fax elimination or evolution?
Kent McAllister Healthcare AdministrationFacsimile technology is as old as the hills. There are multiple steps and multiple components related to historic and current fax processes in businesses around the world. Yet most of the people who talk about "fax elimination" either don't understand the multiple components, drivers and incentives adequately enough to articulate them, or they don't take the time. This article takes one step in the direction of taking the time to explain the components and some of the resulting challenges related to fax elimination, and then suggests some steps in fax evolution that will be more palatable in the healthcare market.
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3 of the most interesting firearms to debut at the 2020 SHOT Show
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureThe major outdoor brands typically unveil their new ammunition lines and even new cartridges (like the 27 Nosler) at SHOT Show each year. Not surprisingly, they also like to feature their new firearms at the show as well. Fortunately, the gun industry did not disappoint this year and there’s certainly a lot for hunters and shooters to like about the new crop of rifles and handguns hitting shelves this year. Here are three especially interesting new firearms that made headlines at the 2020 SHOT Show.
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Infographic: How better supply chain management leads to cost savings for…
Lisa Miller Healthcare AdministrationIn 2019, the cost of healthcare in the U.S. rose to $3.8 trillion, and hospital expenses accounted for one-third of all spending. Yet, 1 in 5 hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial pressure. This infographic outlines why that is and how better supply chain management can help.
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The 3 C’s of healthcare communication: Compassion, clarity, and coherence
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn healthcare, it can generally be agreed that one of the central pillars of the delivery of high-quality patient care is communication. It can also be readily agreed that communication is a central pillar of both inter- and intra-team cohesion and relationships. If this is truly the case, then why does communication break down so often and what can we do about improving it in the interest of staff satisfaction and retention, as well as the satisfaction of patients and their loved ones?
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Health IT regulators to continue push back against ‘bad actors’
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe healthcare hubbub that Epic Systems started in January with an email from its CEO and founder, Judy Faulkner, to several of its hospital and health system clients has continued in February. The tactic did not go unnoticed, and scathing responses were handed down by two of the industry’s leaders and several other industry insiders, including Microsoft, Google and Cerner. Still, more than a month on, the piling on continues. The latest comment is from Donald Rucker, M.D., head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).
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