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10 health hacks for 2020

Victoria Fann Medical & Allied Healthcare

A new year is upon us and with it typically comes the desire to get healthy. Here are some health hacks to give your healthy resolutions a jump-start! For example, if sitting is the new smoking, then it's essential to find creative ways to move. Instead of setting aside time to stretch or move, double up! Stretch while waiting for your coffee to brew in the morning, take a 10-minute walk during your lunch break, do yoga while watching television or talking on the phone, dance while doing housework, etc.

When the healthcare C-suite embraces the digital age

Keith Carlson Healthcare Administration

In the healthcare ecosystem, digital technologies have been gaining prevalence, market share, and clinical applicability for years. In the 21st century, the ubiquity of these innovative advancements is increasing. On the leadership front, many health systems have been lagging behind in terms of bringing the digital age into the C-suite, but that calculus now seems to be irrevocably changing.

The difficulty with goodbye

Lisa Cole Medical & Allied Healthcare

"When those you love have passed away…" is how my mom begins her last goodbyes to us on her "Remembrance" memorial message. She's not near death yet, just preparing. Goodbye comes in many forms: death, disease, divorce, family fallouts, moves, unrequited love, "ghosting," natural endings, maturation, and violence, to name a few. Rehab facilities and prisons are filled with those who have been left behind. Alcohol, drugs, sex, eating, gambling, technology addictions and the like temporarily soothe and distract us from such pain.

3 tools to help limit or stop your anxiety

Simma Lieberman Mental Healthcare

I know how debilitating anxiety can be. I've experienced the discomfort of anxiety at different times in my life. Even now, I've found myself feeling anxious about the future, making the right decisions about business and where I want to live. After getting help for extreme anxiety years ago, and learning how common it was, I decided I wanted to help other people. I got trained as a stress management consultant and began working with leaders in organizations to manage their stress and anxieties and support their employees. To this day, I continue to use the techniques I learned and have taught others. I'm sharing three of them with you.

Report: Physician salaries continue to rise, per 2019 figures

Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

The salaries of America's physicians continued to increase in 2019, according to a new report produced by LocumTenens.com. The most recent annual report shows that the average physician's salary continues trending higher year-over-year since 2015. Overall, the increase in pay since then has been 16.5%, per the report. The current figures are based on feedback from the August 2019 survey. Of those interviewed for the survey, respondents included physicians and advanced practitioners.

Intermittent fasting: A yay or nay for healthcare professionals?

Amanda Ghosh Medical & Allied Healthcare

Intermittent fasting (IF) is trending in the health and fitness industry. As a style of eating, it involves cycling between periods of eating and fasting. But should healthcare professionals use it as a way to manage their weight? For shift workers, it may have some appeal. At its most basic level, IF involves periods of eating and fasting. However, there are several ways to schedule periods of eating and fasting.

3 easy-as-pie steps help you to a healthy year

Bob Kowalski Medical & Allied Healthcare

We all can agree that we want to be healthier. We don't need a New Year’s resolution to decide that. The sticking point is the amount of effort required, the time needed to make a commitment last, or a variety of other factors that get in our way. But it doesn't have to be that hard. You can negate those holiday cookies and cakes with easy-as-pie changes to your everyday routine.

Are business travelers traveling too much?

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

While it is not news that frequent travel can be bad for your health, studies by global corporate travel management company CWT find that the psychological effects can be just as disconcerting as the physical erosion. Independent research commissioned by CWT has revealed that the concerns most frequent travelers have about their lives and lifestyles should be addressed. The two biggest worries that affect frequent business travelers around the world are home life deterioration and putting pressure on colleagues.

How to beat the trend of social media detox and boost your marketing power

Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

One of the emerging social media trends of significance is the concept of "detox" — consumers who are unplugging from their social media accounts either partially or entirely. The numbers are significant: a study from Pew Research Center found that 26% of social media users deleted their Facebook smartphone app last year. How can you make sure that even those who detox keep up with your products, services and content online? Be their feel-good exception! Here are some strategies you and your team can employ.

Study results: Long naps, long nighttime sleeping may be risk factors for…

Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke; every four minutes, someone dies from stroke. Although stroke risk increases with age, strokes can — and do — occur at any age. In 2009, 34% of those hospitalized for stroke were younger than 65 years of age. Every year, about 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. About 610,000 of these are first strokes; 185,000 are recurrent strokes. A new study suggests a risk of stroke is too much sleep, including long daytime naps or longer than nine hours at night.

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