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Top senator: Rural health systems must be allowed to evolve, survive through…
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationTelehealth is getting some additional mainstream backing again in a significant way as one of Washington, D.C.'s leading healthcare voices continues to place his support behind it — Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. The reason for his doing so is because of the weakening of the rural healthcare community. These rural health systems face continual financial pressure, and many of them are facing closure. Thus, telehealth can help solve some of the many challenges confronting rural communities in maintaining access to care, Grassley says.
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5 ways to reduce alarm fatigue at your hospital
Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare AdministrationWorking at a hospital, you know that alarms on monitoring equipment in your ICU, step-down unit and general wards are a major challenge for your staff and patients. When false alarms happen, patients panic unnecessarily and staff become desensitized, increasing the chance of a missed emergency. The noise pollution can fray nerves and keep patients from resting so they can heal faster. Stumped as to how to handle this issue? Science can offer you innovative answers.
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Podcast: Why your values matter as a healthcare professional
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn this episode, Keith Carlson welcomes Jacob Morris, an expert in values-based applied research. Understanding the values that make you who you are can help you to live those values in a way that empowers and enriches both your life and your career. Morris founded the Discover Your Values program in a grassroots effort to bring the latest research on values-based development to the forefront of the coaching industry and the general public through the work of social psychologist Shalom H. Schwartz.
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New interpretation of public charge rule poses health threat to immigrant…
Michelle R. Matisons Medical & Allied HealthcareRecent immigrant mass detentions and deportations, including the practice of family separation and detention of children, have been controversial enough. Now, a new interpretation of the public charge rule, based on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, will enact changes that some states claim target poor immigrants of color. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that: "The rule will likely increase confusion and fear broadly across immigrant families about using public programs for themselves and their children, regardless of whether they are directly affected by the changes."
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If you’re struggling, beckon ‘flow’ instead
Lisa Cole Mental HealthcareMost of us know that sense of resistance when we’re just not feeling it and really need to get something done (or think we do). For me, it may be tackling my taxes, plowing through the piles on my desk, or trying to come up with an idea for an article. Even when I like what I’m about to embark upon, sometimes getting started or back into it is just not happening. Many expert strategies for how we should tackle our various obligations have merit. For now, though, let’s explore how examining our resistance and altering our attitude can help us get going.
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The economic impact of our aging population
Patrick Gleeson Civil & GovernmentA 2016 article in The Lancet on the implications of rapidly aging world populations cites some disturbing statistics. Important among them is this: Although over the past six decades the world population aged 60 or older has increased only slightly — by around 9% — in the next 40 years this group will more than double. The U.S. is one of the countries that will be most affected by this dramatic increase, resulting in lower birthrates, lower labor participation rates, and dramatic increases in Social Security payouts and healthcare expenditures.
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Directives for our death
Lisa Cole Medical & Allied HealthcareWhenever I work with clients, one of the first things I do is get them to complete their end-of-life documents or clarify them. It never ceases to amaze me who has yet to do theirs — attorneys, physicians, and folks with terminal illnesses have all put it off. It seems to be part of our American culture; if we just don’t think about it, death won't happen. Yet, we will die. And when we can set up dying on our own terms, it becomes a little bit easier for everybody.
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Are you playing in the right healthcare sandbox?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWithin the healthcare industry, there are endless choices when it comes to carving out the career path that's right for you. Whether in medicine, nursing, leadership, or elsewhere, the world can indeed be your oyster if you play your cards right, network assiduously, make good choices, follow your values, and honor your intuition. We can, of course, encounter option paralysis when faced with too many alternatives; however, with a burgeoning healthcare industry facing an increasingly aging and diversifying population, the avenues for career success and satisfaction are legion. So, are you playing in the right career sandbox?
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2019: The year of patient health record breaches
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationPatient health record breaches are on a big rise this year, doubling last year's figures. About 32 million patient records have already been breached during the first half of 2019, twice as many as the total for all of 2018, according to the 2019 Mid-Year Breach Barometer Report from IT security firm Protenus. Current numbers for the first half of the year also point to the fact that there were 285 total breaches reported between January and June. Surprisingly and shockingly, since 2016, not a day has gone by without a breach.
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Doctors working in pediatric emergency medicine at risk for burnout, compassion…
Lynn Hetzler Healthcare AdministrationPhysicians who work in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) are at risk for developing burnout, compassion fatigue, and low compassion satisfaction, according to the results of a new study. PEM physicians provide medical care for acutely ill children and work closely with families during a time of heightened stress. Providers may be able to improve the management of the unique challenges and emotional stressors facing pediatric emergency department (ED) physicians and help PEM physicians achieve higher satisfaction levels.
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