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Report: Telehealth services reimburse less than office visits
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) has released six policy briefs assessing the impact of a range of national and state policies on healthcare costs and utilization, and the findings seem to span the entire range of the healthcare spectrum. There is one finding, though, that seems to stand out among the others: The entire reimbursement for telehealth services is nearly 40 percent lower than nontelehealth care.
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A patient’s perspective on bedside manner
Jessica Taylor Healthcare AdministrationA recent study published in PLOS One showed that the clinician-patient relationship has an effect on healthcare outcomes. There's no denying that clinicians have a high-stress job atmosphere, but that shouldn't take away from the bedside manner given to patients.
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What’s the key to halting healthcare hacking?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare records for 1 in 3 Americans were breached in 2015, with records of nearly 112 million people affected by hackers, compared with only about 1.8 million individuals in 2014. That's the finding of cybersecurity vendor Bitglass, as reported recently by Health Data Management, following the analysis of breach disclosures maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services and required by HIPAA.
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Public health in an era of personalized medicine
Dr. Robert Carter Healthcare AdministrationCollectively, the clinical medicine and public health communities have demonstrated to governments and their populations that public health programs and interventions are critical to reducing infectious and chronic diseases.
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Don’t let typos crush your practice’s reputation
Jessica Taylor Healthcare AdministrationMedical personnel know attitude, tone and body language are key to patient satisfaction. I recently had the pleasure of visiting a practice where the atmosphere was great and the personnel were friendly. That said, there was one thing that killed the experience: document errors.
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Leap into leadership with nurses on boards
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationIn late 2014, 19 nursing organizations were convened in a collaborative effort with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP to "increase nurses' presence on corporate and nonprofit health-related boards of directors throughout the county." The goal was to bring front-line knowledge of healthcare to the critical decision-making arenas. Nurses have a unique skill set that allows them to be key stakeholders and decision makers, given the opportunity.
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Medical plastics packaging trends keep expanding
Don Rosato EngineeringIn terms of the future, experts say medical packaging will be dramatically different by the end of the next decade. Medical device and pharmaceutical packaging will become easier to use, less costly to produce and provide much better protection in the future.
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Working to minimize drug diversion
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe issue of drug diversion — the illegal theft of controlled drugs — continues to increase at an alarming rate across the U.S. A complex and multifaceted problem, drug diversion must be addressed before it reaches epic proportions. The current dilemma for healthcare officials is how to implement the right practices across a wide variety of locations for many years to come.
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State of Public Health 2016: Our achievements, our aspirations
Dr. Ebun O. Ebunlomo Healthcare AdministrationAs we welcome each new year, we also anticipate remarks from the president during the annual State of the Union Address, which often outlines our achievements as a nation in the past year and our focus for the new year. The 2016 State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama was particularly anticipated by viewers this year, given that it was his last.
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Finding balance for patients: Hospitals and marijuana
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationStories abound about how marijuana has helped relieve symptoms in those who are seriously ill, and thousands of basic science studies provide the foundation for these claims. So it is not surprising that 23 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation permitting cannabis use for some medical purposes.
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