Fri.Dec 23, 2022

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The Age of Consent for Mental Health Treatment by State

Icanotes

About 17% of youth in the United States had a mental health disorder in 2016, but only half typically receive treatment. For some, this is due to the need to disclose treatment to their parents. While health treatment usually requires informed consent from adults, many states allow minors to give consent for certain types of care. This option can open up some important doors for accessing confidential care when minors might otherwise forego treatment, such as when therapy involves abuse, sexua

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Why CityBlock Health Believes It Can Break A Mold That Home Health Agencies Can’t

Home Health Care

It may be an overused quote at this point, but it’s one Kameron Matthews can’t help but come back to when thinking about the health care system in the U.S. The definition of insanity, Albert Einstein once famously said, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. “Most home health agencies that you talk to, they’re not imagining a system outside of their current financial structure because they need to keep their doors open,” Matthews, the chief health offi

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7 Things to Do When You’re Sick

Healthcare Associates

What to Do When You’re Sick. Influenza, COVID-19, and the common cold are all illnesses that tend to spread throughout the holiday season and through spring. These illnesses share many of the same symptoms, which can make it challenging to know which one you have and whether it has the potential to worsen without treatment. When you’re sick, it’s essential to take the necessary steps to care for yourself and prevent your illness from spreading to others — especially to those who may be more vuln

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How Franchise Companies Are Molding The Next Home Care Leaders

Home Health Care

In some ways, the franchise model can be an additional safety net for entrepreneurs looking to become home care agency owners. But that doesn’t mean there are no roadblocks to said ownership. However, this is beginning to change, as a number of franchise companies are working to open the door for a variety of owners, including former caregivers. At Nurse Next Door, opening the door means the ‘front line to franchisee’ program.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Doulas and Midwives Are Key Partners in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

NASHP

Doulas: Nonclinical birth workers who are trained to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to pregnant people in the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. Community Doulas: Nonclinical birth workers who provide culturally sensitive pregnancy and childbirth education, early linkage to health care, and other services such as labor coaching, breastfeeding support, and parenting education.

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KLAS Enterprise Imaging 2022: Which Vendors Are Delivering?

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Many healthcare organizations are working to expand and mature their enterprise imaging (EI) strategies to bring together more facilities and service lines. At the same time, both vendors and healthcare organizations are experiencing staffing and budget constraints, leading to a host of financial and operational difficulties.

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Trust in Local Hospitals/Health Systems Increased During Pandemic

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NRC Health , the leading partner in building Human Understanding through personalized healthcare solutions and data-driven insights, released findings from its national Market Insights study that reveal that people trust local hospitals and health systems far more than they trust federal, state, and local government to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. – NRC Health also found through its experience surveys that patients’ language preferences are a strong predictor