Tue.Jun 29, 2021

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What Are the 5 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer?

Healthcare Associates

What Are the 5 Warning Signs Of Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer that affects men in the United States, next to non-melanoma skin cancer. Knowing how to spot early signs of prostate cancer can help you determine whether it may be time to see your doctor for an examination. Continue reading to learn more about the causes and early warning signs of prostate cancer and how this cancer can be effectively treated.

Doctors 98
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Tips for Hospitalists Caring for Patients with PTSD

Hospital Medicine

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Brian Kwan, MD, SFHM, and Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, two representatives from SHM’s VA Hospitalist Special Interest Group, shared their thoughts on working with patients with PTSD in a VA hospital setting. Drs. Kwan and Fletcher were also among the authors of a January article in the [.].

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Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Potential Medicare Budget-Buster Puts A Blazing Light on Health Care Costs and Innovation

Health Populi

The FDA’s approval of the first therapy to treat Alzheimer’s Disease in over twenty years brought attention to a not-yet-convened debate of U.S. health care costs and spending, innovation, and return-on-the-investment (as well as “for whom” do the returns accrue). In my latest post for Medecision, I explore different angles on the Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s discussion, covering: The macro- and micro-economics of Alzheimer’s and the $56,000 list price for the drug

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Walking Is Enough

Medcenter

For many of us, the last year and a half disrupted our daily routines, keeping us indoors, separated from friends and family – a recipe for weight gain and depression. So it’s no surprise that doctors like Kimberly Sikule, MD, of University of Vermont Medical Center’s Family Medicine practice in Milton, are now helping patients […]. The post Walking Is Enough appeared first on UVM Medical Center Blog.

Doctors 59
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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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Helping patients recover quickly from major surgeries

Osf Healthcare

After undergoing major surgeries like a hip replacement or hysterectomy, it was common for patients to be put on bed rest for an extended period of time. OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, along with Performance Improvement with OSF Innovation, have started implementing the ERAS program to help patients recover faster from major surgeries.

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Empowering better care, everywhere, for everyone with Retail+Health

Cloud Blogs

Over the past year, the pandemic fundamentally changed several industries and impacted the means of consumption and distribution for goods and services globally. With the introduction of social distancing, the decline of indoor interactions and transactions, and unparalleled strain on hospital capacity and care teams, both retailers and health providers had to transform traditional business models to meet evolving consumer and industry needs.

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Our Commitment: High-Quality Data to Meet Your Needs

Lexis Nexis

As the Payer market continues to evolve and the complexities continue to grow, so does the demand for high quality data around providers at locations and accurate credentials. Despite these market dynamics, most of the state and federal source data that payers require to stay compliant with legislation remains stagnant, with quality levels that cause more challenges for the industry.

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Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act…Again

Triage Health Law

For a third time, the Supreme Court has declined to strike down the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”), this time in a 7-2 ruling in the case of California v. Texas. The Court held that Texas and the 17 other challenging states (the “Plaintiffs”) did not have standing to challenge the ACA, avoiding the need for the Court to decide the main questions raised by the litigation.

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Our Commitment: High-Quality Data to Meet Your.

Lexis Nexis

As the Payer market continues to evolve and the complexities continue to grow, so does the demand for high quality data around providers at locations and accurate credentials. Despite these market dynamics, most of the state and federal source data that payers require to stay compliant with legislation remains stagnant, with quality levels that cause more challenges for the industry.