Tue.Jun 08, 2021

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. increased by a relatively low 6.0% in 2020. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. What’s “behind these numbers” are factors that will increase medical spending (the “inflators” in PwC speak) and the “deflators” that lower costs.

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Coronavirus Updates

Healthcare Associates

Mask Policy. Healthcare Associates of Texas still requires all staff and patients to wear a mask while in any of our clinic locations. Vaccine Availability. We have vaccines available at our Bedford, Irving (6161 State Hwy), and McKinney (8080 Texas 121) locations. Please call ahead to make a vaccine appointment. Bedford – (817)-358-5800. Irving (6161 State Hwy) – (972) 258-7499.

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Music as a Supportive Therapeutic for Health and Healing

GoMoHealth

Music is often called a “universal language” that unites us and breaks cultural barriers. It brings joy to our lives, evokes memories, can bring tears to our eyes, and gives us goosebumps. But one of the most powerful things that music can do is serve as a supportive therapeutic for health, wellbeing, and healing. . According to Johns Hopkins University , research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain, as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental al

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6 Things You Should Know About SR Conversations: Take the Quiz

Solution Reach

How familiar are you with the Solutionreach two-way texting platform, SR Conversations? Have you heard of it? Are you using it to improve communication with your patients and build long-term relationships with them?

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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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Improving access to epilepsy care

Osf Healthcare

Performance Improvement, a part of OSF Innovation, works with leaders on identifying improvement areas, determine what's not working and then develop solutions that lead to better work processes and patient care. This program led the OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute to enhance it's scheduling process and increase access to the Epilepsy Center.

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‘We must maximise the major potential of volunteers across primary care’

Health Care Leader News

Our health and social care system faces huge challenges – including recovering from the pandemic, lengthening waiting lists, deepening health inequalities, a hugely stretched workforce and a possible mental health epidemic. Tackling these issues needs multiple solutions. But there’s one already in place that we are not using to anywhere near its full potential – volunteers.

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‘We must maximise the major potential of volunteers across primary care’

Health Care Leader News

Our health and social care system faces huge challenges – including recovering from the pandemic, lengthening waiting lists, deepening health inequalities, a hugely stretched workforce and a possible mental health epidemic. Tackling these issues needs multiple solutions. But there’s one already in place that we are not using to anywhere near its full potential – volunteers.