Healthcare Success

MAY 3, 2021

Is your “marketing to seniors” an audience turn-off? Are you inadvertently alienating the mature audience that you want to attract? Many people get genuinely upset—insulted, really—for a simple reason. This audience doesn’t like being included in the advertiser’s image of a “mature audience.” It seems to portray them as nearly over-the-hill, which is strongly contrary to their younger self-image.

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Pro CRNA

MAY 30, 2021

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA. During my four decades as a nurse anesthetist, I have seen many changes in our profession and our day-to-day management of surgical cases. Back in the day, I was just as proud of my hospital-based diploma as our current doctorate level graduates are of their terminal degree. Upgrading entry level education first to the master’s degree and now the Doctorate level has mandated that nurse anesthetists be active players in gathering and applying evidence to case man

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

The pandemic accelerated many Very Big Deals in digital health venture capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, and the re-emergence of SPACs in health care. A closer look at this activity points to a key trend that will persist post-pandemic: that telehealth and the broader theme of virtual care is re-shaping how health care is delivered. This graphic comes out of my current thinking about telehealth across the continuum of care.

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Center for Health Progress

MAY 17, 2021

Over the past few months, as people continue to fight for police accountability , affordable health care , and vaccine equity , billions of dollars have started to flow from the Federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan. Some of these investments, like expansions of the Child Tax Credit, which will lift an estimated 4.1 million children, most of them Black and Latinx children , above the poverty line, are a critical step toward fundamentally rewriting our country’s safety net and so

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Solution Reach

MAY 25, 2021

Reopening a dental practice – or any healthcare practice – in the midst of a pandemic is one of the biggest challenges our providers have ever faced. In many cases, we saw our dentists, eye doctors, and family physicians embracing technology like never before and forging ahead into uncharted territory, all in the spirit of serving their patients.

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Patient Safety Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Keeping patients safe: It’s what healthcare providers strive to do every day. Look at any hospital or healthcare organization’s mission statement, and you’ll see that it addresses patient safety in some way—often listing safety as the number-one priority. However, patient safety isn’t just about avoiding errors and incidents to keep patients and staff safe from harm.

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Pro CRNA

MAY 16, 2021

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA. According the USA today , 42,060 people died due to auto accidents in the United States in 2020. In comparison, Yale University used revised criteria to define death due to preventable medical error and found that 22,000 patients were lost in 2020 due to needless mistakes. Both the auto and healthcare statistics are causes for alarm and have prompted professionals in each area to develop methods to reduce the tragic and unnecessary loss of life.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2021

As vaccinations jabbed into peoples’ arms in the U.S. continue to immunize health citizens from contracting the coronavirus, millions of folks are looking forward to getting back inside restaurants to enjoy meals out, as well as un-masking when grocery shopping. But people in the U.S. love their food both outside and inside the home: about one-half of people in the U.S. are continuing to cook at home more, according to the 2021 Food & Health Survey published today by the International

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Center for Health Progress

MAY 1, 2021

A large part of my job is advocating for the needs of BIPOC communities in meetings with legislators and government representatives, and I am often one of the only people of color in the room. When a white physician says, “people of color don’t trust the health care system, it’s just their culture,” and heads nod around the room, I have to take a deep breath and speak up, reminding everyone that the basis of this mistrust is well-founded.

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Solution Reach

MAY 18, 2021

As a dental office, optometry practice, or general healthcare practitioner, if you’re not getting patients (re)scheduled for routine exams and follow-up treatments, you’re missing out. Not only are you missing out on building long-term relationships with your existing patients, but you’re also missing out on keeping your patients as healthy as possible and generating more revenue at your practice.

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Cloud Blogs

MAY 18, 2021

When communities have access to better data, they can make better decisions. However, progress has not been equal across the globe, and there is a great need to focus on societal issues such as reducing health inequity and improving access to care for underserved populations. While researchers work to unlock lifesaving discoveries and develop new approaches to urgent health issues, advancements in technology can help accelerate and scale new solutions.

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Isabel Healthcare Blog

MAY 5, 2021

Pregnancy is portrayed as a time of happiness and emotional well-being, and for many that is their experience, but evidence shows mental illness can affect women in pregnancy. Pregnancy impacts women from many angles with regards to their physical and mental health and also the baby’s health. There is much debate over whether you are more or less likely to have ill mental health during pregnancy.

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Advanced Data Systems

MAY 19, 2021

Easing pain caused by injury, disease, chronic condition, addiction, or any combination of these is a noble and rewarding pursuit that involves skill, determination, and an eye for patients’ reactions and body language.

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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2021

Most people in the U.S. who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot have a welcoming side-effect: peace of mind and mental health, according to a survey conducted by Walgreens in April 2021. Three in four people said that getting vaccinated positively impacted their mental health, feeling some kind of relief, thankfulness, or optimism, among other sentiments.

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GoMoHealth

MAY 26, 2021

James River Cardiology is a multi-location Virginia-based cardiovascular practice providing patients with the latest technolog ies and innovation s , with a passion to deliver a clinically integrated approach to whole-person care beyond the four walls of their clinics. . GoMo Health and James River Cardiology joined forces to launch a Personal Concierge outpatient digital therapeutic for cardiac patients (and their caregivers) undergoing a cardiac catheterization and /or per

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Solution Reach

MAY 27, 2021

Attention dental practices! How easy is it for potential patients to find you online? Are your website and social media pages user-friendly and engaging? Are you using these avenues to educate current and future patients about the treatments and services you offer?

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Life Qi

MAY 31, 2021

As the Point of Care Quality Improvement (POCQI) Coaching Guide neatly sums up: ‘Regular coaching is important for maintaining momentum in improving quality of care.’ QI coaching usually takes place in a team environment, but coaching in a one-to-one style - or coaching individuals - can also be really effective. In this article we’re going to look at how to coach individuals in QI, and various methods and ideas that may help you.

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Isabel Healthcare Blog

MAY 5, 2021

In a recent blog we covered mental health conditions which can occur during pregnancy , but there are also some mental health conditions which can occur after the woman has given birth. The postpartum period is up to a year after giving birth, If a woman has experienced mental ill health in the past, then she is more likely to become mentally unwell during pregnancy or in this postpartum period than at other times in her life.

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Medi Leadership

MAY 7, 2021

We’ve (almost) made it on the other side, and yet the light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t feel as bright as anticipated. While some areas of pressure have been released, new burdens are mounting and healthcare workers and leaders are questioning where and how things, and even they, fit. More than ever, I’m hearing clients experiencing a sense of feeling overwhelmed, unclear, frustrated, and even lost.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2021

You’re stressed, I’m stressed; most of us have felt stress in the COVID-19 era which began in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020. Nearly eighteen months later, a 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer update finds that consumers’ trust in the health care industry is under stress, too — in the U.S. and around the world. The first chart from the Edelman health care update demonstrates that in most countries polled, health citizens’ trust in health care was buoyed in the firs

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GoMoHealth

MAY 24, 2021

In partnership with St. Vincent Healthcare, Rimrock, and RiverStone Health, the Healthy SPARK program improves overall health for prenatal and postpartum women who may also be dealing with substance use disorder (SUD). Through effective prevention, treatment, and diversion efforts within maternal child health populations, Healthy SPARK also reduces costly complications from SUD.

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Patient Safety Blog

MAY 17, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a rallying cry about patient safety as a global public health concern—and with good reason. There’s a 1 in 300 chance of a patient experiencing harm in the healthcare setting, while by comparison, an airline passenger has a 1 in 1 million chance of being harmed. In addition to the risks of injury or death, failure to adequately address patient safety increases the cost of care.

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Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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Advanced Data Systems

MAY 28, 2021

Everyone has been hit hard by the global coronavirus pandemic. Now as you pick yourself up and assess the damage, it’s time to focus on what steps to take to turn around your finances. The good news is that improving medical practice cash flow is easier than you may think.

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Solution Reach

MAY 24, 2021

We can all agree that every dental, vision, and healthcare practice needs a rockin’ recall system to get patients back in for care and to keep your schedule full. But, can we agree on the best way to do that? In our experience working with thousands of optometrists, dentists, and healthcare professionals over the years, the short answer is a resounding NO.

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ACHE

MAY 18, 2021

Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE. Successful strategies to help leaders stay focused on building key workforce skills. Actively addressing resilience has never been more important, and for good reason. The rate of burnout among physicians was over 40% prior to COVID-19, according to a Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine article: “Burnout of healthcare providers during COVID-19.

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Health Populi

MAY 3, 2021

While the “in-person” visit to a doctor or medical professional continues to rank first as consumers’ most-trusted information source, the virtual doc or clinician rose in trust during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euromonitor’s latest read on Consumer Health: Changes in Consumer Behaviour during COVID-19. The first four most-trusted sources for health information in 2021 remained the same short-list from 2020: doctors in-person, pharmacists, nutritionists and dieti

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Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.

GoMoHealth

MAY 26, 2021

At the Rutgers Health Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, patients are under the care of physicians who are on the faculty of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a part of Rutgers University, one of the top research institutions in America. Rutgers Health MICU doctors are active in clinical research and in teaching about all aspects of critical care medicine.

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Medi Leadership

MAY 6, 2021

A leader’s brand is how others see — and what they say — about him or her (often when the leader is not around). Ever since Tom Peters introduced the concept in a famous late-’90s article in Fast Company , leaders have worked on building their brands from scratch. They have also attempted to reinvent their personal brands. What is often less understood, however, is how leaders can recover their brands if they have been weakened or damaged.

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Life Qi

MAY 28, 2021

There are a range of attributes that are useful for a QI coach to demonstrate and that you should look out for when choosing a QI coach. An absolute key responsibility is to help engage teams and people in QI. In our article ‘The role of a QI coach in an organisation’ we looked at the characteristics needed to become a QI coach. We also explored the values and benefits of having a QI coach within your organisation and how your QI function can benefit from their experience and support.

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Solution Reach

MAY 20, 2021

In the final webinar of our three-part series, Completing Your Practice Comeback Plan , our theme is Rebuilding Revenue (And on to Victory!). We gained valuable insight from Debra Englehardt-Nash, a consultant for dental practices since 1985. Debra also manages a busy dental office, and told us how she strategically guided her team and patients back to the office after being closed for two months at the beginning of the pandemic.

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