Center for Health Progress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Today was another morning that I peeled myself from bed. I am sad and I am fatigued. Throughout 2020, I worked a second job in the service industry and never knew when I would be exposed to someone with COVID-19. Like millions of others, I stayed home for the holidays to protect my family. Growing up, we celebrated Hanukkah by lighting the menorah. This practice symbolizes the miraculous eight days in which one day worth of oil burned, ultimately allowing for the continuation of the Jewish faith

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Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2021

In the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed disparities in housing, food, and job security, and the role that one’s ZIP code and social determinants play in health outcomes. Overall, America has done poorly in light of being 4% of the world’s population but having one-fifth of the planet’s deaths due to the coronavirus. But these have disproportionately hit non-white people, who are nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 than white Americans.

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Accountability Prevention Healthcare Regulations 81

Medbridge Education

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s no secret that the patient experience impacts care outcomes.1 But what can healthcare employees do to ensure a positive experience when the factors that contribute or detract are so varied? While more straightforward issues like parking or long wait times can certainly contribute to a negative patient experience, what makes for a truly positive […].

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Patient Experience Physical Therapy Healthcare Nursing 52

Osf Healthcare

JANUARY 19, 2021

With help from OSF Innovation, two advanced practice nurses are turning their idea into a product that could be used across the country.

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Icanotes

JANUARY 21, 2021

You might feel a little nervous when you think about writing behavioral health notes your clients will read. You know some of your clients may experience distress viewing their progress notes, while others could certainly benefit from the increased transparency. Although some exceptions exist, in general, sharing your clinical documentation can boost client engagement and give them greater control of their mental health.

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Doctors Ambulatory Care Private Practices Healthcare Providers 84

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted and re-shaped the annual CES across so many respects — the meeting of thousands making up the global consumer tech community “met” virtually, both keynote and education sessions were pre-recorded, and the lovely serendipity of learning and meeting new concepts and contacts wasn’t so straightforward.

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Hospitals Doctors Patient Experience Health Technology 73