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Experts, government outline healthcare strategies for gun violence prevention at Northwell's annual forum

Fierce Healthcare

Providers, researchers and government officials gathered Tuesday to discuss the "urgent public health crisis" of gun violence and throw their weight behind a new multimillion-dollar aware | The event, which emphasized the role of healthcare professionals in addressing gun violence, came with the announcement of an industry-backed, multimillion-dollar (..)

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Affordable Care Act preventive services under threat: Previewing Braidwood oral arguments

Fierce Healthcare

A core provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), responsible for ensuring hundreds of millions of Americans receive free access to preventive services, faces a serious legal challenge March 4.

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Froedtert/Inception Health is using AI for preventive care recommendations and much more

Healthcare It News

The health system has efforts to use artificial intelligence to, among other things, streamline patient scheduling and provide personalized preventive care recommendations. Dr. Melek Somai, the CTO, explains how.

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House-passed bill instructs Congressional Budget Office to take longer view when grading preventive health laws

Fierce Healthcare

Preventive care or healthcare innovation legislation promising decades-long savings benefits may soon get fairer appraisals from Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper. | The bipartisan bill, passed Tuesday, would allow lawmakers to request a 30-year cost savings projection for healthcare legislation related to preventive care.

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Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

Speaker: Keith Carlson — BSN, RN, NC-BC, Host of The Nurse Keith Podcast

In order to promote compassionate care and reduce burnout, healthcare settings must implement modern practices which help physicians and RNs to practice efficiently, expertly, and at the top of their license. In this webinar with Nurse Keith Carlson, we will address: Burnout prevention through SWOT analysis and compassionate self-assessment.

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Appeals court grants partial stay in ACA preventive care case

Fierce Healthcare

The Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements. | The Affordable Care Act's preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements.

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Preventing Barcode Errors in Healthcare

PDC Healthcare

Implementing a scannable barcode system enables caregivers the ability to quickly scan a ID […] The post Preventing Barcode Errors in Healthcare appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog. Each patient has an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), which needs to be updated each time a patient needs care.