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Most Americans Unaware of Long Term Healthcare Costs
The results of a recent series of surveys by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) indicate that many Americans underestimate their risk and term care costs, and are unsure Read More...
Health Informatics Takes the Next Step – Social Networking
The Washington Post announced this week that WellNet Healthcare, a Bethesda health management company, will launch the beta version of a social network Read More...
Salmonella Outbreak Impacts Nearly 1,000 in 40 States
As of July 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 943 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul. Read More...
Technology Innovator Illustrates Available Job Opportunities
Cleveland Clinic is leading the way in the future of healthcare. According to a recent article in Time Magazine, the hospital’s team of 700 technologists have digitized Read More...
Government Incentives Expected to Create Spike in Use of Computerized Patient Records
A recent report in The New England Journal of Medicine explains that doctors who use electronic health records offer improved quality and timeliness of care Read More...
Healthcare Giant Launches National Health Record System
Last week, Kaiser Permanente announced that all of its 8.7 million enrollees in nine states and the District of Columbia can now Read More...
Online Patient Feedback Gives Administrators New Insights
According to Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine, online patient feedback is quickly growing in popularity Read More...
New Study Shows Continued Shortage of Public Health Workers
Earlier this month, the Center for Studying Health System Change released study results showing local health departments are struggling to recruit, train and retain qualified workers Read More...
Study Shows Hospice Care Shortage
A new University of Michigan study shows that the areas most in need of hospice care are those that are most lacking Read More...
Survey Results Show Need for Public Health Professionals
The existing public health workforce is shrinking and new workers are limited, according to the results of survey by Read More...
Duke Web Portal Models IT Growth in Healthcare
Duke University Health System is one of the leaders in healthcare’s strides toward technology Read More...
Retiring Nurses Seek New Career Options
According to a new survey by by AMN Healthcare, more than one-third of baby boomer nurses plan to retire in the next one to three years. Read More...
Long Term Care Professionals Prepare to Serve Elderly Diabetic Population
Long term care professionals have another challenge ahead of them; in addition to accommodating the ever increasing aged population, a large number of those individuals are diabetic. Read More...
As Health IT Grows, Federal Regulations Become Necessary
Healthcare is going electronic and for effective computerization of medical records, medical facility technology needs to be compatible. Members of the Health IT Now Coalition and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) recently made this case to Congress, urging the progress of health IT legislation such Read More...
Thousands of Public Health Workers are Needed to Accommodate Shortage - February 28, 2008
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) released startling statistics this week – more than 250,000 additional public health workers are needed by 2020. The shortage crisis is attributed to insufficient numbers of public health physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, educators, and Read More...
Hospital Administrators are Challenged to Avoid Errors, Financial Penalties - February 28, 2008
Beginning October 1, Medicare will no longer pay hospitals for errors they could have prevented. These include: catheter-caused urinary tract infections, injuries from falls, and leaving objects in the body after surgery. Hospitals bill the injured Read More...
Tennessee Launches First Statewide Electronic Patient Information System - February 28, 2008
AT&T Inc. is helping the State of Tennessee launch the nation's first statewide system to electronically exchange patient medical information. The telecommunications company has designed a system to securely transmit detailed patient information between medical Read More...
Insurance Company Prompts Computerization In Hospitals - February 22, 2008
According to the Boston Business Journal, in years to come Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts plans to launch a plan in which hospitals that use paper records will lose out under a new requirement Read More...
Study Shows Increase in On-Premise Technology - February 21, 2008
According to Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine, “As patients take more ownership of their disease management regimens, hospitals are beginning to re-evaluate their processes—clinically, administratively and culturally.” Read More...
Healthcare Administrators Fill A Growing Need - February 21, 2008
According to a recent study by Gantry Group, LLC, Provider Clinical Technology Expenditures 2007, “Providers will broaden and deepen their adoption of clinical technology across all major clinical solution categories over the next year.“ Read More...
What Healthcare Leaders Can Do About the Health Insurance Crisis - February 20, 2008
The United States is the only major industrialized country without universal healthcare.As a result, an estimated 47 million Americans do not have health insurance Read More...
Nursing Home Residents Receive Inadequate Cancer Services - February 16, 2008
According to a recent study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center, Medicaid-insured nursing home residents have little access to cancer services, which could be cause for concern as the population ages and more people enter nursing homes Read More...
Education Plays Pivotal Role in Healthcare Career Advancement - February 12, 2008
According to the 2008-2009 Occupational Outlook Handbook produced by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, education plays a large role in career advancement for healthcare’s fastest growing sectors. These include healthcare administration, informatics, and long term care Read More...
Underuse of Vaccinations Challenges Public Health Professionals - February 12, 2008
The public health industry has made great advances in preventing disease, but not many adults are taking full advantage of them. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that: only about 2 percent of Americans 60 and older received a vaccine against shingles in its first year of sales, despite more than 1 million new cases of shingles yearly Read More...
Tools for Competing Successfully in a Pay-for-Performance Environment - February 4, 2008
From a strategic perspective, organizations need leaders, managers, and clinicians who are committed to superior clinical outcomes and teamwork at every level. Leaders within the organization should develop a culture that encourages Read More...
ePrescribing and its Impact on Care Management - January 28, 2008
New technology is being introduced every day in the healthcare industry, which impacts the manner in which providers deliver care. Impacts may be positive or negative, depending on the technology and the way in which it is implemented and supported. The goal is to implement the right technology at the right Read More...
07 Top Leadership Teams: The Traits of Winning Leadership - December 13, 2007
Healthcare leans on its individuals. Superstar CEOs clog the speaker's circuit--some so often that you wonder who's really running those top-notch organizations behind the scenes Read More...