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How We Can Speed up our Aid to Nurses with Substance Use Disorders

By Kristin Waite-Labott Tuesday, December 20, 2022 5:56 PM

I write this because of my own personal experience with stealing prescription drugs while employed as a nurse, which led to me serving a four-month jail sentence and losing the career of my dreams.

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Survey: Employer-sponsored Health Insurance Is the Most Desired Form of Coverage for Americans

By Marissa Plescia Tuesday, December 20, 2022 5:06 PM

Nearly 90% of Americans prefer to receive their health coverage through an employer versus other means, according to a new survey. Quality, affordability and convenience are the key reasons for why Americans favor employer-sponsored insurance.

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Health Tech Innovation: How to Advance Data Security To Support Healthcare Accessibility

By Kory Daniels Tuesday, December 20, 2022 5:01 PM

As with most industries, healthcare should consider adopting a zero-trust approach. This security measure can help decrease an organization's attack surface, create accurate response automation and prevent the compromise.

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Report: Telehealth Programs Increase Workload for Nurses and Support Staff

By Katie Adams Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:36 PM

Many providers think their telehealth program increases the workload for nurses and support staff, according to a recent report. In 2023, hospitals and physician practices will have to focus on making their telehealth workflows more efficient, which may involve partnering with third-party administrators.

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Eliminate Lab Test Panel Stuffing To Support Value-Based Care

By Bill Kerr Tuesday, December 20, 2022 1:54 PM

With the projection that the U.S. may spend up to $27.9 billion annually on low-value screening, testing, and procedures considered waste, there needs to be a new approach to how the lab industry develops test menus from which physicians order labs.

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Automation Frees up Clinicians and Staff To Spend More Time Focused On Patient Care

By Bevey Miner Tuesday, December 20, 2022 1:21 PM

In most cases, healthcare organizations choose not to let employees go following an RPA implementation. Instead, they reallocate their (human) resources where they can be better used, boosting employee satisfaction and easing staff burnout.

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Gilead's Kite Unit Strikes Another Cell Therapy Deal to Pursue Next-Gen CAR T

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, December 20, 2022 1:07 PM

Kite, the cell therapy unit of Gilead Sciences, is adding more tools to its cell therapy toolbox with the acquisition of Tmunity Therapeutics. It's the company's second cell therapy deal this month, following a partnership announced with clinical-stage Arcellx.

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Moving to Hybrid: Why a "Single-screen" Approach Is Needed in the Home

By Nir Altman Tuesday, December 20, 2022 11:30 AM

One's bank, for example, doesn't ask a customer to download and mange three different apps for checking, savings and loan accounts. Today more than ever, "screen creep" is setting in amidst an increasingly frustrated healthcare consumer base.

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Medicalese in Digital Health – An Accessibility Issue

By Jeff Cutler Tuesday, December 20, 2022 8:39 AM

Translating complex medical knowledge, and making it available to patients in a simple and easy-to-use way, can make healthcare accessible to those that otherwise may have difficulty.

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