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Administration Issues Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During Pandemic

May 03, 2020 at 02:05 pm by pj

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued another round of sweeping regulatory waivers and rule changes to deliver expanded care to the nation’.... Read More

COVID-19 and Managing Stress

May 03, 2020 at 12:01 pm by pj

By Vintee Narang, MD, Psychiatrist, Community Health Centers – Forest City Stress is an often mundane yet unavoidable part of life. If not properly mana.... Read More

Performance-Based Employment, Does It Work In A Medical Practice?

May 03, 2020 at 11:19 am by pj

By QUINTIN L. GUNN, SR. Should Your Business or Medical Practice be Salary Only or Salary With Commission? Here are some of the facts about Customer Sal.... Read More

Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab Tested As Next Best Thing To Detect Coronavirus

May 03, 2020 at 09:30 am by pj

David Tuller , Kaiser Health News Coronavirus testing is commonly an unpleasant, even painful experience in which a health care provider pushes a torturo.... Read More

Finding Serenity in The Midst of Uncertainty

May 02, 2020 at 05:10 pm by pj

By RONNIE AND DEBBIE SMART “Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to.... Read More

Guideline for Supplying and Maximizing Reimbursement for Telehealth Services

May 02, 2020 at 05:01 pm by pj

By CAREL VISSER Guideline for Supplying and Maximizing Reimbursement for Telehealth Services Telemedicine (Telehealth) involves the exchange of medical information.... Read More

A Super Absorbent, Fully Breathable Adult Incontinence Product Can Help Reduce the Risk of Hospital Readmissions

May 02, 2020 at 04:57 pm by pj

By DEANNA VIGLIOTTA According to a study of 8.3 million Medicare beneficiaries, falls are a leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among elders (Med.... Read More

The Modern Approach to Comprehensive Management of Diabetes

May 02, 2020 at 04:49 pm by pj

By MATTHEW SHLAPACK, MD Diabetes is a common disorder affecting millions of Americans and leading to a negative impact on their health and quality of life. Diabetes can be ch.... Read More

Senior Placement or Online Referral… Know the Difference

May 02, 2020 at 04:41 pm by pj

By JOHN HENRY According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “about 70 percent of individuals over age 65 will require at least some typ.... Read More

Want to Improve Patient Relationships? Let Them Express Their Preferences

May 02, 2020 at 01:40 am by pj

By JEFF JARVIS Selecting preferences is commonplace in our digital world. Users subscribe or unsubscribe from email lists, request notifications from their fa.... Read More

AMA Highlights Health Coverage Options for Newly Unemployed

Apr 30, 2020 at 06:15 pm by pj

AMA urges individuals who lost their employer coverage to seek out coverage through ACA marketplaces or Medicaid; Warns consumers against sham insurance policies With the sig.... Read More

Parrish Medical Group Announces the Expansion of Telehealth Services

Apr 30, 2020 at 06:08 pm by pj

Parrish Medical Group (PMG) announces the expansion of telehealth services to help patients get the care they need without having to leave their homes. Patients can use a smar.... Read More

CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes

Apr 30, 2020 at 06:05 pm by pj

Commission will comprehensively examine best practices in responding to COVID-19 in nursing homes As a part of President Trump’s Opening Up America Again effort.... Read More

A Question for Nurses Month: Is It Possible to Stay Inspired in the Pandemic?

Apr 30, 2020 at 02:12 pm by pj

National Nurses Week typically takes place from May 6th to May 12th. This year, we're celebrating the whole month long. Rich Bluni, RN, offers seven simple, yet powerful tacti.... Read More

As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data In Electronic Health Records Hard To Harvest

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News When President Donald Trump started touting hydroxychloroquine as “one of the biggest game changers” for tr.... Read More

Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:53 pm by pj

(Michaela Morris for KHN) Michaela Gibson Morris, Kaiser Health News TUPELO, Mississippi — Joe Delbert hadn’t needed the Tree of Life Fre.... Read More

Fear Of Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:49 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN) April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News In 40 years of smoking, Katie Kennedy has tried four times to quit but always went back to cigar.... Read More

AdventHealth Outlines Procedures for Re-opening Operations

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:20 pm by pj

AdventHealth announced Thursday morning, that in conjunction with Governor DeSantis’ phased-in reopening of the state’s economy, it will be ready to contin.... Read More

Gov. DeSantis Beginning Phase One of "Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step" Plan to Reopen State Monday, May 4

Apr 30, 2020 at 08:21 am by pj

Governor DeSantis held a press conference Wednesday in Tallahassee to announce Phase I of the Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan to Re-Open Florida. At the con.... Read More

Liability Protection Under State or Federal Emergency Declarations

Apr 29, 2020 at 12:52 pm by pj

By MICHAEL R. LOWE, Esq. and BRIAN C. EVANDER, Esq. During declared emergencies the legal environment changes. Emergency declarations trigger an array of nont.... Read More