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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 30, 2010
Online ads for healthcare practitioners and technical workers fell in September due to decreases in advertised vacancies for registered nurses, and physical and occupational therapists. Vacancies, however, continue to outnumber skilled job seekers by 2 to 1, a report shows.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, September 30, 2010
Without action by Congress, a 23% cut in physician fees Dec. 1, will be followed by a 6.5% cut Jan. 1, reductions mandated by the sustainable growth rate formula and many physicians who now accept Medicare beneficiaries will stop doing so, the physician groups say.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 30, 2010
A final regulation from the Veterans Administration establishes presumptions of service connection for nine specific infectious diseases associated with military service in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
By: Kevin Maher, RN, MHA, September 29, 2010
Care management gets a boost from mobile health applications such as a do-it-yourself online symptom advisor, nurse advice line, and care management program within a single, full-featured smartphone application.
By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, September 13, 2010
Effective physician input is crucial to a successful strategic marketing plan.
By: Cora Nucci, for HealthLeaders Media, September 29, 2010
Massachusetts, the first state to adopt near-universal healthcare coverage is out in front of healthcare reform once again. This time, the idea is to revamp the system by which physicians and hospitals are paid, from the current fee-for service model to a global payments model. This is a key step toward adoption of the Accountable Care Organization model, which is getting a lot of attention from both providers and payers, even though it is still loosely defined and largely untested.
By: Marianne Aiello, for HealthLeaders Media, September 29, 2010
In addition to granting unfettered access to websites, other media, such as patient portals, educational video games can alleviate patient frustration.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, September 29, 2010
A review of pediatric intensive care units turns up variability among catheter-associated bloodstream infection practices and raises a compelling argument for standardizing the way all hospitals look for such infections, not just in pediatric institutions, but in adult acute care facilities, too.