Patient Care November 16, 2022 Third Magnet Designation Spotlights Nursing Leadership, Patient Outcomes and Diversity By Elizabeth Fernandez Rima Bouajram, PharmD, left, pharmacist in the Parnassus Pharmacy, and Trine Lunde, RN, registered nurse in Rapid Response, treat patients in the ICU. Photo by Susan Merrell UCSF Medical Center has earned its third consecutive Magnet Recognition®,…
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order allowing those meeting certain conditions to possess medical cannabis that was legally purchase in other states. What You Need To Know The executive order, announced and signed Tuesday afternoon, will take effect Jan. 1, 2023 The list of medical conditions includes cancer,…
November 14, 2022 Here’s why small practices may adjust pay more quickly than large health systems. With fewer regulations regarding pay, small physician practices may be able to adjust pay for medical assistants more quickly than large health systems that must study potential financial ramifications, says Ron Holder, MHA, chief operating officer for the Medical…
Catholic News Agency 2022-11-13 by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 11, 2022 / 11:00 am Chloe Cole, the outspoken 18-year-old raising awareness about the dangers of gender transitions on children, is suing the doctors who performed transgender procedures on her when she was a minor. The procedures included an irreversible double mastectomy that surgically…
SILVERDALE – An already-busy emergency department at St. Michael Medical Center and a sudden influx of ambulances at one point Friday evening prompted Kitsap County’s fire chiefs to activate procedures based on those for mass casualty incidents. For a portion of what was described as “another exceptionally busy evening,” Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue had a duty chief…
Some lucky Ohio residents could be getting some good news about their medical debt. On Wednesday, the council of Toledo approved a proposal giving $800,000 to wipe out the medical debt of its residents. The measure was approved after the city was joined by commissioners from Lucas County, which includes Toledo, who said the county…
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Medical Society (VMS) physician and physician assistant members met this month for the 209th VMS Annual meeting. Hosted in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter, the Vermont Academy of Family Physicians, and the Vermont Psychiatric Association, this was the first in-person meeting since 2019. During the meeting, VMS…
A majority of medical schools have holistic admissions policies; include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as part of their mission or vision statements; and have formal policies in place for managing discrimination, bias, and harassment complaints. But few reward faculty and staff for their work to further DEI goals; have institutional plans to elevate DEI…
The General Managers’ meetings got underway today out in Las Vegas, Nevada. President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, is out there representing the Tigers and held a small press conference late this afternoon. There will be a lot of interesting points to come as we digest what he had to say to the media, but…
By taking advantage of a phenomenon that leads to fractures in metal, MIT researchers have designed medical devices that could be used inside the body as stents, staples, or drug depots, then safely broken down on demand when they’re no longer needed. The researchers showed that biomedical devices made from aluminum can be disintegrated by…