Tag: healthcare
Six Healthcare Changes to Know for 2014
A new year always brings change – and that’s especially true in 2014 as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” take...
Leadership Program for Nurses Led to Lower Costs and Higher Patient...
Nurse-led initiatives in Indiana saved their organizations more than $5.2 million while improving patient outcomes, according to preliminary results from a 16-month training program...
Medicaid Expansion May Spark Physician Shortage
The shortage of physicians and other health practitioners will soon be exacerbated as health care reform provides coverage for millions of Medicaid patients. According to...
Need for Physician Assistants Growing as Medical Industry Evolves
Trends in healthcare reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal that a growing number of physicians are leaving general practice to...
Medical Assistants and Growing Opportunities in Eldercare and Pediatrics
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that through the next decade, over 160,000 new medical assistants will be needed to fill this...
Soft Skills Important for Seniors Choosing Healthcare Providers
With more and more medical facilities catering to the needs of the aging population, seniors have become savvy about shopping around. Peruse any consumer...
CDC Reveals Details Regarding Outbreak of Resistant Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed more details this week regarding the multistate outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella which has infected...
Increasing Numbers of Women in Medical Professions
While the field of nursing has been dominated by women for decades, current research indicates that female participation in other medical roles is also...
CDC Calls Attention to Specific Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens
Within the last five years, surgical-site infections have dropped by 20% and bloodstream infections from central-line contamination is down by over 40%, according to...
Unraveling the Mystery of MERS: Researchers Find a Viral Match in...
Since the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in September 2012, scientists have been trying to identify the source of the virus....