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Nurses are the most trusted profession in America, followed by doctors and pharmacists

Health Populi

Nurses rank top in Americans’ minds for the seventeenth year-in-a-row, Gallup found in its annual survey of honesty and ethics in professions. Note that last year, pharmacists dipped to an historic low in this poll, compared with a high bar set in 2013. Doctors and pharmacists were virtually tied with two-thirds of U.S.

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CENSUS: Senior care growth means tech change will be mandatory

Aging in Place Technology Watch

increase in revenue from 2013 to 2020. Figure 1 Estimated revenues from care related services 2013-2020. For both assisted living and nursing homes, checking in on residents at night while they are sleeping may still be the standard of laborious practice. Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly saw a 34.4%

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Michigan nurses' union accuses Tenet-owned Detroit Medical Center of slashing charity care spending

FierceHealthIT

The Michigan Nurses Association claims charity care spending by Detroit Medical Center has declined 98% since the hospital was purchased by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. But DMC CEO Anthony J. Tedeschi said data from MNA's report was cherrypicked, calling it an attempt to “distract us from what is most important."

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Telemedicine Is Gaining Popularity In Schools

Clocktree

School nurses are treating a wider range of issues than ever before. Even though this increase is known, only 40% of elementary schools in the US have a full time nurse on staff. The use of telemedicine can expand the reach of school nurses and their ability to care for a wider range of illnesses.

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What if the School Nurse is Busy?

Insulin Nation

Ray Duckler, a columnist at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire, wrote a piece on November 29 about Luc Gautreaux, a seven-year-old who can’t get anyone at his school in the Winnipesaukee region to help him with his diabetes self-care – excepting the school nurse, whom Luc has to go in to see several times a day.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. The post The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013 appeared first on American Well. The hustle and bustle of New York still amazes me- how can there be this many people in one space?

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What if the School Nurse is Busy?

Insulin Nation

Ray Duckler, a columnist at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire, wrote a piece on November 29 about Luc Gautreaux, a seven-year-old who can’t get anyone at his school in the Winnipesaukee region to help him with his diabetes self-care – excepting the school nurse, whom Luc has to go in to see several times a day.

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