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Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp

Digital Health Today

In this article, we give tribute to Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 Profession: Nurse. At age 16, she knew that she wanted to be a nurse, despite her parents’ objections to this “lower-class” work. Joshua Hammer for the Smithsonian Magazine.

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Telehealth’s Missing Link: Training and Support

GlobalMed

Training and support – or the lack thereof – can make or break a virtual health program. In a recent interview with Managed Care magazine , Mei Wa Kwong, executive director of the Center for Connected Health Policy, listed training as a major implementation obstacle.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois.

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Dr. Patti Brennan – #SPM2018 speaker preview “Supporting the Care Between the Care: The Role of the National Library of Medicine”

Society for Participatory Medicine

17 in Boston, attached to the prestigious Connected Health conference. In addition to being extremely participatory, perhaps it’s no coincidence that she’s the first woman nurse and the first nurse in the post. Register here. Our #SPM2018 blog series has more about the speakers and activities.).

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