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To Avert a GLP-1 Cost Tsunami, Add Lifestyle Interventions: Learning from Virta Health

Health Populi

” That quote is shown here with two magazine covers that punctuate the point Dr. Frank is making. [An In third place, one-half of health plans are prescribing food-as-medicine, which increasingly consumers are also keen to use for a variety of conditions — like heart disease, gut issues, and general energy and well-being.

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The Hair Economy in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Control, Wellness, and Self-Care

Health Populi

” than, “when can I return to my primary care doctor or cardiologist?” Weeks of social distancing have been devastating for an industry of professionals who make a living by touching people,” Cheryl Wishhover wrote in Allure magazine.

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?

Lloyd Price

A survey conducted by online general practice magazine, Pulse found that over 50% of GPs would welcome appointment fees as a way to make their workload more manageable. As is the case in the NHS dentistry market, some patients will be exempt from the fees, such as children, the elderly, disabled and unemployed. What are the alternatives?

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Can the U.S. Improve Health System Performance with Digital Health Tools? Pondering A Big Question for #HIMSS21

Health Populi

key detractors from good performance on these measures include: Lack of universal access to care for all Americans (the Fund points out that 30 mm people in the U.S. Less adequate primary care “backbone” with large gaps in PCP coverage throughout the United States. bn for on-demand care by July 1st, 2021.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Campbell County Health is a health system with 1,244 employees across its 90-bed acute care hospital, 160-bed skilled nursing facility, inpatient behavioral health unit, ASC, and 14 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. The health system has more than 10,600 employees and 7,000 volunteers.

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The Unsurprising Surprise of Social Determinants in COVID-19 Mortality

Health Populi

“Covid-19 exposes America’s racial health gap,” asserts The Economist , the weekly news magazine based in London, UK, in an advanced essay dated 11 April 2020. health care system and how scarce resources get allocated to medical care and social care.

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