By Andrew Leonard – As a fourth-year ophthalmology resident at Emory University School of Medicine, Riley Lyons’ biggest responsibilities include triage: When a patient comes in with an eye-related complaint, Lyons must make an immediate assessment of its urgency.
CancerX, the public-private partnership that launched in March of this year to harness the power of innovation to help achieve the goals of the Cancer Moonshot, announced its inaugural steering committee and strategic priorities.
Health IT product news from Organic Payment Gateways, HTD Health, AArete, Seniorly, Trilliant Health, Guardian Medical, ModMed, Relias, Biofourmis, Ochsner Health, EchoNous, AVIA, Kalderos, symplr, Reveleer, Palatin Technologies, UpScriptHealth, AvaSure, Ouva, Together, and more.
Telehealth Awareness Week™ showcases the many ways virtual care improves access to quality healthcare services for all individuals. This week’s Friday Five highlights how to support Telehealth Awareness Week, resources to learn more about telehealth and some of the events happening this week and beyond.
By Art Gross – As a covered entity or business associate, protecting sensitive patient information is not just a priority—it’s a legal and ethical obligation. HIPAA stands as the guardian of patient data, ensuring its security, privacy, and confidentiality. One of the cornerstones of HIPAA compliance is the Security Risk Assessment, a comprehensive evaluation of potential vulnerabilities and risks to patient data.
The American Medical Association announced the recipients of its grant program aimed at ensuring more future physicians and health care professionals in the U.S. receive standardized training on how to consistently take accurate blood pressure (BP) measurements.
Neonatal Nurses Week provides an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of neonatal nurses and APRNs. This week’s Friday Five celebrates the contributions of these health care workers to the tiniest patients make a difference that lasts a lifetime for neonates and their families.
September 13th is World Sepsis Day, an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance. Here are some of the events raising sepsis awareness and opportunities for learning more about sepsis.
September 8th is World Physical Therapy Day and this year’s theme revolves around arthritis. This week’s Friday Five explores the significance of World PT Day 2023, ways to share this year’s message, and benefits of physical therapy in general and in the specific treatment of arthritis.
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Swaay.Health, P3 Practice Marketing, anthonyBarnum, KNB Communications, Clarity Quest, Amendola Communications, Brafton, FINN Partners, Matter Communications, Aria Marketing, StudioNorth, & more.
This Labor Day we take a look at the history of the holiday, learn a bit about the current day labor movement, offer some money saving tips, and hopefully find some inspiration to reflect and remember what it’s all about in the first place.
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma. Each year, Alzheimer associations from around the world unite to promote advocacy. This week’s Friday Five shares updates about the disease, the latest in research, funding and what the future holds.