Timely Insights for Healthcare Experts
CMS Reshapes and Finalizes “Promoting Interoperability” Rule as Providers Transition to Stage 3 in 2019
Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) April 2018 rule proposal comes the finalization of the “Promoting Interoperability” rule (PI, formerly known as the Meaningful Use program). CMS hopes that by reshaping the rule to be more concise and less...
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Annual World Breastfeeding Week and the Benefits of Breastfeeding
August kicks off with World Breastfeeding Week, now on its 27th year since it was first celebrated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in 1992. Every August 1-7, WABA partners with a worldwide network of organizations to encourage...
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FDA Grants Approval for First Targeted Anticancer Treatment for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia with IDH1 Mutation
On July 20, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first acute myeloid leukemia treatment. It is the first approved targeted cancer therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML), specifically,...
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What you need to know about Herbal-Drug Interactions
Evidence that Adverse Drug Interactions Occur from Herbal-Drug Interactions and Non-Prescription Drug Interactions. “Natural” is widely perceived by the public to ensure safety. However, studies show drug interactions with active pharmaceutical agents, and...
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Suicide Rates Rising in the United States
U.S. Suicide Rates Rising: Now the 10th Leading Cause of Death Over the past 19 years, U.S. suicide rates have increased in every state except Nevada. Suicide now stands as the tenth overall leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide was the...
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WHO Just Released ICD-11: 5 Notable Changes
The World Health Organization has released the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Here are a few of the notable changes. ICD-11 is completely electronic with 40,600 more codes for injuries, diseases and cause of death than ICD-10....
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New CRC Screening Guidelines
According to the new crc screening guidelines the American Cancer Society (ACS) released May 30, colorectal cancer screening should begin at 45 years old rather than 50. (4) Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed among adults in the United...
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First FDA approved Migraine Prevention Med
The first migraine prevention medication was approved by the FDA in May, 2018. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen and Novartis designed the CGRP receptor blocking monthly injection Aimovig (erenumab-aooe) as a gamechanger for those who suffer from migraines. Aimovig is...
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The Predicted Effects of New Hypertension Guidelines
It has been six months since ACC/AHA changed the diagnostic criteria for hypertension (HTN), effectively reclassifying 31 million more US adults from ‘high or elevated blood pressure’ to HTN. The new guidelines define HTN Stage 1 as systolic from 130-139 or HG...
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Robots for Nurses
With predicted deficits in the nursing workforce and an increasing focus on positive patient experiences and outcomes, robotics specialists are stepping in to create solutions. Here are a few recent and pending inventions to assist nurses. Save Time on Vitals In...
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Starting the Conversations with your Patients to Donate Life
Last year was the fifth year in a row for record breaking numbers of organ, eye, and tissue transplants in the United States. Time reports that the 34,768 transplants in 2017 constitute “more than a 3% increase from 2016 and a 27% increase over the last 10 years.” The...
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Health as a Whole: How Does Your Community Measure Up?
Your patient's community plays a vital role in their health. The US Census has measured different facets of a community and ranked the best counties of the US. The results are in, and the top 500 communities in America have been ranked. The components they used to...
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Act to Protect Medical Volunteers Introduced to the House
In 2017 alone, the US had 16 natural disasters. Drought in the north, wildfires in the west, flooding, freezing, severe weather, and tornadoes in the Midwest, and three hurricanes on the coast. It was a detrimental and costly year for American citizens. During...
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Preparing for New Year’s Eve with PEPID
The numbers are staggering. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) there are an average of 300,000 drunk driving accidents per day. It’s a problem magnified during the holiday season, capped off by New Year’s Eve. PEPID is here to help you prepare. Here’s a...
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You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! PEPID’s Prognosis for Injured Christmas Characters
Quick! A young boy is in the ER after shooting his eye out. In the next room, you've have a drunk and belligerent mall Santa. Next to him is a pair of burglars known as the Wet Bandits who have a series of serious injuries. Across the hall, you've got a green man...
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Preparing for Christmas Catastrophes with PEPID
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but that’s not always the case. In fact, for some the holiday season could mean it’s time to deck the halls with gauze and band-aids. In 100 hospitals spread throughout the U.S., The Consumer Product Safety...
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Repercussions of the Wildfires & How to Treat Them
California wildfires are ravaging thousands of acres of land in California. Many displaced victims will be seeking treatment away from home with many problems associated with the fires. Here are the most common health problems emergency departments will see. Click to...
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World AIDS Day: 3 Reasons to be Optimistic
World Aids Day is Friday, December 1. It's a day to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS, a disease that took more than one million lives in 2016 alone. Luckily, we’re closer than ever before to finding a cure. Here are three methods that could hold the keys to curing this...
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Killing Cancer with CAR-T Cell Therapy
There’s a new immunotherapy approach that could change the way cancer is treated in the future. It’s called CAR-T cell therapy and it’s showing promising results in small clinical trials treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and adults with...
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