The May 2020 News Update includes: The Challenges of Reopening U.S. Hospitals Labor and Delivery in the days of COVID Mental Illness & COVID-19 Helping Patients Remain Adherent We'd Love Your Feedback May 2020 The Challenges of Reopening U.S. Hospitals Across the country, healthcare ...
Written by: Richard Waithe, PharmD, VUCA Health | President It’s no surprise that serious medication-related adverse events, including death, are the result of patients not taking their medications properly. This is a problem healthcare providers battled pre-pandemic, and it’s especially important now. You’re likely tired of dealing with ...
These past weeks have tested the United States in ways that few could have predicted—from the early hoarding of toilet paper to the rise of home baking and now the protests against public health measures that are designed to save lives. But there is one outcome that ...
By: Jennifer Lincoln, MD, IBCLC The novel coronavirus has changed almost every aspect of our lives, and the daily goings-on in our Labor and Delivery unit are no exception. Here’s an example of how COVID-19 affects a typical day for on our unit. My L&D floor is ...
From its earliest days, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a twin threat to the U.S. healthcare system. The most urgent has been the pressing need to treat hundreds of thousands of patients while protecting frontline healthcare workers—but behind that need there has been an unfolding financial crisis throughout ...
Pewaukee, WI, April 22, 2020 – The Wellness Network, a national leader in actionable patient education and engagement, has announced a partnership with InnovusHealth, a Nashville healthcare technology company, to help health plan administrators, employers, hospitals and physicians incorporate digital tools in their population health and ...
The April 2020 News Update includes: Additional Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patient Education Now Available Tablets Connect Patients and Families Tools for Distance Learning Oncology Education from the National Cancer Institute Diabetes & Heart Disease April 2020 Additional Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patient Education Now Available During this ...
When a patient hears the words, “You have cancer,” anything else that comes after—whether it’s critical health information or sentiments—is often lost to shock. As the news of the diagnosis sets in over the next hours, days, or weeks, patients and their loved ones often seek information ...
Written by: Jon Vredenburg, MBA, RD, CDE, CSSD, LD/N Individuals with diabetes are often educated that they are at an increased risk for heart disease. The numbers certainly support that claim as it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people with diabetes. People with ...
Written by: Tim Jones, CEO Health Nuts Media In early January 2020, Dr. Nicole Baldwin—a pediatrician from Ohio—posted a TikTok video about the benefits of vaccines. The playful fifteen-second video, which features Dr. Baldwin dancing to “The Cupid Shuffle,” lists some of the things vaccines prevent (such ...