It seems like there is never not a time when healthcare administrators are facing major challenges in the industry. Ten years ago, it was widespread lack of insurance coverage, driven in part by the Great Recession. Ten years before that, …
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When public health officials traced a small hepatitis C outbreak in Washington state back to Puyallup’s MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital last April, it was bad enough. No healthcare facility wants to discharge patients who have more medical issues than they …
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No matter where you work in the health care industry, you are sure to be hearing the phrase “value-based care” these days. If you are a medical administrator or plan to go into healthcare administration, it’s more than just a …
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America is getting pretty gray these days. Almost 15 percent of the population, or one out of every 7 Americans, are over the age of 65. No one notices this more than professionals working in healthcare. Age-related infirmities spare no …
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If you’re reading this, then you probably already know that healthcare administration is a lucrative field to go into, especially if you come equipped with a master’s degree. Six-figure salaries are the norm for hospital and clinic executives, and some …
posted in News & EventsManu Prakash, a young assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, is at the forefront of an incredible healthcare breakthrough. He calls it the “paperfuge”. The invention mimics the action of the whirligig, an ancient children’s toy that uses a …
As predicted, the increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) resulted in a corresponding increase in the number of security breaches. Having such a large volume of records digitally stored in one place makes a lot of sense in many …
Hospitals in New York State are targeting so called “super users” who may end up in the ER as much as a dozen times a month. Such patients frequently lack coordinated primary care, and intervening in these cases can both …
The increased use of electronic records by hospitals and other healthcare organizations leaves them vulnerable to cyberattacks. One of the types of hacks that healthcare administrators fear the most are ransomware attacks. These types of attacks use malware that when …