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When it comes to telehealth it’s not numbers

World of DTC Marketing

Today, with that infection risk easing for those who have been vaccinated, many patients nevertheless prefer that doctors, nurses, and other health workers be able to examine and talk to them in person. Of those, 82% reported satisfaction, yet nearly two-thirds — 64% — would have preferred to see their nurse or doctor in person.

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Grand Rounds December 13, 2024: Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Nurse Case Management in Black and Hispanic Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, FACP)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Adolph & Margaret Berger Professor of Population Health NYU Grossman School of Medicine Director, Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE) NYU Langone Health Slides Keywords Hypertension; Racial Disparities; Case Management; Telemonitoring Key Points There are significant racial disparities when it comes to stroke outcomes in the U.S.,

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Future doctors and nurses feel unprepared for disasters, finds Swedish study

Medical Xpress

Most students of medicine and nursing in Sweden consider their own knowledge of disaster medicine inadequate. However, students who have been conscripts in the military are at an advantage, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need

STAT News

An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin woman with a shattered left shoulder and an allergy to pain medicine. days, it estimated, she would be ready to leave her nursing home.

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Medicines adherence: Overcoming pharma’s biggest barrier to treatment success

Pharmaceutical Technology

Additionally, it is vital for doctors to routinely review patients’ medications to ensure that they are on the right treatment plan to meet their medical needs. These send reminders to the patient when it is time to take the medication, and sometimes include a checklist within the app.

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How to Reduce Your Chance of Medication Errors

Triage Cancer

The Institute of Medicine estimates the average patient in a healthcare facility experiences at least one medication error each day – leading to an estimated 1.5 Lastly, nurses can give a patient the wrong medication, or give a medication at the wrong time. Tell your doctors about any medication-related allergies and/or side effects.

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Deborah Watkins Bruner to receive Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award

Scienmag

It is given to a Penn Nursing faculty member, or a graduate from the School’s doctoral program, who has made a distinguished contribution to nursing scholarship. PHILADELPHIA (March 12, 2021) – The biennial award honors the best scholarly qualities that Dr. Fagin, the School’s third Dean, exemplified.

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