LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The final touches are being put on this year’s Norton Children’s Hospital Raffle House.Related coverage: Tickets on sale now for the 2024 Norton Children’s Home & BMW RaffleWAVE visited the home in Norton Commons on Tuesday that will be raffled off to one lucky person on Nov. 23rd.This year’s home is 3,000 square feet. It has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. One advantage is that the home is near the Town Center.Anyone can come and see it in person starting this Saturday, September 28th. The open house will run every Saturday and Sunday…
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Pharmacist and HMRI Heart and Stroke Research Fellow Joshua Bennett has spent years researching ways that pharmacists can provide meaningful support during the transition between hospital and home. “Many patients with cardiovascular disease are overwhelmed with medications and changes to their health when they are discharged from the hospital. “There may also be a need to manage comorbidities that require different medications. “Hospitals are busy environments with doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals coming and going. Some patients can get a bit overwhelmed and not be able to take things on the spot,” says Joshua. His study also looked at telehealth…
“According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), innovation in healthcare is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, especially in the digital sector. Advances in technologies such as AI, gene editing and VR are transforming disease detection and treatment, transforming the global healthcare industry,” VIR editor-in-chief Le Trong Minh said at the conference. “In Vietnam, medical innovation has improved diagnostic and treatment capabilities and promoted advances in medical research and pharmaceutical production, significantly improving the health and quality of life of millions of Vietnamese. However, to ensure innovation and sustainability in the healthcare industry, Vietnam needs to promote research and development and…
Julie Stone, vice president of strategy for Granite VNA in Concord, Laconia and Wolfeboro; Our healthcare system is under strain. This isn’t new news, but the ongoing impact on patient care is significant. As hospitals reach capacity, alternative care options for post-acute hospitalized patients face similar challenges. But have we fully considered whether home care is a viable and cost-effective option? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, our hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities faced many challenges that affected their ability to provide the right level of care to patients when and where they needed it. Even today, post-pandemic, these issues remain…
Nursing home care experienced the largest price increase of any major health care field in August, but the sector also faced a large drop in employment that month, losing 3,600 jobs. This is according to the latest Altaram Health Sector Economic Indicator (HSEI) summary for September 2024, released on Tuesday. This is the sector’s biggest employment decline since September 2021, when hiring was still declining due to pandemic-related factors, Altarum analysts said. “It remains to be seen from upcoming employment data whether this decline is an isolated event or part of a broader, longer-term trend in nursing home employment,” said…
Students receiving lessons from a teacher.Getty Images Tremendous excitement. Grand predictions. High hopes. These words describe the zeitgeist of healthcare AI today, but they also describe how many people felt about electronic health records in the 2000s and 2010s. Since then, nearly every health system and practice in the U.S. has implemented EHRs, improving care in some ways and worsening it in others. Results have been mixed, with organizations that have invested in people and systems seeing better results overall. AI is the next phase of healthcare’s decades-long digital transformation. Although deployment methods will differ, organizations adopting AI will be…
CARSON CITY, NV, Sept. 24, 2024 –(PR.com)–Mu Global Holding Limited (OTCPINK:MUGH) announced that it will change its name to Vanguard Green Investment Limited, effective June 25, 2024, subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements. This will more closely align the Company’s legal name with its brand name in the marketplace.The Company’s common shares will continue to be listed on the OTCMarkets Exchange under the ticker symbol “OTCPINK” and “MUGH.” No action is required by current Mu Global Holding Limited shareholders.Vanguard Green Investment Limited, a former leading player in the healthcare industry, is proud to announce its transformation into an ESG…
Mary Meyer, MD, MPH, is an emergency physician with Permanente Medical Group. She also holds an MPH and is certified in global health and climate medicine. She previously served as the director of disaster preparedness for a large health system. “As a follow-up to the conversation, try not to be aggressive and not get emotionally attached to your opinion. Try not to be judgmental. Is there anything we can help you do to hone your leadership skills?” In the spring of 2023, I stared at an email from my boss, shaking with rage. I was pretty much at rock bottom.…
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, health care spending is projected to exceed $7 trillion by 2031, yet hospitals and providers are grappling with financial challenges caused by factors such as rising wages, benefit costs and litigation expenses. Additionally, the influx of private capital into the sector is changing the risk environment for providers. Costs associated with medical malpractice amount to approximately $60 billion across the healthcare industry. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and medical liability insurance premiums have risen steadily over the past decade due to social as…
A large study suggests that children with cancer are more likely to die in a hospital than at home. Data shows that 52% of patients died in the hospital and 40% died at home. These findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics. To determine where pediatric cancer patients died, researchers analyzed data from the CDC WONDER database, which included 36,889 deaths between 2003 and 2020, including: 52.0% of patients died in a hospital, 39.3% died at home, 6.1% died in an outpatient or emergency department facility, 2.2% died in a hospice setting, and 0.5% died in a nursing home. Patients were…