Jackson Walker partner Jeffrey H. Frost will be taking part in a panel discussion addressing key issues of workplace violence prevention in the healthcare industry. This session provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape, including a survey of both federal and state regulations. Participants will gain valuable insight into best practices for reducing risk and developing effective workplace violence prevention programs tailored to healthcare settings. Jeff will be joined by fellow panelists Drew Neckar, CPP (Sekal), and Alka Ramchandani Raj (Rittler Mendelsson). The CLE course covers the following important questions: Prevalence of workplace violence: An analysis of data from…
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US President Donald Trump has made a series of decisions that have hit the body to global management of health. He announced that the United States is leaving the World Health Organization. Additionally, a 90-day freeze was made on funds distributed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) due to a pending review by the US Department of State. This includes funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The decision sparked an alarm in the global health sector. Katherine Kyobtungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, outlines which countries are at risk…
Intensive care nurses at Bassetlaw Hospital are set to strike over plans to rotate them to a different hospital 20 miles away. The nurses are being told that they need to transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Doncaster Royal Infirmary for up to two months a year in order to maintain their skills and competencies. “This is on top of the 13-hour shifts the nurses already work – risking burnout for them” Chris Rawlinson Those who do not voluntarily rotate are being threatened with “fire and rehire” by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, according to…
Despite the rapid advances in digital payments, healthcare trading remains frustratingly slow and outdated. Patients who are used to seamless digital transactions elsewhere still deal with long refund latency and tedious billing processes. culprit? Many healthcare providers still rely on legacy payment methods, including paper checks, manual billing processing, and outdated systems that create inefficiencies at every step. Relying on traditional payment rails is not only inconvenient, but also expensive. Research shows that 48% of healthcare providers still process claims manually, a factor that contributes to increased payment errors and delays. Claim inaccuracy increased from 43% in 2022 to 55%…
A group of healthcare and pharmaceutical companies are working together to invest in multi-buyer power purchase agreements for upcoming utility scale solar farms to be built in Spain. The Energize Initiative is a collaboration with companies that have acquired 245 GWH of renewable energy over the course of the PPA's 10 years. These companies within the Energize Group include Haleon, GSK, Gilead Sciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The investment focuses on future outputs of developer X-Elio's Lorca Solar Project, which is expected to be operated in early 2026. Schneider Electric served as an advisor to the Energize Group, helping businesses…
A new study analyzing the long use of Covid healthcare in Colorado is a major shift from acute treatment after diagnosis to outpatient services, evolving treatment patterns, and the broader healthcare results that this condition brings. It makes clear that it will shed light on the burden. The study, published today at BMC Public Health, was conducted using Colorado's comprehensive full-wage claims database, providing one of the most detailed population-level insights on long-term symbiotic patients. Masu. The researchers looked at usage patterns of individuals diagnosed with long COVID between October 2021 and August 2022, and followed them after a year…
Once Southwestern University introduces healthcare professional certificates, pirates pursuing a career in healthcare will have another opportunity to strengthen their resumes soon. Starting this fall, students will be able to enroll in new courses and complete their certificates along with existing majors and minors. Designed to immerse participants in a specific field, the certificate program offers useful courses that meet the prerequisites, prepares undergraduate students for further research, and special skills that help students in the Southwest. , helping you gain knowledge and abilities. Developed primarily by Associate Professor Abby Dings in Spain and Staff Instructors at Noelia Cigaloa Coupe…
Warner Robins, a comprehensive academic health system in Atlanta, and Houston Healthcare, a community-based nonprofit health system in Emory Healthcare, Perry, Georgia, today approved Houston's first steps and continuation process This has been announced. Healthcare to participate in the Emory Healthcare System.Both Emory and the Houston Healthcare Committee have concluded the terms of the decisive agreement specifying details and regulations for Houston Healthcare integration into Emory Healthcare. The health system has also applied for customary regulatory approval. This is a process that takes several months to complete.”We are pleased to announce that we are committed to providing a range of…
In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, digital transformation is no longer a luxury, it's a need. One of the most important components of this transformation is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which plays a pivotal role in health operations and care delivery. Organizations are responsible for large capital expenditures, frequent expensive hardware refresh cycles, outdated security protocols, and most importantly, large capital expenditures, expensive hardware, including managing the data web of siloed systems. Renewal cycles, we are actively investigating alternatives to traditional on-premises infrastructure to overcome the most important challenges. By leveraging connected EHR systems in the cloud, providers…
A new study analyzing the long use of Covid healthcare in Colorado is a major shift from acute treatment after diagnosis to outpatient services, evolving treatment patterns, and the broader healthcare results that this condition brings. It makes clear that it will shed light on the burden. The study, published today at BMC Public Health, was conducted using Colorado's comprehensive full-wage claims database, providing one of the most detailed population-level insights on long-term symbiotic patients. Masu. The researchers looked at usage patterns of individuals diagnosed with long COVID between October 2021 and August 2022, and followed them after a year…