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How the Healthcare Cloud is Revolutionizing Patient Care

As consumers do more research about their healthcare plans and treatment options, providers that offer cloud-based solutions and technology will be more competitive.

from Fortinet

There have been countless ideas about how the cloud could transform the healthcare space and patient care. As healthcare cloud adoption has grown, however, the initial focus has largely been on its ability to store massive amounts of data and expedite the exchange of patient health information.

These two capabilities have primarily been harnessed through medical research and electronic medical records (EMRs). The big data analysis and storage capacity that cloud computing provides has made new forms of medical research possible, while EMRs have streamlined patient records and simplified sharing between physicians. While these advances are beneficial to patient care on a broad level, cloud adoption in healthcare has not had the same effect on people’s day-to-day lives that it has had in other industries.

That’s starting to change, however, as patients are beginning to force the same consumer-focused approach to healthcare as they have to retail.

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The Doctor Will Analyze You Now

A health center for native Alaskans brought mental and physical care under one roof, with impressive results. Why isn’t it more popular?

from Politico

As a child growing up in rural Alaska, Vera Starbard was diagnosed with major depression. She’d been sexually abused by her uncle and was plagued by thoughts of suicide. By the age of 10, she’d already spent time as an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital. “It was a really dark time,” she says. “And I didn’t feel like it was ever going to get better.”

But when she was 11, things changed. Her family moved to Anchorage, and they joined the Southcentral Foundation, a health care provider for native Alaskans. The foundation was launching a new approach to health care—one that wove mental health into the rest of its primary care.

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‘Battle Metaphors’ Affect Cancer Patients, Medical Experts Say

From fighting to winning, these words can be ‘detrimental’ to someone’s well-being, oncologist says.

from CBC News

Battle, fight, win — you hear these words describe cancer all the time, but medical experts are now re-thinking how we characterize the disease because of the emotional ramifications.

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Maximizing Reimbursement: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know

As NPs treat greater numbers of patients, they must take steps to ensure that they are properly reimbursed for their services.

from The Nurse Practitioner

With more people gaining access to healthcare coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the demand for primary care providers in the United States is expected to increase, dramatically outpacing supply. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, the shortfall is expected to exceed 29,000 physicians by 2016 and more than 45,000 by 2020. Despite the anticipated gap, there is one group of healthcare providers that may stand to benefit from additional opportunities: nurse practitioners.

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Survey: Most Nurse Practitioners Help Decode Medical Info for Their Patients

88% of NPs surveyed said they spend at least half of appointment times educating patients on diagnoses, treatments, and prescriptions.

from Drug Store News

Nurse practitioners play a crucial role in helping patients decode medical information, according to the findings of a recent Merck Manuals survey. The survey of 210 NPs, conducted at a recent medical conference, revealed that most (88%) believe they spend at least half of appointment times educating patients on diagnoses, treatments and prescriptions.

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What’s the Missing Link for STEM Diversity?

The problem isn’t new and it isn’t going away by itself. But it is getting more and more attention. Mainly due to the fact that a diverse science and engineering workforce is absolutely critical for innovation, entrepreneurism, and a competitive national economy.

from World Economic Forum

Although women earn about half the bachelor’s degrees awarded in biology and chemistry, they are underrepresented in all other STEM disciplines – mathematics, computer science, earth sciences, engineering and physics. Women are half the population, but hold only 28% of science and engineering jobs.

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NIH Accelerates the Use of Genomics in Clinical Care

The new grants will support the development of methods needed to integrate genome sequencing into the practice of medicine, improve the discovery and interpretation of genomic variants, and investigate the impact of genome sequencing on healthcare outcomes.

from NIH.gov

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate innovative approaches and best practices to ensure that the effectiveness of genomic medicine can be applied to all individuals and groups, including diverse and underserved populations, and in healthcare settings that extend beyond academic medical centers.

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Are Medical Robots the Future for Physical and Behavioral Therapy?

Socially assistive medical robots are being developed to help patients rehabilitate from stroke or brain injury, and conduct autism behavioral therapy.

from Medical News Bulletin

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Maja Mataric founded the field of socially assistive robotics, which centers around helping people with convalescence and rehabilitation using the power of social influence to change behavior. A professor of neuroscience, pediatrics, and computer science at the University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Mataricrecently spoke to Jennifer Abbasi of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about her work with socially assistive robots.

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The PT’s Guide to Patient-Centered Marketing

Marketing to referral sources and payers is still a necessary part of the game, but in this new model of health care, marketing to patients is crucial.

from WebPT

We write a lot about patient-centered care, which makes sense, because it is the care model of the future. In this paradigm, patients are—as they should be—front and center when it comes to making decisions about their health care. Of course, this type of shift requires providers to change the way they deliver their services—you know, more collaboration, greater transparency, and widespread use of technology that fosters seamless health data exchange. But it also requires a shift in the way providers market their practices. Sure, marketing to referral sources and payers is still a necessary part of the game, but in this new model of health care, marketing to patients is absolutely crucial. To do so successfully, physical therapy clinics must adopt marketing strategies that focus on the things patients care about most—namely, getting better, faster. Here’s everything you need to know to do just that.

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How to Make the Pharmacist Part of Your Practice’s Team

When patients require further guidance outside of the office, a team-based approach can help practices improve outcomes.

from AMA Wire

Strategies such as embedding a clinical pharmacist within the practice and building a collaborative relationship with a community retail pharmacist can provide what is missing to get better results for patients. That can include help with reconciling medications, implementing protocol-driven drug therapy changes and switching medications to improve safety or lower costs.

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