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From the Desk of the Director of Marketing

At this point, it’s not so much a question of whether SSH members and simulation industry professionals...

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Personalize care to improve patient heart health

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common chronic conditions that primary care doctors treat, yet improving patient outcomes can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Treatment often requires a combination of prescription drugs and lifestyle changes, and patients...

source: Medical Economics

The emerging role of nurse practitioners in physical medicine and rehabilitation

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was approved as a medical specialty in 1947 by the Advisory Board of Medical Specialties.1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, emphasizes...

source: Clinical Advisor

The return of housecalls: How COVID-19 will change healthcare forever

Housecalls may not arrive in the form of a horse and buggy, but after experiencing the convenience and value of receiving care on the channel that they prefer and exactly when they need it, consumers will expect this level of care from here on out.

source: Med City News

Developing healthcare leaders and physicians during a pandemic

Even before the pandemic occurred, my team was already strategizing on more effective ways to develop skills for leaders and physicians in our health system. Many of our leadership courses were historically instructor-led, in-person offerings...

source: Association for Talent Development

Wearable adoption must turn focus on chronic illness populations

Healthcare providers and payers looking to leverage patient-generated health data through consumer wearable adoption are going to have to broaden the userbase, specifically tapping into chronic illness populations, according to a new report...

source: Patient Engagement HIT

10 big advancements in healthcare tech during the pandemic

The need for technology and digital capabilities accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of data and virtual monitoring to care for all patients while hospitals focused on patients with the virus.

source: Becker's Health IT

Wearable tech: Benefiting lives by improving health and performance

Wearable tech is becoming more and more popular all of the time with an estimated 20% of adults currently wearing such a device. As well, nearly 50% saying that they’ve worn a fitness tracker or other wearable health device at some point in the past.

source: Techaeris

User-testing and refining guidelines for nurse 'improves injection safety'

Injections are two-and-a-half times safer when nurses use NHS guidelines tailored for their profession, rather than standard versions written by pharmacists. They said they found hospital nurses made far fewer mistakes when administering...

source: Nursing Times

Study finds coronavirus pandemic hurting primary care practice's finances

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on industries across the world, but that impact is particularly deep when it comes to primary care practices.

source: Medical Economics

How hospitals can spot, reduce healthcare-associated infections

Every hospital will endeavor to save their patients’ lives and help them on the road to recovery at the fastest possible rate. However, it is more than possible that a patient could catch an infection when receiving care at a healthcare facility.

source: Augusta Free Press

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Portland Tribune

When Portland Community College announced it would close its campuses and move all of its classes online for the rest of the semester, it put nursing students in a bind. How would they learn a hands-on trade like health care from their couches at home?

source: Nursing education goes virtual during COVID-19 crisis

RFDS tackles COVID-19 with simulation technology

Flight nurses and medical officers in Queensland have been taking part in simulated scenarios at the Traeger Clinical Innovation and Learning Centre at the RFDS Brisbane Base since the pandemic started.

source: AirMed & Rescue

18 healthcare augmented reality and virtual reality companies to watch

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what’s possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors. The 18 companies listed below are some of the top virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry.

source: HIT Consultant

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From the Desk of the Director of Marketing

Personalize care to improve patient heart health

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The return of housecalls: How COVID-19 will change healthcare forever

Developing healthcare leaders and physicians during a pandemic

Wearable adoption must turn focus on chronic illness populations

10 big advancements in healthcare tech during the pandemic

Wearable tech: Benefiting lives by improving health and performance

User-testing and refining guidelines for nurse 'improves injection safety'

Study finds coronavirus pandemic hurting primary care practice's finances

How hospitals can spot, reduce healthcare-associated infections

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RFDS tackles COVID-19 with simulation technology

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