health center Articles
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The Surprising Connection Between Oxidation, Inflammation, Dehydration & Aging
After all, we invented the term Weekend Warriors. We are the generation that made marathons mainstream by racing or jogging across finish lines. We are the generation that popularized health clubs and fitness centers, and we made sweat sexy. We are the generation responsible for the creation of health food stores and the organic food movement. Our generation is well educated, well traveled, ...
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5 key steps for employers to advance health equity
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Health Justice (AAMC) recently created Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts. While this health equity solutions guide was created for doctors, hospitals, and other leaders in the healthcare space, its content has many important implications for employers as ...
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India Medical Fair
Medical Fair India 2019 Mumbai is the international exhibition and conference for clinics, hospitals and health centers in India. It takes place once a year, alternating between Mumbai and New Delhi and offers the latest range of products and solutions for medical, hospital and laboratory technology. Furniture and furnishings, diagnostic equipment, orthopedic products, surgical instruments, as ...
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Data-Driven Surgical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Nau
In the ever-evolving field of surgery, the integration of data and technology has ushered in a new era of surgical training and education, where precision and proficiency are elevated. We recently had the privilege of speaking with Peter Nau, MD, MS, FACS, Clinical Professor of Surgery-Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Director of the Digestive Health Center, ...
By Caresyntax
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Norovirus study: elevator buttons are the most common place to find viruses
Every year on 05.05. is the World Day of Hand Hygiene. This world day was established in 2005 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The date, 5.5., was not chosen by coincidence. The two fives in the date symbolize two of the five human fingers. The goal is to draw attention to the importance of good hand hygiene to protect health – and not only during a Corona pandemic. A study by six ...
By UVENTIONS
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Ins & Outs of Home Sleep Testing Programs
While parceling out functions to one or more outside providers can facilitate growth, insourcing other elements of a home sleep testing workflow provides control. CleveMed CEO Hani Kayyali doesn’t think the myriad home testing solutions will go away post-pandemic either, but he does think the post-pandemic sleep testing landscape will likely look different than what preceded it. ...
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The Medical University of South Carolina - Case study
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health science center. Its purpose is to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through the vision to lead health innovation for the lives it touches. Ludivine Renaud has a Bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston, a Master’s degree in environmental ...
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Andrea Wolkenberg: maximizing patient outcomes with Winback
Dr. Wolkenberg graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 with a Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy. In 1986 she earned a Master’s degree in medical anthropology from the New School for Social Research in NYC, and in 2016 earned her tDPT from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. In 2001 she became a Certified Taping Instructor and has since taught hundreds ...
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Monlab SL uses iPeak+ to obtain rapid results in drug testing
Monlab SL is a company dedicated to the service of the clinical diagnostic laboratory. They are providing a service according to the needs of hospitals, faculties, research centers, and clinical analysis. One of their business units is the marketing of reliable individual and multipanel blood and urine lateral flow tests. Monlab SL was looking for a reader that would analyze their lateral flow ...
By IUL S.A.
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Regenstrief, IU study finds assigning hospitalists by unit has both pros and cons
Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have conducted the first time-motion study in more than a decade to assess the impact of geographic cohorting of hospitalists. Geographic cohorting –- restricting or localizing hospitalists and their patients to one or two inpatient units rather than having hospitalists travel from floor to floor, across wings ...
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The Pierre Oudot Hospital Center provides health care for a territory of 310,000 inhabitants in 158 municipalities. The Hospital is part of the Nord Dauphiné Hospital Group.
The challenge The Pierre Oudot Hospital was constructed in 2011 and took up the challenge of building a “full digital” establishment to meet the requirements of a connected and communicating hospital. By implementing the PACS and phasing out radiological films, the hospital has created the conditions for the multimedia environment in the operating room. All the rooms are ...
By ISIS S.A.S
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The pharmaceutical sector commited to technology to reduce the environmental footprint of covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have entered its final stage, with fortunately very low numbers, both hospitalized and deceased. Its impact, however, is not limited to the health and social sphere. The massive use of medicines and sanitary material (wipes, gloves or disposable masks) is one of the most devastating side effects of COVID-19 due to its environmental damage when its waste goes to ...
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Benefits of point of care PFT in Rural Health
There’s an island in northern Lake Michigan called Beaver Island. It sits roughly 30 miles offshore of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, part of an archipelago of other whimsically named islands (including Whiskey, Hog, Garden, and Hat). Roughly 500 hardy souls call Beaver Island home year-round, and the two townships that occupy the land support a small but stable economy that embodies the ...
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What is the ICD code for HFpEF?
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is currently affecting over half of heart failure patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), two departments within the U.S. Federal Government’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) for coding ...
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FIGO good clinical practice paper: management of the second stage of labor
Abstract This good clinical practice paper provides an overview of the current evidence around second stage care, highlighting the challenges and the importance of maintaining high-quality, safe, and respectful care in all settings. It includes a series of recommendations based on best available evidence regarding length of second stage, judicious use of episiotomy, and the importance of ...
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Summer Travel 2022 - We’re Still In A Pandemic
In the best of times, summer travel can be a challenge, but for summer 2022, travel may be a bit more chaotic as the COVID-19 pandemic moves through unpredictable ups and downs. ...
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Vaccine Cold Storage Rooms - How They Work and are Maintained
Vaccine Storage and Handling Vaccines and other medical products are essential parts of a healthy society. They provide relief from diseases and suffering. They are designed to improve the quality of life for people. As with any other product, they are manufactured in facilities located near urban centers. When shipped elsewhere, transportation is provided by a cold chain process in place to ...
By AKCP
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DR Systems and Vidar Partner to Ease the Transition to Digital Mammography - Case Study
DR Systems. Inc.. is a leading provider of integrated medical image management systems for hospitals and imaging centers. Co-founded in 1992 by practicing radiologist Murray Reicher, M.D.. the company has become one of the preeminent vendors in the PACS industry and serves facilities of all sizes, ranging from one of the smallest hospitals in the United States to large academic medical centers ...
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A Synopsis of 30 Years of Major Accomplishments by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in Environmental Health (Part 2 of 2): The 1990s and the 21st
This article reviews significant environmental health projects conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, particularly the Division of Environmental Health, during the 1990s and the following decade. The authors describe lessons learned from a new occupational health initiative, continuing work on the health assessment grant funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ...
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The Influence of Experience and Credential Status on Perceptions of Agency Competency
Contributions made by the environmental health (EH) workforce in reducing human disease are some of the most significant to public health. A shrinking workforce and increased work complexity have called for workforce training in the 10 essential public health services. The preliminary study discussed here assesses perceived competency of the Kansas EH workforce in the 10 essential public health ...
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