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Health Care News 7-7-2017

Price appoints Georgia health commissioner Fitzgerald to head CDC 

HHS Secretary Tom Price on Friday named Georgia’s top public health official, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  READ MORE

Healthcare hiring soars in June with 36,500 new jobs

The healthcare industry added 36,500 jobs in June, marking the strongest month so far in 2017 for job creation in the sector. The healthcare hiring machine continued to churn even as Senate Republicans mull over plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  READ MORE
MEDICAL DEVICES & EQUIPMENT

Houston to Goop: We’ve got a problem

Gwyneth Paltrow, whose Goop website has a blog post rhapsodizing about a line of “wearable stickers thar promote healing,” got fact-checked by NASA.  READ MORE
PHARMACEUTICALS

Wide variation in opioid prescribing among U.S. counties, report finds

Despite an overall decline in recent years in the amount of opioids prescribed nationally, large disparities have been found among counties due largely to inconsistencies in prescribing practices, a new government report found.  READ MORE

Painkiller maker stops sales at FDA request because of abuse

The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it’s being abused.  READ MORE
CLINICAL PRACTICE

S.C. hospital to pay $1.3 million for not properly treating emergency psych patients

AnMed Health has agreed to pay the largest-ever settlement in a case brought under the federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize and treat patients in emergency situations.  READ MORE

NQF launches opioid stewardship initiative

Looking to play a larger role the fight against opioid abuse, the National Quality Forum on Wednesdaylaunched a new stewardship program to lower rates of overprescribing among healthcare providers and curb patient addiction risks.  READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT

News from other sources…

The VA and Air Force team up for telehealth, generic drug manufacturers challenge a price-gouging law, and scientists modulate sleep brainwaves to control memory.  READ MORE
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Streamlined EHR Helps Urgent Care Center Improve Patient Experience

How eClinicalWorks’ comprehensive EHR system provided more efficient and streamlined workflows to this urgent care center, from enrollment to the point of care and beyond.  READ MORE

Controlling Costs in a New Age of Workforce Management

Learn how traditional scheduling software is being replaced with mobile real-time solutions that prepare hospitals for a new age in workforce management.  READ MORE

Turnover to Triumph 

Like most providers, you recognize turnover as a growing problem. Read how B.E. Smith researched and developed strategies to combat turnover in today’s healthcare industry.  READ MORE

Published by connie dello buono

Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts. Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone. She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors. She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines. She is active at churchinsunnyvale.us and has Fridays Bible home study in Sunnyvale using the recovery version of the Bible , free at biblesforamerica.us She loves dancing and teaching and her courses can be found at https://teachclub.com/@thriveafter60 She is California Life Insurance licensed providing life insurance for older adults with health issues and helping women retire safely with income for life. at menloassetca.com , she helps with 401k rollover. 3 Benefit plans - Mortgage protection using term life insurance to pay for mortgage balance in event of death - Final Expense plan using Single Issue Whole Life Insurance, with cash back, disability benefit and guaranteed in the presence of health issues - Fixed Index Annuity retirement plan for safe, accessibility, less fees, less taxes, avoids probate as it goes directly to beneficiaries, rate of return with no downside market participation. She brings compassion and understanding to the needs of her clients, bringing holistic approach in health and life insurance. Her goal is to free families from worries especially during covid with caregivers and life insurance in the presence of health issues, especially for women. She can be reached at 408-854-1883 , motherhealth@gmail.com

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