Posts Tagged“Healthcare”

Tips to Prepare Yourself As a Caregiver for Seniors At Home

As a caregiver for seniors at home, it’s essential that you are prepared for anything and everything. Seniors can be unpredictable and sometimes require care around the clock. This can be challenging if you are not prepared emotionally, physically, or intellectually. Below, we discuss some tips that will help you prepare to provide quality care for your elderly loved ones for their overall well-being. Sign Up for an Aged Care Course The best aged care course will teach you how to use medical terminologies and how to keep patient records effectively. Once you’re no longer taking care of your loved…

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Six skills and qualifications essential for neonatal nurses

Nursing is a diverse field, allowing graduates to choose from various career options. Neonatal nursing is one of many specializations available to nurses today. Like every nursing specialization, this career option requires specific skills and qualifications to perform the job effectively. Neonatal nurses care for newborn babies, helping them recover from congenital abnormalities and look after them after surgery. So neonatal nurse patients may be the most sensitive and vulnerable strata of the human population. Therefore, these nurses need to be aptly qualified.  These nurses work in neonatal and intensive care units to treat babies born prematurely.  Therefore, their skills…

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How Do You Find a HIPAA Compliant Digital Signature Service?

Healthcare professionals find digital signatures to be of great benefit in their daily operations. The use of the signatures increases the efficiency of many administrative tasks, but countless practitioners remain hesitant to use them. They don’t understand the requirements and worry they won’t be in compliance. How can a practice find electronic signature software that’s compliant with all HIPAA requirements? The practice must ensure the security and legality of any document signed electronically. Furthermore, they must guarantee the integrity of the protected health information. When the software meets these two requirements, the practice is free to use digital signatures as…

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Yasith Weerasuriya on Trends in Nursing Education

Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Yasith Weerasuriya, President of Stanbridge University. As many readers know, Stanbridge specializes in nursing education and offers programs for students interested in becoming an RN or LPN and a Bachelor of Science degree program that prepares students to be healthcare leaders. Stanbridge University was voted one of the “Best 25 Private Schools for Nursing” by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and is accredited by WASC and ACICS. Over 93% of Stanbridge’s graduates have passed their boards on the first attempt, with a large number scoring in the top 10th…

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Medical Care for Women in Montreal

Women need a good healthcare system for general illnesses as well as specialized and preventative care and treatment. Once a woman reaches the age of 13, one of the services they will require is reproductive healthcare services. These call for gynecological services.  As we know, all gynecologists do not come equal. It’s therefore natural that you would want to find the best one. So how do you go about this? Here are five things to look for when searching for a good gynecologist in Montreal.  1. They Come Highly Recommended Whether you are looking for a gynecologist for yourself or…

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The Dangers of Low-Quality Hospital Cleaning

Our healthcare system is a truly remarkable and inspiring feat of modern medicine, with care being administered to a diverse population on a day-to-day basis. However, with so much unpredictability in the healthcare facility’s environment as of late, it is crucial to remain aware of the dangers that low-quality hospital cleaning introduces.  That said, not every hospital or healthcare facility’s prime focus is to provide their patients with a clean and sterile environment. But little do they know that cleanliness directly affects the healthcare facility’s ability to offer high-quality patient care. On the other hand, healthcare facilities have seen a…

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Training as a General Practitioner – PEP versus the AGPT

In order for a medical student to become a fully qualified GP (General Practitioner) in Australia, they can’t just jump straight from med school to becoming a doctor. Once a student has successfully attained a medical degree, the pathway to becoming a GP that can practice anywhere in the country relies on practical on the job training under the supervision of a specialist. Generally, this training takes place within a hospital and operates under the AGPT (Australian General Practice Training) program. To become a fully qualified general practitioner and be able to apply for general practitioner jobs, fledgling doctors have…

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Individual Vs Family Floater Health Plans: Which One is

Personal health care insurance is a type of insurance that provides financial support to an insured person if the insured person needs healthcare help. Whereas, a family floater health insurance is extended to the dependents.  Let’s understand in detail how both the plans work! How Does Individual health plan work? An individual health care insurance plan covers an insured person’s medical expenses. It offers medical benefits such as cashless hospitalization, more accessible medication, and immediate medical services, among many other things. Unlike group health plans, individual health care insurance has no restrictions or age limits. In short, individual health care…

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Ad Hoc Analysis Use Cases

In Latin, ad hoc means “for this.” As the Merriam-Webster dictionary points out, the English usage has essentially evolved to mean “for this specific purpose.” In the context of data analytics and business intelligence refer to insights produced to meet users’ specific needs rather than produced in a generalized or scheduled manner. Think of it as the difference between being able to ask a role-specific question on the fly and receive a relevant answer vs. having to comb through a canned, monthly report in an attempt to find potentially useful information. At the end of the day, ad hoc analysis…

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How Nurse Leaders Supported Frontline Nurses During Covid-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put the healthcare sector under tremendous pressure. The rising infections and deaths from the deadly virus are causing disturbance across the sector. Meanwhile, the sector is contributing to the effort to reduce the impact of the pandemic. Today, everyone in this sector plays some role in the healthcare organization to deal with the pandemic and offer treatment to the patients. However, the top nurse leaders took a prominent role in tackling the situation effectively by supporting the frontline nurses and meeting their on-site needs. They are leading the team of nurses and utilizing the data…

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