10 Secular Trends That Will Define the U.S. Healthcare System
What You Should Know: – Trilliant Health, a healthcare industry’s analytics and market research firm announced it has published its 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report. The 147-page report…
What are they, examples, and types
Cohort studies are a type of research design. They are also called longitudinal studies because they follow groups of people over time. Results from cohort studies can help people understand…
What is Nursing? Your Questions Answered
21st Century nursing is the glue that holds a patient’s health care journey together. Across the entire patient experience, and wherever there is someone in need of care, nurses work…
High Blood Pressure: Symptoms & Causes
What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure is when the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is consistently too high. This damages your arteries over time and…
Transformative impact of inflation on the healthcare sector
The once-in-a-century pandemic thrust the healthcare industry into the teeth of the storm. The combination of accelerating affordability challenges, access issues exacerbated by clinical-staff shortages and COVID-19, and limited population-wide…
What Is Robotics? | Definition from WhatIs
What is robotics? Robotics is a branch of engineering and computer science that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots. The objective of the robotics field is to…
Public Health and Global Inequalities
Many social and economic factors have a significant impact on one’s well-being. Food, water, shelter, education, decent employment, safe working conditions, and so on are all essential for good health.…
Know a ‘gomer’ from a ‘DSTO’? Oxford Dictionary appeals for work slang | Reference and languages books
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is launching a public appeal to help illuminate the sometimes impenetrable terminology used by different professions, from healthcare workers’ calling difficult patients “gomers” (an acronym…
What is Open Payments? | CMS
The Open Payments program is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting…
Patient safety
Overview “First, do no harm” is the most fundamental principle of any health care service. No one should be harmed in health care; however, there is compelling evidence of a…