The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Mississippi primary elections is July 8. To make sur
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May 21 · Issue #531 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Mississippi primary elections is July 8. To make sure hospital employees are ready to vote by the primaries, MHA is encouraging hospitals to hold Operation Healthy Vote campaigns in the month of June. We can help you hold an in-person or online Operation Heathy Vote campaign. Your choice! If your hospital would like to host a drive, email Meredith Gunn at operationhealthyvote@gmail.com. |
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A look at how Ochsner Health is using its innovation lab for pre-natal, chronic condition needs
As we get closer to the inaugural MedCity INVEST Population Health conference with the New Orleans Business Alliance May 22, the CEO of Ochsner Health’s innovation lab talked about some of the programs the group has developed to support care delivery.
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10 years and counting: AirCare2 celebrates anniversary in east-central Mississippi - University of Mississippi Medical Center
When hospitals and emergency responders in east-central Mississippi needed help coping with patients suffering from multiple traumas, the Medical Center did more than offer its expertise. It made the decision a decade ago this month to bring critical care directly to the patient by establishing a Meridian base for AirCare, the state’s most sophisticated medical helicopter transport.
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UMMC staff receive service recognition
Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of May 20-26.
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Sam Britton campaign for Secretary of State releases first ad
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Trump’s Talk On Preexisting Conditions Doesn’t Match His Administration’s Actions
The administration’s position on a pending lawsuit to get the Affordable Care Act is one of the reasons experts said there’s cause for skepticism.
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FDA Warns Against the Use of Unauthorized Devices for Diabetes Management
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients and health care professionals of risks associated with the use of unapproved or unauthorized devices for diabetes management, including continuous glucose monitoring systems, insulin pumps and automated insulin dosing systems.
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Hospitals testing virtual reality to improve pain management, reduce opioid usage
To enhance the effect of medication, cut the amount of opioids used in treatment and lower the chances a patient is admitted, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is experimenting with whether it can reduce patients’ sickle cell disease pain with virtual reality.
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CEO Power Panel: Patient access is the next frontier for health systems
Using technology to support convenient access to care isn’t new—but there’s been a marked uptick in interest. Health system CEOs say telemedicine and AI will finally help make that vision a reality.
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Behavioral health cases doubled over a decade
Behavioral health cases increased 108% from 2007 to 2017, driven by a surge of individuals age 22 or younger with major depressive disorder.
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How One Health System Overcame Resistance to a Surgical Checklist
A case study for effecting change in a change-averse industry.
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Register Your National HIV Testing Day Events!
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), an annual observance to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and encourage people of all ages to get tested.
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Microsoft alerts public to cyber vulnerability in older versions of Windows
Last week, Microsoft released security updates to fix a critical vulnerability in older versions of its Windows operating system, which, the company said, any future malware could exploit remotely as a worm to spread from computer to computer, similar to how the WannaCry malware spread in 2017.
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