The Bleeding Edge Frontier of Medical Microrobotics
Ehrlich hypothesized that if a therapeutic agent could be synthesized in a way that mimicked nature’s methodology, it could act as a Zauberkugel: a magic bullet. While Ehrlich was thinking in a molecular way, microrobotics has provided a new kind of magic bullet.
How AI Can Solve Bottlenecks in the Lab and Beyond
In the short amount of time since AI has been actualized, its powerful abilities in data analysis, pattern recognition, and prediction have been widely used to optimize business operations—revolutionizing fields like tech, finance, customer service, and manufacturing, just to name a few. Outside of corporate applications of the technology—which primarily serve to reduce business costs and fatten bottom lines—AI also stands to revolutionize the sciences.
Entry Points into a Health Information Management (HIM) Career
Although there are many paths to a career in health information management (HIM), this article explores ten jobs that make for a particularly smooth transition when combined with the right education and/or HIM certifications.
Patient Identification: Toward a New National Strategy
Approximately 35 percent of all denied claims result from inaccurate patient identification, costing the average healthcare facility $2.5 million per year and the US healthcare system over $6.7 billion annually.
Predictive Analytics & AI in Health Data Management
Modern healthcare runs on data. In 2018, the healthcare industry generated approximately 30 percent of the world’s data volume. That share has likely only increased in recent years, with the growing adoption of wearable tech, remote patient monitoring, and electronic health records. But raw data is only as valuable as the insights one can derive from it.
National EMS Week & The EMT Shortage Facing Rural Communities Across the U.S.
Across the country, certain pockets are experiencing hardship. Almost a quarter of Pennsylvania’s EMS agencies shut down between 2012 and 2018 due to budget and staffing shortfalls. Similar situations have arisen in New York and New Hampshire.
Speech-Language Pathology & Covid-19: How SLPs Adapted Since the Pandemic
While the pandemic is over, its effects are still acutely felt by SLPs and their patients. SLPs have been instrumental in treating the cognitive-communication impairments that present in the aftermath of Covid-19—the attention, memory, and executive-function deficits often described as brain fog—and in cases of long Covid, which have affected tens of millions of Americans.
National Kidney Month: Expert Interview & Advocacy Guide
March is National Kidney awareness month. The aim of this month is to educate the public about this unknown and often undetected disease. “It is about getting the word out there that kidney disease is a very common deadly disease, and we have ways to prevent it,” shares Dr. Susan Quaggin, president of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
Better Hearing, Better Speech Month – Expert Interview & Advocacy Guide
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) hosts the annual Better Hearing, Better Speech Month each May. This annual event offers the public opportunities to learn about communication disorders and the treatment provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
Expert Interview: Life as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Technician
So, you’re thinking about becoming a psychiatric or mental health technician? Perhaps you’ve noticed the increasing number of job listings on sites like Indeed.com and LinkedIn. No, it’s not just your imagination—the need for these professionals is growing.