If you are looking to enter the healthcare industry, you need more than just admissions requirements and step-by-step guides. You need to catch up on what’s happening in healthcare and that changes all the time.
The HealthcareDegree.com blog tackles topics relevant to both those joining the healthcare field and those already working within it. From updated salary figures to ongoing regulatory battles to interviews with professionals, we cover the issues that matter. Check out some of the posts below to learn more about where the healthcare industry is at right now, where it is headed, and how it all affects you.
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What is “Flip the Pharmacy”? Resources & Advocacy Guide
February 11, 2021Successful healthcare innovations like the Asheville Project have laid the groundwork for a new initiative, Flip the Pharmacy (FtP), whose goal is to take innovative community-based pharmacy to scale. Participating pharmacies span the nation, and the full program impact aims to influence over 5,000 pharmacy locations over five years.
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Issues in Clinical Documentation: Voice Technology and AI
February 3, 2021Together, it’s believed that medical voice technology and artificial intelligence can liberate medical care providers from an immense documentation burden. Patients and providers can rest assured that the care rendered in partnership with these technologies is personal, efficient, effective, and equitable.
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Top Companies for Diagnostic Molecular Scientists in 2021
January 13, 2021Diagnostic molecular scientists have a variety of educational backgrounds, from bachelor’s degrees to PhDs. Entry-level jobs in this field are open to students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, microbiology, medical technology, biology, or related fields.
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The Healthcare Industry Trends You Need to Know in 2021
January 7, 2021The healthcare industry may look radically different in 2021. After a yearlong battle with the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals will begin the transition into the next normal. What lessons will carry over, and what legacy systems will be retired?
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Beer’s Chemical Formula: The Yeast-Making Microbiologists Behind Your Favorite Brews
November 20, 2020For a science focused on the very small, the field of microbiology is awfully large. There are 100 million times as many bacteria in Earth’s oceans as there are stars in the known universe.
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Issues in Embryology: How Wall Street is Making Egg-Freezing (and Feminism) a Hot Investment
October 27, 2020As the number of millennial women seeking egg-freezing services has grown, the market has evolved. Egg freezing startups have appeared as alternatives to hospitals and fertility clinics, using social media to reach their audience, who are increasingly interested in taking action to boost their chances of being able to have a family at later ages.
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Health Equity 101: The Racial Biases of Smartwatches & Other Healthcare Tech
October 20, 2020In health technology, the margin of error is as thin as the blade of a scalpel. As the nation begins to confront its unconscious social biases, that introspection must extend to its technological developments as well.
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Mentors in Health: Interview with a Healthcare Compliance Expert
September 10, 2020The National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association estimates that healthcare fraud costs the nation at least $68 billion annually or about 3 percent of the nation’s $2.26 trillion in healthcare spending.
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Medicare & Acupuncture: Interview with Dr. Carlos Chapa
July 20, 2020The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised their coverage in January of 2020 to include acupuncture for the treatment of chronic low back pain. This is a first in the history of Medicare services.
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Health Careers on the Rise: Medical Science Liaisons at Cannabis Companies
July 16, 2020Most cannabis-related jobs currently support the sale of recreational or medicinal cannabis, but the next wave of cannabis-related jobs could come from the more established—and more lucrative—pharmaceutical industry.