Getting to accurate electronic clinical quality measures can be a challenge
Electronic clinical quality measures were created years ago as part of the federal EHR Incentive Programs, or meaningful use. At the time, eCQMs held the promise of automatically extracting the discrete data elements required to capture a specific measures of…
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Half of Americans concerned about new moms and babies being in public places
There are a lot of health concerns that come with pregnancy, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional fears about risks for both mom and baby. A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center confirms…
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New study reveals blueprint for getting out of COVID-19 lockdown
Relaxing stay-at-home orders and allowing some types of non-essential businesses such as shops to reopen are the lowest risk measures to get the UK and other European countries out of lockdown, according to research from the University of East Anglia….
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New report reveals the stark impact of the coronavirus pandemic on parents and key workers
Experts from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London have contributed to new research published today which reveals the stark reality of the coronavirus pandemic for parents and key workers. The research, carried out by gender equality…
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Coronavirus latest: Scientists reveal FULL LIST of COVID-19 infection risk factors
Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in almost four million people across the world. Experts have now revealed the key risk factors for the deadly infection, including age, gender and ethnicity. The UK has officially passed the…
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Doing Yoga 3 Times a Week May Help Curb Migraine Symptoms
A study in Neurology suggests that yoga could reduce frequency, duration, and pain from migraine. It supports past research showing that yoga can be effective in alleviating migraine. Aside from stress reduction, there could be other effects from doing yoga…
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Researchers unlock TB vaccine puzzle in findings that could save millions of newborns
An international research team has identified the mechanism behind one of science’s most enduring mysteries: what makes the 100-year-old tuberculosis (TB) vaccine so effective at preventing newborn deaths from diseases other than TB? The ability of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)—one of…
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Turkey says coronavirus pandemic ‘under control’
The coronavirus pandemic is “under control” in Turkey, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday, but warned citizens they still need to take the necessary precautions. The number of deaths per day in Turkey has fallen in the past week,…
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Coronavirus: N95 face masks effectively disinfect – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Warming helps N95 face masks is safe to disinfect N95 face masks have become in times of COVID-19-pandemic, nearly, a warming helps to disinfect the masks effectively, so they can be safely used several times. This could help to prevent…
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Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging
Although largely unnoticed by mainstream media, something significant has happened with the rise of COVID-19: the marginalization of older Americans. Scorn for elders is now on full display. Some blame them for the shelter-in-place guidelines. Some even say they should…
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