| August 31, 2023
|
In This Issue |
|
National News
|
|
|
What PATIENTS Are Reading
|
|
Fierce HealthcareData shows a 15-percent decline in health-care industry cybersecurity breaches from 2022 to 2023, but the number of people affected by breaches that did occur increased. Editor’s note: APMA members get competitive rate options on PICA’s ProAssurance Agency cybersecurity policy.
|
Podiatry Today
Artificial Intelligence’s adoption in health care has lagged due to ethical and safety concerns, but experts predict that its eventual adoption will improve the quality of care and health outcomes for patients.
|
Lower Extremity Review
While plantar fasciopathy is the most common cause of heel pain, there is little research into the effect it has on patient’s quality of life, both mentally and physically.
|
Chief Healthcare ExecutiveRecent studies found that authenticity in culture, respect and trust in leadership are vital in health-care organizations when it comes to retaining personnel. Editor’s note: For more articles like this one, visit www.apma.org/softskills.
|
NPR
The Biden Administration has published its list of the first 10 drugs Medicare will target for price cuts—reductions the government plans to achieve by negotiating the prices with drugmakers.
|
American Medical AssociationThe number of private practices in the United States has decreased from 60.1 percent in 2012 to 46.7 percent in 2022, as many have been sold off to hospital or health care systems. Editor’s note: Get information about starting, selling, or closing a practice on the APMA Career Center.
|
Huffpost
Toe spacers can help relieve pain, swelling and inflammation, but they don’t reverse structural changes in toes or joints.
|
Parkview HealthCompression socks and stockings are useful for athletes because they help improve blood flow movement and velocity to prevent the pooling of blood in the legs. Editor's note: Check out the latest list of APMA Seal-Accepted products and recommend them to your patients.
|
|
| |
| Disclaimer: Stories from sources other than APMA do not necessarily reflect APMA positions or policies. APMA does not endorse these stories. This content appears in the News Brief to enhance members' understanding of how media coverage shapes perceptions of podiatric medicine, and to educate members about what their patients, legislators and other healthcare professionals are seeing in the media. |
| |
|
