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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

In this blog, we’re going to outline four key ways temporary medical staff such as locum tenens providers can help healthcare facilities maintain continuity of high-quality patient care in the face of growing shortages. Enter temporary medical staff, such as locum tenens providers. Many healthcare facilities in the U.S.

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"We feel alone and not listened to": Somali, Hmong and Latin American Parents Perspectives on Pediatric Serious Illness [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: Parents desired two-way trusting and respectful relationships with medical staff. Participants: Twenty-six parent participants (eight Somali, ten Hmong, and eight Latin American) of children with serious illness were recruited through local clinics and hospitals. Intervention: NA. Outcome Measures: NA.

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Child abuse reports by medical staff linked to children's race, study finds

Medical Xpress

Black children are over-reported as suspected victims of child abuse when they have traumatic injuries, even after accounting for poverty, according to new research from the Stanford School of Medicine.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

My theory is that the behavioral health staff members felt isolated and not integrated with the primary care providers.

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On game days, NFL teams have dozens of medical staff on site

NPR Health - Shots

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-threatening injury.

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Epidemic fears after health care infrastructure shattered by Syria quake

Medical Xpress

Syria fears a resurgence of diseases such as polio and cholera, after scores of health centers were destroyed and medical staff killed in last week's earthquake, the country's health minister said.

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Good workplace support, leadership training can improve mental health, reduce burnout in health care professionals

Medical Xpress

Among health care professionals, the feeling of being supported in the workplace can protect them against adverse mental health and burnout, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and medical staff at various hospitals across the UK.