National Healthcare Decisions Day is a way to draw more attention to end of life measures and the resources and mechanisms that are in place to help people. We’ve gathered some motivation, tips and resources to help you get started with your own planning and documentation.
By Seth Pazinski, Lauren Richie & Kim Lundberg – ONC works to ensure that health IT improves the health and health care of all Americans, including vulnerable populations such as those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Three key ONC priorities – health equity, care coordination, and information sharing – are critical to this community.
Nurse Lauren, HealthcareNOW Radio’s NursesNOW content contributor, discusses this week’s Wellness Wednesday tips and Stress Awareness Month.
In honor of National Physicians Week our Friday Five highlights five of our shows that hosted doctors on recent episodes discussing trending topics in healthcare such as health equity, patient experience and impact of the social determinants of health.
March is National Kidney Month and our Friday Five seeks to help raise awareness about kidney disease, highlight disparities in chronic kidney disease, and teach readers a little bit about this hard working organ.
HealthcareNOW Radio celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week. March 13 – 19, 2022 is the annual recognition week intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety.
To celebrate Black History Month, this week’s Friday Five recognizes trailblazing African Americans in the Health IT industry who have been recent guests on our shows discussing what the pandemic has taught us, systemic racism in the health care system, health disparities, innovation, patient experience and much more.
Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. This week’s Friday Five highlights the initiative, explains why it’s important, and offers ways for readers to participate and Go Red for Women.
Nurse Lauren, HealthcareNOW Radio’s NursesNOW content contributor, discusses this week’s Wellness Wednesday tip, what exercises you can do to have a healthy heart.
February is American Heart Month. This week’s Friday Five focuses on how to take care of our hearts through diet and exercise, when to get medical help for chest pain, and how to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease.
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. This week’s Friday Five provides information about this year’s flu vaccine, how influenza, COVID-19 and colds compare, updates on the latest cases, and several good reasons why everyone should not throw away their shot, à la Hamilton.
From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. Over the holiday the Surgeon General encourages Americans to talk about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their family.
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