Wellness Wednesday – Nurse Self-Care with Nurse Lauren
Nurse Lauren, contributor of NursesNOW, celebrates National Nurses Month by giving her top tips for nurse self-care.
National Rx Drug Take Back Day 4/30
According to the DEA, too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses this crucial public safety and public health issue. We focus on the facts and events surrounding the day and how you can participate.
Secretary Becerra Remarks on World Health Day
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a joint press conference on World Health Day.
Friday Five – Health Information Professionals Week
Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week will be celebrated April 18th – 22nd. This weeks Friday Five helps readers learn more about health information management, how to advance your career and some fun to be had while celebrating HIP Week.
National Healthcare Decision Day
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.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – An Opportunity for Improved Care Coordination
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.
Wellness Wednesday – Stress Awareness with Nurse Lauren
Nurse Lauren, HealthcareNOW Radio’s NursesNOW content contributor, discusses this week’s Wellness Wednesday tips and Stress Awareness Month.
Friday Five – 5 Physician Guests to Kick Off National Physicians Week
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.
Friday Five – National Kidney Month
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.
Patient Safety Awareness Week
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.
Friday Five – Celebrating Black Excellence in Health IT
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.
Friday Five – National Wear Red Day
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.
