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Nurses Earn Highest Grade for Care Far Above All Other Health Care Workers — Including Doctors — In Latest Gallup Poll

Jane Sarashon

Note that 8 in 10 consumers rate nurses excellent/good compared with 7 in 10 people ranking physicians this way, 6 in 10 for hospitals, 5 in 10 for telemedicine/virtual visits, and just under 5 in 10 for hospital emergency departments. 10 – or 4 in 10 ranking as “poor.” health system.

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The Importance of Decoding Health Data to Every Organization

HIT Consultant

In 2010, a mere two zettabytes of data were created, captured, copied, or consumed. Scientists can now chart changes to ecosystems in real time, doctors can predict their patients’ likelihood of developing certain conditions, and marketing execs can determine the success of an ad campaign before it is even launched.

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Nursing Facilities  – A Medical Crisis in Need of a Prescription

HIT Consultant

People over 85 are the most rapidly expanding demographic and the elderly segment of the American population is expected to double in 2030 from 2010. Even with a shift to providing higher-intensity care in people’s homes, the demand for nursing facility-level care is slated to double.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

Article #3 in my deep dive here extends the second analysis into digital health information, next focusing on Americans’ use of quality information on doctors. most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services.

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