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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. How Does Health Policy Impact Patients? Below, we explore a few major health policy issues impacting Americans today. Sources Healthy People 2030, U.S.

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH). Influential efforts such as the 2021 National Academy of Medicine report, Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, and the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 initiative prioritized SDOH.

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The Telemedicine Tightrope: How to Keep Patients Safe and Satisfied 

American Medical Compliance

dollars by 2030. According to Statista, the telemedicine market is forecasted to grow significantly, from 50 billion U.S. dollars in global market value in 2019 to nearly 460 billion U.S. Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential tool for both patients and healthcare providers.

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Nurses Are Closing Gaps in Care of LGBTQ Patients

Nurse.com

Educators also discuss the complex reasons behind the health disparities, said Caroline Dorsen, PhD, FNP-BC, an assistant professor at NYU. “A A common thread in this population is stigma and marginalization, which is linked to issues like lower rates of health insurance coverage and decreased access and utilization of care,” Dorsen said.

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There’s More to Travel Nursing…A Look at Pay and Beyond

The Gypsy Nurse

Comprehensive Benefits Packages Benefits : Even if base pay is lower, travel nursing often comes with comprehensive benefits packages, including housing stipends, travel reimbursements, health insurance, and even 401k options. California, for example, is projected to fall nearly 50,000 nurses short of its predicted 2030 demand.

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High school nurse camp

American Nurse

According to the World Health Organization, the United States will need to increase the number of nurses by 8% annually to close the current nurse gap by 2030. To help build a sustainable pipeline into the profession and the organization, a team of nurses at Piedmont Fayette Hospital developed a nurse camp for high school students.

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Selenium Supplementation and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

American Nurse

Health insurance may modify coverage or cost of labs and may consider covering supplements. It may exceed the Healthy People 2030 goal MICH 02 to reduce the rate of infant deaths to 5.0 CEU’s for current providers and infiltrate both nursing and medical books and schools for future providers. The ICD system could change.