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Nursing Study Indicates Unequal Workload for Less Experienced Nurses
Nursing Study Indicates Unequal Workload for Less Experienced Nurses

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –Healthcare organizations are utilizing more advanced practice providers (APPs) than they ever have been. A recent report highlighted two cases in which nurses had tampered with the drug vials of patients in […]
2 Recent Cases Question Increase Use of Advanced Practice Providers
2 Recent Cases Question Increase Use of Advanced Practice Providers

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare has seen an upward trend in the utilization of advanced practice providers (APPs) in effort to meet the need of treating patients. Some reports suggest that an APP can do […]
Physician Specialty Report Indicates Possible Increase in Female Physicians
Physician Specialty Report Indicates Possible Increase in Female Physicians

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Women account for only 37.1 percent of the physicians in the U.S., according to a recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The report was developed from a combination […]
New Treatment Guidelines Released for Cannabis as Treatment for Chronic Pain
New Treatment Guidelines Released for Cannabis as Treatment for Chronic Pain

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several studies suggest that the prevalence of chronic pain could be as high as 20 to 25 percent of the population in some countries and regions, with 1 in 5 individuals […]
Recent Poll Indicates Access to Care may not be Improving
Recent Poll Indicates Access to Care may not be Improving

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Ease of access to healthcare is a factor in not only outcomes, but also whether or not an injured employee remains compliant as a patient. Ease of access and communication is […]
Kentucky Providers Sentenced in Deadly Distribution, Fraud Case
Kentucky Providers Sentenced in Deadly Distribution, Fraud Case

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former family medicine specialist and an advanced practice registered nurse in Kentucky have been sentenced in an extensive case that involved high volumes and dangerous combinations of controlled substances, as […]
Recent Study Suggests AI Could Improve Surgeon Diagnostic Accuracy
Recent Study Suggests AI Could Improve Surgeon Diagnostic Accuracy

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With comments from the likes of Elon Musk, and recent reports of a suicide stemming from encouragement to do so by an AI chatbot, AI has been a hot topic with […]