Identifying populations within one’s own community that are facing barriers to cervical cancer screening and follow-up is essential as a first step.
Practice Updates
Nurse Practitioners Should Get Reimbursement Parity
Nurse practitioners should be reimbursed by Medicare at 100 percent, up from the current 85 percent, to bring them into parity with physicians, according to the authors of a paper.
$103 Million in Grants to Address Burnout in Rural Healthcare
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of $103 million in grants for healthcare organizations to address burnout in the healthcare workforce, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
Patients, Providers Feel Growing Pains of Telemedicine
Clinics and private practices pivoted to telemedicine but the video services were not equally prepared for the titanic influx in users.
Sex Trafficking Isn’t What You Think
Frontline workers inconsistently define and apply the label “trafficking victim” – especially when it comes to sex trafficking. That makes it harder to get trafficked people the help they request.