Nurse Practitioners Play Greater Role in Patient Adherence

Nurse practitioners play greater role in patient adherence
The physician shortage will exacerbate once millions of uninsured patients enroll for coverage through healthcare reform and seek treatment for long-ignored medical conditions. In response, many nurse practitioners (NPs) are filling the void, putting … Read more on FierceHealthcare

Understanding alternate pathways for how mental meds work could lead to …
Animals that receive no drug treatment take a long time to venture out into the anxious environment to retrieve the treat, however, if given an antidepressant drug for at least three weeks, the time it takes a mouse to get the treat decreases … Read more on Newswise (press release)

Using Models to Validate Changes to Healthcare Processes
How long does it take for a patient arriving at the emergency room door to move through triage, see a doctor, receive treatment, and leave the emergency room for an in-patient bed? How much time does it take to conduct lab tests or to move a patient to … Read more on Healthcare Global