Archive for April 2017
Quadruple Aim Demands SelfCare for HealthCare Workers
The movement to add a fourth component to the healthcare industry’s ideal of the Triple Aim is gaining steam. In its current form, the Triple Aim – better care, better health and lower costs – fails to acknowledge workers’ critical role in transforming healthcare, Rishi Sikka, of Advocate Health Care, Julianne Morath, of the Hospital…
Read MoreWalking Reduces Risk of Heart Disease
Walking at moderate intensity may lower the risk of heart disease. “We know walking is an excellent form of exercise, but research has been mixed on how successful a walking program can be in changing biological markers such as cholesterol, weight, blood pressure,” said Pamela Stewart Fahs, an associate dean, professor, and chair in rural…
Read MoreMost New Nurses Work Outside of Hospitals
An increasing number of nurses are getting their first jobs outside of the hospital as the healthcare system moves from fee-for-service medicine to population health that focuses on outreach to keep patients well. In 2005, 76% of new nurses in the U.S. got jobs outside of hospitals, compared to about 87% of nurses in 2012,…
Read MoreSitting Increases Aging!
You might age faster if you sit too much, a new study warns. Researchers who studied nearly 1,500 older women found those who sat most of the day and got little exercise had cells that were biologically older by eight years than the women’s actual age. “Our study found cells age faster with a sedentary…
Read MoreThe Power of the Pause
There is more discussion these days on “mindfulness” as a way to alleviate burnout. A key component of mindfulness is the idea that one can consciously pause and be in the present moment, no matter how pressing the demands at the time. The University of Virginia health center incorporated the idea of such a pause…
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