Your thyroid is a small but mighty hormone gland in your neck that plays a big role in your health. Hyperthyroidism, a type of thyroid disease also called overactive thyroid, occurs when your thyroid gland makes more hormones than your body needs. An increase in the hormone thyroxine (T4) increases metabolism, which means the pace of many of your body’s […]

This article is sponsored by CareAcademy. This article is based on the HHCN Staffing Summit Q&A with Jessica Jones, Care Experience Outcomes Manager at CareAcademy. The Q&A took place virtually on May 25, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Home Health Care News: This session is titled Education Pathways for Caregivers: An Untapped Opportunity For Employers […]

Editor’s note: Adrienne Boissy is chief medical officer for Qualtrics and a practicing neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Violence against caregivers is widespread and an increasing concern for us in the healthcare community. The deadly shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is just the latest attack to make national headlines. Earlier that same day, June 1, a security officer was fatally shot […]

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic battered Sanford Health, the health system rededicated itself to quality efforts, racing to address concerns and change processes in real time and to report patient safety data. “We believe that quality needs to be maintained, regardless of conditions and the situation,” said Dr. Jeremy Cauwels, the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based health system’s chief physician. “It’s […]