Tag: health care reform

The Power of Time – PHE America

  • June 20, 2023
  • 4 min read

(Article 3 of 5) Dr. Aubrey Shaw [right] with her mentor, Dr. Sharon Stoll[5-Part Article Series] People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of…

To boost health care teams’ effectiveness, integrate organizational sciences research with tech development

  • May 30, 2023
  • 4 min read

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Health care organizations today are caring for patients with increasingly complex needs and leveraging larger teams that include clinicians with diverse and specialized expertise. At the same time, high turnover and labor shortages mean that facilities often employ a more temporary and mobile workforce. In a new commentary, researchers point out that, as a result, "the structure of health care teams often defies decades of wisdom from team-design research about the conditions that support the best possible performance." The article was written by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Johns Hopkins University, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's…

Making health care more convenient for Texans

  • May 20, 2023
  • 4 min read

As a busy mom, Lauren Daniels of Plano is always looking for ways to quickly cross items off her to-do list. When she realized that it was time for flu vaccines, it was difficult to squeeze a doctor's office appointment in her busy schedule.She then learned about a new option on Baylor Scott & White's mobile app, MyBSWHealth, that allowed her to schedule an appointment for a health care provider to administer vaccines right in her own home.“Just with all of the different schedules we're juggling and the busyness of work and being a mom, I loved the idea of…

Is First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX ETF (FXH) a Strong ETF Right Now? – May 16, 2023

  • May 16, 2023
  • 4 min read

The First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX ETF (FXH Quick QuotesFXH - Free Report) made its debut on 05/08/2007, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market.What Are Smart Beta ETFs?The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.Investors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.On the other hand, some investors who believe…