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Bastyr University Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Candidate Sarah JaeHwa Park Earns Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellowship


Bastyr University Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Candidate Sarah JaeHwa Park has earned a postdoctoral fellowship in integrative medicine at Harvard Medical School.

“Ms. Park earned her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and it is a substantive acknowledgement of the valuable role naturopathic physicians play in disease and medical research today,” says Bastyr University President Devin Byrd, Ph.D.

Bastyr University is proud to announce Class of 2023 Candidate for the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Sarah JaeHwa Park accepted a position at Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow in integrative medicine beginning July 2023. Ms. Park is the first naturopathic doctor to join this fellowship, and one of the first naturopathic doctors in the Harvard network.

“Ms. Park earned her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and it is a substantive acknowledgement of the valuable role naturopathic physicians play in disease and medical research today,” says Bastyr University President Devin Byrd, Ph.D. “Throughout her time at Bastyr University, Ms. Park collaborated with faculty to publish research furthering the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. We are proud of the positive impact she is making already and hold high hopes for her future.”

During her three-year fellowship, Ms. Park is to be based at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Division of Preventative Medicine, where her research focus will be nutrition and supplementation for Parkinson’s disease and other conditions. The goal of this fellowship is to train Ms. Park to become an independent clinical investigator in integrative medicine. She will receive advanced research training through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and provide clinical care at the Harvard Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

About Sarah JaeHwa Park

Ms. Park is a first-generation college graduate whose path to Harvard was not a straight line. Due to her immigration status during her undergraduate studies, Ms. Park was not eligible for financial aid nor scholarship programs. Consequently, she took time away from higher education and clinical research to work.

Ms. Park immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea at three-years-old. Her family says they perceived the U.S. healthcare system to be inaccessible due to financial and language barriers. The desire to help improve health literacy for immigrant families drove Ms. Park to become a naturopathic doctor. There was a turning point in her life that crystalized her purpose in medicine.

“My grandmother died because she waited 13 hours to seek medical care while having a heart attack,” recalls Ms. Park. “My grandmother raised me and was the single most influential person in my life. I want my work to make better health more accessible and inclusive.”

Throughout her clinical training at Bastyr University, Ms. Park passionately pursued many research opportunities. During her second year, she wrote a literature review on topical bakuchiol which was awarded first place for student research by the Academy for Integrative Health and Medicine and was published in the Journal of Integrative Dermatology. The following year, she was selected for the Anna MacIntosh Junior Investigator Research Fellowship to design and conduct her own clinical trial at Bastyr University Clinic exploring HRV-biofeedback for patients with psoriasis. This year, Ms. Park became an integral member of the research team led by Laurie Mischley, Ph.D, ND, MPH investigating nutritional interventions and biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease. Their latest manuscript comparing the MIND diet versus Mediterranean diet on patient-reported outcomes in Parkinson’s disease was recently published in Nutrients.

About Bastyr University

Bastyr University is a nonprofit, private university offering doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate degrees, with a multidisciplinary curriculum in science-based natural health and medicine. Recognized globally for its rigorous curriculum and strong research, Bastyr University has campuses in San Diego and Kenmore, Washington. Bastyr University faculty educate future leaders in the natural health arts and sciences, with an emphasis on integrating mind, body, spirit, and nature.

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Top Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Specialist, Dr. David P….


Dr. David Yamini is an accomplished physician who is double board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He serves patients in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, CA, treating diseases and…

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Leading Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Erez Dayan (Reno/Tahoe, NV) Selected as Director of Surgery for The Aesthetic Multispecialty Society (AMS) Scientific Committee North America


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“I am excited for the opportunity to lead the North America AMS Scientific Committee as the new director of surgery and contribute to its ongoing success,” says Dr. Erez Dayan.

Renowned cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Erez Dayan of Avance Plastic Surgery Institute in RenoTahoe, NV, has been appointed the new director of surgery for The Aesthetic Multispecialty Society (AMS) North America’s – Scientific Committee. Dr. Dayan is a highly sought-after international mentor and lecturer, publishing journal articles and books on various plastic surgery topics and is at the forefront of research, emerging innovations and minimally invasive modalities for aesthetic treatments. He serves as a co-investigator for industry-sponsored grants and is a lead investigator for FDA trials of aesthetic prototype devices. With this new position, Dr. Dayan will be able to continue contributing his knowledge to help educate thousands of doctors around the world.

The Aesthetic Multispecialty Society (AMS) was created to allow medical aesthetic practitioners to gather together in order to improve techniques and practices in aesthetic medicine around the world. The AMS North America Scientific Committee is supported through collaboration with the AMS Global Scientific Committee and is comprised of leading physicians across multiple specialties. Each member is an innovator in medical aesthetics, and the group is organized into four focus areas (aesthetic dermatology, surgical, anatomy and genital health & aesthetics) to ensure the full scope of medical aesthetics is addressed continuously through education, news, research and peer-to-peer engagement. The AMS conducts leading aesthetic meetings nationally and internationally including the Aesthetic & Antiaging Medicine World Congress, Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology, and The Aesthetic Show congress.

“I am excited for the opportunity to lead the North America AMS Scientific Committee as the new director of surgery and contribute to its ongoing success,” says Dr. Erez Dayan.

More about Dr. Erez Dayan:

Dr. Erez Dayan completed his training at the elite Harvard Plastic Surgery program before earning a fellowship in aesthetic surgery at the world-class Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute. Dr. Dayan provides comprehensive aesthetic treatments for the face, breast and body, as well as reconstructive surgery. From cosmetic procedures such as facelifts, breast augmentations, rhinoplasty and tummy tucks, to more customized, unique treatments such as radiofrequency or ultrasound skin tightening, MOHS reconstruction and fat transfer, Dr. Dayan applies a precision-based approach that reflects his innate penchant for excellence. At his practice Avance Plastic Surgery Institute, located at 5588 Longley Lane, Suite A, in Reno, Nevada, Dr. Dayan offers cutting-edge technology, advanced surgical procedures and a full range of aesthetic facial and body treatments. To schedule a consultation or for more information, please call 775-800-4444 or visit http://www.avanceplasticsurgery.com.

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3Strands Global Foundation Announces Groundbreaking Study Utilizing AI in the Prevention of Human Trafficking


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“It’s more critical than ever that schools incorporate research and evidence-based prevention education in their curriculum to protect our youth from human trafficking and exploitation,” stated Ashlie Bryant, co-founder and CEO.

3Strands Global Foundation (3SGF), a non-profit with a mission to mobilize communities to combat human trafficking through prevention education and reintegration programs, today announced a groundbreaking study which calls out the usage and benefits of artificial intelligence in the war against human trafficking. The study coincides with National Human Trafficking Awareness month.

“It’s more critical than ever that schools incorporate research and evidence-based prevention education in their curriculum to protect our youth from human trafficking and exploitation,” stated Ashlie Bryant, co-founder and CEO. “We have focused on ensuring our programs are effective since our inception 12 years ago which is now confirmed by this study.”

Having gathered more than 30,000 stories from counselors and school staff who have gone through its PROTECT Prevention Education program, 3SGF sought to develop a methodology to measure the effectiveness of the training which helps educators and school staff identify physical signs and behaviors indicating a student is being victimized. The program further illustrates how to recognize and respond to trauma, and also teaches the steps to take to report human trafficking, as well as how to connect victims with the proper professionals.

Preliminary results show that of the 30,000 stories gathered, it became overwhelmingly clear that a significant majority of the participants now have increased awareness of the issue, demonstrated better knowledge of how to help prevent the crime, and expressed an intention to change how they approach what they do daily. In addition, it was observed that approximately 30% of the stories involved comments by educators expressing they wish they’d had this knowledge sooner as they can think of many students they would have acted upon to help.

This means that educators were much more aware of the human trafficking issue after program participation, increased their knowledge of the signs or red flags that identify the behaviors and understood what to do (behavior change) when an issue was identified. As more data is gathered, 3SGF will be optimizing its education programs based on the feedback received.

3SGF partnered with Levity, a leader in no-code Artificial Intelligence (AI) automation, to create the research study utilizing natural language processing, a branch of artificial intelligence, to measure the effectiveness of their prevention education program. Utilizing the Levity AI custom platform gave 3Strands the ability to evaluate more than 30,000 stories that were collected from counselors and educators from the 100,000 nationwide who had been through the 3SGF education program.

By applying the logic created for the study, the platform analyzed and categorized each story. If the story, directly from the educator, demonstrated one or more of the desired outcomes; Increased Awareness, Increased Knowledge or Intended Behavior Change, a label was applied. The system then added a confidence level for each identified label. The study results were generated with a 99% confidence level.

“It’s exciting for a non-profit to have access to this type of leading-edge technology which Levity graciously provided to us for a trailblazing evidence-based study of this kind” stated Ray Bryant, a professor at Jessup University who advises 3SGF on their data science needs. “To be able to analyze such a voluminous amount of qualitative data utilizing AI was unprecedented. It would have taken us six person-years of effort to accomplish this without that technology which would have been time and cost-prohibitive.”

“Levity was founded on the belief that artificial intelligence should be available to everyone, not just big tech companies. We are proud to partner with 3SGF and believe that their mission is critical to everyone around the globe. We believe that using AI for good is critical for society, and Levity and 3Strands Global Foundation are partnering to make it work,” said Hannah Kleinings, Customer Operations Manager at Levity.

3Strands Global Foundation

3Strands Global Foundation is a global leader in human trafficking prevention, combating human trafficking through education, employment, and engagement. The programs extend across primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. 3Strands has educated over 750,000 school students and trained over 100,000 school staff members on human trafficking and exploitation through the PROTECT program and has served more than 700 individuals through the direct services survivor Employ + Empower program, generating more than $697,000 in earned wages through sustainable jobs. The staff at 3SGF believes prevention changes everything and has mobilized over 100,000 people through engagement efforts.

About Levity

Levity’s No-Code AI automation platform empowers companies to speed up processes, reduce costs, and frees people from mundane, time-consuming tasks, allowing them the time and resources for creativity, whatever the level of technical expertise in the business. The platform combines a suite of machine learning tools with a simple, easy-to-use AI Block builder and templates. Levity is on a mission to level the playing field for businesses of all sizes, by making it easier for companies to process unstructured data that only AI can truly automate. Levity is backed by some of Europe’s leading investors, including Balderton Capital, Chalfen Ventures and Angular Ventures and its open beta is now live.

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PetMeds® and Vetster to Participate in the 40th VMX Veterinary Meeting & Expo


PetMeds Your Trusted Pet Health Expert

“PetMeds partnered with Vetster to create VetLive as a way for our 2 million pet owners to connect with Vetster’s licensed veterinarians across America, at any time,” Dan Pingree, CMO of PetMed Express. This game-changing solution deepens the relationship between veterinarians and pet owners…”

PetMed Express Chief Marketing Officer Dan Pingree and Vetster CEO Mark Bordo to present trends and opportunities in digital pet healthcare at annual conference in Orlando.

PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETS), Your Trusted Pet Health Expert®, and Vetster, the fastest growing pet telehealth platform, will participate in the 40th VMX Veterinary Meeting & Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando from January 14 through 18, 2023.

The companies are exhibiting at Booth 5342, where veterinary professionals can learn how Vetster’s platform is providing tools the industry needs to increase access to care, improve work-life balance, and lead to better pet health outcomes. In addition to showcasing the Vetster platform — where vets can sign up for free to create their own virtual practice and learn more about online prescribing through its online pharmacy, VetsterRxTM fulfilled by PetMeds — the two digital-first innovators will be showcasing the new VetLive service, which PetMeds and Vetster rolled out in October.

“PetMeds partnered with Vetster to create VetLive as a way for our 2 million pet owners to connect with Vetster’s licensed veterinarians anywhere across America, any time,” said Dan Pingree, Chief Marketing Officer of PetMed Express. “This game-changing solution deepens the relationship between veterinarians and pet owners by increasing proactive and preventative care, making it easier to obtain the prescription and OTC medication needed, and improving access to care.”

“Digital-first experiences are transforming pet health care for both consumers and veterinary professionals,” said Mark Bordo, CEO of Vetster. “Our partnership with PetMeds creates a full-service digital pet health experience – from appointment to prescription – that is designed to improve pet health outcomes. Veterinarians can now serve a wider community of pet owners, while leveraging the easy-to-use Vetster platform to provide virtual care.”

Pingree and Bordo will host a conference session at 5:45 p.m. (Eastern) on Monday, January 16, titled “Petcare: Innovations, Trends, and Customer Behavior in the Digital Age.” The two will discuss the growing partnership between PetMeds® and Vetster and how technology is connecting pet owners to veterinarians in the virtual space.

Hosted by the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), the VMX Veterinary Meeting & Expo is a flagship education event that attracts more than 18,000 attendees, including over 10,000 veterinary professionals. For more information, go to navc.com/vmx.

ABOUT PETMEDS

Founded in 1996, PetMeds is Your Trusted Pet Health Expert®, delivering pet medications, products, and health services direct to the consumer at PetMeds.com and through its toll-free number (1-800-PetMeds). PetMeds aims to be the most trusted pet health expert by providing incredible care and services that are affordable to the broadest group of pet parents — because every pet deserves to live a long, happy, healthy life.

ABOUT VETSTER

​​Vetster is an online veterinary telehealth marketplace connecting veterinary professionals with pet parents over video, text or audio chat. From the comfort of home, pet parents can access quality virtual care in a matter of minutes, and veterinary professionals can set their own rate and schedule themselves according to personal preferences. Create a free account today at vetster.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding PetMeds’ expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to PetMeds as of the date hereof, and PetMeds assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to PetMeds’ business are set forth in PetMeds’ Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Cantata Health’s Revenue Cycle Management Solution Selected by ClearSky Health


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We are excited to work with ClearSky Health to provide the RCM solution that meets their needs,

Cantata Health Solutions, a leading provider of Enterprise Health Management solutions to post-acute care providers, was selected by ClearSky Health to help solidify their billing process with its industry-leading Revenue Cycle Management solution. ClearSky Health is a premier rehabilitative healthcare provider that currently operates five medical rehabilitation hospitals with 10 more in planning stages across the nation. This selection marks another milestone in Cantata’s growth strategy and reaffirms the company’s commitment to delivering a best-in-class RCM solution.

Since its inception, Cantata Health has focused on delivering innovative solutions that improve the financial performance of healthcare organizations. The company’s comprehensive RCM solution integrates the entire revenue cycle process, from pre-authorization to post-payment collections. RCM helps healthcare organizations achieve improved cash flow, increased profitability, and enhanced patient satisfaction.

“We chose Cantata because of its simplified and effective billing flow, its system designed for inpatient rehabilitation billing, and its reporting capabilities,” said Bonnie Cushman, VP of Corporate & Hospital Finance at ClearSky Health.

Cantata’s flexible and versatile solution will support ClearSky Health’s strategy to enhance the billing process and ensure financial accuracy. RCM supports its operational requirements with client-defined applications that the facility, the enterprise, and the user can customize. RCM provides a highly developed rules engine for managing contracts and claims, plus creating automated tasks, reducing the need for user intervention.

“We are excited to work with ClearSky Health to provide the RCM solution that meets their needs,” said Alan Tillinghast, CEO of Cantata Health Solutions. “We are committed to being a true technology partner with ClearSky Health and know that we can exceed their billing-related goals together.”

Cantata’s Enterprise Health Management solution includes Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) which supports the needs of the rehabilitation and long-term care communities, as well as behavioral health, human services, and acute care facilities. It contains a complete set of applications and tools that enable healthcare organizations to master the revenue cycle for a more efficient and profitable business. RCM helps organizations of all sizes increase revenue and cash flow, reduce A/R days, improve operations, and enhance the revenue cycle process by providing a single, accurate source of information across the enterprise.

About ClearSky Health

ClearSky Health is a premier rehabilitative healthcare provider that collaborates with healthcare providers to improve, expand, or introduce rehabilitative services to the communities they serve. Its management team has expertise in rehabilitative services design, development, implementation, and operation. ClearSky Health owns and operates five rehabilitation hospitals in Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico with 10 more in planning stages across the nation in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Wisconsin, and additional Texas locations. More information is available at http://www.clearskyhealth.com.

About Cantata Health Solutions

Cantata Health Solutions is a top provider of healthcare solutions across various health settings working in partnership with public sector and private non-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations. Cantata’s Enterprise Health Management (EHM) solutions are highly configurable to meet the unique needs of each facility or healthcare system, providing greater visibility into patient care across the continuum of care, improving both operational and clinical efficiency, and ensuring predictable financial outcomes through enhanced revenue recovery. Cantata’s team of experts provides exceptionally attentive service and support. For more information about Cantata Health Solutions, visit: https://CantataHealth.com

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6 Reasons Healthcare Staffing Is Going To Be a Top Priority in 2023


[Infographic] 6 Reasons Healthcare Staffing is Going to Be a Top Priority in 2023

[Infographic] 6 Reasons Healthcare Staffing is Going to Be a Top Priority in 2023

Staffing challenges are now the number one impediment to delivering timely evidenced based medical care for our patients

Since experiencing deep losses early on in the pandemic, the healthcare sector has faced a jobs crisis. Insufficient and unreliable hospital staffing has a direct impact on patient care, as it reduces available inpatient beds, causes overcrowding in emergency rooms, and delays urgent and elective surgeries. Outpatient healthcare staffing issues prevent patients from seeing their primary care physicians and specialists, and hinders the timely treatment of acute and chronic health conditions. “Staffing challenges are now the number one impediment to delivering timely evidenced based medical care for our patients,” says Ben Williams, MD FACEP, Chief Medical Officer at TrueCare24 and Emergency Medicine Physician.

Healthcare workers have just witnessed and survived a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, which killed upward of one million people, and many are still recovering from the repercussions on their mental health. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 50% of healthcare workers report symptoms of burnout[1]. Unfortunately for patients, these staffing challenges and low morale in healthcare creates substantial delays in patient care, and reduces the quality of that care.

The industry slowly began recovering in 2021, with an average of 9,000 new healthcare jobs added per month. Unfortunately, these relatively modest staffing gains are not sufficient as hospital and emergency department volumes across the country have risen almost 10% from pre-pandemic volumes. As of December 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services reports that more than 80% of hospital beds across the country are full. Patients who delayed medical care—or were prevented from accessing it—are now presenting more severe complications and lower overall states of health, leading to longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes.

Healthcare employment only reached pre-pandemic levels earlier this year, and many hospitals still face staffing shortages as the COVID-19 pandemic continues—now joined by virulent influenza, an outbreak of RSV, and the new XBB.1.5 subvariant[2].

What predictions do these trends spell out for healthcare staffing in 2023?

1. In the coming year, the demand for jobs in healthcare will continue to rise.

In 2022, the number of new healthcare positions skyrocketed to an average of 47,000 new jobs per month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—signaling that providers and healthcare companies are recognizing the need for robust staffing to handle growing patient needs. That means that hospitals, healthcare companies, and providers will be actively recruiting staff in the coming year, often through medical staffing agencies and traveling nurse agencies.

This trend is poised to continue into 2023 as demand for healthcare services grows due to pandemic-delayed care and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, and productivity among burned-out physicians and staff declines[3].

Though employers are adding jobs at unprecedented rates, they face a distinct shortage of potential workers. Grim working conditions and unreasonably heavy workloads are a deterrent to an aging workforce of nurses, medical assistants, and physicians.

2. Pandemic-delayed healthcare will hit understaffed providers hardest.

Delays in primary care during the pandemic—especially routine and preventative procedures—have already led to exacerbated health problems for many Americans.

Conditions that could have been diagnosed and treated with a primary care visit will now manifest later, often with far more serious symptoms and consequences.

This burden isn’t about to change in 2023. Some Americans are still forgoing primary care completely, with 11% no longer seeking care at all or only for COVID-19 related concerns. Complications from poorly-managed chronic conditions will place an even greater strain on the healthcare system in the coming year as patients finally seek treatment.

Providers will need to ramp up hiring even more in 2023 to handle this influx of higher acuity patients on top of current patient volumes—and to lessen the strain on existing staff and healthcare workers.

3. The healthcare burden of COVID-19 will continue to strain staff and providers.

The clinical burden of pandemic-delayed care will likely remain constant, if not continue to grow, as COVID-19 moves through unvaccinated and under-boosted populations—leading to even more hospitalizations. Only 31% of people over 65 have obtained the most recent booster, as reported by the CDC, compared to 94% when the booster first became available. As people grow vaccine fatigued, severe flu cases will also worsen—only 26% of adults had their flu shot by October 2022, and 13.29 million fewer doses were distributed this year as opposed to December 2021.

Going into 2023, COVID hospitalizations will continue to trend upwards as an uptick in cases during the holiday season trickles into the winter months—spelling even greater stress on an already-strained healthcare system, and a greater need for condition-specific counseling services.

4. Tackling physician burnout with better staffing practices.

Healthcare staff are struggling after three years of COVID-19. High turnover, stagnant wages, and anemic hiring have left existing workers struggling to handle COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside the new influx of patients with severe health conditions. Wait times are long and patients are struggling more than ever, creating a perfect storm of strain and burnout in the healthcare system.

As hospitals merge into even bigger institutions, and small healthcare companies are absorbed into larger ones, physicians also face more and more paperwork on top of typical patient duties. Physicians reported spending 15.48 hours per week on administration and paperwork in 2022 (Annual Physician Salary Report 2022). As demand for treatment continues to trend upward, administrative workloads increase, and the ongoing pandemic strains the mental health of staff, many hospital workers and healthcare professionals are tired and burned out.

But new surges in hiring promise to partially tackle the problem of staff exhaustion. Turnover is decreasing in the home healthcare sector (Home Healthcare News, November 7 2022), overall wages are increasing, and a focus on better staffing in 2023 promises to help conquer some of the deeper problems plaguing the industry.

5. Wages for physicians are steadily increasing.

Healthcare salaries in the United States have mostly stayed stagnant since 2019. After falling in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, compensation began creeping upward again last year. Though some specialty physicians saw increases of up to 13% in 2021, physicians assistants got an average 2% increase in wages, and critical care doctors only 1%, according to the Annual Physician Salary Report.

Compensation in the healthcare industry jumped more sharply in 2022. The average hourly rate for CNAs in the US went up 9.09%, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report. That trend is likely to continue as healthcare institutions ramp up hiring and actively recruit nurses and healthcare staff. Hospitals and health companies will likely offer even better wages and better benefits to fill open job positions; new recruits tend to have higher starting salaries than current employees do.

6. Healthcare programs aimed at specific demographics will continue to grow, requiring diverse and targeted staffing.

Targeted staff recruitment will be more important than ever as healthcare companies begin offering services for specific demographics and finding success in those offerings. These demographic-based healthcare services provide patients more directed counseling for health conditions, as well as better personalized care in a safe and accepting environment—often by physicians of the same demographic.

Not only will healthcare organizations need to expand their recruitment efforts to a wider range of candidates to continue offering these services, but diversity and inclusion will become staples in order to better serve the specific needs of their customer bases.

[1]https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2207252

[2]https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/strain.surv/viz/shared/RTPK7DX3D

[3]https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(19)30757-0/fulltext

About TrueCare24

TrueCare24 is a nationwide Health & Wellness platform enabling better healthcare services for individuals, organizations and providers. With focuses in mental health services, healthcare staffing, prevention, screening, compliance, safety and home health care, TrueCare24 strives to provide personalized health care solutions through technology with an emphasis on preventative care. Learn more at truecare24.com

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PKF O’Connor Davies Releases 2022 Edition of Dental Practices by the Numbers


“We look forward to releasing this report every year because of the immense value it provides to dental practices seeking to increase profitability and improve overall performance,” said David J. Goodman, Partner and Dental Practice Leader at PKF O’Connor Davies.

PKF O’Connor Davies, one of the nation’s largest accounting, tax and advisory firms, today announced the release of its 2022 Edition of Dental Practices by the Numbers. Recently unveiled at the 98th Annual Greater New York Dental Meeting, the annual publication offers a data-driven snapshot of the dental industry based on financial information provided by the Firm’s clients. The inclusion of key financial benchmarks allows dental practices to better understand their operational performance relative to both targeted competitors and the industry at large.

“We look forward to releasing this report every year because of the immense value it provides to dental practices seeking to increase profitability and improve overall performance,” said David J. Goodman, Partner and Dental Practice Leader at PKF O’Connor Davies. “The data and analysis we provide detail emerging shifts in the field of dentistry and demonstrate our ongoing commitment to providing practitioners with industry-leading insights and resources.”

To provide a more comprehensive picture of the dental industry, the 2022 Edition of Dental Practices by the Numbers contains an even greater number of statistics and actionable metrics than past reports. Average collection and expense amounts – including staff compensation, services costs, facilities costs and administrative costs – organized by practice and by individual general dentist are reported. In addition, the report contains an average statement of collections and expenses for specialists, including pediatric dentists, oral surgeons and periodontists.

To access, download and read the 2022 Edition of Dental Practices by the Numbers, visit https://www.pkfod.com/2022-dental-practices-by-the-numbers/

For more than 50 years, dentists have relied on the Firm’s industry specialists to provide top-notch tax and consulting advice to support them at every stage of their careers. The Firm’s experts leverage a unique, data-driven approach that not only generates tax savings but also reveals the most valuable metrics and benchmarks practitioners and their practices can use to drive growth, boost efficiency and increase profitability.

About PKF O’Connor Davies

PKF O’Connor Davies is a top-tier accounting, tax and advisory practice with a long history of serving domestic and international clients. “Know Greater Value” speaks to the confidence and guidance that our clients realize when they work with us. It reinforces our commitment to delivering the highest levels of value, expertise and service in everything we do. Our clients Know Greater Connections, Know Greater Insights and Know Greater Value. “PKF O’Connor Davies” is the brand name under which PKF O’Connor Davies LLP and PKF O’Connor Davies Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. PKF O’Connor Davies LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services and PKF O’Connor Davies Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax and advisory services.

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