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Ambulatory surgery blossomed in the pre-Internet era, and new technologies will likely accelerate this trend while reducing complications and readmissions.

Data science is revolutionizing the healthcare industry. In the post-acute care industry, pattern identification is improving outcomes and lowering costs.

If we want our society to ensure a healthy workforce, the implications of healthcare reform on vulnerable populations cannot be glossed over.

Natural disasters provide opportunities for health professionals to direct resources in a way that ensures vulnerable populations receive timely aid.

It is important that resources be made available to vulnerable populations, but no one should be forced to accept “help” when help is not sought.

Completing advance directives (ADs) — legal documents that instruct physicians on how to carry out medical decisions – is one of the most important things that every adult, regardless of age or health status, should do. This is a person’s best way of ensuring that their wishes for end-of-life care will be carried out.

With the growing number of at-risk patients and the associated, escalating costs of care, these healthcare buzzwords will come in handy!