Enclothed Cognition

This week we will be launching our "hospital referral" program, where we will be asking our colleagues and customers in medicine if they ever thought about the possibility that Medelita could be a uniform supplier for their organization.

In early August, a simple hashtag was introduced to Twitter. From this hashtag #ILookLikeASurgeon, a powerful social movement to eliminate gender norms in the field of surgery was born. By the morning of August 16th, the hashtag #ILookLikeASurgeon had been tweeted nearly 15,000 times and was mentioned on Instagram nearly 500 times. 

October 1 2015 marks the mandatory implementation date for the tenth revision of the codes for the International Classification of Diseases, a diagnostic tool referred to as ICD-10 that is published by the World Health Organization (WHO). This revision will increase the number of diagnostic codes from around 13,000 in ICD-9 to around 68,000 in ICD-10—the most substantial revision in decades. 

Every few weeks we try to bring you the top five most compelling stories in recent medical news. Keep reading to learn about about how a selfie cost a man $153K in medical charges, how precision medicine can be used to treat lung cancer and more!

Your actual disposable income is a lot different than how much money you take home each year. Factors such as taxes, cost of living, and malpractice costs vary greatly from state to state. Each of these factors should be considered when choosing where to practice medicine.

Last week, the World Health Organization organized a convention with the goal of identifying the pathogens most likely to cause major epidemics in the immediate future. By the end of the convention, public health officials and scientists from multiple disciplines had compiled a list of the 8 most dangerous pathogens in the world, determining that these are the diseases that must be a top priority for research & development to help control possible future outbreaks.

Later this month Medelita's own Chief Marketing Officer, Dan Stepchew, will be speaking on a panel of experts for Internet Retailer's webinar series in a segment titled Amazon & You: Top New Competitive Strategies for 2016. Tune in on January 26th at 11:00am PST (2pm EST) to learn more about the best practices and competitive strategies for e-commerce businesses to implement in 2016.

Coastal states and major cities - such as Washington, DC and New York City, and Philadelphia - have been warned to prepare for blizzard conditions, strong winds and coastal flooding, which may last until Sunday. Hospitals are taking measures to protect their facilities, patients, and staff from potential dangers and emergency.

The usage of online communication technology by physicians can be more accurately predicted by demographic factors of patients, rather than by specialty.

It is particularly essential for hospitals in areas with vulnerable patient populations to focus on efforts to prevent excessive hospital readmissions and adjust payment penalties.