Media Begin Focus on Next Iteration of ACA
It’s 12/12/12, and you know what that means. Time for the blog to kick back into gear after an self-imposed extended hiatus for professional growth. It’s as good a day…
A New Way of Fighting Childhood Obesity – Through Social Media
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more then tripled in the past 30 years. In 2008 nearly 20 percent of children in the…
Is Your Child’s Education Affected By Tooth Decay?
New studies are showing that poor oral health, tooth decay, and tooth pain are putting some children at risk for falling behind in school. New studies are showing that poor oral…
USA Today Revisits Medspa Plastic Surgery
USA Today covered cosmetic surgery at medspas, and by non-plastic surgeons. This is a topic that has been covered before, and bears revisiting with the following points.As long as doctors…
The Future of Medical Education: Very Real Simulation of Procedures and Teamwork
A resident from MedStar Washington Hospital Center practices her laparoscopic technique. A resident from MedStar Washington Hospital Center practices her laparoscopic technique.In a previous ETY post, Medical Education and Classrooms…
New Graduate Nurse Residency Program Teaches Communication Techniques, Compassion
Communication missteps between clinicians and patients can lead to big gaps in care. Input from those who know patients best is invaluable for everyone involved in their care. As the…
Putting Physician Practices Into Context
An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage. An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is…
Will PICORI (The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Be Effective?
The new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has been asking different stakeholders about the most important issues to address with the hundreds of millions of dollars the quasi-governmental group will shortly be…
Protecting Health Information in the Era of Mobile Devices: The Practicalities & Problems of BYOD
I’m attending the mHIMSS Virtual Briefing: Securing Protected Health Information held today from 12PM ET-3:15PM ET online at HIMSSVirtual.org. The event features several sessions on the best practices for mobile…
