As a Midwest native who spent much of his career in California and is currently a Texas resident, I feel a connection with Dayton, Ohio, Gilroy, California, and El Paso, Texas.  But the next mass casualty event could happen anywhere. It is no longer a matter of if the next event occurs, but rather a… Read More

A JAMA Medical News & Perspectives published June 5, 2018 discusses emergency departments who have engaged in helping with opiate addiction and the challenges as very few communities have adequate resources.  The 8 hour course to prescribe Suboxone, the paperwork, and the limits on the number of prescriptions is a problem as well as the stigma to… Read More

  The ride-hailing giant Uber is looking to get in on the scooter business, the news website Axios reported Thursday. Scooter companies say the simple vehicles are a cheap, efficient way to provide “last mile” transportation solutions, for trips that are too long to walk but too short to warrant a car ride. In that… Read More

Medicine is grappling with rising levels of physician burnout, one of the factors driving high rates of depression and suicide in the profession. But physicians who suffer from mood disorders are often reluctant to seek treatment — in part because it might jeopardize their license to practice. For instance, in one survey, around 1 in… Read More

Clinicians spend 6 out of 11 hours a day working with EMRs. And yet, a majority say they could be using the technology better and need more training. Tom Tonkin, Ph.D. Principal, Change Management and Transformation Thought Leadership & Advisory Services Cornerstone OnDemand Source: Event Registration… Read More

According to the “To Your Health” January 2018 report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the US’ “overall cancer death rate declined 1.7 percent in last year on record 2015.” The data indicate that “overall, the cancer death rate has dropped from 215.1 per 100,000 population in 1991 to 158.6 per 100,000 in 2015.” This means… Read More

Lawsuits advancing in federal court in Alabama allege that the 37 independently owned Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers, which cover about a third of Americans, are functioning as an illegal cartel. Source: Antitrust Lawsuits Target Blue Cross and Blue Shield… Read More

New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs.  The bottom line is that malpractice claims are hitting Nurse Practitioners.  This trend sheds light on the expansion of practice of NPs Doctors aren’t the only ones who get to worry about malpractice. A report from insurance firm CNA, in partnership with the Nurses… Read More