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
Insurers and employers are increasingly moving to high-deductible health plans to control costs but this is not necessarily good for the healthcare system nor patients. Now a new alternative is being proposed called the Medical Episode Spending Allowance ( MESA ) plan. According to a University of Minnesota recent study: The number of American workers… Read More
In an October 2017 issue of Wired General Motors announced it is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel and that it is working toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future. which starts with two new, fully electric models in 2018—then at least 18 more models by 2023. In recent months, Volvo, Aston Martin, and Jaguar Land… Read More
This 2017 Business insider brief looks at how much you have to earn to rent a two-bedroom house. With the minimum wage sitting at $10.00/ hour, you have to make nearly twice that and more than three times that in some states to pay rent for a modest house. This brief article comments… Read More
Information in this blog came from a story which was published on California Healthline by Kellen Browning on June 12, 2017. This article looks at the effects of Obamacare, ACA, and Medicaid expansion on ER visits. It was produced by Kaiser Health News, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health… Read More
A February 1, 2017 Forbes article examines the burnout epidemic affecting 95 percent of all businesses. They state it reaching crisis and epidemic proportions According to a study in the Employee Engagement Series conducted by Kronos Incorporated and Future Workplace, 95 percent of human resource leaders say that employee burnout is sabotaging their workforce. and… Read More
Sutter Health and Aetna announced plans June 13, 2017 to launch a jointly owned health plan. This new collaboration will be the first hospital-insurance company joint venture in Northern California This joint venture will supposed deliver “differentiated, personalized experience for members and is designed to help lower the cost of care, resulting in competitively priced… Read More
L’Ardoise is a French restaurant in San Francisco, that claims it serves “traditional and authentic fare in a cozy atmosphere.” It was ranked by In Magazine as the most romantic restaurant in California. Amanda Gold in a review from Sfgate in October 2008 ranks the 28 seat restaurant at 2 1/2 stars. Her recommendations… Read More
This February 21, 2017 JAMA Internal Medicine article concludes that testosterone improves bone density and bone strength in men with low testosterone. Although they couldnt determine if there was lower fracture risk, the investigators found that the treatment of older men with low testosterone increased volumetric trabecular bone mineral density of the lumbar spine. They… Read More
