Disruptive Issues in Healthcare: Retailers as Primary Care physicians
“Retail health clinics like CVS Health aim to provide patients with acute care services at a lower cost, eliminating the
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
“Retail health clinics like CVS Health aim to provide patients with acute care services at a lower cost, eliminating the
Continue readingBACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant worldwide health problem, and often seen in primary care with comorbid medical
Continue readingFirst came Spice1, then Bathsalts,2then Krokodil,3and now Kratom.4 All considered designer drugs by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and
Continue readingIt’s bad enough not having any beef on one’s burger, but trying to pass off a knock off substitute as
Continue readingIt’s all over the media these days about what chaos the health care industry is in, in our great country.
Continue readingThis project explored the effects of nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice (SOP) legislation on the distribution and practice patterns
Continue readingA straw man argument is defined as “an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat
Continue readingI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the physician shortage is a physician problem to solve; but it
Continue readingSo I’ve seen several trends in the non-scientific literature (news articles, blogs, social media etc) on the topic of nurse
Continue readingI’ll admit it, this article made me mad. Why? Probably because I have a daughter and could empathize with her
Continue readingThis article has been floating around various news feeds for a couple days now and I thought it could use
Continue readingI’m sure there will be some who think I am anti-nurse, anti-NP from some recent posts critically reviewing information/position statements
Continue readingHonesty is defined as “free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere.”1 Honestly, I had a great nursing career being a Registered
Continue readingI’ll preface this opinion by saying that I was a Registered Nurse (RN) for 15 years followed by 8 years of
Continue readingI was just blown away when I read this article the Wall Street Journal. It is such a perfect example
Continue readingEven as Medicaid is busting state budgets sea to shining sea, organized medicine led by the AMA, concerned advocacy groups,
Continue readingThe first week of 2018, and I’m already weary of the same old misinformed, deceitful “journalist” claims about the medical
Continue readingWhat to say when the free market conflicts with common sense? It happens every day, and we should not think
Continue reading“No profession improves in response to lower standards,” said Dawn Penich-Thacker, a spokeswoman with Save Our Schools Arizona, and I
Continue readingFifteen or so years ago, I was watching Bill O’Reilly work himself up into a froth over medical costs, and
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