This article (1) references a recent study (2) titled Implications Of The Rapid Growth Of The Nurse Practitioner Workforce In The US: An examination of recent changes in demographic, employment, and earnings characteristics of nurse practitioners and the implications of those changes. This blog, the article, and the study are not about bashing Nurse Practitioners (NPs) but…
My first reaction was ‘who are these nuts?’ But then I think, heck, this could be you, could me, could be our colleagues etc. The article reports on a study and reports: “The top 1% of opioid prescribers in the U.S. are responsible for 49% of all opioid doses and 27% of all prescriptions, according…
Who doesn’t love a good marshmallow, a smore etc? But what on Earth is this study and what even compelled a research study on it? Ok, this article recently floated around some social media circles and was even touted as evidence to make recommendations for patients with good ole diarrhea. I had to see it for…
I needed a break from studying for USMLE Step 3 tonight. This seemed like a fun topic. I mean, who doesn’t like a little anarchy and chaos every once in a while. The caveat is every once in a while, whereby the article describes an incessant push “to do more with less has made medication errors…
So this is a hot topic in today’s opiate conscience environment. According the CDC, opiate overdose rates: 70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2017. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased significantly by 9.6% from 2016 (19.8 per 100,000) to 2017 (21.7 per 100,000). Opioids—mainly synthetic opioids (other than methadone)—are currently the main driver of drug overdose deaths (2). The article discusses common…
I’m all for being a team player and support all the different healthcare roles in today’s healthcare environment, but I don’t like lies or manipulation such as being put forth by the above referenced article (1): “In study(2) after rigorous study (3), evidence demonstrates that NPs offer significant cost savings (4) with no sacrifice of quality of care (5). Indeed, they show that…
According to this Forbe’s article, medical practice revolves around two important concepts: reducing the likelihood of errors and achieving the highest probable benefit. I suspect this would be translated to mean improved practice of evidence-based medicine and profits. We know that healthcare has become more of a business and less of a healing environment. Almost a…
I see two sides to this metaphoric coin. I have mixed thoughts and feelings on the issue. On one side, for better accountability as the article professes. This is the good side of the coin: “…will allow service members who have been victims of negligent medical care to finally be allowed to hold the government…
Well how about that, “the U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana.” This seems to make sense. I mean why would you use marijuana to treat opioid addiction. However, some states allow marijuana for medical uses including opioid addiction. Federal agencies dole out money for addiction treatment to states…
It depends on what the definition of the word “is” is (2). This not a political post! The picture/quote is added as an attention getter. It really has nothing to do with the article. See, this article has been floating around social media for a short period of time lately. When I first glanced or…