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EpiPen Controversy: Price Gouging, Systemic Issue, or Both?

By Ted Tsai, MD - September 13, 2016

I’ve had a long interest in understanding how systems work (all systems including economic and social -- not just organ systems). I’ve come to realize how often an intervention (be it a drug, surgical

New Grad RN Job Search, Reboot Recruiting Strategy, & Expanding Telemedicine

By Michael Jones - August 24, 2016

This blog post by Nacole Riccaboni offered some good tips for how newly graduated registered nurses can improve their resumes by emphasizing the experiences they have gained in training. Since you have

Where does Complementary and Alternative Medicine Fit in US Healthcare?

By Jack Isler, MD - August 18, 2016

As a physician, some of my biggest disappointments have been with colleagues who could not visualize the benefit of going beyond the usual prescription medications or surgery as the only methods of

Where does Complementary and Alternative Medicine Fit in US Healthcare

Recruiting & Retaining Rural Physicians - Avoiding Job Posting Errors - Medicare Readmission Penalties

By Michael Jones - August 11, 2016

Allee Mead with Rural Health Information Hub interviews David Schmitz David Schmitz is the Chief Rural Officer and Program Director of RTTs at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho as well as the co-creator

Cognitive Bias and Antibiotic Overuse

By Ted Tsai, MD - August 9, 2016

Attempts to correct the problem of antibiotic overuse have typically revolved around education, with very little attention paid to psychology. A Google search for ‘antibiotic overuse’ brings up articles

Cognitive Bias and Antibiotic Overuse, by Ted Tsai MD

Better nursing working environment means better outcomes for surgery patients

By Angie Best-Boss RN - August 4, 2016

While it sounds logical, a recent study published Jan. 20 in JAMA Surgery reported that hospitals with the better nursing departments had fewer patients die after a surgical complication. What makes

Better nursing working environment means better outcomes for surgery patients

Employed Physicians - The Choosers or the Chosen?

By Melody Covington, MD - July 12, 2016

Private practice is not yet extinct, but it has several challenges ahead if it plans to survive the ascension of the hospital system. As physicians look for employment, the bigger question looming in the background is are we truly choosing our practice environment, or is it choosing us?