Taxpayer Funding for Religious Schools?
This article appeared onSubstack on June 13, 2023The state of Oklahoma hasrecently approved a charter for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, whose curriculum will include religious teaching. Taxpayers will fund the school, so a battle will ensue over whether such funding is desirable or constitutional.Economic reasoning suggests three possible justifications for government support of education.First, one person ’s education might benefit society more broadly. Economic productivity might be higher, for example, if everyone has mastered “the three Rs.” Some individuals, however, might ignore this ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey Miron Source Type: blogs
Aspirion Announces Acquisition of FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services, Inc.
Aspirion, a leading technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) provider for complex claims and revenue integrity, announced today that it has acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services, Inc. (FIRM RCM), a trusted partner to hospital systems in the recovery of denied, unpaid, and underpaid medical insurance claims. As part of the announcement, the FIRM RCM team will continue to be led by Nancy Momcilovic. Simultaneously, Joseph Cook, Principal, will retire from active management following the completion of the acquisition. The acquisition closed on May 18, 2023.
“We are thrilled to welcome FIR...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Amick Aspirion FIRM RCM FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services Inc. Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Joseph Cook Nancy Momcilovic Richard Thomas Source Type: blogs
How the Arts transform our Brains, Bodies, and Minds
One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and how we gain so much from living life with a sense of beauty and aesthetics in mind.
There are many ways art infuses my own life—from singing and playing guitar to reading novels and attending plays, which all help to improve my mood and enhance my sense of wonder with the world. Probably, neuroaesthetics many of you feel the same way. Some of you may have felt you’ve even been saved by art.
Now, a new book, Your Brai...
Source: SharpBrains - May 31, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning art neuroaesthetics Your Brain on Art Source Type: blogs
When Mother's Day is Tough
Mother ' s Day is a holiday that is marked world-wide. Countries such as the United States, Canada, The UK, Australia, China and Japan, just to name a few, highlight the day on their yearly calendar.Historically, Mother ' s Day has been a day where children and other family members honor mothers who are nurturing and supportive. For some, it is a day of celebration, of expressing one ' s love and appreciation for to a mother - or someone who is like a mother. The day is met with happiness and the sharing of joyous memories - and the anticipation of good times to come.However, for others, Mother ' s Day is not so easy...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - May 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: caregiving grief holidays mother ' s day parenting Source Type: blogs
Augmented and Virtual Reality Apps for Training
This article explores research at Inteleos to improve the use of augmented and virtual reality, which I’ll talk about together under the commonly used abbreviation XR. We’ll also look at XR applications in health care by Mobiquity.
How XR is Trained
We all learn from other people, even if their expertise is filtered through books, computer applications, or even generative AI. So medical training starts with the medical expert.
At Inteleos, I interviewed Heather Harris, Ph.D., a data science consultant with Herkimer Consulting, and Inteleos data scientist Denali Carpenter. The two scientists are researching the ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Augmented Reality Denali Carpenter Disaster Response Education Healthcare AR Healthcare VR Healthcare XR Heather Harris Herkimer Consulting HTC VIV Source Type: blogs
Finding hope and purpose amidst profound loss [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we speak with Colin Campbell, author of Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose. Colin shares his personal experience of losing his children in a car accident and the importance of facing the truth and finding the
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Finding hope and purpose amidst profound loss [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
When life happens … .
Most of my writing comes from mulling over recent events as played out either in social media or research findings. Today’s post is a little different. It’s no secret that I live with persistent pain, fibromyalgia to be exact. I’ve found that being open about my diagnosis, and that all the strategies I advise to others are also strategies I employ, and that none of them are ‘the secret.’
I posted recently about a struggle I have dealing with reviewer’s comments on papers I submit for publication. Now peer review is a thing, I think it’s a good thing though somewhat exploitative ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - April 16, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
PoliTikTok
Paul MatzkoFDR Looks Longingly at TikTok Emblem (Dall ‑E 2)Rep. Jeff Jackson (D ‑NC) went onMeet the Press and wasasked why he doesn ’t delete his TikTok account given the risk of Chinese surveillance. He responded with a paradigm‐shattering statistic: nearly a third of his constituents follow him on TikTok, where he posts weekly videos explaining the nuts and bolts of Congress. A THIRD.Contrast that with how most members of Congress still do constituent outreach. A couple of times a year a little pamphlet shows up in my mailbox from one of my legislators. Since I don’t need more boilerplate self‐...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Paul Matzko Source Type: blogs
The Insulin-PBM Rebate Kickback Scheme Appears to Coming to an End
Last year, on March 3, 2022, in what I believe was a fantastic accomplishment relatively early in Aaron Kowalski ' s tenure as CEO, the JDRF and Civica, Inc. (via the company ' s CivicaScript operating unit) jointly announced Civica ' s intention to commercialize biosimilars of the three bestselling insulin analogues at an affordable price of $30/vial or $55/box of five insulin pens. The Civica press release can be seen athttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220303005321/en/Civica-to-Manufacture-and-Distribute-Affordable-Insulin/ and a concurrent press release from JDRF can be seen athttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...
Source: Scott's Web Log - March 14, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Eli Lilly and Company 2023 Civica CivicaRx CivicaScript drug prices FTC insulin insulin prices JDRF Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk Pharma Source Type: blogs
The Insulin-PBM Rebate Kickback Scheme Appears to Be Coming to an End
Last year, on March 3, 2022, in what I believe was a fantastic accomplishment relatively early in Aaron Kowalski ' s tenure as CEO, the JDRF and Civica, Inc. (via the company ' s CivicaScript operating unit) jointly announced Civica ' s intention to commercialize biosimilars of the three bestselling insulin analogues at an affordable price of $30/vial or $55/box of five insulin pens. The Civica press release can be seen athttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220303005321/en/Civica-to-Manufacture-and-Distribute-Affordable-Insulin/ and a concurrent press release from JDRF can be seen athttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...
Source: Scott's Web Log - March 14, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Eli Lilly and Company 2023 Civica CivicaRx CivicaScript drug prices FTC insulin insulin prices JDRF Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk Pharma Source Type: blogs
From grief to gratitude: How writing changed my life
Dan died, and I became a writer. I didn’t know it, but I did. Back then, I wrote one story, almost by accident, trying to make sense of my personal chaos. That essay chronicled a small-town doctor losing a beloved middle-aged friend who was rapidly fading from pancreatic cancer. It felt like being dropped into
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From grief to gratitude: How writing changed my life originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ryan McCarthy, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Quotations Missing from Bartlett ’s
David BoazOverat The Dispatch (ungatedhere) I have a critique of the latest edition ofBartlett ' s Familiar Quotations. As I say,Bartlett ' sis " the gold standard of quotations, the place anyone can go to confirm a quote and see the source. " But its editors " seem far more familiar with the words of liberal, leftist, and socialist sources than those of conservatives and libertarians. "Over the past 40 years, since the rise of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, John Paul II, and even Deng Xiaoping, the world has seen a turn toward markets and economic freedom (albeit with a fall in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns). But...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
The Ohio Train Derailment, Safety Regulation, and the Historical Improvement in Rail Safety
David Kemp andPeter Van DorenEarlier this month, a Norfolk Southern freight trainderailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a large fire, releasing hazardous materials, and prompting emergency crews to conduct a controlled release and burn of toxic vinyl chloride. Fortunately, no lives were lost, but up to two thousand nearby residents were evacuated from their homes for nearly a week, and there are still concerns about pollution. Sober analysis is rarely welcomed after an accident like this. We believe it is worthwhile, however, to illuminate some journalistic errors and place the derailment in the context of increasing fr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David Kemp, Peter Van Doren Source Type: blogs
There Is Something About Trains, Indeed
BY KIM BELLARD
Like many of you, when I heard about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine (OH) on February 3, my heart went out to the people in that community. The train was carrying some hazardous materials, and no one was quite sure what was vented, especially when officials did a “controlled burn.” Still, though, I didn’t think much about it; although I live in Ohio, I’m about as far away as one can be within the state.
Yesterday my local water company shut off access to water from the Ohio River. “We are taking this preventative step to ensure the health, safety, and confidence ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Non-Health infrastructure demands Kim Bellard Palestine Trains Source Type: blogs
A Crime Bigger than the Murdaugh Murders
Paul MatzkoThe Cato Institute has advocated for tort reform for decades. As the CatoPolicy Handbook put it in 2017, tort litigation creates an incredible quarter of a trillion dollar annual bill that is ultimately footed by consumers. While such litigation is an important means for holding companies liable for bad behavior, in excess it is a growth ‐minimizing and innovation‐stymyingcancer.The latest example of the costs of excessive litigation comes from a surprising source: the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh in the low country of South Carolina.Murdaugh himself stole millions in settlement money f...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 21, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Paul Matzko Source Type: blogs
