Keeping Track of the 2022 Ballot Measures
Walter OlsonLast week I posted aboutelection ‐related ballot measures in next week ’s vote, and in this post I’ll turn to measures on other subjects.More states are considering cannabis ‐related measures this year than ever more. All five (Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota) move in the direction of legalization, but with differences in tax and regulatory handling. Chris Edwards has lately looked at thetax implications and Jeff Miron at some ofthe substance ( “More than a century of experience demonstrates that prohibition is a treatment far worse than the ‘disease...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Things to know before signing an academic physician employment agreement
If you are considering accepting an academic appointment, you need to be cognizant of the special issues involved in contracts in academia. You must know these things before signing an academic physician employment agreement. An academic physician employment agreement is usually light on provisions. Unlike most hospital physician employment agreements, an academic physician employment agreement
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Things to know before signing an academic physician employment agreement originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dennis Hursh Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Not Indentured: H ‑1B Workers Are Switching Employers More Than Ever
David J. BierCritics of the H-1B visa for skilled foreign workers often claim that the status amounts to “indentured” servitude. Indentured servitudeis a contract to work for a single employer for a predetermined periodwithout pay. H-1B workers are not only paid —they receive wagesin the top 10 percent of wage earners in the United States. As importantly, although they face more obstacles to changing jobs, H-1B workers are not tied to a single employer, and they change jobs regularly.In fact, H-1B workers are leaving their initial H-1B employers more than ever. Figure 1 shows the number of H-1B workers changing to a ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 27, 2022 Edition-----In the UK we have a political farce running with only a day or so to run when you read this, with a new PM (Rishi Sunak) in place..In the US the mid-term elections are coming in a week or so, thus some concern as to where the US is going!In China Xi has his third 5 year term so we all wonder how that will turn out!In OZ we have has a Budget with floods, inflation, data leaks, the threat of recession, Medicare concerns and other issues just rolling on! At least the Budget does not seem to have broken anything!Overall an ‘omnishambles’ as they say!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/wo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Shirley Svorny, RIP
Michael F. CannonIt saddens me to convey that Cato Institute adjunct scholar and my friendShirley Svorny passed away October 20 from multiple myeloma. Shirley was less than two weeks shy of her 71st birthday.Shirley Viola Svorny entered the world in Los Angeles and earned her bachelor ’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.Herdissertation sought to “explain why U.S. policy makers diverged from their usual policy to allow unrestricted migration [of foreign‐trained physicians] from 1965 to 1980.” Without liberalization, “the unprecedented expansion in hea...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 26, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Michael F. Cannon Source Type: blogs
Supporting doctors through the menopause
Medical Protection Society - The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of the impact menopause is having on the workforce, as well as to issue recommendations and help healthcare organisations, managers, and employers to better support healthcare workers so that they do not leave the workforce or suffer in silence if they struggle with managing menopause symptoms.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 26, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 24 October, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----This week it is all about your and my data being spurted all over the place by Government and corporates. It is a huge mess and will need real work from all to sort out!-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/leadership/australian-institute-of-company-directors-launches-first-steps-towards-cyber-security-regulation/news-sto...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Job crafting and flexible working in general practice
This study explores how six GP practices across the UK have approached the challenges of designing and implementing flexible work designs and job crafting to meet the increase in patient demands and ensure that individual staff needs, and the wider practice can be balanced.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 24, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Health and place: how levelling up health can keep older workers working
This report finds that a quarter of a million older people could have stayed in paid employment longer had the levelling up health targets been achieved a decade ago.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 24, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
DoL ’s Independent Contracting Proposal Endangers Both Freedom and Prosperity
Walter Olson“Biden wants to let gig workers be employees,” reads the headline on a Washington Post story. The lead paragraph says the Biden Department of Labor intends to “make it easier” for independent contractors to be considered employees, “granting them access to benefits and federal labor protections.”“Let” is truly a bizarre wording here, reinforced by words like “easier” and “granting.” The proposed Labor Department regulation doesn’t grant permission, it imposes a requirement. It would force employee status on many workers whoactively wish to remain independent contractors....
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 20, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
The future of general practice
This report on urges ministers and NHS England to acknowledge a crisis in general practice and set out what steps they are taking to protect patient safety.It sets out steps to reverse the decline in the continuity of care, making it an explicit national priority with a new measure requiring GP practices to report on continuity of care by 2024. However, this will be more difficult to achieve unless the workforce crisis is also addressed.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 20, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Homeless and Inclusion health nursing: case studies
Queen ’s Nursing Institute - This collection of case studies demonstrates the role that specialist homeless and inclusion health nurses play in protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of the most disadvantaged members of society.Case studiesMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 20, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Good News on Federal Worker Pay
Chris EdwardsNew data show that growth in federal worker pay lagged growth in private ‐sector pay in recent years. The average federal worker still makes far more than the average private‐sector worker in total compensation, but the advantage has narrowed. From the taxpayer perspective, the moderation in federal worker costs is good news.Figure 1 shows average wages for the U.S. private sector and for the federal government’s 2.2 million civilian workers. Federal pay growth outpaced private pay growth for the decade up until 2011 when a three‐year soft wage freeze kicked in. After that, federal wages re...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 19, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Clinical Informatics Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinical Informatics Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada with a hybrid work environment.
Here’s a description of the position:
Location: Windsor, ON (Hybrid – Onsite & Remote Work)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Benefits: Pension, Health & Dental, Paid Sick, Life & Disability Insurance, Vacation and more. Visit our website for more details...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 19, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Clinical Informatics Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
