Schmalloon 2
Okay, so it ' s something bigger and more complicated than a weather balloon. But,according to an (of course) unnamed Pentagon official: But so far, officials have determined that the potential damage of falling debris outweighs the risk of the balloon itself, which they said does not have the ability to bring in more intelligence than spy satellites in low Earth orbit, which China already uses.“Why not shoot it down? We have to do the risk-reward here,” a senior defense official said on Thursday. “So the first question is, does it pose a threat, a physical kinetic threat, to individuals in the United S...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
The hidden costs of teaching surgery: an academic surgeon ’ s perspective
I ran across one of those bordering-on-sappy Facebook posts that always pull me in, asking people to describe their job poorly and make it comically accurate. The photographer admitted she would flash clients, shoot someone, and then frame someone else. The bartender alluded to being a psychiatrist, marriage counselor, babysitter, and thirst quencher. You get
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The hidden costs of teaching surgery: an academic surgeon’s perspective originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Arthur Williams, MD Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Soar Academy
Colleen HroncichIf you ’re designing a school for kids who have been left behind, you ’re going to need flexibility, an individualized approach, and a willingness to go at different paces. That ’s exactly what Kenisha Skaggs has created with Soar Academy in Augusta, Georgia.Kenisha worked at a tutoring center, but the methods they used weren ’t working. In 2010, she began tutoring students in her home after school. Parents liked the customized multi‐sensory approach she used—which she mainly learned from her mom homeschooling her in high school. Some parents asked her to homeschool their child...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Judean Taliban
In Chapter 15, King Asa decides to please God by decreeing that everybody who doesn ' t worship the right God, in the right way, will be killed. This is indeed very pleasing to God. ' Nuff said.15 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. TheLord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law.4 But in their distress they turned to theLord, t...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 1, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Transforming diabetes education with “ AH-HA! ” moments
"AH-HA!" moments in diabetes education
Welcome to episode 2 of BDI Briefs! Our aim with BDI Briefs is to take a brief look at important issues about the emotional side of diabetes.In this short discussion, Scott, Bill, and Susan discuss innovative ways to transform diabetes education by creating “AH-HA!” moments in group education sessions. I also encourage you to look at more research from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Enjoy! And please let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear more about from BDI.And remember to s...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - January 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Employee Fired for Inappropriately Accessing EHR Records
Even an ‘Internal Breach’ is a Breach
According to an announcement on its website, Alabama-based DCH Health Systems fired an employee for accessing and viewing over 2,500 patient records “without a legitimate business need related to the employee’s job duties.”
The notice said the breach was discovered “during a routine privacy audit.”
The records that may have been accessed and viewed without authorization include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, dates of encounter, diagnoses, vital signs, medications, test results, and clinical/provider notes.
DCH said it does not know if t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Semel Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Security and Privacy DCH Health Systems HIPAA HIPAA Audit HIPAA Breach HIPAA Breach Notification Rule HIPAA Fines HIPAA Internal Breach HIPA Source Type: blogs
Clinical academics in the NHS inquiry
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee -Clinical academics are qualified doctors who combine working as a specialist doctor with research and/or teaching responsibilities. The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee have concluded an inquiry into clinical academics in the NHS. This letter to Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, sets out their findings as well as their conclusions and recommendations. The overarching conclusion is that, rather than an additional pressure on the resources of the NHS, engagement with research can help to mitigate workforce challenges and improve pa...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 27, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
School Choice and the Courts
Colleen HroncichAs Neal McCluskeyexplored yesterday, education involves “developing the minds —and for many, the souls— of human beings. ” This basic truth has resulted in education being a common battleground since the early days of state involvement. Not surprisingly, most of these battles have been around religion, which is a primary way morals and values are taught and upheld.Many early public schools were at least loosely Protestant —including prayer and Bible reading as part of the school day—precisely because a strong moral upbringing was considered so essential. This resulted in court cas...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 26, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
How receiving medical practice coaching can multiply your income
Not only does medical practice coaching teach you how to open your mind to who you really are, but it also allows you to bypass the dreaded $20,000 to $50,000 MBA business education that your medical school refused to teach you about. When you recognize that many highly educated professional athletes hire personal coaches throughout
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How receiving medical practice coaching can multiply your income originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Curtis G. Graham, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
A Career Launched Through “Transformative” NIGMS-Funded Training Programs
Dr. Brenda Andrade. Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Brenda Andrade.
Brenda Andrade, Ph.D., assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she first started community college. Through a program at her high school, she’d participated in Saturday morning science labs on the CSULA campus, and that introduction to science led her to think about pursuing some sort of scientific degree. She recalls flipping through the course catalog to the list of science classes needed to transfer to a 4-year university, and “naively going down the list and taking them.”
When...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 25, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Bouncing Back from Failure – My Journey to Medical School
My story begins with this quote from a sixth-grade teacher in a classroom: “All you do is disrupt my teaching; you won’t succeed in life!” After hearing this, I wrestled over these words over and over, thinking to myself, am I fit to continue in school?
In elementary school, I read below my grade level and continuously fell behind the rest of the class. My self-esteem plummeted as I watched the rest of the students pass their tests and receive compliments for their good behavior. My fifth-grade educators observed this, so they hired a learning specialist to evaluate any learning or behavioral deficiencies I potent...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Source Type: blogs
84 Selfish Parents Quotes to Help You Not Feel Alone and Live a Healthier Life
Selfishness.
Sometimes it can be freeing as we cast off the burden of always people pleasing and being helpful and as we shift our internal balance to also focus on what want and need to be happier and healthier.
But most often selfishness hurts.
We can hurt others in our lives when we lean into it. Or other people in our lives like friends, co-workers or family can hurt us with how they think and act.
In today’s post I’d like to share 84 powerful selfish parents quotes.
To help you see that you're not alone. But also to help you find a healthier and happier path forward starting today and for the rest of your life.
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
New School Choice Timeline: Equality for Diverse People
Neal McCluskeyIt seems like no matter where you live, you don ’t have to look far to see your fellow Americans fighting over whose values, histories, and more will be taught in public schools. They’re fighting over Advanced Placement African American Studiesin Florida. Gender identityin Texas. Sex educationin New Jersey. Merit and equityin Virginia. Native American historyin South Dakota. Ethnic studiesin California. Andon it goes.The institution that was supposed to foster unity among diverse people – public schooling – is instead a constant battleground. Why? Because it leaves people with opposed values little o...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care …What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?
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These predictions highlight the need to address the issues of data quality, curation, and utility that are paramount for healthcare’s evolution in 2023. At Verinovum, we aim to remedy the pervasive problem of poor-quality clinical data with our Data Curation as a ServiceSM approach, so that clean, high-quality clinical data can inform reporting and actionable insights.
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT AI Artificial Intelligence Care Delivery Numbers CDI Clinical Data Integration Data Curation Data Quality Data Quality Scrutiny EHR Fast Healthcare Interoperabil Source Type: blogs
