There’s a national supply shortage of epinephrine auto-injectors. If you’re having trouble finding epinephrine, take these steps so you’re prepared.

Original article by Margot Sanger-Katz in the New York Times| Oct. 17, 2018 “Do you pay the hospital bill or do you pay the utility bill?” Don’t count on your health insurance for serious illnesses, a new survey warns. The whole point of health insurance is protection from financial ruin in case of catastrophic, costly… Continue reading 1,495 Americans Describe the Financial Reality of Being Really Sick

Want to Decrease Falls? Here’s How. – By Jennifer Thew RN for HealthLeaders Media A combination of screening, modifying risk factors, and evidence-based interventions can lower older adults’ fall risk. Falls are a significant problem for adults age 65 and older. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year: 3 million older adults are treated… Continue reading Want to Decrease Falls? Here’s How.

In this article from CNN, learn about the ways the internet is changing the way you see a doctor - and all the good and bad that can come from it.

By Rachel Z. Arndt for Modern Healthcare Within every hospital, supply problems are likely to lurk. Often, they’re problems of too much: too many sutures, too many surgical staplers, too much of too many items. Hospital staff, distrustful that they’ll have what they need when they need it, err on the side of excess. But that’s… Continue reading Hospital Supply Inventory Management Creating a Cottage Industry For Technology

By Pam Belluck for the New York Times It has long been a controversial theory about Alzheimer’s disease, often dismissed by experts as a sketchy cul-de-sac off the beaten path from mainstream research. But a new study by a team that includes prominent Alzheimer’s scientists who were previously skeptics of this theory may well change that. The research… Continue reading A Common Virus May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds

How States Are Simplifying Physician Health Plan Credentialing – By Gregory A. Freeman for Health Leaders Media Texas is the latest state to create a simplified physician credentialing system for health plans. The goal is to draw more physicians into Medicaid programs. The bureaucratic hassle of applying to different health plans is enough to keep some physicians… Continue reading How States Are Simplifying Physician Health Plan Credentialing

By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News The woman arrived at the emergency department gasping for air, her severe emphysema causing such shortness of breath that the physician who examined her put her on a ventilator immediately to help her breathe. The patient lived across the street from the emergency department in suburban Denver, said Dr. David… Continue reading Congress Urged To Cut Medicare Payments To Many Stand-Alone ERs

By Alex Kacik for Modern Healthcare Wilmington Health is approached by a potential buyer about twice a year. Each time, the North Carolina-based independent physician group declines, according to CEO Jeff James. “What we can’t understand is the value proposition for the physicians in the long run,” James said. “If they buy us, it is going… Continue reading Rapid Rise in Hospital-Employed Physicians Increases Costs

In this article originally published by The New York Times, read one doctor's advice for how to make sure siblings of disabled children feel valued.