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Reflections of a pharmacist: The new FDA NSAID warning
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalOn July 9, the FDA published a new drug safety warning indicating there is a greater risk of heart attack or stroke related to the use of nonaspirin NSAIDs than previously believed. This warning soon spread to all the national and local media and the questions started pouring in.
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Borrowing lower tax rates with LLCs, FLPs
By David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Carole Foos, CPA Healthcare AdministrationEveryone wants to reduce income taxes. Limited liability companies (LLCs) and family limited partnerships (FLPs) are tools that can allow for tax savings on passive income by "borrowing" the lower tax rates of family members. FLPs and LLCs are quite similar. You can think of them as closely related, like brothers and sisters, as they share many of their best characteristics.
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The perfect storm for a pilot shortage: Part III
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe declining number of retired military pilots entering civil aviation, coupled with the potentially-crippling proposed limits on the use of Veterans Administration educational benefits for civil flight training, promises to place more pressure than ever on civilian-track students to fill an emerging pilot shortage, including for helicopter EMS. But given the high cost of helicopter training — up to $300,000 — and a lack of affordable student loans to finance it, will enough young men and women choose helicopter flying as a career?
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Do we listen enough to our nurses?
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationNurses walk this earth as the holders of specialized knowledge. They are educators, researchers, caregivers, leaders, healthcare providers, managers and entrepreneurs. The nursing process instills in nurses the practice of critical thinking, as well as the ability to reassess an outcome, deeply examine an entrenched way of thinking, or re-evaluate a previously-agreed-upon course of action. These are profoundly useful skills.
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Studies: Chest pains, syncope in ED may not necessitate admission
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen a patient's health is in question, it makes sense to admit them to the hospital and run a few tests — just to be safe — right? Well, a pair of recent studies in JAMA Internal Medicine indicate that may not be the best option.
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Beyond tech: The human side of remote monitoring and health call centers
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationWhat comes to mind when you think about remote patient monitoring? The first thing most people think of are the various technologies that make this transfer of health data possible. They envision the remote monitoring devices that collect data such as weight, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, blood glucose readings and so on, and transmit that data back to a technology hub.
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How can we slow the number of deaths from falls in older adults?
Kimberley Bell Medical & Allied HealthcareIn May, the National Center for Health Statistics published a data brief called "Death from Unintentional Injury Among Older Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2000-2013." One of the key findings of the study was that the age-adjusted fall-injury death rate among older adults has nearly doubled from 2000 to 2013 — from 29.6 per 100,000 to 56.7 per 100,000.
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A look at the latest gadgets throughout the medical world
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareMedical gadgets are in the news often, and cutting-edge manufacturers continue to bring new and exciting inventions to many areas of medicine. Let's take a look at some recent innovations in the medical world.
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Doctors: EHRs have not improved productivity
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Physicians Alliance of America has found that EHRs increase physicians' administrative burdens and decrease their productivity. The PAA survey of 250 pediatric, family medicine and internal medicine physicians aimed to substantiate anecdotal evidence that EHRs were adversely affecting physicians' business and workflow.
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The perfect storm for a pilot shortage: Part II
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe U.S. civil aviation industry has long relied on the military to train a good share of its pilots — directly or indirectly — going back to the days just after World War II. With the military's shrinking size, it's understandable that the number of pilots with military training entering the civilian workforce is shrinking.
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