As Health Care Costs Increase, Cost-of-Care Discussions Can be Make or Break for Patients
Health care spending has reached astronomical figures, exceeding $3 trillion a year and straining the budgets of patients, according to CMS. Over the past decade, the percentage of patients who spend $1,000… Read More
How to Prepare for a Stay in the Hospital
Across the health care landscape, patients are being encouraged to take control of their own health. This means patients are often given the opportunity to decide their own level of comfort during a… Read More
Is it Time for Patients to Take Control of their Own Health? We Think So.
To truly achieve value-based care, patients must be placed at the center of the health care system. … Read More
How Art Classes at Retirement Communities Connect Past and Present and Build Future
Art classes honor what we have experienced and while creating an environment for discovering new prospects.… Read More
Making the Switch to Night Shift—How it Impacts Overall Health
Two years ago Time magazine examined the toll night shift takes on the brain over the course of a 10-year period. … Read More
PillPack Prevents Medication Errors with Smart Solution
Launched in 2014 as a start up, PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that personalizes medication management by organizing all of your pills into packs by time and date. … Read More
Good Communication Between Provider and Patients Helps Both “Choose Wisely”
In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine launched the Choosing Wisely campaign, which aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients.… Read More
Distracted Drivers Are Health Communicators Toughest Audience, Yet
Last year, there were more than 45,000 distracted driving crashes in Florida, resulting in more than 200 deaths and more than 39,000 injuries.… Read More
You’re Never too Busy to Make Time to Do Nothing
I absolutely abhor when someone answers the question “How are you?” with “Busy.” … Read More
Three Ways My Two Worlds Collided: Combining Motherhood and Child Life Practice
I always said that if I ever became a mother, I would stop my career as a Child Life Specialist. Well, my daughter was born in October, and I am still practicing,… Read More
