The most obvious of answers to this question is our dear friend, Google. What was life like before this search engine giant? I don't remember. I mean, seriously, who doesn't google twenty things throughout the course of the day? The truth is, however, there are many other great sites specifically dedicated ...

Our healthcare system is broken partly because consumers don't know what anything costs. As patients become more proactive in making informed healthcare decisions, we all agree this should be fixed. But why is it so hard?

Achieving price transparency ...

For the PA profession, the AAPA's annual IMPACT conference is like Thanksgiving Day wrapped in Halloween and smothered in the Fourth of July. It really is the center of the social, educational and leadership universe around which the rest of the PA calendar rotates. If you don't believe me, ask anyone who ventured to Vegas two years ago (what happened there, stayed there) or stamped their passport last year ...

Here is the short notes version of what you should know!

What is the difference between being an employee and a contractor? 

If you are an employee, your employer issues you a check ...

Belotero is a highly anticipated filler and is unique to all others on the market. It is perfect ...

As I reflect ...

More dermatological procedures, such as biopsies and excisions, are being done in primary care settings than ever before. With this in mind I want to give everyone some food for thought as to how they can more accurately read the pathology. As clinicians seeing patients, we have the advantage of talking to a patient, seeing their rashes and lesions first hand, and learning of any past treatments they have had.

The ...

If the Medical Intensive Care Unit has a scoreboard, I don't want to see it. Some days it feels like the home team always loses. Patients that look like they are about to recover take a nosedive. The real fighters eventually give up. The most hopeful clinicians must face the grim inevitable. But sometimes you just need one, good victory.

"The way I look at it, every patient who comes into this ICU should ...

Over the course of my career I have worked with some great docs. They have been encouraging, helpful and generally treated me as a peer. During my education I had physician preceptors and early in my career I had physician mentors. In my practice I have consulted with physicians when I found it necessary and on more than one occasion I have ...

At the third annual PharmEHR Summit April 17, leaders in the electronic health record (EHR) and pharmaceutical industries gathered to discuss the status of EHR adoption and potential collaboration between EHR and pharmaceutical companies.

Years ...

I love teenagers and I love my job so it's a perfect marriage! I require them to stop by a week before their scheduled date for a tour ...

That day, an 86-year-old female presented to the ED for shortness of breath. She's admitted to the hospitalist service. Labs are drawn ...

Our skin is an organ (the largest organ in our body, in ...

Some of these mistakes I've made four or five times, but by that fourth exasperated, "OH MAN!  Again!" ...

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners conference in Orlando is in full swing. Day two of the event opened with the associaton's business meeting, offering insight into the achievements of the group over the last year, introducing candidates for the upcoming presidential election and sharing the latest association news.

Starting the morning's events, members met both candidates running for ...

While these changes are pivotal and exciting (and the basis of this entire blog), part of ...

Dear Mature Job Seeker: Employers are looking for two main characteristics when they hire an employee. The first characteristic ...

Here at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) 2013 conference in Orlando, leagues of NPs are gathered for 3 days of educational sessions, CE credits and networking. 

At today's opening session, hundreds of NPs were welcomed to the Hilton Orlando's Orange Ballroom to launch the week's events. NAPNAP president Susan Van Cleve, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, greeted attendees and mentioned ...

The have nots are those who are told they have something such as the above listed diagnoses ...

As spring and summer entice the sunshine and warm weather, short sleeves or sleeveless tops and spaghetti straps are the favorite fashion. Yet some people prefer long sleeves and sweaters year-round because they feel self conscious about their arms. 

Due to the social climate of southern California, patients come to our clinic year-round presenting with various complaints about their arms, looking ...