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Veterans Health Care
November 11, 2009 12:51 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

No matter your stance on war, it's only right to honor and thank veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Military personnel witness firsthand what most of us find too hard to watch through a camera lens, and it's bound to have an impact. Read More...

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Health Care Nation?
July 15, 2009 9:40 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

Theory: health care is going the way of the fast food industry. A bit counter-intuitive, I know, given the usual wars between those factions over nutrition facts, whole grains and "lighter" meal options. But I'm talking about the business model. More Read More...

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Retail Clinic Check-up
June 25, 2009 3:30 PM by Lynn Jusinski

I'm what you might call "doctor phobic." I haven't had a check up since 2001, and that was required to get into college. After high school, I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs from quiet nook upstate in a rural area lovingly referred to as the "Polish Read More...

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Doctors Face Patient Scrutiny
June 24, 2009 1:42 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

For the past few weeks, I've had Michael Jackson's "Somebody's Watching Me" stuck in my head. I blame Geico for making it the theme song for its ubiquitous ad campaign. (Seriously, that bug-eyed bundle of money is everywhere .) But today, the ditty popped Read More...

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Report Notes Downside to EHR
January 13, 2009 1:23 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

EHRs have been on the HIM talk circuit for years, but until recently they haven't had much buzz amid the ordinary folk. I admit I didn't know much about EHR when I came on board at ADVANCE last summer, save for a mention by Sen. Hillary Clinton at a pre-primary Read More...

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