Medicare Open Enrollment Time Rolls Around Again
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COVID-19 and The Market: What’s Happening?
COVID-19 and The Market: What’s Happening? And What Can I Do?
Read MoreApplying the Art of Excellence to Patient Care – Aboard a Cruise Ship!
A recent cruise upon the Norwegian owned Viking Orion ship demonstrated how much hospitals could learn from the cruise industry regarding process, customer satisfaction, cultural diversity, infection prevention, just in time alignment and integration of communication via technology, customer centricity, human factors, and an amazing amount of more. As one quick example, embarkation and disembarkation…
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5 Ways to Manage Investors’ Top Fear: Healthcare Expenses
No matter your financial situation, it’s normal to have financial concerns as you plan for the future. According to recent research from Ameriprise Financial, the number one fear for those in their 50s through 70s is managing healthcare expenses for themselves or a family member. This same concern ranks number two for investors in their…
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Hospitals Today
General hospital care has morphed into an assembly line of programmed activity for diagnosis and quick fix.
Read MoreAre You Ready for a Financial Emergency?
The wrath of natural disasters has been on full display in recent weeks as hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and floods have ravaged large swaths of the world. While our first thoughts go to the victims of these tragic events and the challenges ahead for recovery, it may also cause you to step back and think about…
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Medicare Open Enrollment Season is Here
If you are a Medicare enrollee, you should know that open enrollment takes place from October 15 through December 7, 2017. Any changes you make to your coverage will take effect on January 1, 2018. Since your health care priorities are likely to change over time, you might find it beneficial to review and make…
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Herd of Immunity?
Did you know that when a large proportion of the community is vaccinated, the chances of spreading illness is greatly reduced? It is called herd immunity and it helps protect those who cannot be vaccinated – such as very young children, infants, or individuals who cannot be vaccinated because of age or health problems. Getting…
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Maximizing Your Disaster Relief Donation
When natural disasters occur, people want to know how to help and where to donate. Relief organizations need financial donations and volunteers as they ramp up operations in response to a crisis. Organizations can be bogged down by an influx of unnecessary items by well-meaning donors. What can you do to ensure that your generosity…
Read MoreBrushing and Flossing – and More!
Brushing and Flossing – and More!
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Keeping Older Women – Well!
The importance of better health at any age!
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Empowering Your Healthcare
It was 18 months ago. Dad is very ill and hospitalized – for two and half months. As a former ICU RN with years of experience, I shared “shifts” with his wife and we stayed with Dad 24 hours a day. I found the experience from a patient perspective to be very eye-opening and at…
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