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Exceptionally interesting publication on the Future of Nursing which is likely to begin a long conversation on the future makeup of practicing medicine. This is certainly not a short discussion, healthcare is complicated where seemingly subtle problems can be life threatening. Medicine has done an outstanding job in improving the quality of education of its practitioners, [...]  According to a press release by ADVAMED (Advanced Medical Technology Association) over $380,000 was spend on lobbying efforts in Q2 alone. You might think this a large amount, yet it pales in comparison to GE who spend $7 million and of all things Pacific Gas and Electric the California-based utility company spent $15 million for all levels, municipal through federal government. Pfizer alone spent $2.25 million in Q2 [...] I just sent off requests for input on a survey regarding certifications for registered nurses, the results of which will be shown here and in a subsequent article. The purpose behind this survey is to try to understand the implications of certifications and perhaps track the value these certifications provide healthcare service organizations and perhaps patients. This [...] Following my curiosities in regard to credentialing in healthcare, and nursing in particular, I discovered that there are now over 180 different kinds of credentials. So what’s this all about? In one case, I took an example credentialing test for nurses in IT (an area in which I have considerable expertise) and was amazed by [...] My wife, a Speech-Language Pathologist, was told a few weeks ago that she would be terminated because they had no evidence of her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC’s) from a trade organization known as ASHA. This certification, as we learned, was a policy requirement of the company who believed that if she did not have the certification they [...] |
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