Over the River and Through the Woods: Putting the Brakes on Motion Sickness
by Brent Hearn • With the holly-jolly season in full swing, many of us are looking forward to holiday meals, gift exchanges, time off from work, and traveling to spend time with family. Whether by plane, train, or automobile, holiday travel can mean...
National Handwashing Awareness Week
by Brent Hearn • December 1st through the 7th is National Handwashing Awareness Week, so now is as good a time as any to learn a bit about the history of handwashing and remember once again to… “Wash your hands!” From the mouths of our mothers to...
Better Neck Health? Sleep On It!
by Brent Hearn • We ask a lot of our necks during the day. They have to support our noggins while we’re at work, which for many of us involves sitting behind a computer in various degrees of slouch. They have to deal with unnecessary strain as we look...
Is Falling Back As Bad As Falling Down?
by Brent Hearn • The countdown has begun, and the clock is running out on daylight-saving time. (Was it really necessary to include two time-related puns in the very first sentence of this article? Depends on your definition of “necessary.”) In 2021,...
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.