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For several years, Medicare has required the any hospital or home health agency that bills Medicare for services rendered to its enrollees must report on certain quality issues.  As a result of these mandatory reporting measures, Medicare and the Department of Human Services has a wealth of information for you, you just need to let your fingertips do the walking.  You have a choice to choose your hospital and your home health agency, but it is up to you to look them up and compare them.  The following …

Each Friday in Twittersville, everyone shouts out their BFF’s so that others will learn just how terrific they are. I really enjoy this ritual and it is one of the longest lasting hastags on Twitter. BUT…there is beginning to be a bit of a problem. I have so many favs that I have a hard time getting them all in on Friday’s especially when I have much work to do. I have decided to create a post outlining my favorites and subdividing them in categories. …

As a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners, I am in charge of our fall journal which carries a theme of Life Care Planning for those with amputation.  Typically this means that I am in charge of locating articles for submission, sending them in to the board members for review and editing, meeting deadlines, making suggestions for topics and the like.  I have made it a personal goal to also write at least two articles to be included in this …

Brullie, is the first frog in the world to ever be fitted with a false leg.  If he weren’t recovering in a hospital in South Africa, he would surely get up and take a bow! Read on and be amazed at the wonders of modern science.
According to news sources, Brullie, a giant bullfrog, shattered his lower leg bone after being bitten by a dog. His owner Anne Mearns, is a wildlife expert.
“I couldn’t bear to see him in so much pain. Frogs are famous for their legs, so the thought …