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Hospitals Doing More with Less

Feb 24, 2010 5:00am

A compelling PubMed article entitled “Retooling Without Layoffs” highlighted the great need of hospitals to intelligently cut expenses while maintaining their greatest strength: people. What’s interesting is that the article was written in 1996, before either recession hit (the aim then was to retool in preparation for expected restrictions in the...

Benefits of Becoming a Per Diem Pharmacist

Feb 11, 2010 5:00am

Since I began writing on this blog, I’ve found much more to talk about with my local pharmacist. We discuss a variety of pharmacy topics when I go in to refill prescriptions several times a month. Before, it was the usual “how are you doing” kind of conversation, and now...

Doctors Who Made a Difference

Feb 3, 2010 8:06am

More than making house calls and being there for patients, the following doctors spent the last year coming up with discoveries, techniques, treatments, and tales of bravery that changed the lives of the people under their watch and those under the care of many of their colleagues.Doctors Who Made a...

Can Your Religion Influence Your Treatment?

Jan 13, 2010 8:12am

More than anything else, people who pray, pray for good health. But are religion and spirituality relevant to treatment? If so, do they have a positive or negative effect?Can Your Religion Influence Your Treatment? is a post from: Soliant Health...

What Does a Pharmacy Technician Do?

Jan 7, 2010 11:41am

Have you ever thought about becoming a pharmacy technician? If so, how did you find out about this career field?What Does a Pharmacy Technician Do? is a post from: Soliant Health...

Differences in Rural vs Urban Healthcare

Dec 22, 2009 5:00am

While 20% of Americans live in rural areas, only 9% of America’s doctors practice there. Oddly enough though, patients of urban physicians often have longer wait-times. So which medical environment is better? Rural or urban? Though there’s an urge to discover whether people in cities or the countryside have it better when...

Pharmacy Clinics: The Expanding Role of the Pharmacy

Dec 15, 2009 5:36am

Listening to my radio on the way to the grocery store, I heard an advertisement for flu shots being given at one of the local pharmacy clinics. The ad talked about the importance of getting the seasonal flu shot and described who should get the H1N1 flu shot. The hours...

9 Must Have iPhone Apps for Healthcare Workers

Dec 1, 2009 5:00am

The days of Star Trek’s medical tricorder coming into reality are years-past: In many respects, you can pick up such a device at any mobile phone retailer...9 Must Have iPhone Apps for Healthcare Workers is a post from: Soliant Health...

16 Reasons Why Every Medical Professional Should Volunteer

Nov 18, 2009 10:54am

Some medical professionals volunteer because it feels good to make others feel good. Some do it to expand their horizons. But not enough people do it. Why should you volunteer?16 Reasons Why Every Medical Professional Should Volunteer is a post from: Soliant Health...

A Look at the Effects of Social Media on Healthcare

Nov 4, 2009 5:00am

According to a 2008 report by the California Healthcare Foundation, 34 percent of Americans searching for health information online go directly to social media sites, behind only health portal sites and general search engines. So what does the healthcare industry become when information for patients and practitioners is measured by Tweets and...