The EMrecruits Weekly | January 6, 2015
Top Emergency Medicine News and Updates
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The best medical apps released in 2014
from iMedicalApps
While the year was dominated by wearable technology, like the Apple Watch and Google Glass, 2014 still saw the addition of several innovative physician and healthcare provider-centric apps. Discover the best 12 that were introduced.
How the kind, humble physician met his demise
from KevinMD
The story of a humble physician and the ever-changing healthcare landscape. How did perceived progress effect him?
HIPPA / HITECH are enforcing more fines that are physician-centric
from EMrecruits
A look at the physician-centric fines that HIPPA / HITECH violations are cracking down on. Are you at fault for one of these examples?
Money has always been and will always be a big part of medicine
from KevinMD
Medicine is not about money, except when it is. Having been taught for a long time that the drug companies were just “in it for the money,” Edwin Leap, MD had not been especially keen to hear their pitch anymore. But he recently had a little epiphany while attending a large national medical convention...
Preventing the flu from spreading at Sparrow Hospital
from EMrecruits
Physicians with Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) are facing widespread flu activity in the Lansing, Michigan emergency department that they staff. What steps are they taking to prevent the illness from spreading?
After report on nurse drug abuse, Virginia gov calls for background checks
from FierceHealthcare
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe called from criminal background checks for nurses seeking licenses to practice in the state. Discover what led to this decision...
