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Fred Lee’s If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently is an older book, but this is my first read of it. I was skeptical at first because “Disney” is so far from my thinking in... Read More

Ever wonder when the exact provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (ACA) become effective? Well, if it is keeping you up at night (and even if it’s not), take a peak at the Patient Advocate Foundation’s InsureUStoday timeline.... Read More

About a month ago, I sat down at the dinner table wearing a sleeveless shirt.  My husband and I were enjoying a lovely meal and conversation until I reached for something across the table. “Oh my goodness! What happened to... Read More

I like to maximize my time. I usually always have some reading material with me – journals, books, and of course, my iPhone resource library. Waiting for a personal appointment – read. Commercial during the rare television show viewing –... Read More

The Article: van der Spek, E. (2011). Advanced care planning: How does current practice compare with best practice? PACEsetterS, 8(3): 34-39. Big Idea: This study examined the advanced care planning (ACP) within one Australian Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF), which... Read More

I enjoy writing thank you notes to people who make a difference in my life. Jimmy Fallon cracks me up with his thank you note segments, and sometimes I want to join in on the thank you note hilarity. This... Read More

Beware the gaps. They are all around us. Some people are oblivious to the gaps; however, most people see them, pointing them out others. Only a small percentage of people, though, actually stop, identify the gap, and fill it. Those... Read More

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. You might think, “Meh, does that really make a difference at all?!” Good question. However, I do think efforts around increasing women and healthcare providers’ knowledge of ovarian cancer’s vague, but persistent, symptoms... Read More

Reminders are good. If I had to pick one theme summing up the Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN) 2nd Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference, it is: focus on the patient. You might think nurses know this. We do, but... Read More

I just returned from the Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigator’s 2nd Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference. Two and a half days of presentations, business cards, posters, networking sessions, impromptu brainstorms, and inspiration. It was wonderful, and I walked away with... Read More