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Unemployment
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The Business Side of July 4th 2020?
Posted on July 4, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Not this Year!
By Staff Reporters
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Birth Order FUN!
Posted on July 3, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Some Father’s Day Facts
Posted on June 21, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Happy Father’s Day from the ME-P
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Social Determinants of Mental Health
Posted on June 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
SDoMH
[Staff reporters]
As mental illness and chronic health conditions become more common, leaders are looking at upstream solutions that can improve overall well-being by addressing social determinants of mental and physical health.
For example, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation is providing over $125,000 in grants for community organizations working with vulnerable populations, including children and adults suffering from mental illness, homeless adults and families that are struggling financially.
And, health plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are integrating care to ensure people can access behavioral health treatment through their primary care providers.
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SOME “MEMORIAL DAY” THOUGHTS FOR 2020
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
“Decoration Day”
By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
”Memorial Day (Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday is now observed on the last Monday of May, having been observed on May 30th from 1868 to 1970.
Here are some related thoughts:
HISTORY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2018/05/26/the-history-of-memorial-day/
WW-II VETS: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2018/05/28/living-u-s-world-war-ii-veterans/
SUICIDE: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2017/11/21/veteran-suicide-in-front-of-va-clinic/
MEDICAL CHOICE: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2015/11/09/about-the-surface-transportation-and-veterans-health-care-choice-improvement-act-of-2015/
HELP A VET: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2019/11/11/help-a-veteran-with-pro-bono-medical-care-or-financial-planning/
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Honoring Memorial Day 2020
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
NOT Just a Three Day Weekend
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SDOH – Building the Case
Posted on May 8, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Why SDOH?
[By MCOL.com and staff reporters]
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Happy Cinco de Mayo 2020
Posted on May 5, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Celebrate Despite Covid-19; BUT SAFELY
By staff reporters
Cinco de Mayo [siŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for “May 5th”, or literally, “Five of May”] is a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army‘s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken to be Mexico’s Independence Day—the most important national holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16.
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Parkinson’s Law of Triviality in Time Management, Economics and Finance
Posted on May 3, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
The Attention a Problem Gets is Inverse to its’ Importance
Courtesy: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
Historian Cyril Parkinson’s wrote in his book Parkinson’s Law,
“The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of money] involved.”
EXAMPLE: Parkinson described a fictional finance committee with three tasks: approval of a $10 million nuclear reactor, $400 for an employee bike shed, and $20 for employee refreshments in the break room.
The committee approves the $10 million nuclear reactor immediately, because the number is too big to contextualize, alternatives are too daunting to consider, and no one on the committee is an expert in nuclear power.
Bike Shed Effect: The bike shed gets considerably more debate. Committee members argue whether a bike rack would suffice and whether a shed should be wood or aluminum, because they have some experience working with those materials at home.
Employee refreshments take up two-thirds of the debate, because everyone has a strong opinion on what’s the best coffee, the best cookies, the best chips, etc.
Absurd: The world is filled with these absurdities. In personal finance, Ramit Sethi recently said we should stop asking $3 questions (should I buy coffee?) and ask more $30,000 questions (should I buy a smaller home?). Most people don’t, because it’s hard and intimidating. In any given moment the easiest way to deal with a big problem is to ignore it and fill your time thinking about a smaller one.
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Global Death Statistics
Posted on May 3, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
January – March 2020
[By staff reporters]
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What is “COMPASSION FADE?”
Posted on May 1, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Cognitive Bias of the Corona Virus Pandemic
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPLanner.org
By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
Compassion Fade is a cognitive bias that predisposes people to behave more compassionately towards a small number of identifiable victims than to a large number of anonymous ones.
It is the psychological explanation to the known phenomenon alluded to by Joseph Stalin in his famous quote “The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic”.
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LINK: https://www.publichealthpost.org/research/compassion-fade/
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WHAT IS THE “LUXURY PRODUCT” ECONOMIC PARADOX?
Posted on April 24, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
WHAT IS THE “LUXURY PRODUCT” ECONOMIC PARADOX?
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
Courtesy: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
he more expensive something is – the less likely you are to use it. This relationship between price and product utility is graphed as an “inverted U.”
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
So, super car Ferraris sit in garages; but Fords get driven.
My own Jaguar touring sedan illustrates this paradox.
ESSAY: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2018/09/02/my-jaguar-mechanic-vs-doctor-story/
This theory may even be valid for services; as well as products?
THINK: Plastic and cosmetic surgery?
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Keeping the CORONA VIRUS Out of Dental Offices?
Posted on April 21, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Opinion-Editorial
[By Darrell K. Pruitt DDS]
The ONLY way to protect dentists, staff, patients and their families from the risk of fatal COVID-19 infections is to keep the virus out of dental offices. (See graph from the New York Times).
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Prediction: If quick and reliable testing is not available soon, within weeks after dental offices re-open for routine dental care – creating aerosols with high speed hand pieces, air/water syringes and ultrasonic scalers – dental offices will justifiably become known as reliable sources of COVID-19 infections, before being closed down again by the state.
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COVID-19 and Pre-Existing Conditions
Posted on April 16, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Cases Per Condition
[By staff reporters]
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Signs of a STROKE [CVA]?
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Know the Signs
[By staff reporters]
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https://www.medicinenet.com/stroke_pictures_slideshow/article.htm
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Happy Easter SUNDAY 2020
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!
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KARL VON VIERORDT’S TIME LAW AND THE CORONA PANDEMIC
Posted on April 11, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
KARL VON VIERORDT’S TIME LAW AND THE CORONA PANDEMIC
Courtesy: https://lnkd.in/eBf-4vY
Underestimating Long Periods AND Overestimating Short Periods
Karl Von Vierordt spent his career studying how people perceive time. His biggest finding is the opposite of what you’d assume.
LINK: https://lnkd.in/eZ-q-wN The longer something drags on the easier it is to forget the earlier moments of your experience. Five minutes can feel long because you remember everything you’ve thought about over those five minutes. An hour can feel short because your mind might have contemplated 17 different topics during that period, 15 of which you don’t recall anymore.
TIME PODCAST: https://lnkd.in/ebnXxGH
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EXAMPLE: Make someone wait in a room for one minute. After a minute, ask them how long they think they’ve been waiting. They’ll likely tell you something like “three minutes.” Now put them in the room for an hour, and ask them again. They’ll likely tell you something like “40 minutes.”
QUERY: Does this relate to Corona Virus “stay-at-home” orders and patient age?
ANSWER: https://lnkd.in/eaHPhUA
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Corona Virus “In Vitro” Life Span
Posted on April 10, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
SURFACE SURVIVAL
[By staff reporters]
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ANATOMIC SITES TO TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE
Posted on April 8, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
THE 6 [Six] ANATOMIC SITES TO TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
Covid-19 Vital Sign Diagnostics
It is well known that a high temperature is one stigmata of the Corona Virus [88% of cases]; even higher than the seasonal flu.
But, what are the 6 gross anatomic landmarks to take a temperature and how do we adjust for standards of error?
NOTE: This information might save your life.
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LINK: https://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Temperature
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Few of Us Remove Gloves Properly
Posted on April 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
MORE Corona Virus Precautions
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
If you wear gloves because of Covid-19, and if you don’t take them off properly, you just get everything that was all over the gloves, all over yourself and everything else. As a surgeon for almost two decades, I can tell you that taking gloves off correctly isn’t a trivial thing.
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HOW TO REMOVE: Briefly, you want to pinch one glove near the wrist and pull it over your hand so it ends up inside out. Then hold that in your gloved hand and carefully slip the fingers of your bare hand into the top of the other glove, let it turn inside out and cover the balled-up other glove.
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CDC: Check out this step-by-step CDC infographic. And, if you’re not disposing of them properly, you’re just potentially contaminating more surfaces and putting yourself at a much higher risk. Finally, don’t skip hand washing after you take them off, even if you’ve removed them right.
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Early Covid-19 Testing Results
Posted on March 25, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Per-Capita Snapshot
[By staff reporters]
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What Really is SOCIAL DISTANCING?
Posted on March 23, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
GET BACK; JACK!
GET BACK; JILL!
[By staff reporters]
With the podiums a safe social distance apart, Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden debated a few days ago on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the chances of a recession, and their handwashing techniques.
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Social distancing is a set of nonpharmaceutical infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease. The objective of social distancing is to reduce the probability of contact between persons carrying an infection, and others who are not infected, so as to minimize disease transmission, morbidity and ultimately, mortality.
Social distancing is most effective when an infection can be transmitted via droplet contact (coughing or sneezing); direct physical contact, including sexual contact; indirect physical contact (e.g. by touching a contaminated surface such as a fomite); or airborne transmission (if the microorganism can survive in the air for long periods).
Social distancing may be less effective in cases where an infection is transmitted primarily via contaminated water or food or by vectors such as mosquitoes or other insects, and less frequently from person to person. Drawbacks of social distancing can include loneliness, reduced productivity, and the loss of other benefits associated with human interaction.
Historically, leper colonies and lazarettos were established as a means of preventing the spread of leprosy and other contagious diseases through social distancing, until transmission was understood and effective treatments invented.
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SO – EXACTLY WHAT IS A HUMAN SNEEZE?
Posted on March 22, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
About “STERNUTATION”
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
A Silly Question Until Covid-19!
A “Sternutation” is a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth due to irritation of the nasal passage.
A sneeze is not always related to an underlying medical condition. It may be caused by:
- Nasal irritants (dust, pepper, pollen etc)
- Sudden exposure to bright light
- Breathing cold air
- Object struck in nose.
Self-treatment helpful in some less- serious cases include:
- Change the furnace or air conditioner filters
- Do not have pets in the house if allergic to animal dander
- Wash linens in very hot water (at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit) to kill dust mites
- Vacuum and dust frequently
- Use a good humidifier especially at night, if the air is too dry
- Drink plenty of water if suffering from flu/common cold.
See a doctor if you notice the following :
- Fever greater than 101.3 F (38.5 C)
- Fever lasting five days or more or returning after a fever- free period
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Severe sore throat, headache or sinus pain
- Allergy does not resolves in a few days.
See a doctor immediately if you notice:
- Sneezing is continuous
- Causes severe ear pain, drowsiness.
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Happy SAINT URHO’S Day
Posted on March 16, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Happy Saint Urho’s Day on March 16th!
[By Staff reporters]
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Finnish Americans comprise Americans with ancestral roots from Finland or Finnish people who emigrated to and reside in the United States. The Finnish American population numbered about 600,000 in the 1950s. To celebrate their heritage and pre-empted and extend celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day the day before.
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NOTE: Blue grapes denoted Finnish wine. Just as a green 4-leaf clover represented “good luck” on St. Patrick’s Day.
MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Urho
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The “IDES OF MARCH” and U.S. Debt Limits
Posted on March 15, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
BEWARE THE “IDES OFMARCH”
Courtesy:www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
Debts and Settlement is Due
The Ides of March was a day in the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts.
In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history.
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MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March
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DEBT: http://batr.org/autonomy/031417.html
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Just Another Doctor Joke!
Posted on December 30, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Rationalism VERSUS Empiricism
Posted on December 23, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
PHILOSOPHY – What is Knowledge?
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Understanding Leases
Posted on December 17, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
An Important Money Skill
By Rick Kahler CFP
“Some days adulting is a pain.” What parent of college-age children hasn’t heard something similar from their kids? The transition from kid to adult is a necessary process toward living a fulfilled and meaningful life, but it isn’t easy or smooth.
This is especially true when it comes to money. Mastering money skills can be a challenge even for older adults.
One of the earliest opportunities to learn adult financial skills comes with renting an apartment. Before you sign that first lease—or any lease—it’s important to understand it. A lease is a legal document that sets out obligations and rights for both landlord and tenant.
One of the most important features of a lease is the length of the agreement. Your lease could be “month-to-month” or for a specific period like a few months or even several years. The most common residential lease terms are six months to one year.
There are pluses and minuses to both types. A month-to-month lease gives the renter the minimum commitment and maximum flexibility. Usually, if you want to move out for whatever reason, you just need to give the landlord a 30-day notice. Unlike a longer-term lease, there is no penalty for “breaking” the lease unless you fail to give even a 30-day notice.
So why wouldn’t a tenant always want a month-to-month lease? Many tenants don’t understand that the flexibility goes both ways. If a landlord chooses to stop leasing the property, finds a tenant willing to pay higher rent, or decides to sell the property, all the lease requires is a 30-day notice for the current tenant to move out. A tenant must accept that risk.
A recent local example concerned 11 house renters who lived on the campus of the Star Academy, a former state-owned property near Custer, SD. Some of the tenants had rented for 14 years with month-to-month leases. When the state foreclosed on the property it gave the tenants 30-day notices to move. This was not received well by the renters, who faced the prospect of immediately having to find new places to live in a town with a limited supply of housing. Fortunately, the governor reversed the decision and gave the renters six months to find new housing.
As shocking and heartless as this move might have seemed to the renters, it was completely within the rights of the landlord, just as it would have been completely within the rights of any of the tenants to do the same.
It’s easy to get lulled to sleep by a month-to-month lease, especially when a tenant has lived in the property for year after year. However, if the prospect of having to vacate your home in 30 days is not appealing, it would be a really good idea to ask the landlord for a longer lease.
Assessment:
Before signing a lease, consider how long you are willing to commit to living in the property. What will best serve your situation? For some, it may be a lease that expires at the end of a school year, or in a year, or even in three to five years if you see no reason that you will need to move anytime soon. Be aware that by signing the lease, you agree to stay and to pay rent until the time is up.
Also understand that, unless the lease specifically states otherwise, neither you nor the landlord are bound to renew when the lease expires. So it’s important to renegotiate a new lease well before the current lease expires.
Before signing any lease, read it carefully. Ask clarifying questions. Be sure you understand the legal commitment you are making.
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The “Halloween Indicator” [Investment Strategy]
Posted on October 31, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
What it is – How it works?
[By staff reporters]
Sell in May and go away is an investment strategy for stocks based on a theory (sometimes known as the Halloween indicator) that the period from November to April inclusive has significantly stronger growth on average than the other months.
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In such strategies, stocks are sold at the start of May and the proceeds held in cash (e.g. a money market fund); stocks are bought again in the autumn, typically around Halloween. “Sell in May” can be characterised as the belief that it is better to avoid holding stock during the summer period.
Though this seasonality is often mentioned informally, it has largely been ignored in academic circles (perhaps being assumed to be a mere superstition). Nonetheless analysis by Bouman and Jacobsen (2002) shows that the effect has indeed occurred in 36 out of 37 countries examined, and since the 17th century (1694) in the United Kingdom; it is strongest in Europe. While the effect may reflect a failure of the efficient-market hypothesis, alternatives exist such as small sample size or time variation in expected stock market returns.
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Causes the Effect
Although it’s not clear what causes the effect, what’s most interesting is that it shows that stock market returns in many countries during the period May–October are systematically negative or lower than the short-term interest rate, which also goes against the efficient-market hypothesis. Stock market returns should not be predictably lower than the short-term interest rate (risk free rate).
Popular media often refer to this market wisdom in the month of May, claiming that in the six months to come things will be different and the pattern will not show.
However, as the effect has been strongly present in most developed markets (including the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and most European countries) in the last decade – especially May–October 2009 – these claims are often proved wrong.
That said, between April 30 and October 30, 2009, the FTSE 100 gained 20% (from 4,189.59 to 5,044.55)
Academics
The effect has largely been ignored in academic circles. The idea contradicts much established theory, especially the efficient-market hypothesis.
Maberly and Pierce extended the data to April 2003. They also tested the strategy for April 1982 through April 2003 except for two months, October 1987 and August 1998. They found that it doesn’t work well in the time period April 1982–September 1987 plus November 1987–July 1998 plus September 1998–April 2003.[7] Other regression models using the same data but controlling for extreme outliers have found the Halloween effect to still be significant.[8]
“Sell in May and go away” has persisted as a profitable market-timing strategy for stock investors, according to a follow-up study by Andrade, Chhaochharia and Fuerst (2012). They find that the Sell-in-May seasonal pattern persists after the end of Bouman and Jacobsen’s (2002) sample. This is important in showing that the Halloween effect is not a statistical fluke detected by data mining. Strikingly, in the 1998–2012 sample on average November–April returns are larger than May–October returns in all 37 markets they study. On average, the difference is equal to about 10% percentage points. Also strikingly, the magnitude of the difference is the same in Bouman and Jacobsen’s (2002) and in the out-of-sample analysis of Andrade, Chhaochharia and Fuerst (2012). Further backtesting by Mebane Faber has shown this effect has been in place since 1950.
Source: Sell in May – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Assessment
Was this indicator appropriate for 2018?
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Five Ways to Protect Your Vehicle’s Exterior from Dings, Scrapes and Grime
Posted on September 2, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
But, Don’t be Obsessive
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA with Nalley Collision Center, GA.
Some automobile owners, like me and other medical professionals, take pride in their cars. Regardless of whether you bought a new car from the showroom or bought your car used, you want to keep your vehicle looking like new for a long time.
Unfortunately, modern life is the enemy of a great-looking car. Tar and stones from roadways can wreak havoc on beautiful finishes. Other drivers can carelessly dent your car in hospital or mall parking lots, and refuse to accept responsibility for the damage. Debris flying out of trucks, birds, and other problems add to the long list of threats to your car.
The Steps
Rather than accepting dings, scrapes and grime on your car as a fact of life, follow these five steps to keep the exterior of your car looking fabulous.
1. Get Covered
Rain, snow, and sunshine can all adversely affect the exterior of your car. You can do little about the weather while driving your car, but when you get home, you can cover your car to protect its beautiful finish. Although garages offer the best protection against outside forces for your car, you might find out that you can get similar results by using a car port or a portable garage. A portable garage is a flexible cover that you can put over your vehicle to protect its exterior while not in use.
2. Paint Protection Film
Special products exist that help protect the finish of your car at all times, even while you drive. Paint protection film creates a layer of protection between the exterior surfaces of your car and the environment, so your car can withstand an array of road hazards. This type of product eliminates expensive trips to your dealer’s body shop for touchup work and preserves the resale value of your car.
3. Wash Your Car
Although a carwash can put the exterior of your car in jeopardy, it can help prevent harmful grime build up. If you care a lot for your car, you will give it a loving hand-wash, detail and wax periodically to keep its finish looking great. While you wash, you can look for new scrapes and dents that either you or your dealer can quickly repair before they become ugly and embarrassing.
4. Cautious Parking
Parking lots pose some of the most severe threats to auto exteriors. It is my pet peeve. Regardless of how carefully you park, someone else will come along and park too close to your car, giving your car a free dent. Although often minor, parking-lot damage can cost a lot to repair. Motorists these days live with the fear that a claim will cause their insurance premiums to rise, so they might not take responsibility for denting or scraping your car.
It’s time to take parking into your own hands. You can try taking up two spots when you park, making it impossible for other car doors to reach your vehicle. Also, you can park far away from other cars where most people will never park. The long walk will give you valuable health benefits, and the remote parking spot can help prevent damage to your car.
5. Common Sense
Your best defense against scrapes, dents, and grime might reside under your own hat. Common sense should tell you to avoid roads while they undergo paving line-painting work. Avoid attempting to enter narrow alleys and resist the temptation to drive up to your mailbox when you get home at the end of the day. Never drive your car near trees and bushes. Always avoid dirt or gravel roads. Also, keep your garage and carport clear of tools and other objects that can easily fall and damage your car.
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Not a Good Day for Domestic Capitalism
Posted on August 15, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
The Equity Markets
[August 14, 2019]
By staff reporters
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The True Cost of Medication Non-Adherence
Posted on August 9, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
In the Modern Value-Based-Care Environment
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Arrest V. Attack V. Stroke
Posted on August 8, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Matters of the Heart
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What Happens in an Internet Minute?
Posted on July 26, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Circa 2019
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A Gallery of Famous Smokers
Posted on July 24, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
What is a Cigarette?
[By staff reporters]
A Narrow Cylinder
A cigarette, also known colloquially as a fag in British English, is a narrow cylinder containing psychoactive material, usually tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. Most cigarettes contain a “reconstituted tobacco” product known as “sheet”, which consists of “recycled stems, stalks, scraps, collected dust, and floor sweepings”, to which are added glue, chemicals and fillers; the product is then sprayed with nicotine that was extracted from the tobacco scraps, and shaped into curls.
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The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opposite end. Most modern cigarettes are filtered, although this does not make them safer. Cigarette manufacturers have described cigarettes as a drug administration system for the delivery of nicotine in acceptable and attractive form. Cigarettes are addictive and cause cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, and other health problems.
LINK: http://www.jusonline.nl/smokers/gallery01.html
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Have a “Heart”
Posted on July 22, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
“Fix” a Heart
[By Staff Reporters]
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Money to Burn on the Fourth of July 2019
Posted on July 4, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
The Complete Guide to July 4th Fireworks
Gather your novelty flag apparel and preheat your grills: Independence Day 2019 week is upon us. And, what’s a July 4th celebration without some explosions in the sky?
Assessment
Our latest infographic takes a closer look at the less glamorous side of fireworks — from the dollars that go up in smoke to the fingers we burn.
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Happy Fourth ME-P readers; please light responsibly!
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Don’t be a “Fireworks Fourth Fool” [Video]
Posted on July 3, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA
[Publisher-in-Chief]
Graphic video image warning!
Back in the day, when I was a surgical resident and fellow, I treated my fair share of electrical, thermal and chemical burn injuries. Some were life, eyeball and limb threatening; but fortunately most were not! Treatment was with local wound care, followed by full, split thickness or postage stamp skin grafts, flaps, or various plastic surgery techniques, etc.
And, many were accidental of course, but a few were simply ill-conceived ideas from dumb or inebriated patients seen through the emergency room of the old Emory University – Northlake Regional Medical Center, in Tucker, GA.
So, for you medical types, here is a recap on the way we doctors classify burns, as referenced in several of my surgical textbooks and related medical publications.
Classification of Burn Depths
A. Superficial burn injury
1st degree burn
- Limited to the epidermis
- Presents with erythema and minimal swelling
- Mild discomfort
- Commonly treated on outpatient basis
B. Superficial partial-thickness burns
Second Degree Burn
- Superficial 2nd degree burns
- Involves the epidermis and superficial portion of the dermis
- Often seen with scalding injuries
- Presents with blister formation and typically blanches with pressure
- Sensitive to light touch or pinprick
- Commonly treated on outpatient basis; heal in 1-3 wks.
C. Deep partial-thickness burns
Deep 2nd degree burns
- Involves the epidermis and most of the dermis
- Patients often require excision of the wound and skin grafting
- Appears white or poorly vascularized; may not blister
- Less sensitivity to light touch and pinprick than superficial form
- Extensive time to heal (3-4 wks)
D. Full-thickness burns
Third Degree Burn
- Involves epidermis, and all layers of dermis, extending down to subcutaneous tissue
- Appears dry, leathery, and insensate, often without blisters
- Can be difficult to differentiate from deep partial-thickness burns
- Commonly seen when patient’s clothes caught on fire/skin directly exposed to flame
- Usually require referral to burn surgeon; need skin grafting to heal.
E. Fourth degree burns
Fourth Degree Burn
- Full-thickness burn extending to muscle or bone
- Common result of high-voltage electric injury or severe thermal burns
- Requires hospital admission
Assessment
So, why do we review this clinical material on Independence Day? It is to remind our readers not to drink and shoot fireworks today; or to stop and re-think before proceeding with same. Don’t be like the fool in this YouTube video. I don’t want to see you in any ER; any where today! GOMER.
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D-Day 1944 – 2019
Posted on June 6, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
The Best States for Driving this Memorial Day Weekend
Posted on May 25, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
And … the Worst States
By Ann Miller RN MHA
[Executive-Director]
Doctors love to drive. Nurses and medical professionals love to drive. We all love to drive!
But, what makes a state a great place for driving this Memorial Day weekend, 2019? Is it lower gas prices, or fewer fellow travelers on the road? Or, is it higher speed limits–whether it’s on your way to a destination, or purely for the enjoyment of driving?
And, what makes other states among the worst places to drive?
We Want You to Know
Fear not! The ME-P and CarConnection looked at five sets of data to choose our best and worst states for driving. We selected the most recent data available from a range of sources–some neutral, some not so neutral. It was normalized so that it represented a percentage of change from the average, and added up the scores to determine which states earned the lowest total. The factors considered included the following.
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- Gas prices: The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline, on May 8, 2019, as surveyed by AAA.
- Miles driven per capita: From 2009 Department of Transportation data.
- Speed limits: Highest legal speed limits posted by states, via the IIHS.
- Accident rate: Per 100 million miles traveled, from 2009 NHTSA data via the Census Bureau.
- Speeding tickets: Correlated by Motorists.org from Web searches for “speeding”-related terms, state by state.
Assessment
For the winners and losers, see the infographic above. Talk to us–tell us about the driving in your state.
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Take the “Crack Cancer” Challenge
Posted on May 13, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
”Crack Cancer Challenge”
Willie Strong Foundation bring awareness to pediatric brain cancer
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Do New Socialists Really Want Socialism?
Posted on April 29, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Do New Socialists Really Want Socialism?
By Rick Kahler CFP®
Increasingly in the US, it’s becoming more socially acceptable—perhaps even fashionable—to be anti-wealth and anti-capitalism.
Even identifying as a socialist is no longer the dominion of the far left but is gaining popularity. A number of mainstream politicians, including Presidential candidates, are self-identifying as “socialist.” According to a February 19 article by Mike Allen in Google’s Axios, polling shows younger Americans are souring on capitalism and don’t find the label “socialist” scary or demeaning.
Interestingly, the meanings I see thrown about for socialism and capitalism rarely agree with the traditional definitions.
For example, some self-proclaimed socialists call for higher taxes on the rich, more funding for massive infrastructure improvements, and expanding social welfare programs with proposals like “Medicare for all.” These are not necessarily socialism, but rather an expansion of social programs. There is a difference.
Socialism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution of goods are owned and controlled collectively or by the government. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, equality of individual wealth and incomes, the absence of competitive economic activity, and government determination of investment, prices, and production levels.
A truly socialistic economy has no privately owned business. Since all business are government-owned, there is no competitive force serving to improve services or drive down prices. Prices are not set competitively but by government policy. Everyone is economically equal, with no rich or poor. At least in theory.
Embracing increased taxes on fossil fuels and more government spending for health care or green initiatives is not inherently a call for a socialistic economy. It is a call for bigger government and placing more restrictions on free enterprise, which is only a step toward socialism.
For example, the Scandinavian countries have massive social programs. Yet they are not socialistic economies. Their systems allow for free markets and the private ownership of business, meaning their social programs are funded by capitalism and free enterprise.
We have yet to see a society that has successfully tried real socialism. Countries that have attempted it, according to Forbes, are China, Cambodia, Cuba, East Germany, Ethiopia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, the USSR, and Venezuela. Even though many of them have abandoned socialism, the effects are long lasting. Of these countries, according to the Economist, in 2016 Poland had the highest standard of living, ranking at 68 worldwide.
Israeli David Rubin, author of the Trump and the Jews, says in a February Yonkers Tribune article, “I must warn my many American friends to learn some critical lessons from Israel’s socialist past.” He points out that Israel’s founders created a socialist-based economy intended to provide financial security for its new citizens, including millions of refugees. The country struggled with economic stagnation, soaring inflation, low wages, and high prices. In the 1980’s Israel began a shift to free market capitalism, and today its economy is thriving.
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An idea strongly identified with today’s self-identified socialists in the US is the “Green New Deal” resolution which failed to pass in the Senate. In addition to proposals to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and require the use of renewable energy, it also calls for “guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all people of the United States.”
Assessment
Imposing stringent regulations on property owners and businesses isn’t inherently socialistic, although it would raise prices for everyone, especially the low-income Americans the proposal intends to protect.
However, guaranteeing a lifelong sustainable income for every person in the US, and placing health care under the dominion of the government, does take a giant step toward socialism.
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What is the Overton Window?
Posted on April 3, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Is it a metaphor for other Industries?
[By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA]
According to Wikipedia, the Overton Window is the range of ideas tolerated in public discourse, also known as the window of discourse.
The term is named after political scientist Joseph P. Overton, who claimed that an idea’s political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within a range acceptable to the public, rather than on politicians’ individual preferences.
According to Overton, the window contains the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office in the current climate of public opinion.
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Assessment:
How does the Overton Window relate to the following?
- Education
- Healthcare
- Parenting
- Athletics; etc.
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Consider Taxes Before Retiring Abroad
Posted on April 2, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Physicians Considering Retirement in Another Country?
By Rick Kahler CFP®
One way for a retiring doctor to stretch a retirement nest egg is to relocate your retirement nest. Finding a place with a lower cost of living can include considering retirement in another country.
International Living
According to International Living, Panama is one of the best options for Americans looking for affordable living costs, good medical services, and an appealing climate. Costa Rica, Mexico, and Belize are also good possibilities.
Before you pack your sunhat and flip-flops and head for a low-cost retirement haven like Panama, however, take a look at all the factors affecting your retirement income and expenses. One of those is taxes.
Taxes
Moving out of the country does not mean your tax bill to the US government or your current state will decrease. Short of giving up your US passport, there is nothing you can do to escape paying US taxes on your income, even if you don’t live in the US. We are one of two countries worldwide—the other is Eritrea—that taxes our citizens based on both residence and citizenship.
You might assume, however, that moving out of the country would end your liability for state income taxes. That isn’t always the case. Some states still want to tax your income even though you don’t live there. According to Vincenzo Villamena in a December 2018 article for International Living magazine titled “How to Minimize Your State Tax Bill as an Expat,” it’s especially problematic if you end up returning to your old address in the state and start filing an income tax return. Eventually, he says, “the state will see the gap” and may require you to pay taxes on the missing years.
You have nothing to worry about if you live in one of the seven states with no income tax: South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada, Washington, Texas, Florida, and Alaska. Tennessee and New Hampshire aren’t bad, either, as they don’t tax your earnings but they do tax your investment income. Most other states will let you off the hook if you submit evidence that your residence is in another country and you haven’t lived in the state for a while.
Then there are the states that won’t let go of their former residents easily. Those are California, Virginia, New Mexico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Maryland. Assuming that when you leave you will be coming back, they require that you continue to pay state tax on your income.
Solutions?
The solution to this issue takes a little financial planning and some extra time. The best way to escape paying taxes to a state you no longer live in is to move to a state with no income tax first before relocating abroad. You must prove to your old state that you have left and have no intention of ever coming back.
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This means moving for real—cutting as many ties to your old state as possible and establishing as many as possible in your new state. You will want to sell your home, close bank accounts, cancel any mailing addresses, change healthcare providers and health insurance companies (including Medicare), be sure no dependents remain in the state, and register to vote and get a driver’s license in the new state. As a final good-bye you will want to notify the tax authorities that you are filing a final tax return for your last year that you lived in the state.
Assessment
In case you need a good state from which to launch your leap into expat status, consider South Dakota. Not only would my income tax-free home state let you go easily, it would welcome you back if you should decide to return to the US.
Your thoughts are appreciated
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MYSPACE:- Music Loss – EHR Metaphor?
Posted on March 23, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Twelve Years of Tunes Just Vanished
A Metaphor for EHRs?
[By staff reporters]
According to the MIT Technology Review, MySpace has lost all the music uploaded during its first 12 years
The company’s data protection officer blamed it on a server migration, and said it had lost over 50 million songs from 14 million artists.
A while coming:
All music on MySpace (aw, remember?) from 2015 and earlier stopped working about a year ago. Originally, the company said it was working on the issue, but it has been forced to admit all the data has been lost (no, it didn’t have any backups.)
A niche issue:
Okay, most people don’t keep their only copy of a particular record on MySpace. But the fact that so much material can be lost in one fell swoop is a reminder that the internet is not an archive. If you don’t have a physical backup, files can be lost, regardless of how unlikely that might feel.
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EHRs: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/projects/biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-2018-so-far
Assessment: Any thoughts relative to this topic or the emerging FB situation? How about electronic medical records [EMRs], etc?
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About “Posts” – On the Medical Executive-Post
Posted on March 4, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Laughing Out Loud
[By staff reporters]
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On Protected Health Information [PHI]
Posted on February 15, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
How Secure is PHI?
[By staff reporters]
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DOCTORS:
“Insurance & Risk Management Strategies for Doctors” https://tinyurl.com/ydx9kd93
“Fiduciary Financial Planning for Physicians” https://tinyurl.com/y7f5pnox
“Business of Medical Practice 2.0” https://tinyurl.com/yb3x6wr8
HOSPITALS:
“Financial Management Strategies for Hospitals” https://tinyurl.com/yagu567d
“Operational Strategies for Clinics and Hospitals” https://tinyurl.com/y9avbrq5
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On Paper Dental Records
Posted on February 2, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
SMILE!
[By staff reportes]
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Assessment
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“Fiduciary Financial Planning for Physicians” https://tinyurl.com/y7f5pnox
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How to Spot Fake News?
Posted on January 23, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Maybe?
[By Staff Reporters]
Fake news websites (also referred to as hoax news websites) are Internet websites that deliberately publish fake news — hoaxes, propaganda and disinformation purporting to be real news —often using social media to drive web traffic and amplify their effect.
Unlike news satire, fake news websites deliberately seek to be perceived as legitimate and taken at face value, often for financial or political gain.
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Assessment: So – Can you spot FAKE NEWS? Maybe – Maybe NOT!
Conclusion
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