What is on your summer reading list? Healthcare reform is on top, not just for politicians, but for readers too. For readers of the free reports from IOM, the top 10 this summer start with the Future of Nursing report. Nurses lead healthcare, and are no handmaidens of the doctors now - as nurse Sharon Buchbinder comments here . Equal … Continue reading »
Our health literacy is at the center of healthcare changes the whole country may face very soon. Do you dread going to the doctor? Dread can come from not understanding the process. Do you mistrust the healthcare system? Mistrust follows on the heels of dread, when processes are not understood. A new Institute of Medicine, IOM expert … Continue reading »
What is the largest part of the healthcare workforce in the U.S.? Nursing is. With over 3 million workers, nursing leads the healthcare workforce in numbers. But nurses’ roles will have to change with healthcare reform. Nurse training has evolved with the times. Has it changed enough? The top read report in the past year, of … Continue reading »
Top 10 Reading List An ocean of new reports came out over the past year, 75 at the IOM (Institute of Medicine) alone. What will be on the top of the 2012 ”to read” list? Will your reading goals include science this year? Here is one slice to look at: the top IOM reports people read over … Continue reading »
