by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 29, 2010 | Definitions
Image via Wikipedia The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act was enacted August 18, 1990 by the U.S. Congress. Ryan White was an Indiana teenager who contracted AIDS through a tainted hemophilia treatment and was expelled from school because of...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 29, 2010 | A Career in Practice Management, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers, Social Media
I have been getting lots of questions lately about finding jobs in healthcare management. The healthcare field is very mobile right now and many managers inside the field and in other fields are looking for advice on the best way to make a move. In addition to making...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 29, 2010 | Definitions
Acronyms are abbreviations written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced based on this abbreviation. (Many acronyms below courtesy of netlingo.com) AFAIC – As Far As I’m Concerned ASAP – As Soon As Possible BFF – Best...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 29, 2010 | Definitions
A browser is a software program used to view and interact with Web pages. Commonly used browsers are: IE – Internet Explorer (Microsoft) FF – Firefox (Mozilla) – free and open-source Chrome (Google) – free and open-source Safari (Apple) Opera...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 28, 2010 | Definitions
The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is a measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. It is used in assessing the value for money of a medical intervention. The QALY model requires utility independent, risk neutral, and...
