A Check-up for the Professional Forester

Has the Myth of the Omnipotent Forester Become the Reality of the Impotent Forester?

heeded the advice of Behan and recognized the myth of the omnipotent forester, or are we neglecting this advice thereby creating the reality of the impotent for-

A cross-country check-up in healthcare.

• Restructuring of healthcare governance and professional regulatory approaches; • Changes to organizational care delivery systems and the scopes of practice of nurses and other disciplines; • The aging of the nursing leadership and the lack of concerted succession planning; • Funding challenges and cost-containment initiatives in light of increasing service demands; • The focus on patient safe...

Rejecting a general check-up: case report.

65-old gentleman rejected the general check-up recommendation, because he felt healthy. As his chosen family doctor, I also perceive him as the healthy patient, not having any risks. In spite of my personal concerns, it was obvious that I had to respect his choice, because of Act on Patients Rights and the Physicians Ethical Code. But, at that moment I was not certain about the evidence on the ...

[The check-up in railroad personnel].

When Medicare auditors decide it's time for a check-up.

very practice treating Medicare patients is subject to an audit by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (cms), formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (hcfa). In the year  the federal government won or negotiated more than $. billion in judgments, settlements, and administrative impositions in health care fraud cases and proceedings; federal prosecutors filed ...