Most people would agree, if you had to go to court on something, you would hire an attorney.
Why? Because they are the experts, they know the ins and outs of a courtroom, and they will
fight for your cause. Most people also hire a tax person to do their ...
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It might seem crazy what I’m about to say
Less is more can often be the best way
There are tests, treatments and procedures you don’t really need
While some are very useful, some at best mislead
Hey, come on
(wisely)
Free from harm … do the right thing … (wisely)
Free from harm … that dose is too high … (wisely)
Free from harm … use common sense … (wisely)
Free from harm, I said (let me tell you now)
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Choosing Wisely – a parody of the infectious Pharrell Williams song “Happy” – choose wisely when it comes to making health care decisions and if you choose wisely it will make you happy.
LYRICS AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
James McCormack
GREAT VOCALS
Liam Styles Chang (Lead Vocals)
Shae Scotten (Background Vocals)
Check their band out at http://www.youtube.com/user/weareaivia
Check out their album “The Four Winds” at http://goo.gl/pBxW94
BACKING TRACK
Purchased and downloaded from http://www.karaoke-versio.com
and written permission was obtained
VIDEO
The video is a mash-up of content from http://24hoursofhappy.com
IMAGES
Almost all images were purchased from shutterstock.com
Copyright Issues
1. The original song is Happy by Pharrell Williams – one of the catchiest songs ever
2. In Canada we have a law that states the use of copyrighted material as part of “Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright”
3. The use is solely for non-commercial purposes
4. The use is solely for the purposes of education – promoting the concepts of evidence-based medicine, shared decision making and common sense to healthcare providers and patients
5. It is parody as it equates the original context of the song – happy – to the concept of choosing wisely when it comes to health care decisions
6. Written permission from the Karaoke (the background music) people to use their content was obtained http://www.karaoke-version.com
7. Substantive transformative changes have been made – new lyrics and vocals
8. Where needed/possible (paid or free) copyright for the images used has been obtained – shutter stock.com
9.This mash-up video used less than 0.3% of the video content at 24hoursofhappy.com
The working definition from The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates puts it this way: Some advocates help you with insurance claims, or review your hospital bills. Others might sit with you at home while you convalesce, or help you understand a difficult diagnosis and an extended list of treatment options.
But that definition of patient advocate services sounds oh, so, clinical.
How about a story instead:
According to this article, Insys Therapeutics employed illegal and unethical practices to push their pain medication, Subsys, on patients who may have not needed it. I should mention that the leading ingredient in this under-the-tongue pain medication is the highly addictive drug called Fentanyl, which is ~1,000 times more powerful than Morphine and should be very carefully prescribed.
Insys Therapeutics is reported to have trained at least one employee in illegal tactics to ...
Continue Reading →Making the right decisions for your health is important. Sometimes opting for too many procedures and scans can do more harm than good.
Hospital staff are being further and further bogged down by regulation and under-staffing, leading to less and less time spent with their patients. This is where Patient Advocates step in.
With patients spending less time with their care providers to fully understand their condition or treatment options, it’s no wonder that so many are left with inadequate or non-existent care, furthering the need to have an advocate at their side.
In most cases, the role of a patient advocate ends up falling ...
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Washing your hands before you eat sounds like common sense, but you’d be surprised how often people skip such a basic and effective step to prevent the spread of germs and illness.
I came across this quick video from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that explains how to effectively wash your hands in five easy steps – a must see for everyone, not just children and those in the healthcare industry. Following the steps in the video below ...
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What will Trump be able to do to change and hopefully improve on the ACA? This writer suggests that Trump will open up the purchase of insurance over state lines, price transparency and many other things.
He goes on to remind us that no one has been happy with the “marketplaces” to shop for insurance, and quotes Bill Clinton saying, “the costs are up, coverage is down, it’s the craziest thing in the world”.
The author has several suggestions that should be ...
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Two articles I read recently, that I find quite alarming and you should too. The first is an article that talks about medical bills and what a mystery they are. The author talks a lot about how he cannot understand his medical bill because it is primarily test codes, scientific terms, CPT codes and ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes. None of which he understood.
The author goes on to tell us that when he questioned the hospital or clinic about the bill ...
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