02 Jun 2025 Silent Risks Behind the Smile: Why Pediatric Dental Anesthesia Belongs in the Hospital Every year, countless children receive safe and effective dental care under sedation or general anesthesia. Yet, rare complications can turn… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
10 May 2025 The Assassination That Shook Healthcare: How Brian Thompson’s Death Influenced U.S. Health Policy Debates The December 2024 assassination of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, sent shockwaves throughout the nation—not only due to the brutality… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
04 Apr 2024 Ageism Jeopardizes Community and Provider Health There is a very subtle bias that can impact all populations regardless of race or gender. This bias is commonly… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
26 Jan 2024 Medication Errors Persist Despite Provider Efforts Despite a concerted effort by the healthcare community, preventable medication errors continue to put both patients and providers alike at… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
24 Jan 2023 Increasing Levels of Workplace Violence Pose Multiple Threats to Providers There is extensive media coverage of the various epidemics and other public health crises that providers valiantly face daily. However, … Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
18 Jul 2022 Supporting Patients in Appealing Claim Denials Is Worth the Effort Providers are now reaching some level of “new normal” with the pandemic becoming more of an endemic. They can identify… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
26 Apr 2022 Can Telehealth Address the Disparities in Health Equity? A few years back I wrote about how the COVID-19 pandemic was fueling growth in telehealth as a viable and… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
27 Sep 2021 Integrating Pharmacists into Discharge Planning and Aftercare May Lower Readmissions Reducing hospital readmissions continues to be a challenge for providers. Direct costs of readmissions, excluding ED and observation admissions, easily… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
