Memorial Day

On Monday, May 26th, we celebrate Memorial Day here in the United States. It’s a Federal holiday, meaning many people have the day off of work. Hopefully plenty of people find time to read, relax, and enjoy family, and also to remember and honor those who have served nobly and heroically in the U.S. military […]

Introducing the Tetraquark

Though the Higgs boson has garnered the biggest headlines, more groundbreaking particle physics results are coming out of the Large Hadron Collider. Among the most impressive of these findings is compelling experimental evidence for the existence of a whole new class of matter particle, called a tetraquark. As the name suggests, this composite particle is […]

Medical Scribes: Helping or Hindering Physician Communication and Documentation?

Medical scribes are the way of the future… or are they? This emerging career is experiencing a surge in demand, thanks to increased administrative and clinical workloads on physicians caused by new legislation (ACA, HITECH, etc.) and EMR requirements, as well as an aging population and added documentation and insurance hurdles. … Read Full Post […]

CAQ AWARDS FUNDING FOR FOUR INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS

As a part of its continuing commitment to foster independent academic research, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has announced funding for four new academic research projects. The projects focus on audit committee effectiveness, professional skepticism, accounting estimates, and the auditor’s reporting model. The CAQ received 36 research proposals in response to a December 2013 […]