We can have a sense of humor concerning what’s scary about healthcare, right? There are other things that might be considered disconcerting on this day of spooky celebration, and there is some uplifting news, too.
Get paid for trick-or-treating candy surplus [NPR]
What’s Keeping Healthcare CIOs Up at Night: How to Improve Patient Satisfaction by Handling Calls More Efficiently
Health systems have spent billions on portals while investments in modernizing the voice channel — the dominant preference of healthcare consumers — have taken a backseat.
The Halloween Candy Buyback program was founded by dentist Chris Kammer in Wisconsin. His office offers $1 a pound to buy back candy collected by the young trick-or-treaters in his practice.
Secondhand graves could be yours on Craigslist for just $1500 [The Atlantic]
Burial plots are being offered for sale by families and individuals reconsidering what to do with their loved one’s body after death. Really, it’s just taking up space. Might as well bring in some cash.
There’s this:
What Healthcare Can Learn from Costco
The path forward is clear: employers must evaluate their health plan the same way they do their Saturday shopping excursion.
Americans spend more on #Halloween than the world spends on malaria each year! http://t.co/KfwLSqeJsO Scared? pic.twitter.com/CxTXzQ4lG8
— Loreto Bello Gude (@loretobgude) October 31, 2014
You too can be a sexy Ebola nurse for Halloween [NPR]
If you waited too long to figure out what to dress up as at the party, a hazmat suit could be your best bet. Or you could take it to the next step and really make a statement – add an Obama mask to the getup like this Chicago man.
Teal pumpkins represent the need for allergy awareness [Forbes]
This year folks might want to consider have alternatives to the traditional candy for trick or treating and a teal or blue painted pumpkin symbolizes the effort. A new nationwide campaign by FARE, Food Allergy Research and Education, a national advocacy group for food allergy awareness, research and treatment, is promoting the addition of toys or other treats to acknowledge the issue.
We might as well include another Halloween-healthcare comic:
[Candy photo from flickr user kpspap95]