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By Grace Gephardt, President ASPE
 The 2016 ASPE conference is almost here! We'll be meeting at the end of the month in Tampa, Florida to dive into the latest industry trends and knowledge, participate in rich professional development, hear industry leaders from around the globe and network with colleagues and vendors. I believe that we'll come away from the conference invigorated and inspired, and I'm looking forward to being with you all! If you've not registered yet, it’s not too late. Visit our website and join us in Tampa.
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ASPE
Last ASPE eNews issue we spotlighted several presentations coming up at ASPE 2016. In this issue we wish to highlight several workshops that will be offered in Tampa this month. We provide the title, presenters, date/times and an abstract. More details and a more in-depth description can be found here.
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ASPE
In the May 24 issue of ASPE eNews, we featured an article with a headline declaring that SP training is not a cure for unnecessary radiological image ordering (the article was really about the unnecessary ordering practices of healthcare providers). In this issue, we provide an article by Alan Schwartz and Saul Weiner in OUPblog about how anonymous SP patients are valuable when being used to rate health care practices, yet are not being used on a widespread basis
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The Baltimore Sun
Dr. Eugene Newmier moved to the small Eastern Shore city of Cambridge in 1997 because the state promised some help repaying his medical school loans. He soon was charmed by the lifestyle — and the patients. He now cares for 3,000 to 3,500 people, about the most recommended under federal guidelines and more than a quarter of the city's population. But he is loath to turn anyone away.
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STAT
The persistent cough started when Rebecca Hiles was 16. She was an active high school senior, though, at 180 pounds, overweight for her height. She was diagnosed with airway irritation, given medicine and advised to lose weight. But she was unprepared for how much those extra pounds would dog her over the course of the next seven years — overshadowing her doctors' visits while a tumor grew undetected in her lung.
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Kaiser Health News
These days, when people think about patient privacy problems, it's usually because someone's medical record has been breached and information has been released without their consent. But issues can also arise when patient information isn't shared with family and friends, either because medical staff decide to withhold it or patients themselves choose to restrict who can receive information about their care.
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MultiBriefs
In an effort to enhance the overall content of the ASPE eNews, we'd like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of ASPE, your knowledge of the industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we're hoping you'll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there's no word limit and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you're interested in participating, please contact Ronnie Richard to discuss logistics.
The Washington Post
The U.S. Department of Labor says the new overtime rule issued last week would give some 4.2 million additional workers either more money — or more free time. But business groups and lawyers who represent employers say one thing these workers are likely to see a lot less of is flexibility on the job.
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By Mel Kleiman
 Of all the people on your payroll or staff, how many are truly STARS? Your STARS are all the employees you value most highly because they are Self-motivated, Talented, Accountable, Responsible and Stable. If they should leave you, for whatever reason, it would be a real blow to your organization. You can prevent that nightmare from becoming a reality if you will work to ensure these 10 things happen in your organization.
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Harvard Business Review
Team conflict can add value or destroy it. Good conflict fosters respectful debate and yields mutually agreed-upon solutions that are often far superior to those first offered. Bad conflict occurs when team members simply can't get past their differences, killing productivity and stifling innovation. Disparate opinions aren't the root of the problem, however.
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Los Angeles Times
Antidepressants didn't get to be the third-most commonly prescribed medication in the United States for nothing. In fact, says a new study, the medications taken by more than 10 percent of American adults may be so ubiquitous because they are used to do so much. Depression medication, a new study suggests, has become a "do something" drug for primary care physicians to offer when a patient's complaints may only be vaguely related to depression.
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Pharmacy Times
Unnecessary or inappropriate use of medications is a costly and potentially deadly problem. Because current healthcare practices focus primarily on diagnosing and prescribing drugs, the need to taper, reduce or discontinue inappropriate therapy receives relatively little attention. In fact, few clinical guidelines cover drug deprescribing.
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