My name is Mary Vasterling and I have worked in health care for 35 years. I am a registered nurse as well as sonographer specializing in cardiac and vascular diagnostics. I have worked in staff and management roles in several specialties and practice settings including adult surgery, diagnostics, long term care and cardiology. I am currently enrolled in the Distance Learning program at UC-Davis in Healthcare Informatics. The purpose of this blog is to discuss the present state and future of healthcare always acting as advocate for the patient.