Recent Articles
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Survey: Many providers want ICD‑10 to just go away
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationICD-10 has been regularly stealing healthcare headlines for about two years and intermittently for years prior. Before that, the news centered around electronic health records, 5010 and meaningful use, of course. As an industry we’ve moved beyond each of those, except for the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Tailoring telehealth for your business: Evaluating customer needs
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationRecent pressures for healthcare providers to both reduce hospital readmission rates and find convenient, affordable care solutions for patients, clients and employees are causing many businesses to turn to telehealth. Telehealth has swiftly grown in popularity as a way to more efficiently manage care and improve wellness.
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5 challenges that give a CFO heartburn
Pamela Wasley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMuch is expected of today's chief financial officer. Tough business problems like liquidity and cash flow, finding and retaining good talent or even how to approach selling a company can induce heartburn in the most senior and tenured CFOs.
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For the love of reading: Using technology to draw students to literacy
Pamela Hill EducationMy love for reading goes back further than I can actually recall. As an educator, I want my students to love to read, not just learn to read. Parents of students with diagnosed reading disabilities want their children to read and enjoy reading as well. Students with diagnosed reading disabilities spend more of their educational hours in intensive reading instruction than the average reader.
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A look at women in the workplace as AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ ends…
Ross Lancaster Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn the last 60 years, women's rights and female equality have made enormous strides. Perhaps nowhere is this better exemplified than in the workplace, where women make up nearly half of the total workforce and are no longer expected to be stay-at-home mothers at a relatively young age.
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Soft-touch packaging: A value for consumers
Sharon Derbyshire EngineeringPackaging is viewed as an extension of the product, and the consumer's first perception of value is based on look and feel of the package. Research shows that consumers spend on average three seconds eyeing a product on store shelves before deciding whether to purchase — sometimes referred to as the first moment of truth.
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Biopolymers: The key to the 21st‑century medical revolution
Adolfo Benedito EngineeringWe have so much hope for medical innovation in the near future. Words such as nanotechnology, immune therapy, stem cells and tissue creation are becoming more and more common in the medical world, generating a current of optimism that we may soon find cures and treatments for many complex diseases and conditions.
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Teens and food: How a fatty diet can disrupt muscle response
Dorothy L. Tengler Sports & FitnessToday, about 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese. Tripling from 1971 to 2011, childhood obesity is now the No. 1 health concern among parents in the United States, topping drug abuse and smoking. Despite a social emphasis on being thin, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reports that among those in the age group 12 to 19, the incidence being overweight increased from 11 percent to 17 percent.
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Business is booming for kitchen and bath industry
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesEven during the lean years, kitchen and bath remodels topped the list of most requested home renovation projects for those who could afford them. Now that homeowners are able, willing and eager to invest more in their homes, demand for kitchen and bath remodels is increasing.
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Does your guest have a service dog?
Kay Corriere Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementPeople with dogs are seen everywhere. We love our animals and want to take them with us. From the big box store in the shopping cart, in tote bags, to restaurants, hotels and public transportation. The question is, are they really trained service animals?