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• Future implications of the increase in middle-aged hip replacements

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  More than 300,000 total hip replacements are performed in the U.S. each year, and that number is expected to increase to 500,000 by the year 2030. The number of THRs nearly doubled among middle-aged patients from 2002-2011, primarily because of the increasing middle-aged U.S. population. This continued growth in hip replacement surgeries in patients age 45 to 64, an increase in revision surgeries for this population as they age, and a nearly 30 percent decline in the number of surgeons who perform THRs could all have significant implications for future healthcare costs.

• Setting goals the S.M.A.R.T.E.R. way

  D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Since the early 1980s, management consultants have used an acronym, S.M.A.R.T., to guide people through effective, objective goal-setting. That easy acronym is still one of the most popular frameworks for performance management in the workplace — or in any other goal-setting for that matter. Over time, this acronym has been tweaked and expanded. One variation is to make goals S.M.A.R.T.E.R., which indicates that goal-setting is an ongoing, continuous improvement process.

• My child struggles with writing: Why typical evaluations don’t do…

  Howard Margolis Education

  Typical writing evaluations are often inadequate. Knowing this may help you convince school or private evaluators that your child needs a different kind of writing evaluation, one that might use but doesn't depend on standardized tests to compare him or her to other children. Instead, outside of standardized testing, it directly examines what he or she can and can't do well and tries to identify external barriers to progress. There are several important written requests you may need to send the school. If you're faced with resistance, there are possible actions to lessen or eliminate it.

• Compostable high-barrier packaging material highlights processing advances

  Don Rosato Engineering

  Plastic barrier packaging technology is driven by safety, convenience and quality. Growing demand for convenience foods and "ready meals" created by busier lifestyles and increased disposable income are reflected in high growth in food packaging. Food-purchasing decisions are based on taste and appearance, as well as convenience, making excellent barrier quality to maintain product freshness vital in food packaging. No. 1 with the public is food safety, and active or barrier packaging that can help prevent spoilage or contamination is in strong demand.

• How to avoid health system staff turnover and employee poaching

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  ​Staffing shortages and turnover problems have become two of healthcare's biggest problems. Not only is finding quality talent a problem, keeping it is, causing concerns for hiring managers and recruiters in the current healthcare economy. Experts offer a few tips for retaining staff.

• What is the origin of Nurses Week?

  Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Each year, Nurses Week begins on May 6 and runs through May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. This is a week where the worker bees of the healthcare world get some time in the spotlight. Many nurses look forward to the week of gifts, praises and a reminder of the greatness of nursing. But how did all this celebrating actually originate?

• New Mexico police shape up after fatal helicopter crash

  Mark Huber Transportation Technology & Automotive

  The National Transportation Safety Board has taken state police forces to task for a series of fatal helicopter crashes in recent years from Maryland to Alaska. But perhaps the board levied its heaviest criticism at the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) for the fatal crash of its AgustaWestland AW109E back in 2009. Dead bodies tend to generate self-reflection, and to its credit, the NMSP instituted reforms, and shared them with the rotorcraft community at large at this year's Heli-Expo during an NTSB safety forum.

• Mental Health Awareness Month aims to knock down stigma

  Jessica Taylor Mental Healthcare

  Words of hopelessness are spoken day in and day out from individuals with mental illnesses, but they're often pushed to the side. Because of the stigma around mental health, it’s harder for people who may need help to seek out the resources that are available to them. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, there's no time like the present to discuss what can be done.

• Life after cardiac arrest

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually. Of those who survive a cardiac arrest, mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment is common; half of all those who survive experience problems with cognitive functions such as memory and attention. However, in a recent study, a control group comprising heart attack patients had largely the same level of problems, which suggests that it is not only the cardiac arrest and the consequent lack of oxygen to the brain that is the cause of the patients' difficulties.

• The enemy within: How indirect spend management impacts profit margins

  Frank Wilhelm Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  As the global economy continues to sputter, careers stall and many companies continue to tread water, we obviously cannot just watch helplessly as economic conditions continue to compress and batter our profit margins with continually depressed revenue streams. But what can management do? As opportunities to bolster our top lines diminish, we need to focus intently and intelligently on the issues that impact the bottom line that can help us to mitigate the cash flow challenges, help expand profit margins and take advantage of emerging opportunities as others fail.

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