Recent Articles
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Should health insurance pay for compounded medications?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalFormer President Ronald Reagan once quipped that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Today, it seems like we could exchange the words "the government" with "your insurance" with exactly the same sentiment, and we wouldn't be far off.
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All for lack of a good dental office manager
Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental HealthcareI heard a terrible story the other day about how a dentist began a vicious negative spiral when his well-loved dental office manager retired. When his office manager retired, he hired someone who had slightly less experience to take over. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to grow into the position, and the dentist had to start getting more and more involved in the business side of the practice. Now, instead of just practicing dentistry, he was dealing with insurance and collections and other management issues.
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Severe stroke survival may depend on treatment facility volume
Dorothy L. Tengler Healthcare AdministrationEmergent management of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is critical. An estimated 10-15 percent of patients die before reaching the hospital. Moreover, mortality rate reaches as high as 40 percent within the first week, and about 50 percent of patients who suffered an SAH die in the first six months.
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Study: Female kidney donors have increased risk of preeclampsia
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareFemale kidney donors double their risk of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy, according to the results of a Canadian study published in the Nov. 14 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. While preeclampsia can pose serious health threats to the mother and fetus, the condition is usually manageable, and most women had uncomplicated pregnancies following nephrectomies.
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GMO labeling battle pits rocker Neil Young vs. Starbucks
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageGenetically modified organisms (GMOs) are in the news again, and now even rock legend Neil Young has taken up arms in this fight. Young has urged his fans to boycott Starbucks over what he sees is the Seattle-based company's role to stop accurate food labeling and the lawsuit against Vermont on the GMO issue.
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Don’t believe what you see on TV: Adjust your hunting expectations
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureIn this age of social media and hunting television shows, many new hunters have pretty unrealistic expectations of how successful they will be during their first few hunting seasons. While there is nothing wrong with having high hopes, many of these new hunters end up discouraged and frustrated because they did not shoot a monster buck (or anything at all) in their first couple of hunting seasons.
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Interior designers can make magic — and money — through voicemail
Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesWhat do callers hear when they don't hear you? What you say — or don't say — on your voicemail can have a major impact on your design business in these competitive times, considering how often prospects get your "message" before they get you. Too bad so many design professionals play the same game when it comes to voicemail.
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Survey: Cost trumps health for many Americans
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareAs "Obamacare" is entering its second year of implementation, and open enrollment is currently upon us, Healthline — a provider of intelligent health information and technology solutions — has released the results from a new survey showcasing consumer's thoughts about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and health insurance.
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Daumen drücken: Exploring the history of the 928’s birth
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI thrust myself from bed in a cold sweat. It was just before 4 a.m., Saturday morning no less. I was backed up against a wall in the car delivery hall of the Zuffenhausen plant with Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann jabbing his finger in my chest, while Herr Helmuth Bott and Herr Heinz Branitzki flanked him, asking me to make a decision — fast.
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Avoiding joint ownership and its disinheritance risk
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Carole Foos, CPA Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementJoint ownership is the most popular form of ownership for a married couple's real estate and bank accounts. With joint property, when one joint owner dies, property owned in joint ownership automatically passes to the surviving joint owner(s).