Recent Articles
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A need for RNs: Heading off the nursing shortage
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite the chatter about a nursing shortage, registered nurses are near the top of the list when it comes to employment growth, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. In the past decade, the average age of employed RNs has increased by nearly two years, from 42.7 years in 2000 to 44.6 years.
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Despite travel restrictions, Americans can still visit Cuba
Judy Connors Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhen Beyonce and Jay-Z visited Cuba in April 2013 around the time of their fifth wedding anniversary, a national conversation about the U.S. government's travel embargo to Cuba was reignited.
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When bad things happen to good organizations
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI recently spent several months looking into a rather baffling fatal helicopter accident. A well-trained pilot was flying a new helicopter outfitted with all the latest safety bells and whistles. The pilot worked for a top-rate organization that is a well-known industry innovator in safety management and perennially recognized for excellence by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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What’s the real cause of falling oil prices?
Stefanie Heerwig Natural ResourcesDespite conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and Libya, oil prices have bottomed out since June this year. Falling by more than 20 percent, this phenomenon seems somewhat surprising given that many forecasts predicted otherwise, or thought at least that the oil price would remain close to its $100-per-barrel line.
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New EHR vendors and technology needed for continued innovation
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIn the span of the last five years, use and implementation of electronic health records in the U.S. has dramatically accelerated because of federal mandates and financial incentives directly related the meaningful use program. Because of these efforts, as well as time and resources invested by healthcare providers, electronic health records are more popular than at any point in the past and are now "the heart of health IT," according to research firm Frost & Sullivan.
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Taking advantage of the speed of today’s business world
Randall Craig MarketingThe world is changing. It's getting smaller. Ironically, the smaller it gets, the more choice there seems to be. Entire industries are being collapsed: The music industry, the book publishing industry, and the newspaper industry are just a few that are in complete disarray.
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GPS tracking devices: The benefits and pitfalls for car dealers
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveLaw enforcement officials recently announced the rescue of Philadelphia nursing assistant Carlesha Freeland-Gaither thanks to the GPS tracking device in her abductor's vehicle. Investigators located Freeland-Gaither and her abductor — Delvin Barnes — after correctly deducing that the auto dealership had planted the GPS device in Barnes' car as a way of ensuring payment due to his history of bad credit.
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New career opportunities for dental office managers
Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental HealthcareAre you the dental office manager for your small practice? Maybe you have wondered about career development but figured since you're already the manager, there's nowhere for you to advance. You may have more opportunity than you realize.
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The keys to hiring and managing a fishroom manager
Kevin Plazak Pet CareIt is often challenging to hire any sort of livestock managers. Trusting someone to know more than you may ever know about a pet you sell is often intimidating. Knowing that you have hired the right person is doubly difficult when it is hiring an "expert."
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How bullying may physically alter our developing brains
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's no mystery that the brain develops before birth and continues throughout adulthood. But we may not have considered that brain development is analogous to building a house: laying the foundation, framing the rooms and installing electrical wiring. Obviously, laying a solid foundation builds a strong brain structure, while a weak foundation creates a faulty structure.