Recent Articles
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Obsessive management disorder
Harry J. Friedman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou are 12 years old, and you are with a group of friends discussing what you all might want to do together on the weekend. You seem to be dominating the conversation with ideas you think will be fun. Ladies and gentlemen, here we have a leader, a manager, a future master of the universe. Management and leadership are compulsions, not a job title.
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The ER doctor in your living room
Maria Frisch Healthcare AdministrationVirtual ERs benefit hospital-based locations by screening and treating low-urgency and common medical problems. This frees up both staff time and resources to focus on high-urgency, major medical concerns. For this reason, some local ERs have started to offer their own virtual service.
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Media distort reality of latest treatment for blindness
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareWe all want heroes and dramatic rescues, and we want the day to be saved. A happy ending is preferred, and perhaps this is at the expense of unbiased observations from the media and the limited availability of neutral reporting on medical advances. Such is the case with how the media has handled the information regarding retinal prosthetic devices.
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Fleet graphics: Color selection and visibility
Tim Stroud MarketingAccording to a recent survey conducted by marketing specialist Marketo, colors can greatly impact consumer perception of a brand. In fact, a product's color can influence from 60-80 percent of customers' purchasing choices. While it's important to choose attention-grabbing colors for your fleet graphics, you'll also want to choose colors that effectively interpret your product, your brand and your company.
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Taking advantage of online reviews
Suzanne Mason Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementOnce upon a time, word of mouth was one of the most important ways to drive business. As technology has evolved over the years, word of mouth is no longer enough. With the click of a button, a consumer can either drive business to a hotel or drive it away by posting an online review.
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The Flying Circus: Payback
Garth WallaceRevenge between flying instructors and air traffic controllers might be out of place on the airwaves, but I took it anyway. There was a controller in the Circus Airport Tower who seemed to take pleasure in giving me a hard time. Mr. Miserable was working in the tower by himself when I was giving Melville Passmore a night instrument flying lesson. It was late, and there was no other air traffic in the Circus area.
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Cessna CEO: Skycatcher has ‘no future’
Adam Hunt Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI don't think this will surprise anyone: Cessna 162 production is about to be ended. In October at the National Business Aviation Association convention, Cessna CEO Scott Ernest stated that the Skycatcher had "no future". While the design of the Cessna 162 did have some pluses — like the control stick, fit and finish and the doors — there were many problems with the design,
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Research shows benefits of tele-ICU
Herb RogoveFor more than 25 years, the concept and practice of critical care medicine remotely has been in existence. For years, there have been debates — similar to those in the early use of bedside intensivists — of whether tele-ICU programs can save lives and reduce both ICU and hospital length of stay.
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The role of nanomaterials in the treatment of cerebral palsy
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareCerebral palsy is a chronic childhood disability that may be a result of injury to the developing brain either in uterus or immediately after birth. The injury to the brain can lead to defects in motor, sensory and cognitive functions. The child develops rigidity and distortion of limbs later in life. Although there are different causes for the development of cerebral palsy, neuroinflammation plays a major role in brain injury.
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Drafting a written collections policy is good for business
Nate Budde Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhile sometimes overlooked — or just noticed but ignored — a strong collection policy is an important piece of a complete and thorough credit policy. A well-conceived collection policy, coupled with a detailed lien policy, will save a business much of the time and expense taken up by the litigation that sometimes seems necessary to get paid.