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7 considerations for payer contracting in healthcare reform era
Tonda Terrell Healthcare AdministrationSo far, most of the discussions about healthcare reform seem to highlight the transformations that will occur in the delivery of patient care and provider accountability. But it's also important to understand how provider and health insurance carrier contractual relationships will be impacted.
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The 4 interview questions that count
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou can conduct a thorough interview with only four core questions. No more dreaming up talking points on the spot. No more planning or writing lists to remember everything you want to cover. The idea here is to take an applicant through their entire work history asking the same four basic questions about each job.
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MAP assessments: The new way to gauge potential
Bambi Majumdar EducationMeasures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments are fairly recent entrants to the wide world of standardized achievement tests but have quickly become the norm due to their deceptively simple yet effective ways to gauge student performance and inherent abilities.
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‘The Hunger Games’ franchise brings archery into focus
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessJennifer Lawrence, who plays heroine Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" movie series, was described as the "real deal" by sports engineer and Olympic archery commentator George Tekmitchov. But it was not the usual reference describing the sincerity of personality in a Hollywood Oscar-winning actress. He was attesting to her skill with a bow and arrow.
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Stopping hydrogen embrittlement and preventing disaster
Sasha Viasasha ManufacturingWater vapor makes up between 1-5 percent of air on average, delivering a one-two-three punch of oxidation, hydrogen blistering and embrittlement. Hydrogen embrittlement has proven itself particularly dangerous. Catastrophic structural failures that result from it have been at the root of the majority of the nautical and aerospace disasters over the past few decades.
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The dirty little secret of how to choose the best surgeons
Dr. Jonathan KaplanSomeone finally figured it out. How do you choose the right surgeon for your procedure? Online reviews? Statistical data in which it's unclear how the data was collected and what variables were used? As you may have gathered from these rhetorical questions, none of these methods is adequate in choosing the right surgeon. But a research group in Michigan has indeed figured out how to choose the best surgeons for your surgery.
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Leading millennials: Are you up to the task at hand?
Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNo matter how you look at the business world, things are evolving — from the way businesses are run to the types of employees that are hired. As baby boomers leave the workforce, the millennials are infiltrating your offices.
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Internet marketing: Don’t waste your time on the Internet
Jeffrey Dobkin MarketingSmall business advice: You don’t need a "great" website. What Internet marketing expert told you that you did? Is the Web a viable way to earn a living? Sure. If you have the time, money and the talent. And the staff. Then, add more time, money and staff because everything changes rapidly. Here's what you’re doing wrong and what to do about it.
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Employment opportunities for the motorhome lifestyle
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureTraveling in our 36-foot motorhome has proven to be more enjoyable than we had ever anticipated. It has allowed us to visit 49 states comfortably. Through our travels, we have met many wonderful people at the campgrounds where we have stayed — retirees just like us, who are following our dreams and doing what we love to do.
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Hotels recovering from government shutdown losses
Donna Balancia Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementOctober is usually considered one of the slowest months of the year in the hotel industry. But for hotels that cater to government workers, the month is often a ray of hope during the shoulder season. But with the government shutdown, October was difficult this year, even for hotel operators who normally find respite from the annual slump by playing up to its government clientele.