Recent Articles
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Best to book soon — and consider a multiyear strategy
David GabriThe marketplace has simply changed. Have you? The increased demand for meetings, conventions and group incentive programs is rapidly changing the landscape in the meetings marketplace, particularly in the luxury-level and upper-tier sectors. Combine this with an upswing in attendance at both corporate and association programs, and planners may be increasingly at risk when it comes to securing the sites, facilities, precise patterns and terms and conditions they desire for their programs.
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Apples provide upgrade to your operating system
Dr. Denise A. ValentiGetting the recommended apple a day to keep the doctor away is easy. The more than 100 different species of apples grown in the United States are in abundance throughout the country in September and October. No matter how the apples are eaten, the fruit flesh and skin offer significant benefits to health.
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Experiment reveals the ugly side of open-source journal industry
Pamela Lewis Dolan Medical & Allied HealthcareOver the past 10 months, Harvard researcher John Bohannon, Ph.D., has created more than 300 versions of a phony research paper describing the anticancer property of a chemical extracted from a lichen. Each paper was authored by a different made-up researcher who came from academic facilities that don’t exist. Despite Bohannon’s efforts to make the papers flawed and unpublishable, nearly 160 medical journal publishers accepted the paper for publishing, despite each one claiming to have a peer review process.
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5 reasons every employer should have job descriptions
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNo state or federal law requires job descriptions. However, job descriptions can be helpful tools for employers for both practical and legal reasons. This article will outline five of the many ways in which job descriptions can benefit employers.
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ICD-9 vs. ICD-10: What’s the difference?
Brooke AndrusIf you’re a proponent of the old “if it ain't broke, don't fix it” mentality, you might be a little reluctant to buy into all of this ICD-10 business. After all, you use ICD-9 now, and that seems to be working just fine. So why rock the boat? Well, there’s another old saying that goes something like, "You don’t know what you’re missing until you reach out and touch it." In this case, those still clinging to ICD-9 are completely overlooking the benefits of the new code set.
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EAPs keeping families healthy and strong
Jessica WoodsEmployee assistance plans only help if they are utilized. It seems like such a simple statement, but in reality there are many people who never use their EAP to their best benefit.
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The next big thing: U-EMS
Mark HuberOver the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proven their worth in military applications around the globe. Want to whack a bad guy in Somalia? No problem. An Air Force "pilot" can do so with ease by manipulating a joystick in climate-controlled comfort from a trailer in Nevada. Right now in Afghanistan, unmanned Kaman K-Max helicopters are slinging supplies to Marines in high-risk areas. It’s only a matter of time before they are used to transport the injured out of hot LZs.
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Motorcoach drivers: Don’t forget about customer service
Mark HewittAs motorcoach drivers, we can often forget this little thing called customer service, but it should be a part of our daily lives when we are on the road. We are the face and voice of the company we work for. It is important that we give the correct impression to customers from the moment they see the coach to the moment we leave them at the end of the trip. So what is customer service?
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Neighborhood watch: Syrian conflict’s effect on oil prices
Lucy WallworkThe recent agreement brokered between the U.S. and Russia on Syria's chemical weapons saved Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria from the threat of military strikes — for now. It also seemed to settle some nervy oil markets.
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College football recruiting: Assessing 4 types of intelligence
Rey HernandezI was speaking a few years ago to a good friend who was coaching at a major Division I FBS school, and we were discussing the college recruiting process. I asked him how perennial powers like the program in which he was coaching could have a year when these programs failed to compete at expected levels and finish with a losing record.