Recent Articles
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Airbnb taps Sarah Jessica Parker as it offers guests new ‘experiences’
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhen it comes to Airbnb, we can always expect disruption of some kind. First, it changed the way we stay while traveling, now it's changing the way we experience our vacations. Move over "sightseeing," it's time for innovative "experiences."
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Security in dental data: HIPAA and hacking
Delany Martinez Oral & Dental HealthcareSecuring information like patient charts and files is a fairly universal precaution in dental offices. When it comes to their digital counterparts, however, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has added a new wrinkle in the fight to keep medical information private.
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6 clues that a job applicant won’t be a good fit
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou're short-staffed and eagerly looking to hire new employees. Your goal is to vet the most qualified candidates and select the applicants that have the most valuable skills for your business and who will fit into your organization's culture and personality. Skills are an objective quality to assess which makes it a fairly easy appraisal.
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Promoting sleep — brain, muscle or both?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), insufficient sleep is a public health problem, often leading to traffic accidents and occupational errors. A plethora of information exists about sleep disorders, sleep deprivation and what we can do to improve our sleeping habits, such as going to bed at the same time each night and rising at the same time each morning as well as avoiding large meals, caffeine and nicotine close to bedtime.
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Should students be allowed to use smartphones at school?
Bambi Majumdar EducationSmartphones, Internet and social media are an intrinsic part of our lives today. More than adults, teenagers and young adults find it impossible to survive without technology. But what happens when the same tech is used to harm, belittle and abuse others? From the early days of promoting BYOT (bring your own technology) to banning cellphone use, schools have gone through a gamut of changes for technology usage on campus.
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Anxiety, mood, depression and chronic pain
David M. Heckman PharmaceuticalWhich drug? What dose? These are the questions we focus on when we interact with a chronic pain patient. Certainly, we believe, there must be a magic pill or patch that will erase our patient's pain and (within the 15 minutes allowed by payers) send him or her out of our office eternally grateful and forever smiling.
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Report: We can address climate change while helping the economy
Seth Sandronsky Waste Management & EnvironmentalWhat we can do to act now to address climate change events, and why such action makes sense economically, is not guesswork. In "The Economic Case for Climate Action in the United States," published online by the Universal Ecological Fund, we find answers.
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Medical groups worry new EHR rules could harm patients
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT recently signaled that it is pulling back on electronic health record (EHR) certification attestation requirements to remove a great many of the burdens on users and developers in an effort to advance interoperability.
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Retaining ESL students
Douglas Magrath EducationThe concern among those serving international students is shifting from recruiting to retention. Student retention is critical at the college level, because there are many programs from which students can choose.
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7 ways to be an outstanding diversity and inclusion ally
Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAt some point in our lives, we all need an ally to support our ideas, decisions or dreams. Championing diversity and building inclusion means being an ally to people who are different.