Recent Articles
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What’s on your board’s reading list?
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementGood counsel for an incoming board chair is "read to lead." While the advice is sound, it deserves explanation. Every organization has a "governance reading list." Without exception, board members should have access.
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Florida nursing home deaths shine spotlight on private care industry
Michelle R. Matisons Healthcare AdministrationMany headline-worthy stories emerged in the days after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma touched land. One that stands out is news of 11 Hollywood Hills residents dying amid South Florida's evacuation chaos. Fingers are pointing in all directions as the residents were all under the watchful eye of The Rehabilitation Center, a privately-owned nursing home in Hollywood Hills, Florida.
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Are nonbeating heart transplants on the horizon?
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareA "phenomenal" donation after cardiac death (DCD) pilot program being carried out in three British hospitals could decrease heart donation waiting lists by as much as 40 percent, officials say. A nonbeating heart is restored with energy from a "beating machine" as it is transported from the deceased donor to the recipient.
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IAC-MAC: Are you ready for one of the year’s biggest IDIQs?
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentThe Department of Defense (DoD) will release the final RFP for the Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract (IAC-MAC) on Oct. 3. This $28 billion IDIQ was one of our top 20 opportunities for FY17, but final RFP release slipped to the first quarter of FY18.
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5 ways to increase your team’s capacity
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityLife on a church staff can be hectic. You feel the need to reach as many people as possible with the Gospel and to serve your community. However, you could use more "hands to the plow" to get all the work done.
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Celebrities help break down the stigma surrounding mental health
Jessica Taylor Mental HealthcareAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of suicide in the U.S. has increased by 24 percent from 1999 to 2014. At the same time, states nationwide have cut $4.5 billion from mental healthcare funding since 2008.
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Tips for handling paperwork while full-timing
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureOne of the things we often get asked as RV full-timers is how we handle paperwork and bills. Luckily, most billing is done online today, but there are still some tricks to know before you start full-timing to make paperwork easier.
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Is your workplace undermining women?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBlatant sexual harassment and hostile work environments are making headlines a lot lately. Fortunately, most of us are not working in offices that reflect the extreme circumstances described in many of the complaints. Unfortunately, many of our offices are unwittingly unequal.
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With time running out, GOP senators revise healthcare bill
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationIt's do or die this week for the healthcare bill from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to overturn the 2010 Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. A summary of the revised Graham-Cassidy bill reveals increased funding of block grants to some states to attract support from Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), according to The Washington Post. State block grants would replace federal funding under the GOP's latest bid to repeal the ACA.
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Response generalization difficulties: A powerful barrier to learning
Howard Margolis EducationMany struggling learners suffer from difficulties with response generalization, difficulties that can dramatically slow their rate of learning. If, for example, Edwin learned to organize his science notes, but without direct instruction couldn't seamlessly organize his consumer studies (CS) notes, his response generalization difficulties will create a barrier to learning, one that requires extra instruction. He'll need extra instruction to learn what many of his peers will automatically do — apply the knowledge and skill they learned about organizing their science notes to organizing their other notes.