Recent Articles

• How would BCRA impact jobs in healthcare?

  Seth Sandronsky Healthcare Administration

  A week ago, the Senate unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the House passed — ​the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BRCA). Since then, several Republican Senators have said they would not vote for the bill in its current form, which forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to delay a vote on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal until after the July 4 recess.

• Possible link between marijuana use in young people and schizophrenia

  Dorothy L. Tengler Mental Healthcare

  Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. — for the population overall and for youths in particular. Based on 2013-2014 data, 7.22 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years across the nation had used marijuana in the past month. Of adults 26 or older who used marijuana before age 15, 62 percent then went on to use cocaine at some point in their lives, and 9 percent eventually used heroin at least once.

• Take the time to close the communication loop

  Lloyd Princeton Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​If you start something, finish it. That seems like one of those primal, "everything I needed to know I learned in kindergarten," common-sense rules that every professional should know and follow. Not so these days. From what I am seeing in my firm, people today are too preoccupied with getting going on the next thing to finish what they started in the first place.

• Study: Patients with cirrhosis at increased risk of stroke

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Patients with liver cirrhosis have a higher risk of stroke — particularly hemorrhagic stroke — according to a new study. Because the liver plays an integral role in the clotting process, thrombotic complications are common in patients with liver disease. Liver parenchymal cells synthesize most coagulation factors, and the liver’s reticuloendothelial system is essential in the clearance of activation products.

• Report highlights ways to improve cybersecurity in healthcare

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  ​The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, established by the Department of Health and Human Services in March 2016 per the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, recently del​ivered its findings to Congress. The "Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry" includes defining steps to help improve cybersecurity practices throughout healthcare industry.

• Teaching English to deaf students

  Douglas Magrath Education

  As I discussed in a previous article, the prelingually deaf often need ESL instruction since American Sign Language (ASL) is their first language. Many deaf people face the same issues as ESL students when they go through the educational process along with hearing students. The first language for many deaf students is American Sign Language (ASL); this is not English but a separate language. It differs from English in the same way German or French does.

• Do leaders need to be innovative?

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Buzzwords can develop a life of their own. Being called a leader used to be sufficient. Now, the adjectives describing the type of leader we are have become critical. From authentic to zero-tolerance, compassionate to servant, we are recognizing the sometimes-vast but more often nuanced differences in leadership styles.

• Boundary disputes: A tale of two townships

  Wendy Lathrop Construction & Building Materials

  While looking for a recent example of boundary line commissions in action for a workshop I was to present, I came across a 2015 case that not only illustrated the application of a particular statutory procedure but also presented some fine support of basic boundary principles.

• Using Facebook for B2B lead generation

  Mayur Kisani Marketing

  Facebook, with its daily active user base of more than 1 billion, can help businesses reach new audiences they may not have been able to reach otherwise. It has become an important tool for businesses as it can help them get found online more easily, create a community around the business, help promote content and develop a strong brand identity.

• Housing shortage benefits sellers, affluent buyers

  Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

  ​Shrinking inventories and concern over a possible increase in mortgage rates drove up sales of new and existing homes in May. Along with sales, they also drove up prices, placing homeownership further out of reach for lower-income, younger and first-time buyers.

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