Recent Articles
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Specialist medical homes: Keeping patients out of the hospital
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationSpecialty medical homes provide a tremendous opportunity to control costs with better management of complications and the prevention of hospitalizations. Lawrence Kosinski, M.D., a gastroenterologist, has been successful at doing just this for his Crohn's disease patients, and his accomplishments were highlighted in a recent H&HN article.
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Creating a smaller Pittsburgh Airport could be the answer
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotivePittsburgh Airport was once a thriving hub in the US Airways network, upgraded in the early 2000s to handle 35 million passengers per year. But walk the concourses today and in some areas you'll be lucky to see many active gates and passengers.
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Organ transplantation districts being redrawn to correct geographic disparity
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareThe United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has proposed changes to the United States' transplant system in an attempt to reduce the geographic disparity that makes it more difficult to get liver transplants in some areas of the country. At present, organs are shared among 11 districts in the nation. The proposal seeks to reduce the number of districts to eight districts with redrawn borders. Changing the districts' boundaries would create a better ratio of available livers to waiting recipients.
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You only get one chance to fire an employee, so you better do it right
Candice Gottlieb-Clark Business Management, Services & Risk Management"I've had it. I'm going to fire her," Ernie said as I answered the phone. He was fed up with Barbara, his COO, who had been with him from the early days of his business's inception. I knew Barbara and Ernie well. I'd worked with them separately and together as they helped build Ernie's business. Ernie, your quintessential leader, was free-spirited and visionary. He had a passion and exuberance that inspired his employees and transitioned prospects into customers.
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Metals Thoughts: Yen roars against dollar
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesIn last week's article, I noted that one of the requirements for another leg higher in gold would be for the USDJPY to break below 100 — and that has now happened. The next level to watch will be the 99.02 low tick from the Brexit shenanigans. If we hold 100 and then 99, it will encourage metals bulls, especially as they have now had six weeks since the most recent highs.
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Living full-time in your RV: Lifestyle choices
Howard Jaros Recreation & LeisureWhen you think it may be time to investigate the full-time RV lifestyle, lots of things need to be considered. Are you currently full-time RV planning? It is best to plan ahead and develop a calendar of events for the things that need to get done. The timing will be different for everyone, but most of the steps will be the same. If you fail to plan, you might be planning to fail.
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Confessions of a vintage Porsche 911 owner
Noelle Talmon Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs the driver of a 1976 911S, I find Porsche ownership quite fulfilling. I love driving to work on crisp fall mornings or sunny spring afternoons. I enjoy chatting with other car lovers who admire my German-engineered ride and have their own stories to tell about their vintage vehicles.
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An open letter to future restaurant owners
Leslie LaskinReese Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesDear Future Restaurant Owner, Yes, you can design your own restaurant. You have a vision, and you make a mean (insert amazing recipe you got from your mother here). You've worked in several restaurants, or at least you've read articles about working in restaurants, and you know how you want the dining room to look. And you know how to make (insert that recipe) and understand what equipment is required.
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Emerging automotive lightweighting materials and processes
Don Rosato EngineeringEvery car model that is launched over the coming years is expected to include lightweighting measures. Mazda, for example, has set a goal to reduce the curb weight of all its new model cars by 15 percent (up to 220 pounds per car), through material replacement and engineering, redesigning features and shrinking parts dimensions. The company also plans to improve its global corporate fuel-economy average by 30 percent.
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Leadership changes at ONC as Obama administration nears end
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationDr. Karen DeSalvo, who until Friday served as the national coordinator for health information technology, has left the position. She is being replaced by Vindell Washington, M.D., who had been serving as the principal deputy national coordinator at ONC.