Recent Articles

• How to ‘build-a-promotion’ the right way

  Mashaal Ryan Marketing

  On July 12, Build-a-Bear Workshop tried out a marketing promotion called "Pay Your Age Day." It was such a hit it failed. People were waiting up to six hours in the U.S. and eight in the U.K. for this deal, which became such a huge event that the stock of items sold out. The company, in an unprecedented step, actually shut down their stores across both countries. How can your company have a wildly successful promotion that doesn’t also fail spectacularly?

• Study: Stormwater ponds not a significant source of greenhouse gases

  Scott E. Rupp Facilities & Grounds

  Stormwater ponds are ubiquitous throughout the world, found around the properties of office buildings, airports, apartment complexes and other facilities. They collect runoff water from roads, roofs, lawns and parking lots and are designed to filter out pollutants before the water is released into local streams or rivers. Given their prolific pock marking of countless urban landscapes, scientists are now suggesting that they are not a significant source of climate-warming nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, a new Duke University-led study finds.

• Controversial hospital policy targets opioid-addicted patients

  Joan Spitrey Healthcare Administration

  As the opioid crisis continues to hold the nation captive, some new, innovative approaches are being attempted to at least manage certain aspects of the crisis. The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) in Knoxville will now require patients admitted for medical treatments of drug-use-related infections to comply with new conduct rules. The goal is to create a safer environment for both patients and staff.

• Amazon purchases PillPack. What is that?

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  Once again, Amazon has given healthcare a shake-up, this time with a reported $1 billion purchase of a prescription delivery service called PillPack that, frankly, many people had never heard of. PillPack? What is that? A Bloomberg article described PillPack as servicing a "narrow segment of patients." But with a reported 2017 revenue of $100 million, it seems to have done pretty well with a skinny slice of the prescription pie.

• New ways to improve patient satisfaction at your hospital

  Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare Administration

  As an administrator, there's no doubt that you're aware of the value good patient feedback has on your facility. Hearing and understanding what works and what doesn't is key in terms of adopting policies that will benefit future patients' physical and emotional comfort. Additionally, as patient satisfaction can determine Medicare reimbursement rates, it's imperative for your bottom line that the environment you provide is pleasant, safe and medically excellent.

• Hospital hiring makes big jump, but overall healthcare numbers still lower…

  Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Healthcare saw another increase in the number of jobs added in June, and hospitals in particular experienced a plethora of new blood joining their ranks, up 71 percent from the previous month. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' newest jobs report, healthcare has added 309,000 jobs in the last 12 months. Hospitals hired 10,600 new professionals last month. Overall, the U.S. healthcare sector added 25,200 jobs in June, which was actually lower than the 28,900 jobs it added in May.

• Millennials do more renovating, but boomers hire more pros

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  More than half of current homeowners plan to undertake one or more renovation, remodeling or repair projects this year. Most of those say they will spend as much or more than they did last year on home improvements. Those are among the top findings of two recent homeowner surveys, which indicate that remodeling activity will remain strong throughout the remainder of the year.

• For healthcare organizations, mission is everything

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Healthcare organizations are not immune to the challenges faced by their brethren in other industries: the economy, staff development, lines of succession, liability, and competition exist across various fields of endeavor. The lack of a clearly focused mission can leave a healthcare facility or agency vulnerable and adrift without a collective vision of what it seeks to accomplish and what it seeks to be. Prudent healthcare leaders are aware of this, and thoughtfully work to create a mission that keeps their collective vision strong, vibrant, and open to change over time.

• 2 major ways female leaders fail ourselves — and how to stop

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Sometimes, it is the most obvious advice we fail to follow. After all, when we hear things over and again it can be difficult to listen with an open mind. Yet, if we step back and reconsider advice that may seem trite as a tried and true fundamental, we can shift our perspective and start to focus on nailing the basics. Here are two major ways leaders, particularly women leaders, tend to fail ourselves and how we can stop doing them.

• Beat-passing games for your students

  Aileen Miracle Education

  Looking for fun new songs for your music room next school year? In this post, I’ll share beat-passing games, which are games in which the beat is passed from one person to the next. Typically, at the end, the last person to be hit is "out." It is so much harder to pass the beat than it is to keep it on your lap, so whether your students have a solid foundation of beat since kindergarten and need a challenge, or if students are just learning steady beat, these can be very fun and rewarding games for upper elementary!

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