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• Parts of Obamacare deemed unconstitutional by DOJ

  Joan Spitrey Healthcare Administration

  Ever since the 2010 Affordable Care Act went into effect, it has been entrenched in court battles. One controversial provision in the law was that if Americans chose not to get health insurance, they faced a potential penalty. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Congress' ability to fine those who did not get health insurance as it deemed the financial penalty basically a tax. However, on June 7, the Justice Department said that the requirement for people to have insurance — the individual mandate — was unconstitutional.

• Right-to-try: Cause for hope or just hype?

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  A 2010 movie entitled "Extraordinary Measures" starred Harrison Ford and was based on the real-life story of the parents of two children with a rare, terminal disorder known as Pompe’s disease. It was a good movie and an amazing story. The kids got the medicine during the trial phase and it worked. I wonder if the supporters of "right-to-try" measures for new, experimental drugs expect that the newly signed legislation will produce many more stories like this. Maybe it will.

• Strategies to plan for the school year ahead

  Aileen Miracle Education

  ​Planning is a passion of mine. Through my Kodaly levels, I learned so much about long and short-range planning, and how to best develop plans that could meet all of my daily, monthly and yearly goals. When I begin my planning for the next school year, I first start with song lists, which for me is a grade-level list of songs, listening pieces and books cross-referenced by concepts, skills and extensions.

• How to balance accountability and remote work in small offices

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Small offices often reap the biggest benefits from remote work options. Yet, many leaders of small teams are hesitant to allow employees to work from home for two reasons: inability to maintain the same level of accountability and perceived fairness between those allowed to work from home and those that are not. Here are a few simple steps to address those concerns and balance accountability with remote work options in small offices.

• How house calls can benefit patients — and your practice

  Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare Administration

  In today's modern healthcare environment, you may think that house calls have gone the way of the horse and buggy. Not so: research shows that in recent years, the number of house calls made to out-of-the-office Medicare patients has more than doubled. Interestingly, this same study notes that those house calls are made by a smaller number of physicians than in previous years — leading to plentiful care opportunities for doctors who do practice in the real world.

• Don’t waste your time choosing the wrong topics for marketing your…

  Jarod Carter Marketing

  Want to create content that actually drives patients to your clinic? Then you need to create content that your target audience will actually enjoy and find interesting. To get people clicking on what you post, you need to write articles or create videos about the things your target audience loves… and guess what, those things aren't physical therapy or healthcare. In this article, Jarod Carter explains how to choose what subjects to generate content about and give examples of great content that worked for him.

• Remodeling activity maintains momentum

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Riding a solid growth trend at the end of last year, remodeling activity continued its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2018. Business indicators were positive across the board, with remodelers reporting increases in projects and revenues. Industry experts forecast sustained growth throughout 2018 and into 2019. In releasing the results of its Q1 2018 Residential Remodeling Index (RRI), MetroStudy announced remodeling activity in the first quarter had its strongest year-over-year performance in four years and strongest quarter-over-quarter performance in five years.

• HHS delays 340B program rule — again

  Scott E. Rupp Pharmaceutical

  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has pushed back a decision on the 340B Drug Pricing Program to July 2, 2019. If the proposed rule goes through, it would impose civil monetary penalties for drug manufacturers that knowingly and intentionally overcharge hospitals for outpatient drugs. According to the HHS' Health Resources & Services Administration, the 340B program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.

• Dealing with changes in management styles

  Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Everyone at some point in their careers will have to deal with the change of a supervisor. In the fire service, especially at the station level, this is an intimate working relationship unlike other careers where the supervisor stays predominantly in their office and only confers with upper management. We need to realize that everyone has their own management style and we either need to accept it or move on to a different position. We are somewhat fortunate in the fire service because we can transfer and/or bid to go to another station.

• Wanted: Meaningful nurse retention strategies

  Keith Carlson Healthcare Administration

  At a time in history when nursing shortages and nurse attrition can be devastating, healthcare organizations must find ways to attract and retain the best nurse candidates. We all know that high-quality nursing care and engaged nurse employees are crucial for patient satisfaction. With reimbursement often tied to patient satisfaction, the need to retain an excellent nursing workforce cannot be overstated.

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