Recent Articles
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As EHR use expands, Mayo Clinic to reduce transcription staff
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationMinnesota-based Mayo Clinic is offering "voluntary separation packages" to at least 400 medical transcriptionists, according to the Post-Bulletin. Even though the health system is not using the terms "layoffs" or "job cuts," most medical transcriptionists "believe this is beginning of the end for their department."
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Leadership focus: Embrace one priority
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe amount of information available at our fingertips is amazing. At any given moment, we can accomplish more, quicker. We can connect with more people, easily. And we can capture data, ideas and potential issues, simply.
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New eviction database highlights affordable housing challenges
Michelle R. Matisons Construction & Building MaterialsArticle 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes housing as necessary to establish "an adequate standard of living." Since the tech bubble burst in 2000, housing prices in the U.S. have been anything but adequate. Renters began experiencing eviction, homelessness and chronic underemployment in a tough economy, and the problem hit homeowners when the housing market officially crashed to start the Great Recession.
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Even 1 TBI increases risk of subsequent dementia
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareExperiencing just one traumatic brain injury (TBI) can increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study of nearly 2.8 million people. The results of the study, published online this month in The Lancet Psychiatry, showed that individuals who suffered one or more TBIs had a 24 percent higher risk of dementia.
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Preparing to live full-time in your RV
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureLiving full-time in an RV can be wonderful. Not quite as wonderful is preparing for it. Depending on your status, it can take months to be ready to start life as a full-timer. Here are some tips on getting ready.
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3 reasons every organization should care about leaks
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAn Apple employee recently leaked an internal memo in which Apple warns employees to stop leaking information. While it is hard not to enjoy the irony of a leaked memo warning against leaked information, the incident has highlighted a sensitive issue that reaches far beyond Silicon Valley. Here are three reasons every organization should care about leaks.
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EPA resources for managing and reducing waste
Scott E. Rupp Facilities & GroundsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers a guide to reducing waste for commercial building facility managers. For those in the profession, the guide might be old news, but for rookies and veterans alike it serves as a good educational tool for those who manage office buildings, schools, stores, hotels, restaurants and other commercial and institutional buildings.
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Help your patients and staff by reducing hospital noise
Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare AdministrationBlaring alarms. Beeping machines. Loud pages over the intercom. Intrusive cellphone conversations in the hallway. Noise at all hours in virtually every American hospital is a huge problem for both patients seeking rest to recover and doctors and nurses who need to concentrate on care without distraction.
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What people really want in social ads
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingBy the end of the year, you can expect 3 in every 10 internet users to have an ad blocker installed, according to 2017 eMarketer data. For now, men between the ages of 18 and 34 are the largest demographic using ad blockers, according to 2016 Interactive Advertising Bureau research — though the top reasons why may surprise you. Most people use ad blockers because they believe the site is easier to navigate and loads faster without ads.
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Problem with insomnia? You may be born with it
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareAs adults, we need seven or more hours of sleep each night for the best health and well-being. However, many people have problems sleeping — whether falling asleep, staying asleep or just simply sleeping well. And new research indicates it's a problem we may be born with.