Recent Articles
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3 new LinkedIn features your company should use
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsIf you're a social media marketer or a recruiter, get ready for a change you'll love. LinkedIn is getting the updates it desperately needs.
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Nurses must step up as leaders in healthcare debate
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareIn hospitals and long-term care centers, community centers and homes, nurses continue to be the front-line workers in healthcare.
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Schools across the US fighting to stamp out bullying
Bambi Majumdar EducationTo combat a particular aspect of bullying, the Minnesota Department of Education made news with its recent announcement that it will provide the region's schools with a transgender "toolkit." The district's advisory council on bullying prevention and intervention efforts has approved a set of "tools" to create and support inclusive environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
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McCain’s surprise vote kills ACA ‘skinny repeal’
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationThe Republican Party's bid to overturn the Affordable Care Act ended with a whimper early Friday morning when Sen. John McCain cast the key no vote.
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EHRs may not improve revenue or hospital operations
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThere are certainly benefits to using electronic health records, including the possibility of improving clinical outcomes. We don't need a study or survey to tell us this, though there is one. If we to dig into some data, we find the best return on investment of the technology is the use of EHR data (24 percent) and increasing operational efficiencies (10 percent), according to a recent study — I told you there was one — that gathered feedback from leading healthcare professionals.
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Your spare fleet is just as important as your front-line apparatus
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityMaintaining and keeping your spare apparatus fleet functioning and assuring that it stays cosmetically respectable is crucial for your department. One main reason is that during off-duty special events, your spare trucks are the ones seen by masses of tourists, visitors, residents and citizens. The other reason is that it needs to be ready 24/7/365 in case of a disabled front-line apparatus.
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Upping the ante on indoor air quality
Andrew Gaved Facilities & GroundsThe debate around indoor air quality in the UK has gathered momentum in the face of an apparent reluctance by the British government to grasp the connection between indoor and outdoor pollution.
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FDA draft Guidance on new dietary ingredients: Do you need to file?
Amy Scanlin PharmaceuticalThe August 2016 draft Guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) broadened the definition of what the FDA considers an NDI, leading many manufacturers to wonder if they should submit notifications for products they've had on the market for years. This article explains the issues and discusses steps manufacturers should take to avoid FDA action.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Determine your bargaining strength
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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Golf Q&A: Georgia State Director of Golf Joe Inman
William SouléJoe Inman is the former head coach and current director of golf at Georgia State University. He played collegiately for Wake Forest where he was a three time All-American and a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion.