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• Tips for keeping cool when the running gets hot

  Heidi Dawson Sports & Fitness

  Here are some top tips for running when the temperature starts to rise. For example, carefully think about what you wear to run in the heat. Loose, light-colored sports clothing is ideal. Items should be listed as breathable and moisture-wicking. Also, when exercising in the heat it is impossible to keep drinking enough to maintain your hydration levels, so we must ensure we are well-hydrated before we start.

• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: The 30-day requirement for diabetic foot ulcers

  Tiffany Hamm and Jeff Mize Healthcare Administration

  Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) for diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) has been shown to improve healing rates and decrease the number of major amputations in the diabetic population. Recent research and evidence have driven the new paradigm of aggressive treatment and the attempt to save a limb, if at all possible, to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with a major amputation. This article outlines how to prevent Medicare denials of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) when treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).

• Why and how to actively retain and recruit introverts

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Quiet and introspective are not words any of us tend to use in our job postings. Instead, we focus on "high-energy" and "dynamic" team players. Doing so, however, can leave out a significant pool of qualified applicants. In this employee-friendly market, limiting our pool of potential candidates helps no one. Instead, consider these simple steps to understand and actively recruit introverts.

• Cruises are popular, but what effect do they have on the environment?

  Bambi Majumdar Waste Management & Environmental

  Princess Cruises, a Carnival subsidiary, recently made news for the wrong reasons. Carnival will have to pay a $20 million fine after illegal and environmentally damaging acts were revealed on Princess ships. Princess violated the terms of its 2017 probation when it was convicted for improper waste disposal. Perhaps even more damaging was that the cruise line did not report the findings of environmental inspections to the authorities. Carnival is not the only cruise line to flout regulations, and the environmental costs of these firms' negligence are high.

• Infographic: Has the gig economy jumped the shark?

  Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Increasingly, workers may have realized that gig jobs cannot replace traditional work. Many workers do not earn a living wage, according to their median monthly income. And from 2014-18, pay for even the most active participants on Uber and Lyft dropped significantly. Now, some gig-providing companies have employee turnover as high as 500% each year. With top companies in chaos and workers jumping ship, is the gig economy doomed? Learn more about the problems facing the gig economy with this infographic.

• Flex time for interior designers

  Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  In years gone by, clients hired an interior designer to execute an entire project. With some exceptions, it was generally understood that the designer would conceive, design, furnish and manage the project from start to finish — in consultation with the clients, of course. Today, that is no longer the norm. On the contrary, clients today have embraced the term "menu of services” quite literally, ordering a la carte and when they wish. This trend has been building for some time.

• The real cost of settling for average when you can be the best

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  I met with a prospect recently who asked me what the industry average was for employee turnover in high-growth companies. I responded by saying, "You want to be average? You can do much better than this. You can set the standard that others aspire to!" Think about it. When we compare ourselves to the industry average, whether it be for sales, cost per hire, or employee turnover, we do ourselves a disservice.

• Health data groups urge Senate to adopt unique patient identifiers

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  Healthcare lobbyists made their way back into the limelight recently when several major groups took to the U.S. Senate to speak passionately about removing the two-decade-old ban on unique national patient identifiers. These health information management leaders told members of Congress that the use of federal funds to adopt such a nationwide identifier would allow collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the private sector. Additionally, the groups assert that this federal funding is crucial for identification solutions that may reduce medical errors and protect patient privacy.

• Avoid these 5 mistakes with your LinkedIn profile

  Sheilamary Koch Marketing

  Any professional can benefit from having a profile on LinkedIn. Beyond being the place to be for job seekers and recruiters, happily employed people are taking advantage of the platform to gain recognition and to network. Statistics back up claims that LinkedIn is a B2B gold mine — and is where most Fortune 500 decision-makers and executives like to spend their spare time. Over 80% of lead generation from social media comes from LinkedIn, according to Hootsuite. In 2018, 93% of B2B marketers called it the most effective social media site.

• How family businesses get retail right — and what everyone can learn…

  Catherine Iste Retail

  Jokes about family businesses and the problems associated with the obligations to hire, promote or otherwise put the bloodline before the bottom line are common. However, there are a few principles of successful family retail operations that nonfamily organizations can incorporate effectively. For example, when leadership is forced to create succession planning to preserve owner intent, a couple of things happen.

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