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• JAMA: Growing rural ED use putting strain on safety-net hospitals

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  Safety-net hospitals in the nation’s rural areas are strained and busier than their counterparts in urban areas, a new JAMA study reveals. This problem is further exacerbated by fewer physicians serving patients in these areas and generally worse health for rural residents. Rural hospitals also are constrained financially with "operating margins often too narrow to invest in upgrades to optimize care delivery." According to the JAMA study authors, emergency department use patterns provide a lens into the status of healthcare delivery in the communities they serve.

• Tips for effectively shooting a side-by-side shotgun

  Irwin Greenstein Recreation & Leisure

  Side-by-side shotguns can seem really weird. For one thing, both barrels are joined horizontally instead of stacked, as is the case on the more common over/under shotgun. Side-by-sides often come with two triggers, which in itself is enough of a freak-out. The stock doesn’t have a pistol grip as with most shotguns and handguns, and instead there’s a long, straight neck that twists your wrist downward at about a 20-degree angle. A side-by-side can sound pretty awful for some. But it doesn’t have to be if you follow some important tips.

• Price transparency can be exciting

  Dr. Jonathan Kaplan Healthcare Administration

  Healthcare providers worry about the advent of price transparency for many reasons. It could be the concern that patients will focus on cost rather than the doctor-patient relationship, or they worry their competitors will check their price points and try to undercut them. With various insurance plans and deductibles, it's considered too difficult to offer actionable pricing insights to the consumer. All of these concerns are understandable. But they're also surmountable, as detailed below.

• 5 ways to improve patient satisfaction through pain management

  Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

  When it comes to making positive impressions after a hospital stay, the level of discomfort a patient deals with is a key factor. Research presented to the American Academy of Pain Medicine found that when pain is managed properly after surgery, patients reported higher satisfaction with their overall experience at a facility. It's easy to see why. A comfortable patient not only isn't in distress, but he or she feels listened to and truly noticed by hospital caregivers. Here are five crucial points you should to employ to make your organization's pain management protocol more patient-friendly — and do it safely.

• Audiologists address the gaps in newborn hearing loss screenings

  Sheilamary Koch Communications

  A child’s ability to hear and distinguish sounds is a critical component in his or her early language development. Unlike other deficits in the speech-language-learning realm that have a birth to 3 years old early intervention window, the critical window is much smaller for infants born with hearing loss. "If a child can’t hear, that child can’t communicate," emphasizes Jennifer Phelan, AuD, CCC-A, specialist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss in children at the Center for Audiology, Speech, Language and Learning at Northwestern University.

• How to follow a plan implementation schedule at your association

  William D. Pawlucy and Robert C. Harris Association Management

  What follows is a real-life implementation process carried out by an association in the Midwest. Kudos to the board and professional staff for taking the new plan seriously. This thoughtful approach will keep future board meetings and committees on track while communicating value to members and prospects. Let’s consider that this planning session was conducted in January. A process for successful implementation began immediately upon adjournment. Here’s what occurred with an astute executive director within 90 days of the planning retreat.

• Are restaurant owners, managers, and consumers on the same page when it…

  Linchi Kwok Food & Beverage

  Some big restaurant chains, such as Starbucks and McDonald's, have already taken action in responding to sustainable trends in the industry, even though a study from 2016 suggests that consumers might not want to make a concerted effort themselves to eat at a green restaurant. Do owners, managers, and consumers think alike when it comes to the green attributes that matter the most to the restaurant business? With several questions in mind, I helped conduct a study where we asked 386 consumers, 115 restaurant managers, and 80 owners in the United States to rate the importance of 12 green practices that a restaurant can undertake.

• OPTN offers recommendations as unexpected, donor-derived hepatitis C transmissions…

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  The opioid epidemic has affected nearly every Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) region by increasing the number of organ donors dying from drug overdoses. While the tragic epidemic has increased the number of organs available for transplant, many worry that the donors' drug abuse increases the recipients’ risk of unexpected, donor-derived hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmissions. While the safety and efficacy of HCV treatments in transplants are improving, unexpected, donor-derived transmissions have been trending upwards. The OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) reviewed these cases and, based on their findings, has made several recommendations.

• Facial recognition is the future for hotel check-ins

  Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Facial recognition technology will soon help usher in an era of seamless hotel check-ins. FlyZoo, Alibaba’s ultramodern boutique hotel in China, is one of the forerunners of this technology. Traditionally, it takes a minimum of three minutes to check-in, and this number can go up during peak times. The check-in process with facial recognition technology can be completed in less than a minute. The busy modern-day traveler prefers efficiency, and surveys show that over 60% of Chinese travelers have shown a preference for facial recognition technology.

• Preparing for VBS and other summer church events

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  The summer months are when many churches host Vacation Bible School, summer camps, and other events. While most of the staff's focus has been on preparing for Easter up until now, schools will be letting out within the next month or so. If you haven't started planning summer activities yet, here are a few quick tips to help you get started.

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