Recent Articles
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Opportunity alert: GSA CAMEO Recompete
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentGet ready for the General Services Administration’s (GSA) CIO Application Maintenance, Enhancements, and Operations (CAMEO) Recompete effort. GSA held an Industry Day Aug. 7 to introduce the procurement, which as they reiterated, is early in the process and industry feedback is welcome. The program is generating a lot of attention, with more than 230 companies attending Industry Day.
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Pulse check: Are you losing business because of a bad website?
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingHow much time do you think you spend each day driving people to your website? Contemplate all the planning, writing, editing and posting you do for your email marketing, social media posts, search engine optimization/marketing, content marketing, and…you get the point. But for the average business, nearly 70 percent of shoppers leave the website because of a basic problem with your website’s design or functionality, found a new study from Corra. In order for your marketing efforts to pay off, you need to make sure your website isn’t getting in your way.
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How IoT will play a role in the future of travel
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting the travel industry. In this era of personalization, IoT is paving the way for brands to effectively connect with customers. Hospitality and travel realize this more than other industries, and they are using big data analysis to achieve this goal. IoT solutions also autonomously reduce time lags and streamline resources. They take care of trivial tasks and help automate amenities that can be handled without human intervention. In turn, staffs are left with more time to serve customers.
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Federal policy challenges continue with opioid epidemic
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn Aug. 16, a mass overdose taxed the EMS services of New Haven, Connecticut. Within 24 hours, 70 people had overdosed on synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or spice, which was suspected to be laced with the potent opioid fentanyl. Again, this highlighted the continued opioid crisis that continues to plague the United States. However, federal and local authorities, despite their best efforts, continue to make little headway in this new war on drugs.
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North American prisoner strike begins in 17 states and Canada
Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityRegardless of where you stand on mass incarceration, the number of Americans locked up — 2.3 million — is large enough that divergent forces are paying attention as a National Prisoner Strike, which began Aug. 21 and will end Sept. 9, unfolds. Why now? Some inmates would answer, "Because it’s August." The phrase "Black August" may not have been included in your high school history course, but anyone following U.S. prison reform has heard of it, and more specifically of a man named George Jackson.
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How to cut the stress at your practice
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareAs a physician, do you find yourself feeling depleted, exhausted, and isolated? You're not alone. A new Stanford University School of Medicine study found that at physicians' practices worldwide, the emotional and physical impact of managing daily workload is causing doctors more stress than ever. Out of 6,695 doctors surveyed by the researchers, 55 percent reported feeling burnt out. The good news: there are positive and concrete steps you can take to alleviate your stress, forge stronger bonds with your staff, colleagues and patients, and physically recover so you're refreshed to do your best work.
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How to conduct a governance efficiency review
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementAn association's governance structure, culture and documents tend to become cluttered through time. Committees and directors like to "leave their mark" by adding people to the board, amending bylaws and suggesting policies ad nauseam. For instance, an association added a house of delegates because they felt it would protect against the executive committee hijacking the organization. To start the cleanup process, appoint a governance efficiency task force.
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New research focuses on link between hormones and migraines in women
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe three most common forms of pain treated in the United States are headache, backache, and metastatic pain or cancer pain. Headaches are a major reason why people miss work or school or visit a healthcare provider. Migraine headaches, which affect about 12 percent of Americans, involve moderate-to-severe throbbing pain, often on one side of the head. Migraines are three times more common in women than in men and may relate to changes in hormones and hormonal levels during their menstrual cycle.
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Electronic transactions may save Medicaid $4.8 billion annually
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationA new Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH CORE) report states that Medicaid could save more than $4.8 billion annually if they moved to fully electronic transactions. The California-based nonprofit also said more than half of Medicaid enrollees are in plans without electronic prior authorization. Only 44 percent of Medicaid recipients are in plans with automated claims processes. State agencies and health plans covering these enrollees have achieved some level of CORE Certification compared to 78 percent for commercial health plans and 75 percent for Medicare Advantage plans.
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How the Internet of Things is expected to influence engineering and manufacturing
Joseph Zulick ManufacturingThe Internet of Things is creating a 3-D map of your workplace, and it knows you have been taking too many coffee breaks. Every 15 minutes? Seriously, stop. In this connected map, devices, machines and business processes are linked. The potential of sensors embedded in new and legacy production equipment to deliver actionable indicators to decision-makers is at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution. Engineers and designers today are now challenged with a new task: how to perceive value and communicate the benefits of tech adoption for consumers and companies alike.