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Giving negative information: What we can learn from healthcare
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn the course of our work either as managers, HR professionals or consultants, the day comes when we have to provide some kind of news our audience is not going to be thrilled to hear. In recent conversations with several neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses, I picked up the following four pointers on how to deliver bad news as smoothly as possible.
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Despite ONC’s guidance, most providers have no health IT roadmap
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationMost healthcare providers are aware of the important role of digital health in enhancing healthcare efficiency. Yet more than half of healthcare providers still do not have a health IT roadmap — despite the proposed roadmap released in January by the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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First, do no harm: When healthcare practitioners work while sick
Dorothy L. Tengler Healthcare Administration"Go to school. You'll be fine," or "If I miss work, I'll be fired." These are all common misconceptions most of us have learned throughout life. Why is it so difficult for us to stay home when ill? The reasons are different for each of us. For the general public, one reason is more than 40 million American workers get no paid sick leave. They have to work when ill or take unpaid sick days, which can lead to financial hardship, or even dismissal.
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Key strategies for engaging millennials in the workplace
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMillennials are our future in the workplace. According to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center, millennials are the fastest growing generation the workplace today. This group of adults ranging in ages from 18 to 35 in 2015 has surpassed Generation X in the workforce.
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Nurse entrepreneurship is exploding across the US
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationPlenty of enterprising nurses have owned businesses over the years, but entrepreneurship and business savvy among nurses is veritably exploding in the early 21st century. With an increasing number of states within the U.S. allowing advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to manage patient care without a supervising physician, APRNs are realizing that they can serve the public as independent medical providers.
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Why can’t we all just get along?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe are adults. We are professionals, and we spend most of our waking hours at work. Why is it so hard to just get along? Because we are adults, professionals and spend so much of our time at work. How do we lead through these inherent challenges to accomplish our goals in a positive way? Try some perspective. Here are three reasons why we can't all get along — and how to get passed it.
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Could nap rooms help hospital shift workers?
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationImagine you have been up all night, caring for a newborn. You are sleepy, yet need to remain alert. At 6 a.m., you sit down to feed and burp the precious new life. You begin to feel drowsy as you take in the aroma of the newborn. Next thing you know, the infant has fallen to the ground out of your grasp.
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Mystery and fantasy: Physicians branch out as fiction writers
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the last few years, I've received several fictional books written by physicians. This has caused me to pause and wonder about when exactly these guys have the time to write stories. I've known many physicians throughout my long career, and I had never thought of them as authors for the masses. But perhaps I should have recognized this potential outlet to the stressors they experience sharpening their skills and caring for others every day.
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Survey: Telemedicine use on the rise
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe latest telehealth report — one of many in a recent string — suggests the market is finally maturing. "Telehealth Index: 2015 Physician Survey" found strong support exists for video-based telemedicine, more so than telephone or email communications. The survey by American Well and QuantiaMD spoke with more than 2,000 primary doctors.
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Borrowing lower tax rates with LLCs, FLPs
By David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Carole Foos, CPA Healthcare AdministrationEveryone wants to reduce income taxes. Limited liability companies (LLCs) and family limited partnerships (FLPs) are tools that can allow for tax savings on passive income by "borrowing" the lower tax rates of family members. FLPs and LLCs are quite similar. You can think of them as closely related, like brothers and sisters, as they share many of their best characteristics.
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