33 articles on "healthcare"

Consumer Directed Health Plans

Consumer Directed Health Plans by: Michael Ertel Most of you have heard about “consumer directed health plans”. The Bush administration has been a strong supporter of this concept as a way to get a handle on soaring healthcare costs. The rec...

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Healthcare Jobs Soon to be Made Easier by the iPad

As any member of the healthcare profession can tell you the bane of any medical office, hospital or clinic is paperwork. Charts, forms and printouts seem to multiply on their own the longer a patient is treated, often resulting in hefty and unwieldy ...

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3 Documents Every Graduating Senior Needs to Ensure Parents Can Intervene Medically For Them

It's June and that means high school graduations. It also means lots of new adults in our midst. As your child steps into adulthood you might not realize that as a parent you will be unable to help your child with banking or have access to help ...

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Why Six Sigma Will Work in Healthcare

Why Six Sigma Will Work in Healthcare by: Peter Peterka If ever there were an industry where we want zero defects, it’s healthcare. Patients, medical professionals, and healthcare administrators all want mistakes eliminated and quality and eff...

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Ten healthcare fields that can't wait to hire you.

Healthcare is one of the hottest career fields in America today. The aging and retiring of the largest population segment in the country, known as “baby boomers”, has left the healthcare industry racing to find enough employees to fill the void. ...

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Why to register md-domains?

Why to register md-domains? by: Hans Peter Oswald What is.md? .md is the web address that identifies you, your company or your organization with the healthcare industry. Thousands of professionals and companies in the healthcare industry are alr...

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Health Care and Health Insurance Costs Can Be Controlled Through Lifestyle Choices

Health Care and Health Insurance Costs Can Be Controlled Through Lifestyle Choices by: Michael Ertel As you probably know all to well, the cost of healthcare and health insurance premiums continue to increase at levels substantially above the ge...

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Alert New HIPAA Rules Could Affect Your Organization's Email System

On April 21, 2005, a new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule went into effect. The requirements of this rule, which are basically information security best practices, focus on the three cornerstones of a solid in...

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Leaning Toward Lean: Clear Thinking For Better Health(Care)

Leaning Toward Lean: Clear Thinking For Better Health(Care) by: Maya Talisman FrostMindfulness is all about paying attention. It's amazing what can be accomplished when mindfulness is applied to systems that need all the attention they can ...

Health  health patients attention healthcare systems processes
Cuba Can Teach Us About Healthcare

As we excitedly wait for film maker Michael Moore's new masterpiece,"Sicko," I decided to do some research on Cuba's healthcare system. "Sicko" spotlights the negligent U.S. healthcare system. In a brilliant example of contrast, Moore take...

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