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High-Tech TLC | Nemours Children’s Hospital, The Logistics Center, Daniela Melendez, Dr. Al Torres, Nicole Johnson.
High-Tech TLC

Nemours’ new Clinical Logistics Center works ‘like well-oiled machine’

When examining a patient in a room at Nemours Children’s Hospital, a nurse in the medical/surgery unit discovered her young charge was having difficulty...


 
Taking the Next Step | Dr. William Kang, Dr. Deborah German, UCF College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Match Day, Ochsner Clinic.
Taking the Next Step
UCF COM charter class students prepare for residency; William Kang follows family’s footsteps

On Match Day, William Kang stood with 35 fellow charter class students at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine in front...

 
Gearing Up for the Alzheimer’s Burden | Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Mariana B. Dangiolo, Dr. Stephen A. Berman, UCF Pegasus Health, UCF College of Medicine.
Gearing Up for the Alzheimer’s Burden
Orlando providers discuss challenges in research, legislative advocacy

The statistics for Alzheimer’s disease in Florida are staggering.
The sunshine state houses the nation’s second largest population...

 
IT Acceleration | Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. William Franklin Hefley Jr., Steve Pierce, MedEvolve, Medical Business Services, OrthoSurgeons.
IT Acceleration

MedEvolve finds ‘sweet spot’ niche providing PM and EMR software and RCM services to physician practices nationwide

LITTLE ROCK – When Bill Hefley, MD, was a junior partner at a Little Rock orthopedic practice more than two decades ago, he was tasked with...


 
Succession Planning | Ted Sheppe, Fifth Third Bank.
Succession Planning

How to concoct a good exit strategy

In uncertain economic times, planning for the future – retirement, selling a company, or transitioning a family business into the next generation...

 
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When it comes to health benefits, the rules are about to change dramatically for companies with 50 or more full-time employees...

 
McDonald’s Corporation Rocked by Poor Customer Service Ratings
McDonald’s Corporation Rocked by Poor Customer Service Ratings

Could your practice be a McDonald’s?

Good help is hard to find regardless of what type of business you are in. But in today’s economy, even McDonald’s is having major trouble finding employees who can give good, strong service with a smile...

 
Are You Ready For Some Money?
Are You Ready For Some Money?
Yes, there is money out there in the form of Medicare and Medicaid incentives!

Okay, so what’s the catch?  Meaningful Use. By now most providers, and their staff, are quite familiar with this term...

 
Health Information Technology and the Effect on Public Health
Health Information Technology and the Effect on Public Health
Public health involves and affects everyone. From catching the common cold to the onset of a sudden, wide-spread disease—the health of the public is...
 
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The Move from Social Media Marketing to Social Business Strategies
Earlier this year, Andrew Dixon, senior vice president of marketing and operations with Igloo Software and the former chief marketing officer for Microsoft Canada, was invited...
 
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Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Title: Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
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1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Title: 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Title: Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Title: Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Anti-Gay Bullying Tied to Teen Depression, Suicide
Title: Anti-Gay Bullying Tied to Teen Depression, Suicide
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Infections From Tainted Spine Injections Continue to Baffle Investigators
Title: Infections From Tainted Spine Injections Continue to Baffle Investigators
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Are you safer owning a gun for home protection? - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Are you safer owning a gun for home protection?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Arthur Kellermann (right), founder of Emory University's Department of Emergency Medicine, found that keeping a gun in the home didn't affect a family's risk of harm at the hands of an intruder. To see graphics and videos, go to JSOnline.com. Several ...

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Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:03 pm CDT

Cannes: Vertical Revs Up With Josh Duhamel-Dan Fogler Pic 'Scenic Route' - Deadline.com

Cannes: Vertical Revs Up With Josh Duhamel-Dan Fogler Pic 'Scenic Route'
Deadline.com
The pick-up aligns with Vertical's strategy to acquire and release a yearly slate of two dozen $5M-10M genre and family films anchored by name stars. Scenic Route is produced by Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen of Best Medicine Productions, Anonymous ...

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Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 1:05 pm CDT

Herald Citizen - The Community Calendar is a daily list of announcements of ... - Cookeville Herald Citizen

Herald Citizen - The Community Calendar is a daily list of announcements of ...
Cookeville Herald Citizen
REUNION: The Stout, Carter and Lawson family reunion will be on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Ogdon Center at Happy Haven Home for Children, 2311 Lakefield Dr., Cookeville. .... to seven Branson shows including three morning shows: Cassandre ...

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Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 4:04 pm CDT