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Recession Warnings: Don’t Freak Out, but Tidy Up
Given the historic precedent, I am bringing up a looming recession, again. If you have read or listened to any news lately, I’m sure you have heard about recession warning signs and one sign being related to U.S. Treasury Bonds and the "yield curve inverting". The...
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As Healthcare Moves Toward Being Data Driven, Are Your IT Needs Being Met?
I love data. It answers questions, is the cornerstone of PDSA cycles, shows results, and eases decision making. When it comes to healthcare, it has the potential in improve the quality of care via staffing, risk alerts, and reducing cost. As healthcare consumers, this...
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Silverback Provides a Bigger Picture of Vendors
In case you missed it, LinkedIn is implementing a new feature to help freelancers and small businesses boost awareness of their services. The feature will enable them to add services to their profile, which are then searchable for general LinkedIn searches. The most...
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Looking for a Way to Pay Down your Corporate Debt? – You may need a set of New Eyes to find Unrealized Savings
In recent years, it has become common for economists to attempt to proclaim when the next recession is coming. Everyone is trying to find THE indicator, but in the meantime, shining a light on all the worries for your economy. The podcast, “The Indicator” recently did...
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Hospital Compliance Regulations and Cost Reduction
Healthcare facilities are in a precarious time. They are facing changes to payments and a push to increase price transparency for hospitals. As hospitals work to manage and adjust, cost reduction can be a favored method of saving money. Some cost reduction methods...
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Benefits of GPOs? Not so Black & White
Before I dig in too deep, I just want to cover “group purchasing organization” (GPO) basics. They were created as a mechanism to increase buying power by lumping two or more agencies/companies together. Some may have minimum participation requirements, but all GPOs...
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