Think the time you spend answering e-mail, composing IMs, and trolling Twitter doesn't have an impact? Think again. A recent study by research firm Basex puts the "cost of unnecessary interruptions" in terms of lost productivity and innovation at a shocking $650 billion. Merlin Mann blogged about the cost of...
Healthcare is in crisis. While this is not news for many countries, we believe what is now different is that the current paths of many healthcare systems around the world will become unsustainable by 2015. Healthcare systems that fail to transform will likely require immediate and major forced restructuring -...
Feel like you're running on an economic hamster wheel, powering an economy that benefits only a relative few? Jared Bernstein's "Crunch" is for you. So says reviewer Harry Hurt III in A Rock, A Hard Place and an Exit Strategy. Hurt walks through Bernstein's discussion...
The Find: Flextime has been shown to improve productivity and aid retention; now researchers have found it improves health and reduces absenteeism as well. The Source: Recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine published in the Psychologist-Manager Journal. ...
Most people don't know it, but hard evidence as to which medical treatments actually work best is in awfully short supply here in the U.S. The growing scandal over the expensive cholesterol drug Vytorin, which appears to be no more effective than older, cheaper statin drugs, is just the latest...
The notion advanced by enthusiasts of "Health 2.0" is both simple and appealing. A new generation of interactive Web services, they say, will arm individuals with data, tools and supportive online communities so they can take charge of their own medical care -- and in turn transform the broken U.S....
Last week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced Google Health, a new health information service at a press conference at the HIMSS health care information trade show. Afterward, he granted a one-on-one interview to CNET's Elinor Mills, who, you may remember, pissed off Google and Schmidt a couple of years ago...
Deloitte's 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers, an online poll of more than 3,000 Americans ages 18-75, provides an important and timely perspective on health care consumerism. The survey assesses consumers' behaviors, attitudes, and unmet needs related to health, health care and health insurance. It also points to six discrete...
Good enough innovations may be the best drivers of social change. The Idea in Brief The U.S. spends more money on health care than any other nation. Yet many less...
There is widespread recognition that the U.S. health care system falls short in its efforts to effectively manage chronic conditions. Currently, 45 percent of the population has a chronic medical condition; among the Medicare population the statistics are even worse: 83 percent have at least one chronic condition and almost...
One of the job families in the United States US that is the most sought is in the health care industry. Salaries have been relatively high, and there is wide range of positions available. New college graduates pursue these positions in earnest while medical careers continue to be popular for...
Like it or not the cost of health care is still soaring as employers continue to shift more of the financial burden to their workers. Unfortunately, other than trying to eat right, exercising and hoping that genetics are on your side, there isn't much you can do to lower your...
Want to choose a health plan? Confused? Sometimes, choosing a health plan is a daunting task. This financial calculator will help to choose the best health plan available in the market.
Like it or not the cost of health care is still soaring as employers continue to shift more of the financial burden to their workers. Unfortunately, other than trying to eat right, exercising and hoping that genetics are on your side, there isn't much you can do to lower your...
This sample Health Administration resume will give you a quickstart on building an effective and optimized resume for your job application. Users can feel free to customize and edit this sample Health Administration resume as per their requirement for job application. This sample Health Administration resume will go a long...
This sample health administrative assistant resume will give you a quickstart on building an effective and optimized resume for your job application. Users can feel free to customize and edit this sample health administrative assistant resume as per their requirement for job application. This sample health administrative assistant resume will...
This template is useful for those who are looking for executive management position with a health care organization; this template includes personal details, career profile, professional experience etc.
This template is useful for those who are looking for executive management position with a health care organization, this template includes detail professional experience along with special segment i.e. skills and accomplishments.
