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Resource Conflicts Fuels Support For Far-Right Parties

The Horizons Tracker

They monitored the response to this change around the election of 2006, which was also when the policy was introduced. They find that while the presence of public housing was not enough to predict support for far-right parties in previous elections, this appeared to be more so in the 2006 election.

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Building a Culture of Transparency in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

In health care today, the conversation around transparency centers on the consumer. Health care providers must respond with as much information as possible to ensure appropriate care is delivered, quality and safety are top of mind, and patients and their care team can make thoughtful care decisions.

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For CVS, Social Good Was Not a Factor

The Idolbuster

Do you remember when Walmart decided to stop selling guns in 2006? The ACA has provided a bolus of people who will need additional health care, and CVS is beginning to provide medical services right in their stores. Every article in the paper and news article carries their new message: “we are now a health care company.”

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business Review

Bundled payments in health care have gained favor because they can reduce costs and help improve outcomes. In essence, episodic bundles cover the cost of a patient’s care from start to finish—all the procedures, devices, tests, drugs and services a patient will need for, say, a knee replacement or back surgery.

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Adaptation of the 14 Points to Medical Service

Deming Institute

Dr. Paul Batalden and Dr. Loren Vorlicky of the Health Services Research Center translated them into a health care context. Deming’s 14 points for management have been put into various specific contexts by people over the years. Dr. Deming included their work in Out of Crisis, pages 201-202: 6. Restructure training.

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The Hardest Roles to Hire For

Harvard Business Review

job opening data collected by the firm Burning Glass, it argues persuasively that there are very real skills shortages in certain fields, namely computers and health care. What stands out about health care and STEM is that, in contrast with other fields, it’s taking longer to hire than it did pre-recession.

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Who Inspires Your Management Thinking and Action?

Curious Cat

” He discussed Paul O’Neill’s influence on his thinking ; I agree that Paul has done some very impressive work in health care. I have written about my management influences in the past: Active Management Improvement Leaders (2006) and Who Influences Your Thinking? Bill Hunter and John Hunter.

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