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December 2007 - Posts

ADVANCE Perspective: HIT

Super-Sizing the Business
December 20, 2007 8:23 AM by Bob Mitchell
When I worked at a pizzeria supporting my income during college, we were often encouraged to suggestive-sell to the customer. "Would you like extra cheese on your pizza?" "Would you like a large soda?" I thought of this recently as I read about how IT Read More...
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Did You Know This About PPID?
December 18, 2007 6:49 PM by Frank Irving
What's the status of ensuring positive patient identification (PPID) at hospitals across the nation? A feature article in the upcoming January 2008 print edition of ADVANCE offers some insight. (The issue will print and mail Jan. 9.) From experience in Read More...
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Critical Mass
December 10, 2007 12:35 PM by Jim Boyle
I can sort of see the merit of Facebook's initial Beacon program, in a "capitalism, yay!" perspective. As ubiquitous as the Internet has become, it's still pretty difficult to turn a profit on the Web, minus a multi-billion sale to a major corporation. Read More...
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Subprime’s Meltdown and its Impact on Health Care
December 5, 2007 9:40 AM by Bob Mitchell
The meltdown in the subprime lending market is hitting home. Health care organizations that carry Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage are being snagged into the subprime mortgage market meltdown. Read More...
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