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Part 8: Developing New Services
July 8, 2008 1:43 PM by Carol Kleinman

One of the important ways we evaluate ideas for new products or services is through a market and SWOT analysis, something you did last term in your portfolio assignment. Someone suggests something they think would be a great new product or service and Read More...

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Part 5: Creative Accounting
May 13, 2008 12:23 PM by Carol Kleinman

I thought I would confess one of the strategies I employ in dealing with difficult-to-acquire capital items, something I call "creative accounting." As all of my experience has been in behavioral health operations, it was always been clear to me that Read More...

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A Primer on Finance
March 20, 2008 1:22 PM by Carol Kleinman

Nursing leadership skills have changed dramatically in a health care environment so different from years past. Nursing management skills are required at all levels…even at the bedside…as nurses have become coordinators of care. Financial issues have come Read More...

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High Quality, Low Costs
November 28, 2007 10:20 AM by Carol Kleinman

Long-term care organizations must continue to achieve high quality patient care and positive patient outcomes without increasing costs. One consequence of this reality is the development of care delivery models using "nursing substitutes" or unlicensed Read More...

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