Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oregon Wants To Grade Its Accountable Care Organizations – All Headline News

Oregon Wants To Grade Its Accountable Care Organizations – All Headline News
Unlike many states, Oregon is picking up the new federal health care law and running with it. For example, the Oregon Health Department is already setting up new accountable care organizations — something the federal government doesn’t require until next

Government sets final rules on care organizations – msnbc.com
The federal government laid out on Thursday final rules for a new program that aims to improve patient care by getting doctors, hospitals and other care providers to work together more. Health care providers will be able to start forming

IT Organizations, Get Ready for Year of Mobility – IT Business Edge
Use this list in your strategic planning for 2012. It will almost certainly be a wild and exhausting time for enterprise IT organizations filled with tempers, passions and risks if 2012 ends up being the Year of Mobility. Gartner seems to see it

Funding Board makes IUSA aid exception – Indiana Daily Student
Breaking with its usual policy of not funding student organizations that receive mandatory student fee money, the IU Student Association Student Organization Funding Board granted IUSA $10,000 for the Shine 4 Lauren concert in September. The IUSA Funding

SAT officials: Former FBI boss to review security – Associated Press
officials with the nonprofit organizations behind the tests said Tuesday. The officials from The College Board and Educational Testing Service made the announcement at a hearing of the New York state Senate’s subcommittee on higher education.

Government sets final rules on care organizations – msnbc.com

Government sets final rules on care organizations – msnbc.com
The federal government laid out on Thursday final rules for a new program that aims to improve patient care by getting doctors, hospitals and other care providers to work together more. Health care providers will be able to start forming

Organizations fail on use of technology tools, ELC keynote says – FCW.com
The problem with the explosion of technology tools of the present age is, almost nobody uses them well, said Scott Klososky, author, entrepreneur and advisory board member for Critical Technologies. Klososky, who delivered the opening keynote

IT Organizations, Get Ready for Year of Mobility – IT Business Edge
Use this list in your strategic planning for 2012. It will almost certainly be a wild and exhausting time for enterprise IT organizations filled with tempers, passions and risks if 2012 ends up being the Year of Mobility. Gartner seems to see it

Sizing Up the Small-Business Jobs Machine – Wall Street Journal

Sizing Up the Small-Business Jobs Machine – Wall Street Journal
This week, no fewer than five of the eight Republican presidential candidates participating in a debate in Hanover, N.H., spent time talking about the importance of small businesses. No wonder, given that politicians through the years have

Did a business go the extra mile? Tell The Fixer – Chicago Sun-Times
Dear Readers: When we fix something for a consumer, their first reaction is always elation. At last, their epic battle with an overseas call center or faceless online customer-relations department has ended! But after that, some readers have a

Business Spotlight: New 2 You Furniture & Thrift – Florida Today
Description: A thrift store selling new and used items. Inventory includes furniture, appliances, electronics, lamps, clothing, shoes, accessories, bags, new crafting supplies, custom drapery, hardware (for interior decor and crafting), dishes

Business owners come together to protect valuable rivers – Durango Herald
In the West, perhaps the biggest issue we are faced with is water. The recent series in this paper about the Animas River gave a comprehensive look at issues of river health, management, conservation and supply vs. demand. We see that apparent