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Apple Sets New Bar for Industry
Article:Apple Inc., reporting results for the first quarter ending after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs, hit new sales and profit records based on runaway holiday demand for its iPhone and iPad tablet devices.
The Cupertino, Calif., technology maker posted one of the most profitable quarters for a U.S. corporation, pulling in $13.1 billion on sales of $46.3 billion.
4 Strategies to Optimize Leadership in Integrated Care
Article:Healthcare leaders currently face a host of challenges as they integrate care, implement electronic medical records and align with physicians. Healthcare reform legislation and its focus on improving quality of care while reducing costs may dramatically change the industry. To effectively guide an organization through these external changes, hospital leaders may have to make internal changes, such as shifts in their leadership style. Rod Fralicx, vice president in the healthcare practice at the global HR consulting firm Hay Group, suggests strategies hospital leaders can use to best meet the changing healthcare environment.
Health Care Reform: Now What?
Article:In April, after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), many looked into the abyss and asked: “Health care reform passed - now what?” Well, nearly five months have passed, and to some degree, we do know the answer to that question.
How Healthy is Healthcare Reform?
Article:The stakes in Washington’s epic battle to reform healthcare are high. Trillions of dollars, the re election prospects of dozens of politicians including the president and, last but far from least, the quality of care available in the U.S. all depend upon a successful outcome.
How Health Care Reform Happens, and How it Could All Disappear
Article:It seems that almost every day new regulation is enacted to clarify important aspects of the Health Care Reform Bill, and it’s no wonder – there are more than 1,000 references requiring regulatory clarification.
Employer Health Care Reform: What's First, The Chicken or the Egg?
Article:The era of government involvement in the private employer health care marketplace has begun, with implications for organizations of all shapes and sizes
Healthcare Tax Credit for Small Businesses
Article:According to two advocacy groups, more than four fifths of small businesses in New York will be eligible for a healthcare tax credit. However the businesses say that the new rules don't encourage growth and that the provisions in the healthcare reform bill will cost them.
How to Create a Mental-Health-Friendly Workplace
Article:Mental illness does not discriminate," says Bob Carolla, director of media relations at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "It can strike anyone at any time."
Engaging and Retaining Talent in Oil and Gas
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Podcast based on HCI Webcast "Engaging and Retaining Experienced Talent in Oil and Gas" from the Talent Management in Oil and Gas learning track.
This is the time to deliver on upstream operational excellence
Article:The recent collapse of oil prices from a peak of $147 has once again made operational excellence a central imperative for upstream oil and gas companies. Previous industry cycles have shown that companies should use a price drop as an opportunity to drive through fundamental improvements in the way their operations function. Three factors influence a company’s ability to do so: a comprehensive approach to improvement across all functions; a continuing focus on building capability; and a permanent shift in leadership attention. Done right, world-class operational execution can add up to 30 percent of value to the production asset base.