Eric Back on April 9th, 2006

I haven’t done an update on my MBA progress for a while. I’m just now finishing my second year of the 4 year, distance MBA program through Colorado State University. The distance cohort is an extension of the evening, MBA program at Fort Collins, CO–there is no full time MBA program. Nevertheless, [...]

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Eric Back on April 9th, 2006

Physicians at the University of arizona and at the University of North Carolina have developed a quick reading test to help assess patients’ individual cognitive levels to help them tailor their teaching accordingly. Patients are asked to read a nutrional label on a product and are then asked six simple questions. This test, [...]

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Eric Back on April 9th, 2006

According to USA today, America is enjoying a historic building boom in new-hospital construction. Construction spending for the past five years has exceeded spending in the previous five years by 47%. Bed capacity however, has fallen. Bed capacity in 2004 fell by 18000 to 808,000. Some of the change may [...]

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Eric Back on April 9th, 2006

Modern Healthcare reports that over two thirds of US hospital CEOs interviewed cited finances as their biggest worry. Healthcare staffing ran a distant second. Interestingly, Hospitals in the USA have reported an average 5.2% margin for 2004 with a slightly hire margin anticipated for 2005 when all accounts are in. On the [...]

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