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Dental Implants

The fear of losing our teeth is something many of us experience. Dental implants are the permanent way for you to replace your missing teeth. Dental implants can provide a permanent and esthetically pleasing alternative to bridgework ...READ»

Silkin Management Group Saves Dental Practices While Many Fail

Lake Oswego, OR – Silkin Management Group (http://www.silkinmanagementgroup.com), a 25 year old health care practice management firm, saves dental practices in the toughest economic times since the 1930s with recommendations most failing practices ignore. Many very good and talented dentists are making the wrong business decisions and end up losing their practice.READ»

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Making Nice: The Stops and Starts of Advertising for a Cause

The stops and starts of pausing for a causeREAD»

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Diversity and the Healthcare Sector

Current demographics show that the healthcare sector in the US is faced with a more diverse patient-base than ever before, and this demographic trend is set to continue. This change in America’s demographic poses several challenges for the healthcare sector. What steps can healthcare organizations take in the short-term that will support them in better-serving the needs of an increasingly diverse population in the future, positioning them as leaders as health services providers, and as employers. READ»

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Heroes <amp></amp> Role Models

The women on our list look up to a broad array of business stars on their business journeys -- Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, even Walt Disney. But overwhelmingly, they find inspiration much closer to home. P.K. Scheerle of American ...READ»

Simply evaluating individual health insurance coverage : EasyToInsureME : Chad Levin

Simple is easy to put it if you know what to look for in your individual health insurance plan. To be a good plan the usual person likes to have copays for health care services such as doctors, emergency room visits, medicine, and annual routine checkups for preventative care. A small cost in the grand scheme of things when being admitted to the hospital is also a great feature this is called a deductible. The great thing about copays is that once you pay that set amount you do not pay a cent more and the services that have copays are the most utilized health care services. The less utilized services are ones such as x-ray, lab tests, and admittance to the hospital with an overnight stay. You pay for these services until your annual deductible is met for the year, which is a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.READ»

Hospital & Healthcare Management Suppliers Profile - Hill-Rom

http://www.hhmglobal.com/SuppliersProfile/Hill-Rom/Hill-Rom specializes in hospital and home health care equipment. As an innovator in medical technology, we specialize in hospital bed design, hospital equipment, and medical care ...READ»

healthcare reform

A Better Way to Health Care Reform: Is There a Designer in the House?

A "dream team" of designers could improve America's ailing system by focusing on health care as a series of meaningful, user-centered experiences.READ»

CEOCast AND Michael Wachs

michael wachs, ceocast and michael wachs, ceocastREAD»

Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Dr. Irwin Redlener has spent his career devising solutions to large-scale problems of health care for disenfranchised children. The latest expression of his single-minded agenda combines excellence in pediatric care with cutting-edge design, the latest technology, and the worldview of Carl Sagan.READ»

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

What if the best hospital designers are the patients themselves? At the brand new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the architects gave the patients and their families seats at the drafting table.READ»

Caring, the Corporate Way

The Center for Companies That Care released its 2007 Honor Roll list, showcasing 35 organizations that go above and beyond the usual call of duty for their employees. These are 35 companies you'd want to work for.READ»

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"MD" Doesn't Mean "Mostly Digital"

How technologically backward are U.S. doctors? See the statistics.READ»

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Medical Missionaries: Mobilizing Change

Connected by a common mission, these far-flung medical innovators are working to revolutionize health care by providing quality care to all children, regardless of income, location, or illness.READ»

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A Growing Wave of Hospital Excellence

Today I am at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This year's event sold out with over 5,000 nurses, health care workers, and hospital executives in attendance. These three ...READ»

A Toothsome Grin

Going to the dentist doesn't have to be as painful as pulling teeth. Or so believes the founders of Dental Design of Kedron in Peachtree City, Georgia. Brought to our attention by Decent Marketing's Katherine Stone, the dental ...READ»

EBD

Designers, Take a Look at Evidence-Based Design for Health Care

Evidence-based design (EBD) is a methodology for the design of health-care environments that can and should be translated across the industry.READ»

Awards Ceremony Emcee - LIfe Experience Awards

What a great night. As the Master of Ceremonies for the Kettering Health Network Life Experience Awards I had never seen so many people who have been with an organization for so long.In addition to the all the Presidents awards ...READ»