Verizon Spearheads Health IT Now! Coalition
Tracking information with a pen and paper is becoming a thing of the past. With the swift emergence of new information technologies like e-mail to instant messaging, cell phones, Blackberrys and electronic employee forms, we receive information faster and more efficiently than ever before. So why do hospitals still rely on primitive communication for patient information?
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Forest & Paper Selects CFO The American Forest & Paper Association selected Richard J. James as chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration. James comes to AF&PA during a shuffle
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May 2007 Baroody Withdraws Name from Consumer Products Safety Commission Gov. John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, has released a stinging rebuke against the campaign to fight the nomination of NAMs senior lobbyist Michael Baroody to head the Consumer Product and Safety Commission. On the trade groups website, Engler rails against a
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Read MoreASAE Session Shares Best Practices on Staff Retention
When recent college graduate Veronique Schaffrath joined the International Association of Fire Chiefs, she wasnt only interested in the paycheck. she was attracted by the benefits, specifically the tuition reimbursement program. I started as an intern and it really motivated me to continue my education, Schaffrath said. Search consultants say organizations offering benefits like continuing education assistance often have the upper hand in recruiting talent, even over employers offering higher pay.
Read MoreAviation Alliance Ensures FAA Doesnt Clip Wings
Passenger airlines, which currently pay the bulk of the taxes on air travel, are looking to pass some of their tax burden to the owners of corporate jets, private jets, and local airlines, but this doesnt fly with the Alliance for Aviation Across America, a new coalition representing the general aviation community.
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