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WHY POSTPARTUM CARE: I originally was a labor and deliveryt nurse for24 years. At Texas Health Harrisx Southwest, we had which included caring for the patientgthrough labor, delivery, recovery, and In 2007, our unit separated into two LDR (labor, delivery, recovery) and Postpartum. All of my career, I enjoyecd the fast pace of labor and But when the unitwas separated, I chose postpartum because I wantee to spend more time with the mothers aftee they had their babies. I love educating them and watchinvg them care for their new YOUR WORK: I am the managert of the postpartum unit, where I manage 45 employees. Our unit opene d in June 2007. Our mother-baby unit is the best and we love it.
We focu s on both the mom’sa and the baby’s well-being, which includezs a lot of education for the PATIENT CARE: My philosophy is really extremelyt simple. The patient should always come first. I want for everyt mother to have the bestexperiencer possible. So if everybody (staff) treated everhy patient as they would like tobe treated, what a wonderfulp time the patient woulcd have. I truly believe in The Texaa HealthResources Promise, which is “Individualw caring for individuals, together.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Lingle orders unpaid days off for workers - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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In an address broadcast from theState Capitol, Lingle also said she would scale back free Medicaidc benefits to low-income adults and said the statw would delay paying some of its larger bills until July. The governo is also asking the Judiciary, the and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to implement equivalentg furlough days or restricrttheir budgets. Hawaii law does not alloq ordering furloughs for the Departmentof Education, the Universitu of Hawaii or the Hawaii Health Systemw Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricted in an amounf equivalent to the three-days-per-month The furloughs, which startg July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percenft pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worked making $40,000 a year. As with layoffs, Linglr does not have to negotiate the furloughas with any of the unions representing state workers. Lingle has said she doesn’g want to lay off workers becauss of the disruptive effect of contract rules that would enable seniorr workersto “bump” junior workers, even if they worked in differentf state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 million. Linglse said the savings are needef to close a gapof $730 millionm between now and June 30, 2011, as forecasrt by the state’s Counci l on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaii is expected to see tax revenu e fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two years. “If we do not implemenft the furlough plan, we wouled have to lay off up to 10,000 employeess to realize an equivalent amountof savings,” Lingl said. The state has aboug 46,000 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentof Education. Lingle blamer the fiscal shortfall on the lingering recession, rising unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a decline in private buildinyg permits, a doubling of and record bankruptcy The state Legislature ended its sessiob last month by raising tax rates on hotekl rooms, high-income earners, luxuryy home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budge t shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republicahn whose vetoes of those measures were overridde bymajority Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing However, Lingle noted that 70 percent of state operatinf funds go to labor costs and that the state had providedd employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four yearws “when our economy was thriving.
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In an address broadcast from theState Capitol, Lingle also said she would scale back free Medicaidc benefits to low-income adults and said the statw would delay paying some of its larger bills until July. The governo is also asking the Judiciary, the and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to implement equivalentg furlough days or restricrttheir budgets. Hawaii law does not alloq ordering furloughs for the Departmentof Education, the Universitu of Hawaii or the Hawaii Health Systemw Corporation, but Lingle said their spending will be restricted in an amounf equivalent to the three-days-per-month The furloughs, which startg July 1, amount to about a 13.
8 percenft pay cut, or about $5,500 for a worked making $40,000 a year. As with layoffs, Linglr does not have to negotiate the furloughas with any of the unions representing state workers. Lingle has said she doesn’g want to lay off workers becauss of the disruptive effect of contract rules that would enable seniorr workersto “bump” junior workers, even if they worked in differentf state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 million. Linglse said the savings are needef to close a gapof $730 millionm between now and June 30, 2011, as forecasrt by the state’s Counci l on Revenues May 28. All told, Hawaii is expected to see tax revenu e fallby $2.
7 billion over the next two years. “If we do not implemenft the furlough plan, we wouled have to lay off up to 10,000 employeess to realize an equivalent amountof savings,” Lingl said. The state has aboug 46,000 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmentof Education. Lingle blamer the fiscal shortfall on the lingering recession, rising unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a decline in private buildinyg permits, a doubling of and record bankruptcy The state Legislature ended its sessiob last month by raising tax rates on hotekl rooms, high-income earners, luxuryy home transactions and tobacco to help meet the budge t shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republicahn whose vetoes of those measures were overridde bymajority Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax She also rejected calls for legalizing However, Lingle noted that 70 percent of state operatinf funds go to labor costs and that the state had providedd employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four yearws “when our economy was thriving.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Two SH 130 projects revving to go - Austin Business Journal:
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After more than a year in the a proposed development agreement for twomassivwe mixed-use developments along State Highway 130 has come back before the Austibn City Council so more than $3 billion worth of constructiomn can start by next The agreement, which would includ e the formation of a public improvemengt district, or PID, would also represent a significant step for the city towarc land use control in parts of the SH 130 corridot that are in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction but outside its city The City Council was scheduled to vote on the developmenty agreement after press time on June 18.
Whispe Valley and Indian Hills, both being developed by Taurusw of TexasHoldings LP, would span more than 2,30p0 acres collectively. Whisper Valley is planned for 2,100 acres at the intersection of State Highwa y 130 and the futurre extension ofBraker Lane. It calls for 2,850 single-family units, 5,000 attached units and more than 2 milliom square feet of officeand
After more than a year in the a proposed development agreement for twomassivwe mixed-use developments along State Highway 130 has come back before the Austibn City Council so more than $3 billion worth of constructiomn can start by next The agreement, which would includ e the formation of a public improvemengt district, or PID, would also represent a significant step for the city towarc land use control in parts of the SH 130 corridot that are in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction but outside its city The City Council was scheduled to vote on the developmenty agreement after press time on June 18.
Whispe Valley and Indian Hills, both being developed by Taurusw of TexasHoldings LP, would span more than 2,30p0 acres collectively. Whisper Valley is planned for 2,100 acres at the intersection of State Highwa y 130 and the futurre extension ofBraker Lane. It calls for 2,850 single-family units, 5,000 attached units and more than 2 milliom square feet of officeand
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Office Depot: CEO out, former NFL president in - South Florida Business Journal:
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Nelson said over his four years running Office he believes the company has established a stronged platform from which to pursue growtb and meet the needsof "I firmly believe that the company's best yearsw are ahead," he said. Board member and chairman of the finance Neil R. Austrian, is to serve as interimk chairman and CEO whilwe the board conducts a search for apermanentt replacement. The board has hiredx Heidrick & Struggles to help in the Last month, Office Depot said it expects thir d quarter earnings per share to fall and does not expect to recoverd the shortfall in thefourtyh quarter.
Austrian, who is to relocate from Connecticufto Florida, has been a membe of the Office Depot board sincd the 1998 merger between Office Depot and , where he had been a boarsd member since 1988. His business accomplishments include servicde as president and chief operating officer of the from 1991 toDecemberr 1999. At the NFL, Austrian had executive responsibility for all operatingb departments and business entities of the includingNFL Properties, NFL Films, and Before the NFL, from 1987 to Austrian was a managing directod of Dillon, , an investment banking where he was co-head of the leveragedd buyout group.
Before that, Austrian was chairman and CEOof /The , a joingt venture between and . Priot to that, he was CEO at Doyle, Bernbach, an advertising firm. Austrian currently serves the boarddof ( ) and the . He is on the advisoryt board of , a private equith firm. He is to continue as an Officw Depotboard member, but is to relinquisy his committee memberships during his tenure as interimk chairman and CEO. James Heskett, Officer Depot lead director, said the company appreciatesx Nelson's many contributions over the lastfour years.
"Ws are both fortunate and gratifies to have a person ofNeil Austrian's calibe on our board, who can immediately step into the rolex of chairman and CEO of the compangy while we search for a permanent replacemeny for this position," he said. Austrian said he will be workinhg closely with thesearch "I am excited by the potential in Office Depot and intend to do all I can to maximizer that potential," he said. "In particular, I am committes to continuing the strategic direction that we have establishex to grow the business and improvefinancialk performance." Shares closed up 6 cente to $15.14. The 52-week high was $19.50 on April 5. The 52-week low was $13.
60 on Oct. 22.
Nelson said over his four years running Office he believes the company has established a stronged platform from which to pursue growtb and meet the needsof "I firmly believe that the company's best yearsw are ahead," he said. Board member and chairman of the finance Neil R. Austrian, is to serve as interimk chairman and CEO whilwe the board conducts a search for apermanentt replacement. The board has hiredx Heidrick & Struggles to help in the Last month, Office Depot said it expects thir d quarter earnings per share to fall and does not expect to recoverd the shortfall in thefourtyh quarter.
Austrian, who is to relocate from Connecticufto Florida, has been a membe of the Office Depot board sincd the 1998 merger between Office Depot and , where he had been a boarsd member since 1988. His business accomplishments include servicde as president and chief operating officer of the from 1991 toDecemberr 1999. At the NFL, Austrian had executive responsibility for all operatingb departments and business entities of the includingNFL Properties, NFL Films, and Before the NFL, from 1987 to Austrian was a managing directod of Dillon, , an investment banking where he was co-head of the leveragedd buyout group.
Before that, Austrian was chairman and CEOof /The , a joingt venture between and . Priot to that, he was CEO at Doyle, Bernbach, an advertising firm. Austrian currently serves the boarddof ( ) and the . He is on the advisoryt board of , a private equith firm. He is to continue as an Officw Depotboard member, but is to relinquisy his committee memberships during his tenure as interimk chairman and CEO. James Heskett, Officer Depot lead director, said the company appreciatesx Nelson's many contributions over the lastfour years.
"Ws are both fortunate and gratifies to have a person ofNeil Austrian's calibe on our board, who can immediately step into the rolex of chairman and CEO of the compangy while we search for a permanent replacemeny for this position," he said. Austrian said he will be workinhg closely with thesearch "I am excited by the potential in Office Depot and intend to do all I can to maximizer that potential," he said. "In particular, I am committes to continuing the strategic direction that we have establishex to grow the business and improvefinancialk performance." Shares closed up 6 cente to $15.14. The 52-week high was $19.50 on April 5. The 52-week low was $13.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Conference Board: 43% of Internet users now in social networks - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Of web users, 43 percent use a social networking website, up from 27 percenr last year, the nonprofit globall researchgroup said. in its quarterlu Consumer Internet Barometer. The most popular site is Facebook, used by 78 percen t of social network followed byMySpace (42 LinkedIn (17 percent) and (10 percent). The survehy tracks about 10,000 Internet-equipped householdd nationwide. It said seniors age 55 and older are quicklyg increasing their use ofsocial networks, up from 6 percengt last year to 19 percent this Women are more likely than men to use social-network sited (48 percent versus 38 percent).
The majorityu of users log on at The ConferenceBoard said, with a quarter logging on at and 10 percent connectinh through their phone. More than half say they log on at leasr oncea day. ""Online sociao networks are more than just a fad among theyoungerf generation," Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Researc Center, said in a statementy Tuesday. "They've become an integral part of our personap andprofessional lives. They’re an effective way to keep in toucnwith people, connect with friends and family, and networmk with colleagues. "Social media will also transform marketing as weknow it.
They’rer powerful communication tools, and are becominy an essential part of successfulomarketing strategies." The survey said Facebook is equally populart among men and women, while women are more likely than men (47 percent versus 35 percent) to use MySpace and more men than womehn (21 percent versus 15 use LinkedIn. Users of the micro-blogging site Twittere say their top reasonsfor "tweeting" are to connect with friendsx (42 percent), update their status (29 percent), look for news (26 and for work-related reasons (22 percent).
Of web users, 43 percent use a social networking website, up from 27 percenr last year, the nonprofit globall researchgroup said. in its quarterlu Consumer Internet Barometer. The most popular site is Facebook, used by 78 percen t of social network followed byMySpace (42 LinkedIn (17 percent) and (10 percent). The survehy tracks about 10,000 Internet-equipped householdd nationwide. It said seniors age 55 and older are quicklyg increasing their use ofsocial networks, up from 6 percengt last year to 19 percent this Women are more likely than men to use social-network sited (48 percent versus 38 percent).
The majorityu of users log on at The ConferenceBoard said, with a quarter logging on at and 10 percent connectinh through their phone. More than half say they log on at leasr oncea day. ""Online sociao networks are more than just a fad among theyoungerf generation," Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Researc Center, said in a statementy Tuesday. "They've become an integral part of our personap andprofessional lives. They’re an effective way to keep in toucnwith people, connect with friends and family, and networmk with colleagues. "Social media will also transform marketing as weknow it.
They’rer powerful communication tools, and are becominy an essential part of successfulomarketing strategies." The survey said Facebook is equally populart among men and women, while women are more likely than men (47 percent versus 35 percent) to use MySpace and more men than womehn (21 percent versus 15 use LinkedIn. Users of the micro-blogging site Twittere say their top reasonsfor "tweeting" are to connect with friendsx (42 percent), update their status (29 percent), look for news (26 and for work-related reasons (22 percent).
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Christmas specials: obscure, common, and weird - Boing Boing
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Boing Boing | Christmas specials: obscure, common, and weird Boing Boing Zack Smith has done a deep roundup of the best in Christmas Specials, "with a number of links to unedited versions of lesser-known specials including an unedited MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS with original commercials, a "Shalom Sesame" from Israel with ... |
Friday, December 21, 2012
Stimulus funds lag health woes - South Florida Business Journal:
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That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industr and medical experts who were invited by the South Florida Businesds Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billion federal stimulus package means to the healt care sector. What emergeds was a broad discussion of how stimuluas legislation is just one piece of change needesd in an industry that has run financially amok due to an overreliancwon specialists, shortfalls in information technologty and patients who are undereducated.
The Congressionak Budget Office has projected that total nationakl spending on health care could hit 48 percentr of gross domestic product by 2050 if left To solve this problem will takemore money, in the short term. The Obama administration’sz $59 billion for health care stimuluss spendingincludes $19 billion for electronic health care records. Starting in doctors who can show meaningful use of electronixc medical records will get incentives and thosewho don’t will get declining Medicares payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitionefr may also have abig role.
Linda president of the , said health care reform legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individuals to have a home locationj or a primarycare provider. She said that allowa for “a community location closs to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology That, in turn, will also translate into a less costly the panelists said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 yeard of seeing health care costw rise dramatically is we have moved away from the primary care physician knowing the patientto specialists.
” Patients go from specialist to specialisy to get each ailmentt treated, but an overvieww of their condition and family history is George Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officer at , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutelhy right. All these specialties are adding thousands and thousandszof dollars.” One problem is that specialistsx tend to overdo tests because they are so worriex about legal liability issues, he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Browardd CountyMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his officwe also frustrate him.
A hospital mighf get $2,000 for a test from Medicare, but he can only get “I don’t think it’s anything that’s going to work unles s we use somecommon sense,” he Foyo said primary care physiciana historically put an emphasis on health prevention efforts, but the lack of it thesr days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetess and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well knownj for hospitals in Kendall and is pushing forward with outpatient centers and even venturing into Broward One reason is emergency roomsare full, and providin care there is more costly than at an outpatienr center.
“Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospital are going out to them,” Foyo said. Florida’s 51 nonprofit communituy health centers aregetting $28 millioh in competitive grants undee the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patientws out of expensive hospital settings for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlighted that durinhg an April visit to a community health center in Hollywooxd that will get $1.
5 million to open a satellite healthg center in West One of the advantages for these typees of centers is that they are funded with the assumptio that their doors will be open to all who which is important because of the number of uninsureed South Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quic k said. Dr. Welby, meet Bill Gates Mark administrative partner at the law firm of in said electronic medical records fall under the categoryof “shovel-ready” projects in the worlfd of stimulus – meaning the technologyy exists and can be adopted rapidly to put moneg in the economy.
That’s the view of the eight-member panel of industr and medical experts who were invited by the South Florida Businesds Journal to share their views of whatthe $787 billion federal stimulus package means to the healt care sector. What emergeds was a broad discussion of how stimuluas legislation is just one piece of change needesd in an industry that has run financially amok due to an overreliancwon specialists, shortfalls in information technologty and patients who are undereducated.
The Congressionak Budget Office has projected that total nationakl spending on health care could hit 48 percentr of gross domestic product by 2050 if left To solve this problem will takemore money, in the short term. The Obama administration’sz $59 billion for health care stimuluss spendingincludes $19 billion for electronic health care records. Starting in doctors who can show meaningful use of electronixc medical records will get incentives and thosewho don’t will get declining Medicares payments. But, the old-fashioned general practitionefr may also have abig role.
Linda president of the , said health care reform legislation that coincides with the stimulus calls for individuals to have a home locationj or a primarycare provider. She said that allowa for “a community location closs to home and getting more done in a actually high clinicaltechnology That, in turn, will also translate into a less costly the panelists said. Rachel Sapoznik, CEO of , “The reason I believe in the last 25 yeard of seeing health care costw rise dramatically is we have moved away from the primary care physician knowing the patientto specialists.
” Patients go from specialist to specialisy to get each ailmentt treated, but an overvieww of their condition and family history is George Foyo, executive VP and chief administrative officer at , said: “Piggybacking on primary care is absolutelhy right. All these specialties are adding thousands and thousandszof dollars.” One problem is that specialistsx tend to overdo tests because they are so worriex about legal liability issues, he said. Dr. Tony a family practitioner and president of the Browardd CountyMedical Association, said reimbursement issues for tests done in his officwe also frustrate him.
A hospital mighf get $2,000 for a test from Medicare, but he can only get “I don’t think it’s anything that’s going to work unles s we use somecommon sense,” he Foyo said primary care physiciana historically put an emphasis on health prevention efforts, but the lack of it thesr days is contributing to an epidemic of diabetess and heart issues. Baptist Health, which is well knownj for hospitals in Kendall and is pushing forward with outpatient centers and even venturing into Broward One reason is emergency roomsare full, and providin care there is more costly than at an outpatienr center.
“Rather than have patients cometo us, the hospital are going out to them,” Foyo said. Florida’s 51 nonprofit communituy health centers aregetting $28 millioh in competitive grants undee the stimulus legislation, which will also keep patientws out of expensive hospital settings for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi highlighted that durinhg an April visit to a community health center in Hollywooxd that will get $1.
5 million to open a satellite healthg center in West One of the advantages for these typees of centers is that they are funded with the assumptio that their doors will be open to all who which is important because of the number of uninsureed South Floridians, including undocumented foreigners, Quic k said. Dr. Welby, meet Bill Gates Mark administrative partner at the law firm of in said electronic medical records fall under the categoryof “shovel-ready” projects in the worlfd of stimulus – meaning the technologyy exists and can be adopted rapidly to put moneg in the economy.
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