Healthcare Industry is Growing

June 14, 2010

The healthcare industry is continuing to create jobs despite the global economic downturn. The projected annual spending on healthcare is said to increase by one fifth of the country’s GDP in the future. A career in healthcare can guarantee growth and security even during the difficult times.

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Investing In Healthcare

June 11, 2010

The article provides a context for both novice and professional investors in healthcare. Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries, and is also one of the most complex. The focus of the article is on demographic demand drivers. The article also provides a list of potentially lucrative investment areas within the industry.

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Consumer-Driven Healthcare Will Not Solve Our Healthcare Problems!

June 8, 2010

The Bush administration’s plans for consumer-driven healthcare are a diversion from meaningful reform because they do not address the sources of skyrocketing healthcare costs. High deductible, consumer driven plans may undermine the two basic purposes of health insurance: to reduce financial barriers to needed care and protect against high out of-pocket burdens for patients, and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) provide a tax haven for the most affluent Americans.

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Career Opportunities in Healthcare Management Through Online Healthcare Training

June 5, 2010

A healthcare administration career via online healthcare management training requires no medical background. This is the field relating to the leadership, management and administration of healthcare systems, hospitals and hospital networks.

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10 Big Problems We Must Overcome to Make Alternative Medicine the Major Healthcare System

June 2, 2010

Alternative medicine, or holistic healthcare, is making major strides in North America. But there are many things holding it back. In this article, you’ll discover the 10 biggest problems we need to solve before holistic healthcare can become our first, best choice in healthcare in the U.S. and Canada.

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Issue #1 – How Would Obama and McCain’s Healthcare Proposals Impact Medical Travel?

May 30, 2010

It is well known that America is suffering from a crisis in healthcare delivery. Costs are rising with no end in sight, millions of Americans are added to the uninsured population each year, and quality of care continues to fall compared to other nations. Senators McCain and Obama have laid out healthcare plans that attempt to address the negative healthcare trends. How may these plans impact the growing medical travel industry?

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Bringing Lean Healthcare to Life

May 27, 2010

Lean is set to make a big difference in Healthcare over the coming years but its application requires sensitivity else it will suffer from the same (and potentially worse) problems experienced when Lean has been implemented in other sectors. Based on practical experience, this short article explores how to bring Lean in Healthcare to life.

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California Job Outlook – Healthcare Workers in Huge Demand

May 24, 2010

The clock never stops ticking in the healthcare profession. Perhaps it’s time for you to join this financially rewarding, stable and gratifying occupation. One recent study showed that California led other states in the number of advertised healthcare job vacancies, with other regions also showing a strong demand across the nation. One healthcare worker said it best – “Touching someone’s life in a positive way is the most rewarding work that there is.”

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Better Healthcare Needed

May 21, 2010

Commentary on the need for a better healthcare system.

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Texas doctors opting out of Medicare at alarming rate

May 18, 2010

By TODD ACKERMAN HOUSTON CHRONICLE May 17, 2010, 11:02PM “Dr. Guy Culpepper, a Dallas-area family-practice MD, tells why he–and an alarming number of other Texas docs–are opting out of the Medicare system. Quick explanation: he was tired of being “bullied.” Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare at alarming rates, frustrated by reimbursement cuts they [...]

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