How many of you can honestly say you love math? Come on, tell the truth! Okay, here’s an “honesty” math problem. When does a half equal a whole? The equation looks like this: a half-truth = a whole lie. Let’s think about that. When enough “half-truths” and “white lies” are floating around, your integrity becomes [...]
Arbor Day finds its origins in the United States by way of Nebraska. J. Sterling Morton, a vice-president of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, first proposed the day of tree planting for Nebraska, an otherwise prairie land. Mr. Morton incentivized tree planting to the various counties by offering a prize for the county that [...]
To be honest, my googling has brought me very little regarding the origins of All is Ours Day. From my best guesstimation, it is a Hallmark holiday that did not gain the same traction as Valentine’s Day. The intent of the holiday is to increase awareness and appreciation of the people and things we have [...]
In 1977 20th Century Fox unknowingly “gave” Star Wars director George Lucas billions of dollars. Certain that the new sci-fi film would flop, Fox executives agreed to allow Lucas to keep all licensing and merchandising rights to the film instead of paying him an additional $500,000. Over the years Lucas has realized in excess of [...]
January 10th, or the second Wednesday in January, is known as National Take the Stairs Day. This wellness initiative is promoted by many organizations like LiveStrong, The American Lung Association, and other public health groups to raise awareness of the little things we can do daily to help lead healthier, more active lives. If you [...]
Did you know that you hold the power to save lives? In fact, your blood can save three lives. This January, the American Red Cross celebrates National Blood Donor Month and recognizes the lifesaving contribution of blood and platelet donors. As we begin the New Year, the Red Cross encourages individuals to resolve to roll [...]
Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), what exactly is this term that is becoming more widely recognized and requested? IV&V has, over the last several years, become a key activity for State implementations. Especially from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) in regard to Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) and more recently Eligibility and Enrollment [...]
Your hospital leadership team has finally reached consensus and decided it is time to move your healthcare system to the latest enterprise electronic health record (EHR). As you proceed through the vendor selection process, you assess and analyze the features and capabilities of the software solution and the viability of the vendor who will become [...]
A great perk of working at netlogx is the availability of classes from a company named trueU. trueU provides its members with classes that cover self-improvement across a broad range of topics. I recently attended a trueU class on motivation. The class explored the factors that influence employee engagement and reviewed ideas and techniques to [...]
April Fools’ Day has been a long standing tradition in western cultures for generations. Think back to the BBC report of the Swiss spaghetti tree harvest in 1957, or even the unusual explosions which caused the Madison Wisconsin Statehouse collapse in 1933. Even in 1857 many people were tricked into visiting the Tower of London [...]
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