Developing a strong brand is a powerful tool for everyone. It could start first with You then to that business of yours or that career that you aspire so much for. Basically it’s about Influence. How you influence people’s perception about you and how they relate to you. Let’s have top 3 ways to brand yourself for success.Develop a Personal BrandFirst create a distinct idea about ...
The 63rd edition of the Miss World Competition ended yesterday at Indonesia with our very own Miss Ghana 2012 Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter placing 3rd in the history of Miss Ghana. She made it to the top 10 beach finalists.Her beauty with a purpose project on Buruli Ulcer was also selected as the top 10 projects. On the final show, she was part of the final 10,then the final ...
At the on-going Miss World 2013 competition happening in Indonesia, I have been monitoring how well the Ghanaian representative (Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter) has been marketing Ghana through fashion.Below are some pictures of what she has been wearing so far. Will be bringing you more. Keep coming back.Do you think her sense of style represents the Ghanaian culture?Photo ...
Emerging Ghanaian Designer Mel Folie presents its first lookbook dubbed ‘Twists of life Collection’. Cutx n Xtitchex Clothing by Melfolie is a lifestyle brand designed to blend the simple and dynamic approach to menswear with the characteristic of a today’s African man. It exposes the boldness and confidence in a modern man by incorporating the twists of life into these designs. ...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) co-hosted the 6th annual conference Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security on May 21 & 22, 2013. The conference explored the current health information technology security landscape and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ...
Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, warn researchers in a paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). They show that up to 50% of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source. These findings may be relevant to other common conditions, such as stroke, and support the wider use of linked multiple record ...
The ONC has released the Governance Framework for Trusted Electronic Health Information Exchange. The Governance Framework reflects the principles in which ONC believes when it comes to the policy set for HIE governance. This framework is intended to provide a common foundation for all types of governance models. Entities that set HIE policy should look to the Governance Framework’s principles as a way to align their ...
On April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published parallel proposed rules revising, respectively, the Stark exception and Anti-Kickback safe harbor concerning electronic health record (EHR) items and services. Highlights of the proposed rules include:Sunset Provision. ...
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), Heritage Provider Network (HPN), and The Advisory Board Company have launched the Care Transformation Prize Series, a national contest to address the most daunting data problems US health care organizations face as they implement new delivery system and payment reforms. This challenge will will examine the most difficult questions facing health ...
President Obama has released his 2014 budget proposal, which includes $80.1 billion in spending for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an increase of $3.9 billion. The proposed budget for The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) would increase its $61 million budget to $78 million, a 28% increase. The plan also includes a $1 million fee ...
Over ten years ago Intel launched the Proactive Health Research Project, a multiyear effort to bring ubiquitous computing to eldercare. Since that time Eric Dishman, an Intel Fellow and now general manager of the Health Strategy & Solutions Group, has been promoting healthcare innovation with a specific emphasis on home and community-based technologies and services for chronic ...
In the fall of 2012 the ONC decided that now is not the time for regulations on health information exchange governance. They decided to instead implement an approach that provides a means for defining and implementing nationwide trusted exchange with higher agility, by working in concert with the private market in a collaborative manner. On December 20, 2012 ONC released the Exemplar ...
April 2, 2013 at the White House, President Obama unveiled the BRAIN Initiative — a new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.The BRAIN Initiative — short for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative ...
A report by the International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP), a group of more than 100 member health insurance companies in 25 countries, found that the U.S. pay significantly more for every category of basic healthcare services relative to any other first-world country. The report analyzed the prices of 12 countries. "In the U.S. prices, we have a very wide range and ...
On Wednesday, February 6, when Health Affairs held a briefing to discuss its February 2013 issue, "New Era Of Patient Engagement." In February's thematic issue of Health Affairs, authors from across the healthcare and policy spectrum explored the evidence on patient engagement; the challenges in changing the behavior of patients and providers; and the opportunities that exist ...
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Tuesday kicked off the “Health Information Technologies” hearing series to discuss the critical role of technology in the health care industry and how federal regulations and taxes could impact patients, hinder innovation, ...
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