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View from a Vistage Speaker: The Times they are Changing
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For the past several years, I have been doing talks and workshops for Vistage International, (check it out at www.vistage.com) a wonderful organization of CEOs and their key managers. If you are a CEO of a mid-market company you should really take a look at what they do and how they do it. What I would like to share with you today are some of the new thinking, maybe even the trends that I see happening, as I do these talks all over the country. My topic is, of course, Change, and how do you change when your company is not doing well or, as so many are facing today, when the business they are in has to respond to very different economic times. The range of emotions is wide and the depth of pain is all over the place. But as I have been doing these I am struck by the way in which these CEO’s are beginning to change themselves. Their typical reactions, “No, but you don’t understand…,” was turning into “Yes, and let me show you….” I thought you might like to read about what I am seeing. They really are the business trends going on in the industries like yours. I am going to do this in two posts. The first is about what I saw three years ago and the second I will put up next week on what I see happening today. Let me know your thoughts please (stories2share@simonassociates.net). First when I began to give these talks I seemed to be or needed to be entertaining and informative. Much of the room at a Vistage meeting is filled with 15 or 20 individuals, all non-competitors from different industries. The Vistage chairs have each built their own groups usually into terrific teams of folks who help each other deal with the problems of business. The day they meet each month is their day where they don’t have to know all the answers. It is their day to learn, share and be colleagues to each other. At the time I began these talks in 2007, my own clients were typically CEOs who had experienced several years, usually three, of bad or no growth. Or they were clients who had lost three RFP’s. Three “events” were often the catalyst to find someone to help them figure out what was going wrong. With my clients we often had to help them re-think their business from the customers they had today or those they wanted for tomorrow, to their services or products or even their business model, as well as their pricing, fees and costs and eventually their overall strategy. I became a fan quickly of the thinking behind “Blue Ocean Strategy” (www.blueoceanstrategy.com) and where possible I would use some or all of the tools to re-build a client’s approach to their markets. As a result, I tied “Blue Ocean Strategy” to my anthropological perspective to create a 3 or 4 hours of exploration for them. What I was fascinated by was how they responded. My talks began as a way to help them “see, feel and think” differently about their business, their customers and about who could be their customers. And they would be told upfront as I began that they were going to feel incompetent and uncomfortable since, by and large, most people do not like change, have not been taught to change and would be most comfortable if they could just ride the wave of what they had been. Change is literally pain.
As I would take them through the process of discovering how to think like a Blue Ocean Strategist, I began to watch who would tune out, who would start to work hard at learning a new way to think about their business, and who really caught onto an entirely new way to do business—where you are going to create demand not meet it, forget the competition not benchmark yourself against them, and open up an entirely new market space not simply try to get your market share in the one you have today. During the downturn of the past two years I began to see some very different thinking in these groups of CEOs. But let me save this for the next blog.
Blue Ocean Strategies are Really Happening: Eco-friendly Conway is a case in point
We are all trying to better our planet. Conway, Korea’s primary company for eco-friendly green goods hopes to establish a new market leaving high tech brands such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics behind by opening up a new market. Conway is looking beyond conveniences and shifting towards wellness. Green home appliances include water purifiers, air filtration systems, electric bidets, food waste treatment devices and water softeners. These are especially popular in European countries. People have to wait an average of three days to get rid of food. The food-waste treatment device break food down making it easier to dispose of, breaking it down to one-tenth of its original size. In addition, many companies sell appliances that are eco-friendly. ``By contrast, few players have waded into the green goods market. Samsung, LG, Siemens and Whirlpool have yet to take the fledgling market seriously. We are looking to make a noise with a “blue ocean strategy,'' Senior Vice President Lee In-chan said, referring to the strategy of creating new market space in an area that is virtually untouched. Conway is designing its products to not only be eco-friendly, but interesting to look at as well. They have attention grabbing air purifiers and water filtration systems. In many countries these are necessities and no one has thought to make them exciting, new and eco-friendly. This thought process seems to be working for Lee. Conway has doubled profits every year since 2006. During the IFA trade show in Berlin, around 22,000 of the 220,000 attendees visited Conway’s booth, showing tremendous interest in their eco-friendly green goods.
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B: PATIENT REGISTRATION : New Client Registration, etc.
C: SCHEDULING : Appointments, meetings, etc.
D: ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR)
E: BILLING
F: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
G: PATIENT WEB PORTAL
The EMR module includes features such as:
1, Patient Summary
2, Problem List : Common Surgery Assessments matched with ICD-10 codes for accurate Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding and quicker reimbursement
3, Medication
4, Orders & Clinical Notes/Templates
• HPI Templates for colon and rectal surgery
• Procedure Templates
• Pre-Op Templates with checklist and surgery scheduling that electronically sends a task to the nurse with all required information for placing the order, example: Colonoscopy Preparation, Orders-Anorectal, Orders-Major Intestinal
• Post-Op Template automatically populates with all pertinent patient information, saving time during the post-op visit by eliminating the need to re-enter data
5, Consultations/Procedures
6, Discharge Summary
7, Record Vital Signs
8, Record Lab Results
9, Chart Inquiries
10, e-Prescription : Connect to free ePrescribe via AllScripts (http://www.nationalerx.com).
11, Image Viewer : The Image Viewer is used for viewing and organizing image files. It allows you to quickly view and compare client, patient, medical record, surgery, and radiograph images on-screen.Using this feature allows you to compare before before-and-after surgery photos.
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Video Producer/Director makes Top 10 Hot Jobs List
The Video Space Blog doesn’t always have to focus (pun intended) on
video facts, figures or technology geekdom. But today, I tripped
across a surprising assessment of the US job market – it’s in
fact-n-figure form, but not what you‘d expect.
Out of 750 jobs reviewed, The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) has decided that Video Producer and Director
is the #3 Top Job in America for job and wage growth! They based it on
analysis of 3 years of the Bureau of Labor Statistics so it must be
infallible. They’re talking PAID jobs over 45k USD, not your fav
homeboy with a Flip camera, but PAID professional work. They go on to
say that the demand is driven by our thirst for on-line video.
Given that tidbit, Video Value Added Services should have no problem
finding good, professionally produced content to drive their apps.
Hmmm, I thought outside the non-news / non-sports categories most
professional online video content was repurposed broadcast material.
But after some thought, there is an ton of advertisement videos made for the web. Ok, service providers, give me a ‘Cool Advert’ channel with Video Push.
Article top:
Video Director:
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Logan!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Logan: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Now is the best time to purchase health insurance in Logan! At Utah Health Insurance Broker we provide Logan residents the ability to get instant quotes from all the major carriers in Logan.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Park City!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Park City: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Now is the best time to purchase health insurance in Park City! At Utah Health Insurance Broker we provide Park City residents the ability to get instant quotes from all the major carriers in Park City.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Salt Lake CIty!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Salt Lake City: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Now is the best time to purchase health insurance in Salt Lake City! At Utah Health Insurance Broker we provide Salt Lake City residents the ability to get instant quotes from all the major carriers in Salt Lake City.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Ogden!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Ogden: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Now is the best time to purchase health insurance in Ogden! At Utah Health Insurance Broker we provide Ogden residents the ability to get instant quotes from all the major carriers in Ogden.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Orem!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Orem: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Now is the best time to purchase health insurance in Orem! At Utah Health Insurance Broker we provide Orem residents the ability to get instant quotes from all the major carriers in Orem.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Provo!
5 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Premium in Provo!
BY Bret Harding
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Health Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Provo: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
Start Saving Today! Visit: www.UtahHealthInsuranceBroker.com
