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		<title>The 3 Elements of Quality Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quality healthcare could mean different things to different people but when you boil it down you essentially have to consider safety, efficacy, and efficiency. Healthcare safety is not causing more harm to the patient with intervention. Dr. David C. Classen, an &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/3-elements-quality-healthcare">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Give it to that guy, he&#8217;s busy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know the people who are productively busy and those who are productively distracted. However, If you have a project that you need done by a certain deadline or in a certain way, delegate it to the genuinely busy person. They are &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/give-it-to-that-guy-hes-busy">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Influence Precedes Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how little control you have, you&#8217;ve always got your influence. Throughout your career you will undoubtedly be assigned the responsibility to perform a task that has never been completed successfully. This task could look simple on the surface but as &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/influence-precedes-control">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>American Hospitals Receive Low Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS) Scores</title>
		<link>http://www.garthkoyle.com/healthcare/american-hospitals-low-grades-hcahps-survey-results</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest HCAHPS patient satisfaction survey results, most states do not meet the top grade in hospital care. Every year patients of American hospitals are given the opportunity to rate the care they receive by participating in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/healthcare/american-hospitals-low-grades-hcahps-survey-results">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful Use Ruling Delayed Until Jan 2010 &#8211; Updated</title>
		<link>http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/meaningful-use-ruling-delayed-until-jan-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/meaningful-use-ruling-delayed-until-jan-2010#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health IT Policy Committee convened for a meeting in Washington, DC on December 15, 2009. The purpose of the meeting was for the Committee to receive reports from its different workgroups and to listen to testimony from Health Plans &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/meaningful-use-ruling-delayed-until-jan-2010">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vending Machine Measures Office Stress Level</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of March we had four auditors in the office for a week. While they were here the snacks and drinks in the vending machines were flying off the shelves, with sales  nearly doubling from the previous week. With &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/vending-machine-measures-office-stress-level">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seasonality and Key Business Indicators</title>
		<link>http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/seasonality-and-key-business-indicators</link>
		<comments>http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/seasonality-and-key-business-indicators#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 21:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seasonality is the idea that business volume ebbs and flows at different times. While landscapers and lawnmowers know that their busy season coincides with summer, seasonality is affected by a lot more than just the weather. Retailers&#8217; busy season coincides &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/analytics/seasonality-and-key-business-indicators">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Utah Company Index &#8211; March</title>
		<link>http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/innovative-utah-company-index-march</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I added about 100 new Utah businesses to the list this week. The new list of firms comes from the MoutainWest Capitol Network of fastest growing Utah companies by revenue. This is a good list to be familiar with. Note &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/innovative-utah-company-index-march">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Estimate Staff Bandwidth After IT Project</title>
		<link>http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/estimate-staff-bandwidth-after-it-project</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone Should be Asking for More Work So you finally got that IT project done and after all the hassles and bugs, things seem to be working smoothly. Your anxiety levels are returning back to normal and your managers seem &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/estimate-staff-bandwidth-after-it-project">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Which Hospital You&#8217;re More Likely to Die At</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge fan of performance based compensation. This Compare Hospital tool from the Department of Health and Human services should help empower health care patients to avoid poor health care treatment, and what to expect in terms of both &#8230; <a href="http://www.garthkoyle.com/business/which-hospital-youre-more-likely-to-die-at">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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