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Volume 22 No. 30
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August 14, 2015
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Networking takes continual work to get right, writes BrightEdge CEO Jim Yu. That means allocating time each week to e-mail old contacts, meet up with people or to otherwise further your networking goals. Don't forget to help others along the way, Yu writes. Fortune (7/21)
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report: medicare paid $60b worth of improper payments in 2014
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A total of $60 billion in improper, fraudulent and wasteful health care payments were made by Medicare in 2014, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The money, which was equivalent to more than 10% of the Medicare program's overall budget, was paid to health care providers and hospitals who listed false or incorrect billing addresses. The report also shows that the status of physicians' medical licenses were not properly checked by CMS, resulting in continued billing by doctors with revoked or suspended licenses. ABC News (7/22)
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simple steps to take when you feel overwhelmed
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If you feel like you're burning out, it's important to focus on possible solutions to the problems you're dealing with, writes Sujan Patel. These can take many forms: hobbies, prioritizing your to-do list, a change in work setting or asking yourself, "How can I handle this?" Entrepreneur online (7/16)
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take a peek at what competitors are doing in social media
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Paying attention to your competitors' social media marketing can help you learn more about your industry and your customers' preference, writes Megan Hannay of Citation Labs, Hannay lists several questions to consider as you analyze your competitors' profiles on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, in addition to other social channels. SocialMediaExaminer.com (7/8)
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the top 10 happiest countries
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"Everyone wants to be happy, and increasingly, countries around the world are looking at happiness as an indicator of national well-being and considering happiness in policy making. As this year's World Happiness Report states, "Happiness is increasingly considered a proper measure of social progress and a goal of public policy." But what makes people happy, and which countries have the highest levels of happiness?" Read this summary to find out which countries are amongst the world's happiest, and what factors make them so. { read more }
Source: DailyGood - July 8, 2015
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