MARCH
27, 2010
The
Increasing Call for Work-Life Balance
The economic downturn has placed tremendous pressure
on employees over their long-term job security. Employees are responding
by seeking out employers that offer a better work-life balance,
and research shows they work harder for those that do.
In the current
economic environment, work-life balance now ranks as one of the
most important workplace attributes—second only to compensation,
according to research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board
among more than 50,000 global workers. And employees who feel they
have a better work-life balance tend to work 21% harder than those
that don't.
Read
more at BusinessWeek.com
MARCH
26, 2010
Work-life
balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stress
Finding work-life balance in today's frenetically
paced world is no simple task.
Spend more time
at work than at home, and you miss out on a rewarding personal life.
Then again, when you face challenges in your personal life, such
as caring for an aging parent or coping with marital problems, concentrating
on your job can be difficult.
Read
more at MayoClinic.com
MARCH
22, 2010
Top
Hospitals Have 29% Lower Mortality, Improving Faster: Annual HealthGrades
Study
GOLDEN, CO
- Hospitals rated in the top 5% in the nation by HealthGrades have
a 29% lower risk-adjusted mortality rate and are improving their
clinical quality at a faster pace than other hospitals, according
to a new study issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent
healthcare ratings organization. Hospitals rated in the top 5% can
be found at www.healthgrades.com.
In addition
to having lower risk-adjusted mortality rates, hospitals in the
top 5% - designated Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical ExcellenceTM
by HealthGrades - also had risk-adjusted complication rates that
were 9% lower than all other hospitals.
Read
more at FierceHealthcare.com
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