Featured Report: Bloggers: 8 Tips to help you attract more readers, sales and business leads

Small Business Newz
Oct,25,2012
by: Jim Connolly
If you write a business blog and would like to see better results from it, I believe you will find the following 8 blogging tips really useful. They are based on my own experiences, having grown Jim’s Marketing Blog from zero, to one of the world’s most popular marketing blogs.

Let’s get started with tip number 1.
1. Write when you have something useful to share.
Be useful oftenVery few bloggers seem to understand one of the most basic facts of blogging. It’s simply this: You can’t expect people to keep returning to your blog, if you don’t.

For example, if a reader finds a new, useful post on your blog today, then returns in a few days and there’s nothing new, then returns a few days later and still nothing new – you stand a great chance of losing their interest. Conversely, if they find something useful on your blog every few days, they’re extremely likely to keep returning. That’s how you become part of their world. That’s how they start getting to know you.
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This Week's Mobile Marketing News
Online Media Daily
Retail To Increase Email, Mobile, Social Marketing Budgets
Oct,25,2012
by: Laurie Sullivan
Some 43% of retailers said they will raise online marketing budgets -- investing in either mobile, social or email marketing channels during the holiday season, according to a new study analyzing expectation of holiday advertising and sales. About 68% expect sales to increase this holiday, compared with last year, and nearly a quarter believe they will see it rise by more than 50%, according to the Retail Systems Research study sponsored by Bronto Software.
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Mobile Marketer
Which mobile channel will reign this holiday season?
Oct,29,2012
By: Rimma Kats
This holiday season marketers are going to be using different mobile channels such as QR codes, mobile advertising, SMS and applications to drive in-store traffic, engagement and sales. However, which one will lead the pack? Mobile has changed over the years. Retailers such as Target and Starbucks are using mobile to interact with consumers on a deeper level.
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Small Business Trends
Take Advantage of Pinterest’s “Buying Intent”
Oct, 23, 2012
by: Lisa Barone
Last week Cynthia Boris pointed me to some new social site research which found that while Facebook may come with the larger user base, Pinterest offers something even more valuable to marketers – users looking to buy. For small business owners, that’s the kind of social media finding we want to hear! Marketing Pilgrim reported on a Bizrate Insight survey which asked consumers to list the reasons they use certain social media sites and compared the results. The most recent survey centered on Facebook and Pinterest.
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Health and Wellness Seminars Coming January 2013
Chicagoland Healthcare Professionals:
Are you concerned about your practice can meet the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 regulations? Are your still struggling to understand and complete your EHR network? Do you know if you even qualify for the over $20 billion dollar EHR Incentive program funds? If answered YES to any of these questions.
Then make plans this January, 9, 2013 to attend the Health and Wellness Seminar hosted by Chicago's Uptown Business Partners. These seminars will explain in clear English not tech speak how to understand and complete an EHR for your practice how fund it and real solutions on how to find and IT partner help you complete your EHR and qualify for the EHR Incentive program. The first seminar Understanding EHR will take you step by step on how EHR works and how to create an EHR network. We will be teaching this totally interactive seminar and giving you real solutions to your EHR problem.
So make plans to attend this seminar and get the answers you need to help your practice meet all of the Meaningful Use Rules.

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology

Featured Report: NAPH warns uncompensated-care costs could rise

Modern Healthcare
Oct,25,2012
by: Jessica Zigmond
U.S. hospitals could face as much as $53.3 billion in additional costs of uncompensated care by 2019 because fewer Americans will get coverage under the Medicaid expansion envisioned by the healthcare reform law, according to new findings from the nation's safety net providers. The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems calculated that figure using data from the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Census Bureau and the American Hospital Association to put a dollar amount on what hospitals could expect if states choose not to expand their Medicaid programs.
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This Week's Healthcare News
iHealthBeat
OIG Work Plan Focuses on Role of EHRs in Medicare Overbilling
Oct,25,2012
On Wednesday, officials from HHS' Office of Inspector General said that as part of the office's investigative priorities for the next year, OIG will focus on how the use of electronic health record systems could be contributing to Medicare overbilling, the Center for Public Integrity reports. HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson discussed his office's investigative priorities in a video presentation posted on OIG's website (Shulte, Center for Public Integrity, 10/24).
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Health Data Management
Patient I.T. Engagement in Stage 2 is Policy Gone Awry
Oct,24,2012
By: Robert DeFazio
During a presentation at the MGMA Conference, Travis Broome, a health insurance specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, responded to the worries of practice administrators who insisted their patients are not interested in using patient portals necessary to meet Stage 2 meaningful use patient access measures. Broome said practices would have to push the use of portals.
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Fierce Mobile Healthcare
Nuance, Epic team on voice recognition for mobile EHR customers
Oct, 23, 2012
by: Greg Slabodkin
Hoping to capitalize on physicians' growing interest in mobile electronic health record solutions, Nuance Communications last week announced the integration of its cloud-based medical voice recognition with both Epic's Haiku for the iPhone and Canto for the iPad. With voice-enabled clinical information captured from these iOS mobile applications, clinicians will be able to benefit from the same functionality as desktop EHRs, but with more efficiency while on-the-go using the power of their own voices. The Haiku and Canto mobile applications provide authorized clinical users of Epic's EHR with secure access to clinic schedules, hospital patient lists, health summaries, test results and notes, as well as supporting dictation and in-basket access. Now, with voice-enabling clinical documentation and navigation, Nuance claims Epic users will experience increased productivity resulting in an improvement in the quality of patient care
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Health and Wellness Seminars Coming January 2013

Chicagoland Healthcare Professionals:
Are you concerned about your practice can meet the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 regulations? Are your still struggling to understand and complete your EHR network? Do you know if you even qualify for the over $20 billion dollar EHR Incentive program funds? If answered YES to any of these questions.
Then make plans this January, 9, 2013 to attend the Health and Wellness Seminar hosted by Chicago's Uptown Business Partners. These seminars will explain in clear English not tech speak how to understand and complete an EHR for your practice how fund it and real solutions on how to find and IT partner help you complete your EHR and qualify for the EHR Incentive program. The first seminar Understanding EHR will take you step by step on how EHR works and how to create an EHR network. We will be teaching this totally interactive seminar and giving you real solutions to your EHR problem.
So make plans to attend this seminar and get the answers you need to help your practice meet all of the Meaningful Use Rules.

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology

Rumor Mill: Google unveiling Android 4.2 at Oct. 29 event

Fierce Mobile Content
Oct,22,2012
by:Jason Ankeny
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will unveil the next iteration of its Android mobile operating system at an Oct. 29 event that also will spotlight two new devices, The Next Web reports.According to a source with knowledge of Google's plans, the new Android 4.2 will retain the Jelly Bean branding attached to its direct predecessor, Android 4.1. (Many pundits anticipated Android 4.2 would roll out as Android Key Lime Pie; all versions of Android are given dessert-themed nicknames administered in alphabetical order.) The revamped OS will include a new widget enabling direct access to the Google Play digital storefront, as well as customization options enabling families, small businesses and others who share the same tablet device to set up individual login profiles, complete with their own app libraries and email accounts.
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This Week's Wireless Industry News
Fierce Wireless
Apple unveils iPad mini, adds support for Sprint
Oct,23,2012
by: Phil Golstein
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) put the rumors to rest and unveiled a smaller, 7.9-inch iPad tablet, dubbed "iPad mini," bowing to the pressure to compete with smaller 7-inch tablets and throwing down the gauntlet to the likes of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.The smaller iPad has a 7.9-inch screen and the same resolution as the iPad 2, with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. The iPad mini will have Apple's dual-core A5 processor, LTE, a FaceTime HD camera and the Lightning dock connector used in the iPhone 5. The iPad mini will start at $329 with Wi-Fi-only connectivity and 16 GB of storage, $429 for 32 GB of storage and $529 for the 64 GB version. The iPad mini with LTE will start at $459 with 16 GB of storage, $559 for the 32 GB version and $659 for the 64 GB model. Pre-orders for the Wi-Fi model will start Friday, and the gadget will be available Nov. 2. Two weeks later the cellular versions will star shipping.
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Wireless Week
Motorola Solutions, Motorola Mobility Fortunes Still Divergent
Oct,24,2012
By: Maisie Ramsay
Before Motorola split itself apart in early 2011, its infrastructure business had long outperformed its handset division, posting regular profits as its smartphone unit sunk further into the red. That trend is still in place nearly two years after the company's separation. Motorola Solutions posted healthy third quarter results today, a marked contrast to the handset business it was once combined with. Motorola Solutions’ profits nearly doubled year-over-year to $206 million as sales ticked upwards to $2.15 billion on strength in its government unit. It increased its full-year forecast for sales growth, pegging the increase at between 6 percent and 6.5 percent.
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Yankee Group
Will Sprint Avoid Using Huawei Infrastructure?
Oct, 22, 2012
by: Ken Rehbehn
Now that SoftBank has officially announced it will be acquiring 70 percent of Sprint, Sprint needs to think about how it will continue to develop moving forward. And it looks like the carrier might decide to avoid using Huawei network equipment because of security concerns from the U.S. government. According to the Financial Times, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse noted, “Sprint is a big supplier to the U.S. government and that aside, I wouldn’t put in any equipment that would raise security concerns.” Sprint has already excluded Huawei from bidding on its network upgrade after the U.S. commerce secretary expressed concerns to Hesse about the vendor. Huawei is a supplier to Softbank, however according to CEO Masayoshi Son Huawei is not a significant player, and said he was aware of the issues the U.S. government is currently having with Huawei and would respect any possible outcome.
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Health and Wellness Seminars Coming January 2013

Chicagoland Healthcare Professionals:
Are you concerned about your practice can meet the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 regulations? Are your still struggling to understand and complete your EHR network? Do you know if you even qualify for the over $20 billion dollar EHR Incentive program funds? If answered YES to any of these questions.
Then make plans this January, 19, 2013 to attend the Health and Wellness Seminar hosted by Chicago's Uptown Business Partners. These seminars will explain in clear English not tech speak how to understand and complete an EHR for your practice how fund it and real solutions on how to find and IT partner help you complete your EHR and qualify for the EHR Incentive program. The first seminar Understanding EHR will take you step by step on how EHR works and how to create an EHR network. We will be teaching this totally interactive seminar and giving you real solutions to your EHR problem.
So make plans to attend this seminar and get the answers you need to help your practice meet all of the Meaningful Use Rules.

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology