iBrief 2-2-17 NEWS

Week of January 30, 2017

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NEW HIRE SALARIES

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB

Why Quality Evaluation is Changing

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in an industry summit of boutique hotel brands...creating a quick feedback loop of daily insights and market bench-marking to improve operational quality and earn loyalty, return visits and word-of-mouth referrals.

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EZee Technosys Initiates an Interface with Trivago

In lines of nurturing their valued users in business endeavor and to intensify direct bookings for them, eZee Technosys announces interface of eZee Reservation - booking engine with popular hotel meta search engine - Trivago.

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Hoteliers Increase Spa Offerings to Ride Revenue Wave

Hotel spas are bringing new, refreshing products and treatments, and creating packages to bring in business from guests and the local community.

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Three Steps Hospitals Can Take While Congress Grapples with ACA Repeal

As Congress hashes out plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are left in a vulnerable position, unsure of what actions to take in the meantime.

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Patient Engagement Tech Gains Traction, But Costs a Concern

As Congress hashes out plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are left in a vulnerable position, unsure of what actions to take in the meantime.

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Fourteen Healthcare Thought Leaders on President Trump's Executive Order on the ACA

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lessen the economic burden of the ACA; 14 industry thought leaders discuss the impact on physicians, hospitals and medtech.

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Not a Fan of the Overtime Rule? Then You'll Like Trump's Two New Moves

There are a lot of business groups, employers and individuals who'd like the DOL's new overtime rule to just die already. Well, they just got two pieces of good news from the Trump administration.

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Pain-Free Performance Reviews? Possible. Here are Five Tips for Getting There

Let's face it: Everyone, employees and managers, dreads performance reviews. The tired ritual of sitting down for an hour once a year is uncomfortable and unproductive. No wonder companies like General Electric and Adobe are redefining how they approach feedback.

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Advancing Impact Hiring: Getting Further, Faster with Employer-led Pilots

In today's globally connected economy, the fundamental ability to find the right person for the job remains a key indicator of business success. In September 2016...more than 3 million vacancies could not be filled due to a lack of qualified applicants.

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