7/22/2023· Construction
Design Phase Risk Mitigation Tools And Methods
The design phases of chemical processing plant and other industrial projects contain many potential risks. This is especially true when the project is for the first-of-a-kind deployment of new technology or when the performing organization has not previously successfully completed a similar project.
8/17/2023· Construction
Renovate Or Build- An Extremely Expensive Question
By: Sanford C. Loy
One would think today’s advanced construction processes, new and more efficient and innovative building materials combined with universal dimensional changes in design standards etc. would mean the cost of new construction would increasingly trend toward being less expensive than the cost of renovating.
11/28/2023· Nonprofit Organizations
5 Rules For Revising Nonprofit Bylaws
By: Jess Birken, Esq
For most small nonprofits, the bylaws is a document that’s been sitting in a drawer gathering dust for 10 years. Or they’ve been revised 100 times to rearrange the same exact wording over and over again without making any important, substantial change.
9/6/2023· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Governance: How to Structure A New Nonprofit Organization
By: Jess Birken, Esq
When starting a new nonprofit, most founders are focused on their mission. Who are they going to be? What kind of work will they do? What impact are they going to make? But those aren’t the only things nonprofit founders need to decide. They also need to decide on the structure of the nonprofit and how it will function, too.
7/22/2023· Elder Abuse
World Elder Abuse Day: Taking A Stand Against The Silent Epidemic
By: Marguerita Cheng
Elder abuse is a growing concern that directly impacts the financial security and dignity of older adults. On June 15, 2023 people around the globe observed World Elder Abuse Day, a powerful reminder of the importance of protecting our aging population from financial exploitation and other forms of abuse.
8/14/2023· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Tribal Government Selects Modern EHR System To Integrate Functions Across Its Health Services
The Tribe hired Panorama to assist in selecting software to support its Health Service functions. This software would replace the Tribe’s current health systems. In the first phase of the project, we documented business and technical requirements, reviewed legacy systems, mapped processes, and identified pain points across
10/26/2023· Medical Malpractice
Administrative Law - Standard Of Care In Opioid Stewardship
By: Joel L. Kent, MD
I was asked by a state medical licensing board to evaluate the practice of a primary care physician in regards to their oversight of opioid analgesics. My findings identified serious aberrant events in the majority of the cases reviewed. Among the aberrancies that raised concern included episodes of DUI events in several of the patients in question...
12/8/2023· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
State Recovers From Delayed Implementation And Selects New System To Meet Its Needs
The client was in the process of implementing a new HRMS system and was about a year into implementation when they encountered serious issues with the software during the testing phase. They were concerned that some key business requirements were missed at the beginning of the project and left out of the system’s design and configuration.
10/26/2023· Speech-Language Pathology
Dehydration and Thickened Liquids
By: Megan M. Hamilton, MS, CCC-SLP
As with most medical interventions, thickened liquids have both benefits and weaknesses. Recent research demonstrates that patients consuming thickened liquids consume less than patients consuming thin liquids and are frequently dehydrated. There are several reasons postulated for this decrease in liquid intake...
8/14/2023· Pollution - Air Quality Control
Air Contaminant Exposure From Sediment Treatment And Containment Facility
The remediation includes the offsite treatment and containment of highly contaminated lake bottom sediments at the Wastebed 13 Facility near the town of Camillus. Minnich and Scotto has been retained to evaluate residential exposure to air contaminants arising from Facility operations.
