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...team of officials came up with a new coding system that required doctors to insert all information and notes in alpha-numerical form. The system was never implemented and eventually abandoned in 2006 after many physicians and nurses complained. Now, instead of one over-arching system, record keeping utilizes various compatible systems, linking networks established by regional health agencies. "What we found is that EHR adoption must be done by evolution rather than revolution," says Jens Andersen of sunded.dk, the state healthcare web portal. "You have to work with the systems already in place...
...really overwhelmed and excited, I really thought they had the wrong number when they called,” said Maiden, originally from Saltville, Va., who rose to success in the Boston area after having worked at various restaurants since...
...precious about writing.” Over the next three years he would juggle his careers as educator and father, while completing his first major published work.Harding’s debut novel, “Tinkers,” published this past January, was the product of various scraps of writing—from a 4x6 notebook to Post-It notes and scratch paper. Harding refers to this haphazard production strategy as “guerrilla writing.”“I learned to drop right into the mental space,” he says...
...fourth-grade math, examples would include demonstrating the ability to calculate perimeters and volumes, multiply whole numbers, represent data on a graph, estimate computations and relate fractions to decimals. Specific common standards would allow textbook and curriculum developers to spend their research dollars achieving clear goals rather than producing various versions for different states. Just because the standards are national does not mean, thank goodness, that they need to be written by the Federal Government. Indeed, it's hard to imagine a more frightening sight than that of all 535 members of Congress grappling with a congregation of bureaucrats...
...allowing teachers to be creative. "Abundant evidence suggests that common, rigorous standards lead to more students reaching higher levels of achievement," she wrote in a recent Washington Post Op-Ed piece. "Just as different pianists can look at the same music and bring to it unique interpretations and flourishes, various teachers working from a common standard should be able to do the same...