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		<title>The Weak Signals and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the realm of strategic management, there is a concept known as weak signals. Weak signals are the early signs that significant changes are coming to an industry. There are important weak signals that are aimed at nursing homes. If such signals are an early warning of a trend, they indicate significant challenge to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=315&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving What’s Essential</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this Blog know that the Rockefeller Institute, the research arm of the SUNY system (www.rockinst.org) is a website that I visit frequently. A recent visit led me to an article about manufacturing in NYS (“Twenty-First Century Manufacturing: A Foundation for NY’s Economy,” 9/2010). The article described how manufacturing in NY employs 450,000 people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=310&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In These Trying Time Try Something New!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these trying economic times there is a dearth of good news; here is what little there is. Based upon the latest data released by the Department of Health, NYS spending for Medicaid is two and half percent (2.5%) below budget through August 2011. This was accomplished as a result of the efforts of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=305&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Beyond Ouch!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been meeting with many Administrators and Chief Financial Officers, who are looking for ways to rationalize their 2012 budgets. One recent meeting sticks out as a result of a comment made by the Administrator. When I asked this individual how he was coping, his comment back to me was, “it’s beyond ouch! We are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=300&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So Let’s Review! So Let’s Change Mindsets!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the third quarter comes to a close, the stark fiscal reality faced by nursing homes has become very clear. The reduced revenue numbers which are a direct result of recent government budget cuts are very bleak. These cuts bring urgency to these facilities as they compel operators to make significant adjustments in their mindset, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=295&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If GM Can Do It….</title>
		<link>http://caretechgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/if-gm-can-do-it%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent Blogs have been about paradigm shifts and how organizations must respond to them to survive. Whether the organization is a Swiss Watch manufacturer or a nursing home; when there are fundamental changes in a market, adaptation is not an option-it is a necessity. Getting ahead of the change or adapting in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=287&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of the Paradigm Shift</title>
		<link>http://caretechgroup.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/the-power-of-the-paradigm-shift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am old enough to remember a time when the wrist watch market was dominated by the Swiss. With over fifty percent (50%) of the world market, employing almost 100,000 people, the Swiss monopolized the watch making industry. In the last 30 years of the 20th century, technology brought swift changes to the world and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=280&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Solutions to Achieve Your Goals</title>
		<link>http://caretechgroup.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/solutions-to-achieve-your-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The successful enactment of the NYS Budget for this fiscal year and the Medicaid Redesign/Medicaid Redesign Teams (MRTs), create a new paradigm. Although every new state budget is laced with potential reductions in reimbursement, a cap on Medicaid spending along with MRTs is a new road map that shows a determination to deal with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=272&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Improbable Maybe Possible – Are You Ready for It?</title>
		<link>http://caretechgroup.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/the-improbable-maybe-possible-%e2%80%93-are-you-ready-for-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several extraordinary things happened this budget year! The NYS Budget was implemented on time. It eliminated the $10 billion deficit, by reducing spending and without new taxes. The Budget also began the overhaul of Medicaid in NYS. Nationally, The Federal Government avoided a shutdown and agreed to reduce the Federal spending by $38 billion for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=261&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times</title>
		<link>http://caretechgroup.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/finding-certainty-in-uncertain-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Katz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are both remarkable and uncertain times. They are uncertain because of the tenuous nature of the economic recovery, the politics leading to the 2012 elections, and how the events around the word and here in America well impact the economy and this recovery. They are remarkable times because Governor Cuomo has key health care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caretechgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8243998&amp;post=255&amp;subd=caretechgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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