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Whatever Health Reform Plan is Adopted to Expand Access Must Address Medical Errors
Expanded access to healthcare appears to be a major concern for America’s voters and certainly among political candidates. However, making healthcare more affordable and accessible to more people in the…
Public Sector Cybersecurity: Effective Strategies to Improve Cybersecurity Posture
Ransomware attacks, malware proliferation and phishing schemes are headliners in the news. Beyond what IT practitioners implement, public administrators should consider other effective strategies that would improve their organization’s cybersecurity…
Shifting Sands: Navigating Practitioner Academic Exchanges in a Post-Social Media World
Academic Twitter has emerged as a powerful voice for distribution and acquisition for academics. Yet, social media use by academics should be undertaken with care. Ultimately, can social media help…
Embrace the Boring: Weaving Diversity and Inclusion into the Fabric of Government
What is the practical application of social equity? More importantly, how can those of us working in public administration weave diversity and inclusion into the fabric of our government?…
Financing Green Projects
While confronting climate change is a key priority for King County, resource conservation projects often must compete for funding with other critical community priorities. To overcome this hurdle, King County…
The Government Has to Learn to Use Data Effectively
Metrics help employees and their managers track progress in achieving goals and improving results. Yet often in government, frontline managers are not leveraging data to inform decisions.…
The Housing Crisis, Public Space and Social Equity
Our cities and our public spaces are important contributors to addressing housing challenges and social inequities. Yet current policies emphasize increasing property value, rather than addressing housing affordability and mitigating…
Recidivism and Public Policy
Various departments in Montgomery County are putting forth their best efforts for individuals not to reoffend after leaving the criminal justice system. Through programs and treatment, it is important to…
Cities and Their Non-Tax Revenue Sources
: There is a national trend for more and more cities to adopt new financial policies. The two primary sources of non-tax revenues to cities are charges for services by…
Public Service—Our Immediate Vocation
For public servants, Decembers are not only slow, they are slow-motion rewind. Ask a public servant what December means to them and many will tell you that it is a…
Half of a Buddhist Saying: “Pain is Inevitable”
Regulatory intervention can improve physicians’ ability to manage pain. State Boards of Medicine can require successful completion of rigorous pain treatment education programs (including non-pharmaceutical means of pain management) both…
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