Lest you think your federal government is totally obsessed with golden parachutes for Wall Street execs, this Washington Post story reveals something that’s slipped under the radar: Federal investigators are checking into the events that produced a record $25 a barrel runup earlier this week in the price of a barrel of oil.
The irony of profiteers trying to cash in on a day that profiteers – in another market – came crashing to the ground shouldn’t be lost on any of us.
In Thursday’s edition of Business Today, we’ll debut a monthly page we’re calling Business Links. It will give us a chance to write about the place where business and golf come together.
Thursday’s story will feature Rod and Rick Nuckolls, who own and operate Willowbend Golf Club. The brothers will talk about how they are having to use every bit of their combined 65 years of golfing experience to keep the course at a top level.
We’ll also have some smaller features each month, including tips to improve your game from Wichita Country Club pro Cary Cozby.
So be sure to check it out and let me know what you think. And if you have some story ideas or an upcoming tournament you would like to have listed, please e-mail me at dloving@wichitaeagle.com or call me at 269-6706.
I never realized how miraculous Rob Allison is until yesterday when I interviewed an economist named Kasey Jolly, who works for him at the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at WSU. Allison retired earlier this year from Bank of America and is running the center until it finds a permanent director.
I asked Kasey how the staff was doing in writing the forecast for its big outlook conference on Oct. 7 without Janet Harrah. Just as she mentioned Rob’s name, he almost literally materialized out of nowhere. He smiled, shook my hand, told me he appreciated me coming by and then was gone (he walked out). Freaky.
Anticoagulant medication errors are too prevalent and such a serious safety issue that the Joint Commission today is warning hospitals to pay better attention to how they administer this drug to patients.
Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five drug types associated with patient safety incidents in the United States, the commission says.
Among the causes for adverse events is incorrect dosages, food and drug interactions, and poor labeling that lends to confusion and error.
Says the commission:
Anticoagulant medication errors are such a serious patient safety issue that The Joint Commission addresses these types of errors in the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals, with full implementation of the requirements expected by January 1, 2009, for hospitals, outpatient clinics, home care and long term care organizations across the United States.