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SwiftMD is a telemedicine service that delivers quality health care directly to patients for common conditions. Rather than visiting ER or a doctor’s office, SwiftMD Members enjoy access to high-quality, convenient medical care over the phone or videoconference, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There seems to be some confusion around the question of what is a pay study vs. what is a pay survey. During a time when compensation-related issues are extremely challenging, I thought it was a good opportunity to explain the unique elements that make a pay study a study, and a pay survey a survey.

Leading your organization in a competitive environment requires innovation and navigating transition effectively. Some factors you can control — or at least significantly influence — while others you can’t. Involving employees early in preparing for and implementing changes helps prevent failure and regret.

If it’s been more than a year since you’ve given your employee handbook a thorough read, chances are it’s already out of date. I don’t know too many people that jump up and down about the prospect of updating their employee handbook (except some people on our staff), but here are a few tips to help get you started.

For four decades, this Cascade member has helped clients turn their ideas, blueprints and brainstorms into reality and it all began in Bandon, Oregon.