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Rod Stryker on AsanaFrom India to Africa:Spreading the Seeds of Hope

George Harrison’s Spiritual Quest

Yoga Joins the CircusBackstage at Cirque du Soleil

Mantras that Heal

Why Little Things Matter

Your Brain on Meditation

How to Step Off the Grid to Find Tranquility

Lose Yourself To Find Your Self

Cirque du SoleilGives Back Globally

Yoga Sutra Delight Draws the Mind Inward. This is an entry point inot the story,describing the focus of the article and also giving the page some.

By shannon sexton Photos By mark rothchild

40 years ago, the Beatles held their final con-cert—a performance at Candlestick Park inSan Francisco on August 29, 1966. Joshua M.Greene, in his new book Here Comes the Sun(Wiley), writes that by the time of his last con-cert appearance as a Beatle, fame and materialsuccess had lost their hold over George.“According to George, nothing mattered any-more, what day it was, where he was. It had allmerged together, a gray blur obscuring theonce colorful canvas of his life. It was obviousto him now, although he could not have anticipated it before:hehad loved the image of success, but the reality of it made him ill.” Two weeks later, he leaves for India “in search of a peaceful mind.”

It is October 1965 and George Harrison’s world is spinningout of control. Money, drugs, sex, and unprecedented fameand popularity—even meeting Elvis—leave George thirstingfor something more. “Nothing was giving me a buzz any-more,” he told CBS This Morning. “I just thought, well, I’mlooking for something really, really beyond just the ordinary,the mundane . . .” As it turns out, the buzz he is seeking isabout to come from a wholly unexpected source.

In October 1965, on the set of The Beatles’ second movieHelp! George came across a sitar and couldn’t stop staring atit. He picked it up and was intrigued by its unusual shape anddozens of strings. He strummed it, taken by its unusual sound.

Back in London a few days later, in a little import shop atthe north end of Oxford Street he purchased an inexpensivemodel andbrought it to Abbey Road Studios. The group had

been looking for something to enhance theirsong “Norwegian Wood” and when Georgeimprovised on the new instrument, the bizarresound fit right in. “We were open to anythingwhen George introduced the sitar,” saidRingo. “You could walk in with an elephant aslong as it was going to make a musical note.”

Some of George’s musician friends hadbeen following the career of sitarist RaviShankar and urged George to hear what a realmaster of the instrument could do. George

bought a few albums. He listened.Life was never quite the same after that. When “Norwegian Wood” appeared on record store

shelves, Shankar’s niece and nephew bought a copy and playedit for their uncle. Hearing George diddle on sitar may havebeen mind-expanding for his young family members, but to hisseasoned ear the sound was distressing. “Just imagine someIndian villager trying to play the violin,” Shankar said, “whenyou know what it should sound like.”

In June 1965, George met Shankar for the first time at thehome of a mutual friend, the founder of London’s Asian MusicCircle. George expressed appreciation for Ravi’s recordingsand admitted his ignorance of how to play sitar properly.Impressed by the young man’s humility, Shankar offered togive him lessons, and they agreed to meet later that week atGeorge’s home in Esher.

George’s first sitar lesson covered basics. Ravi showed him how to sit properly with one leg draped over the other in a half-lotus position. He demonstrated how to hold the large gourd.

When the circus comes to town each year,a colorful cast of characters enchant children of all ages with their captivating, awe-inspiring,death-defying acts. A tradition that stretches back to ancient Rome, the circus is perhaps themost endearing, enduring form of family fun the world has ever known.

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40 years ago, the Beatles held their final concert—a performance at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on August 29, 1966. JoshuaM. Greene, in his new book Here Comes the Sun (Wiley), writes that by the timeof his last concert appearance as a Beatle, fame and material success had lost theirhold over George. “According to George, nothing mattered anymore, what day itwas, where he was. It had all merged together, a gray blur obscuring the once color-ful canvas of his life. It was obvious to him now, although he could not have antici-pated it before: he had loved the image of success, but the reality of it made him ill.”Two weeks later, he leaves for India “in search of a peaceful mind.”

It is October 1965 and George Harrison’s world is spinning out of control.Money, drugs, sex, and unprecedented fame and popularity—even meeting Elvis—leave George thirsting for something more. “Nothing was giving me a buzz any-more,” he told CBS This Morning. “I just thought, well, I’m looking for somethingreally, really beyond just the ordinary, the mundane . . .” As it turns out, the buzz heis seeking is about to come from a wholly unexpected source.

In October 1965, on the set of The Beatles’ second movie Help! George cameacross a sitar and couldn’t stop staring at it. He picked it up and wasintrigued by its unusual shape and dozens of strings. He strummed it,taken by its unusual sound.

Back in London a few days later, in a little import shop at the northend of Oxford Street he purchased an inexpensive model and-brought it to Abbey Road Studios. The group had been looking

GEORGE HARRISON pictured here at age 45 in London just after form-ing the Super Group The TravelingWillburys with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty,Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison.

In Pursuit of Meaning: George Harrison

It was obvious to him now, although he could not have anticipated it before: he had loved the image of success, but the reality of it made him ill.

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The Queen of FlowersThousands of years ago, when poets and lovers were just beginning to flirt with the rose, Ayurvedic healerswere crushing, juicing, grinding, drying, and preserving it for herbal remedies, teas, and aromatic oils.Grounded in an ancient, oral tradition, these healers used the rose to cool a blazing pitta dosha—the mind-body force associated with fire, heat, anger, ambition, and stress. Although some people are prone to pittaimbalances all the time, most feel its effects in summer when this dosha is the strongest. In moderation, however, the rose is a tridoshic flower; it’s beneficial for everyone all year round.

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AROMATHERAPYImprove your meditation by applying a drop of roseessential oil between the eyebrows before meditation.Deepen your sleep by sprin-kling a few drops of roseessential oil on your pillow.Soothe your emotions by spritz-ing some rose essential oil ona clean handkerchief. Inhalewhen you are feeling anxiousor upset.

ROSEWATERSoothe your burning eyes. Soak two pads of cotton woolin organic rosewater at roomtemperature and then placethem over your eyelids for ten minutes.De-stress in the bathtub. Addsome organic rosewater to yourbath for a fragrant, rejuvenat-

A HEALING DESSERTIn India, parents feed theirchildren foods laced with rosepetal conserve, becauseaccording to ayurveda, itnourishes brain tissue andimproves memory. It’s also agreat source of water-solublefiber, so it relieves constipa-tion. Try a spoonful alone oron toast, with fruit, in milk ora yogurt-based lassi drink. To make rose petal conserve,blend 5 ounces of fresh organicrose petals and 5 ounces of gran-ulated sugar.. Pour the mixturein a clean glass jar and leave outin the sunshine for 10 to 15 days.

PAMPER YOUR SKINRoses play a starring role inayurvedic beauty care becausethey regulate the functioningof brajaka pitta, a sub-doshathat controls the biochemicalprocesses in the skin. Amongother things, roses reducewrinkles, improve complex-ion, and slow the signs ofaging. To reap these benefits,use natural, rose-based soaps,moisturizers, and lotions; adda few drops of rose essentialoil to your massage oil; ormake your own skin careproducts. Here’s one you cantry at home.

ing experience. Afterward,spritz all over to refresh yourskin and protect it from theelements. Organic rose water can behard to find. To make yourown, boil 6 cups of organic redrose petals in a quart of puremineral water for 15 minutes.Cool, strain into a glass bot-tle, and refrigerate.

Shubhra Krishan is the author ofEssential Ayurveda: What It IsAnd What It Can Do For Youand Radiant Body, Restful Mind.She is currently in New Delhi,India, researching a new bookabout yoga and ayurveda.

9 REASONS TO LOVETHE HEALING ROSEThe sweet, astringent qualities of this flower:• have antibacterial, anti-

inflammatory, and anti-hem-orrhagic properties

•• soothe the digestive system •• balance the emotions• cleanse the body of toxins • soothe inflamed skin and

nourish all seven dhatus(body tissues)

• pacify the heat in the blood• balances the hormones• promotes deep, restful sleep • cools your head and warms

your heart. It’s easy to harness the healingenergy of roses. A few petalsstirred into a beverage or a fewdrops of essential oil will worktheir magic in minutes.

Why organic? Most commercial rose products contain pesticides and othertoxic chemicals that can beabsorbed internally orthrough the skin or eyes.

ROSE AND SAFFRON FACIAL MASK

Saffron’s warmth, combined with the cooling quality of rosepetals, will coax all skin types into balance.

1/2 cup organic red rose petals

1 tablespoon honeyA pinch of saffron

Crush the rose petals into apaste with a mortar and pes-tle and mix with the honeyand saffron. Apply all overface and neck a few minutesbefore your shower.

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Now That’s a Birthday PartyHEALTH TIPS how-to info (take care of your eyes; counter the drying effects of winter; keep centered while traveling; get a good night’s sleep, etc.). Include sources/links for more information. Also, a new CommonThreads (3 pages; 1500 words—various writers).

The Yoga Perspective on Kaballah; meditation in early Christianity; parallels between the Old Testament floodmyths & those in the yogic scriptures; startling similarities between classical Greeks (Pythagoras, etc) & yoga. Other teachings from traditions of great wisdom. Also, The Yoga Sutra Delight Draws the Mind Inward. Thisshould be a 2-page plus spread, depending on the length of the commentary. We will redesign as a spread.Awakening Spirit. Meditation oriented. Contemplative—someone sharing their quiet reflections on the spirit.

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The Yoga Perspective on Kaballah; meditation inearly Christianity; parallels between the OldTestament flood myths & those in the yogic scrip-tures; startling similarities between classical Greeks(Pythagoras, etc) & yoga. Other teachings from tradi-tions of great wisdom. Also, The Yoga Sutra DelightDraws the Mind Inward. This should be a 2-page plusspread, depending on the length of the commentary.We will redesign as a spread. Awakening Spirit.Meditation oriented. Contemplative—someone shar-ing their quiet reflections on the spiritual aspects of lifeeditation oriented. Contemplative—someone sharingtheir quiet reflections on the spiritual aspects of life.edi-tation oriented. Contemplative—someone sharing

body text for the magazine,Yoga+Joyful Living. The mag-azine, published by TheHimalayan Institute, will focuson a broad range of topicsincluding meditation. Theseinclude: The Yoga Perspectiveapplied to everyday living:Health tips & how-to info(take care of your eyes; counterthe drying effects of winter;keep centered while traveling;get a good night’s sleep, etc.).

Include sources/links for moreinformation. Also, CommonThreads (3 pages; 1500words—various writers). TheYoga Perspective on Kaballah;meditation in earlyChristianity; parallels betweenthe Old Testament floodmyths & those in the yogicscriptures; startling similaritiesbetween classical Greeks(Pythagoras, etc) & yoga.Other teachings from tradi-tions of great wisdom. Also,The Yoga Sutra Delight Drawsthe Mind Inward. This shouldbe a 2-page plus spread,depending on the length of the

commentary. We will redesignas a spread. Awakening Spirit.Meditation oriented.Contemplative—reflectionson . . . someone sharing theirquiet reflections on the spiritu-al aspects of life; inspirational;meditation-oriented. First-hand accounts that come formthe enjoyment of seeing lifefrom a meditative perspective.Inspirational, meditation ori-ented; can run when we need aplace in the issue.

This should be a 2-pageplus spread, depending on thelength of the commentary.Contemporary Culture, SomeYoga+ input into content,mostly outsourced. Reviewsof books, films, DVD, CDs,but linked to basic philosophyof magazine—why are we pro-moting this item. All reviewsshould all be in one editorialvoice. Food & Cooking:Delicious and nutritious.

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Copyright © 1998 by Vicki Mackenzie.From Cave in the Snow by VickiMackenzie. Reprinted with permission.

On the far side ofmadras, weentered the gates ofwhat appeared tobe a very poorashram. In fact, itturned out to bethe poorest ashramin the city.

No matter how insignifi-cant the thing you have todo, do it as well as you can,give it as much of your careand attention as you wouldgive to the thing youregard most important.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I arise in the morning tornbetween desire to improve(or save) the world and adesire to enjoy (or savor)the world. This makes ithard to plan the day.

— E.B. White

What if each of us werejudged solely by the worstthing we’d ever done inour lives? While I do notmeditation in early Christ-ianity; parallels betweenthe Old Testament floodmyths & those in the yogic scriptures; startlingsimilarities between classi-cal Greeks (Pythagoras,etc) & yoga. Otherteachings from traditionsof great wisdom.

— Sister Helen Prejean

Counter the drying effectsof winter; keep centeredwhile traveling; get a goodnight’s rest sleep, etc.

You thank God for thegood things that come toyou, but you don’t thankhim for the things thatseem to go bad; that iswhere you go wrong.

— Ramana Maharshi

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by whatwe get, but we make a life by what we give.

— Norman MacEwan

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Dalian: China’s ‘Bangalore’?

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2Adventure Capital: The Lure of Emerging-Market InvestingIt’s a roller-coaster ride filled with phenomenal returns on the upside andplunging valuations on the downside. We examine the risks and rewards of three countries currently in vogue.

4Brazil: Sailing Smoothly Through the ScandalsBrazil is facing a serious bribery scandalthat has left its government reeling.Unlike prior years, investors haven’t panicked and fled.

10Mexico: A Double-Edged SwordThirteen years after signing the NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement, Mexicois attracting investors but has yet to realizethe anticipated windfall.

16India: Currying Favor Again with Foreign InvestorsIndia’s last dalliance with FDI nearlycaused a meltdown. Now the bets are even bigger. So are the opportunities.

21Dalian: China’s ‘Bangalore’?Dalian, a city in northeast China, is relatively unknown in the West. The city’sunrelenting drive to become a high-techcapital should soon remedy that.

24NewswireA quick snapshot of conditions and activity in key markets worldwide.

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>>>Cover StoryGlobal liquidity, combined withrising real estate valuations inAmerica and Western Europe,has been driving investors toembrace investing in emergingmarkets. After years of falsestarts, are these markets readyfor prime time?

Mexico:

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A STABLE GOVERNMENT, single-digit inflation,low interest rates, a consistent peso, and the absence of terrorism have all made Mexico attractive to foreigninvestors since 2001. In 2004, $16 billion in FDI flowed into Mexico, strengthening the economy and providing a solid foundation for the future. Commercial real estate in particular has ridden the recent wave of success, enjoying its best year in a decade.

Yet FDI and global trends have brought their share of challenges. Many Mexicans are concerned that the economy may be heating up too fast, setting up the nextboom/bust cycle. Mexico is being challenged by China and India for American investment and outsourcingopportunities. In addition, there is great debate aboutwhether Mexico should open all industries to foreigninvestment.

These questions may not be answered in the nearfuture. But Mexico is moving in the right direction.

A Double-Edged

SWORDMany Mexicans are concerned that theeconomy may be heating up too fast,setting up the next boom/bust cycle.By Victor Lachica

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gration problem. U.S. federal borderofficials have already arrested nearly500,000 illegal immigrants trying toenter the state of Arizona betweenOctober 2004 and July 2005.In April2005, a self-appointed U.S. militia, the“Minuteman Project,” began patrollingthe Arizona-Mexico border.

Retail Most investors used to be local, paying primarily in pesos and offeringshort-term leases. The trend is towardmore franchises and internationalinvestors. Their ability to give strongguarantees and dollar-denominatedleases have made this market more

attractive. Shopping centers anchoredby a self-service store are in greatdemand by investors.

HospitalityIn 2004, Mexico welcomed almost 19 million visitors, two million morethan in the previous year. Interest is very strong among Spanish and U.S.investors. Hospitality offers an important opportunity to grow the Mexican economy.

ResidentialSome very strong players, in conjunc-tion with local Mexican investors, aredeveloping a number of low- and middle-income housing. Investorsinclude Pulte, O’Connor CapitalPartners, Prudential, Zamzell, ING,Citigroup, and others.

Global Allies, Global Competitors One of the strange side effects of globalization is that emerging marketcountries, such as China, Mexico, and India, are not only competing for

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foreign capital but are also working to create trade alliances.

In September 2005, China’sPresident Hu Jintao visited Mexicoand met with President Fox to signagreements that will help China establish a foothold in Mexico.Recently a delegation of 22 Mexicanreal estate developers and professionalstraveled to China to meet with firmsinterested in establishing operations in Mexico, primarily to take advantageof our U.S. proximity.

Mexico and China are also compet-ing for many of the same manufactur-ing jobs. The delegation studiedChina’s real estate growth model andcompared it to Mexico’s, which paledin comparison. China is puttingtogether an incredible infrastructure of roads, factories, and other systems.

China has moved ahead of Mexico,into second place, on the list ofexporters to the United States. And Mexico has its own trade imbalance with China. Mexico imports $31 ingoods from China for every dollar’sworth we send there.

Mexico’s challenge is to keep pace,ensuring that FDI helps to improve the quality of life for as many people as possible.

VICTOR LACHICA is President & CEO,Cushman & Wakefield Mexico. He can bereached at [email protected]


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Maquiladoras have been a boon to U.S.companies, but the jury is still out on how favorable they are to Mexico. They have added one million new jobs, yet average wages continue to slide.

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OFFICE MARKET IN RECOVERY C&WMexico is leasing agent for Torre Mayor, a 55-story, 904,000-square-foot trophy office buildingin Mexico City that is substantially occupied bymultinational companies. C&W Mexico managesmore than 2.6 million square feet throughoutMexico and has offices in Mexico City,Monterrey, Juarez, and Tijuana.

Emerging market countries, such as China,Mexcio, and India are not only competing for forein capital but are also working to create trade aliances.


Dalian:China’s ‘Bangalore’?

Dozens of global giants—includingIBM, Accenture, SAP, and GE—havealready established Dalian operations.

By Michael W. J. Thompson

China’s emergence as an industrial power took manynations by surprise, throwing vast, established industriesinto disarray. Now China is engaged in moving up thevalue chain, working hard to emulate Bangalore’s success.

One city at the forefront is Dalian, one of China’s pri-mary IT-focus cities. With close proximity to major urbancenters, an abundance of colleges and universities, and amoderate climate, Dalian mirrors many of the elementsthat enabled Bangalore to become India’s Silicon Valley—home to more than 250 high-tech companies.

population (more than 300,000), abyproduct of Dalian’s 40-year occupa-tion by Japan (1905 to 1945). The citygovernment is also encouraging resi-dents to study Japanese to win moresoftware deals from Japan.

All of these factors have madeDalian central to Japan’s tech future.Sony and Toshiba have already landed at the Park. The hugedemand for embedded software from Japanese companies has pro-vided Dalian with an opportunity to build up a large-scale softwareindustry. Software exports havebecome essential to Dalian, and especially exports to Japan, whichaccount for 95% of the city’s totalsoftware export volume.

Beijing still dominates China’s ITsector. But Dalian is closing the gapfast, especially with the skyrocketingcost of real estate in Beijing. Dalian isnow honing its image as a software-outsourcing center for North Asia.The Dalian city government forecastsexports of IT products to reachUS$1.5 billion by 2012.

On July 12, 2005, of World TradeOrganization ministers held a criticaltwo-day meeting in Dalian. The meet-ing was held to inject momentum into the Doha Round negotiations inadvance of the sixth WTO MinisterialConference to be held in Hong Kong.

The choice of location was not loston China’s trend watchers. Dalian is a city on the move, elbowing its wayinto the spotlight. Stealing Bangalore’sthunder is just the beginning.

MICHAEL W. J. THOMPSON is GroupCEO, Cushman & Wakefield Asia Pacific.He can be reached [email protected]

While Bangalore has consolidatedits position as India’s major provider of outsourced services to the UnitedStates, Dalian is assuming a similarrole for Japan and South Korea.Dalian’s software exports in 2004—mainly to these countries—were valued at US$202 million, or 7.2% of China’s total, and have been growing80% annually. Dozens of globalgiants—including IBM, Accenture,and GE—have already establishedDalian operations.

In May 2005, IBM enlarged its service delivery center in the DalianSoftware Park. The center (one of three in China) provides BusinessTransformation Outsourcing to a rangeof Asian companies. Its employees areproficient in English, Cantonese,Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese.

GE’s formerly wholly owned sub-sidary, GECIS, has a 1,500-person cen-ter in Dalian. It serves the northeastAsian region, and foresees significantgrowth as the outsourcing trend com-mon in the West begins to take holdamong major Asian corporates.

Accenture’s operation is also locatedin Dalian Software Park. Its center,which began in 2003 with a staff of200, designs enterprise resource plan-ning and other applications softwarefor Japanese, Korean, and Chinese companies. Accenture views its opera-tion as one of five strategic developmentbases worldwide.

Central Planning for Private Purposes Dalian’s growing success has little to dowith serendipity. Its growth is the directresult of a government plan launched in 1998 that took advantage of a public-private partnership, similar to thoseused in the West for sports stadiumdevelopment. Under the plan, DalianSoftware Park Co., Ltd., bore responsi-bility for infrastructure construction,management, and service provision,while Dalian and other governmententities provided tax credits and finan-cial assistance, including US$242 mil-lion to develop the three-square-kilo-meter (1.16-square-mile) area. By 2001,the park ranked third among China’s

top 10 software industrial bases. In2003, the city expanded the Park bystarting construction of the secondphase, which covers a total area of 8.6square kilometers (3.32 square miles).

Generous Incentives Dalian’s overall incentive package ispacked with bottom-line sweeteners,including a two-year tax holiday onprofits, an 80% reduction in value-added taxes, and import tariff and VATexemptions on equipment, software,and spare parts. Enterprises in the Parkenjoy preferential treatment in buyingor renting Park office buildings. Moreliberal immigration and residency policies are applied to Park employees.

Attracting and Growing TalentTo compete with Beijing andBangalore’s extensive talent advantages,Neusoft Group, northeast China’s lead-ing software development company,established China’s first privately funded IT educational institution atthe Park in 2000, Neusoft Institute of Information Technology. It’s part of Dalian’s substantial IT educationfacilities, which total 22 universitiesand colleges producing 4,000 ITmajors each year. Combined with10,000 engineers graduating fromTraining Colleges, Dalian has a depthof local, high-quality talent that fewChinese cities can match.

Location, Location, LocationDalian is central to all the right places,and is quickly becoming a touristattraction. It’s 800 kilometers (500miles) from Beijing, and is only a one-hour flight from Seoul and a three-hour flight from Tokyo. Known as“Apple Land,” Dalian is one of thebusiest tourist destinations in China,featuring attractive scenery and apleasantly mild environment.

Dalian has a huge Japanese-speaking


CHIEF COMMERCIAL PORT Busy shipyard in Dalian, China.

Dalian is 800 kilometers (500 miles) from Beijing, and is only a one-hourflight from Seoul and a three-hour flight from Tokyo.

Dalian’s overall incentive package is packed with bottom-line sweeteners, including a two-year tax holiday on profits, an 80% reduction in value-added taxes, and import tariff and VAT exemptions on equipment, software, and spare parts.

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Agents&BrokersRisk managers deal with claims and loss in the context of insurance. Business managers view environmental cost as the investments they make to comply with environmen-tal laws. How to close the divide. by Brad Maurer ESQ., CPCU

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21No Need to Sweat OverGrowth in Stress Claims

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employee’s conversations about PHI(protected health information),because it is very difficult to provewho said what to whom.

Here are some facts:● As of April 14, 2003, employerswith more than $5 million of premi-um or claims costs became subject toHIPAA regulations, along with healthplans, providers and others. Smalleremployers will be covered as of April2004.● Penalties for non-complianceinclude fines and possible jail time.● Any entity handling PHI needs tobe able to report in writing how andwhen that information was sharedwith other entities for a period of fiveyears.● Written consent of the consumer isrequired in most situations in orderto be able to disclose individuallyidentifiable health information exceptby providers for delivery of healthcare services.

While HIPAA compliance certainlyprovides additional job security forlawyers and consultants, this new far-reaching and complex regulationseems more unclear than many priorregulations dealing with employeebenefits. The risks related to privacyare open to interpretation. However,employee benefits/human resourcestaff should ask themselves somequestions. Do you have benefit man-agers or human resource staff in mul-tiple geographic locations that havethe responsibility of “assistingemployees” with healthcare andinsurance issues? Do these same indi-viduals have input into hiring and fir-ing decisions? If the answer to thesequestions is “yes,” then there are rea-sons for concern.

Perception is reality and when dis-ciplinary action or terminationoccurs there should be no perceptionthat it is due to an expensive health-care condition of the employee orone of their family members. Human

resources is often a department with-in the company staffed with peoplewho have multiple and changingresponsibilities. Human resourcestaff must be models of confidentiali-ty and discretion. Challenge your sen-ior management person responsiblefor human resources (CFO, COO) totake the action necessary to docu-ment problems with human resourcestaff that are known gossips.

Are policies and procedures inplace to protect PHI and account forall disclosures, including oral discus-sions? Implement a policy of zero tol-erance regarding the communicationof PHI, or any employment relatedinformation. Keep all healthcareinformation in a separate, locked filecabinet and area. Be sure that con-versations cannot be overheard andfaxes cannot be seen by unauthorizedpersonnel.

But, what are your options whenemployees really need the company’shelp with a healthcare situation?Certainly one option is to refuse totake any calls or handle any health-care/insurance issues for employees.Your response can be: “call the healthplan or carrier.” However, that strat-egy increases frustration with thewhole health insurance situation foremployees. Employees are now beingexpected to become wise consumers,doing more to manage the cost oftheir health care. By saying “you’reon your own”, employers are likely tosee less than optimal results and sav-ings from consumer driven healthplan strategies.

Many medium and large size com-panies are turning to companies thatprovide advocacy and problem resolu-tion. In other words, they are out-sourcing this critical function to acompany designed for this purposewho will never have any responsibili-ty for employment decisions foremployees. These companies assistemployees and their families withnavigating through the healthcare andinsurance system. They are a busi-

“Privacy is the slip-and-fall issue of the decade.” These words strike terror into the hearts of employers.Will it ever end? First there was COBRA. Then there was FMLA and now HIPAA. ● While employers withless than $5 million in claims are still smiling (they have until April 2004 to comply), larger employers findthemselves grappling with HIPAA compliance issues. And, many employers and their consultants haveidentified a whole new area of risk management exposure: breach of employee privacy. ● Most benefit andhuman resource management staff would acknowledge that personal and family health care issues havebeen the topic of lunchroom discussions for a very long time-initiated by the employee themselves! Afterall, every large company has the potential to be a real soap opera with employees in starring roles. But,

Silent Risks:The Privacy MinefieldRisks related to privacy are open to interpretation. BY JANE COOPER

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For Children’s Hospital Boston employees, staff and volunteersChildren’sNews

October 2007 | childrenshospital.org/chnews

• A historic look at the Martha Eliot Health Center PAGE 4

• Meet Children’s first Employee of the Month PAGE 6

• Q&A with Christopher Sumner and Deb Dickerson PAGE 7

“A community health center is a place where I can receive qual-ity health care, medical care, mental care or social services from qualified professionals with dignity and respect regardless of my race, cultural or economic background. A place where consumers play a major role in both the planning and delivery of services.”

– Mildred Hailey, 1987

These words, uttered 20 years ago by Mildred Hailey, a well-respected Boston community activist and driving force behind the creation of Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC), in Jamaica Plain (JP), continue to capture the goal of Children’s Hospital Boston’s community health center: to provide compassionate care to a high-ly diverse population. Today, these words also serve as reminder

Celebrating 40 years of compassionate community care

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FROM LEFT, the Martha Eliot Health Center’s Izabela Gasior, David Holder, Tarsha Weaver, Ramonita Pedroga (front), Elrette Marion and Jim Cote

PediatricViewsNews and insights for health care professionals

What’s Inside

October 2007 | childrenshospital.org/views

Physicians in two new laboratories at Children’s Hospital Boston at Waltham are now able to per-form both urodynamics and cardiac stress tests.

When undergoing a urodynamics test, patients begin by emptying their bladder using a private toilet wired to a computer in an adjacent room. From there, physicians measure flow rates, obtaining a second-by-second profile of when urine is leaving the bladder. Next, a catheter is inserted and a warm saltwater solution is routed into the bladder. Physicians measure pressures inside the bladder as more solution is introduced and determine which pressures induce the sen-sation of having to void.

These measurements, in addition to consulta-tions with peers, allow physicians to form a more complete picture of the underlying causes of any dysfunction. In cases of spina bifida or spinal cord trauma, neurologists at the Longwood cam-pus may provide remote consultations.

Down the hall from urodynamics is Waltham’s new cardiac stress testing lab. Here, a treadmill and stationary bike offer two ways for physicians to administer a 30-to-35 minute exercise test, consisting of a 10-minute baseline assessment, a 10-to-15 minute exercise assessment and a 10-minute recovery assessment. EKG monitoring, in conjunction with metabolic measurements, blood pressure measurements, pulse oximetry and spi-rometry, provide a report on the cooperation of heart and lungs during exercise. Along with an identically outfitted lab in Boston, the stress testing lab in Waltham represents one of the few places regionally where children can get this kind of test. And it meets the most exacting standards.

� To contact Urodynamics or the cardiac stress testing lab, call 781-216-2100.

Testing at Waltham

C ould patients’ health be directly affected by their doctors’ bed-side manner? According to recent studies, it’s more than

likely. And what’s more, according to the founders of Children’s Hospital Boston’s new Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice (IPEP), the quality of clinicians’ relationships with patients and families may also substantially impact doc-tors’ own sense of professional integrity and satisfaction.

In 2002, Robert Truog, MD, and Elaine Meyer, PhD, RN, along with Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH, interviewed parents of patients who had been in the ICU years after their children’s hospitaliza-tions. “What they consistently told us was that they forgot virtually all of the medi-cal details,” says Dr. Meyer. “What they remember is the way people spoke to them and treated them. Sometimes they felt reassured or comforted. Other times, they describe bad experiences they can’t

get out of their minds.” To further explore these issues, doctors Truog and Meyer, with the help of David Browning, MSW, BCD, director, Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care Education Development Center, Inc., began offering a series of one-day educational workshops, called the Program to Enhance Relational and Com-munication Skills (PERCS). The success of their efforts led, in March 2007, to the establishment of the new institute, with Dr. Truog serving as director, Dr. Meyer as associate director and Browning as senior scholar. Elizabeth Rider, MSW, MD, a pediatrician, recently joined the group as director of faculty development. The institute’s efforts are coordinated with existing hospital initiatives to promote effective communication using SBAR (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) and other strategies.

The institute’s mission is “to promote relational learning for health care profes-

A relational revolution: difficult conversations and everyday ethics

• New headache clinic offers new treatment options PAGE 3

• Children’s electronic medical record project update PAGE 4

• How safe is isotretinoin? PAGE 6

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FROM LEFT Robert Truog, MD, Elaine Meyer, PhD, RN, Elizabeth Rider, MD, MSW, Allyson Wall and David Browning, MSW, BCD

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Having weathered the 2s, you may be in for a surprise at age 3 PAGE 5

Extreme measuresDoctors had to take

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epilepsy PAGE 12

What’s inside• Between two countries: a patient’s story PAGE 3

• The latest findings from Children’s labs PAGE 9

• Children’s Waltham location opens for overnight stays PAGE 10

DreamWinter 2007 | childrenshospital.orgSharing the passion for children at Children’s Hospital Boston

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Shared ExperienceNobody really knows what you’re goingthrough, but the personal experiencesshared by parents and children aboutliving with illness will let you knowyou’re not alone.

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Winter 2007

6 Going back home againGoing home from the hospital brings feelings ofrelief and a sense of returning to "normal life."

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4 How to tell your child about going to the hospital

8 Helping children cope when a sibling has health care needs

yourchildren’sA day in the lifeDonna Lewis’ job description includesterms like "social work" and "therapy,"but that doesn't cover all that her workat Children's Hospital Boston entails.

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Employee assistance gets a boostIn January, Children's Hospital Boston introduced a new EmployeeAssistance Program (EAP), run by Kathleen Greer & Associates(KGA), a Framingham consulting firm. "KGA is a hands-on assistanceprogram that provides an enhanced level of customer service," saysInez Stewart, vice president for Human Resources.

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Black Achievers 2007On January 11, Children's Hospital Boston will hold its annualMartin Luther King observance, honoring the work that Dr. Kingaccomplished during his lifetime. Children's is teaming up with theYMCA to present the Black Achiever Awards, which are given to twoBlack Children's employees who do outstanding work here.

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6 Gratitudes Andrew ButlerThis months letter was sent to LuAnn French,ambulatory administrative coordinator in theDepartment of Psychiatry.

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Winter 2007 | News and views about CHB and its people

"I like working in the community and providing services to familieswho normally wouldn't have them.”

Donna Lewis, Resident Nurse

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A digest of how Children’s Hospital Boston is improving health worldwide

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