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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Now that health systems are aware of the need to expand their outpatient services and understand some of the benefits of doing so, they are working to incorporate outpatient care into their overall strategy. Attracting new physicians. The aim is to make sure patients have a scheduled follow-up visit before they walk out the door.

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NSA Hacks Into SIM Card Makers Giving US and UK Criminals Access to Millions of Cell Phones

MishTalk

Among its clients are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. Possessing the keys also sidesteps the need to get a warrant or a wiretap, while leaving no trace on the wireless provider’s network that the communications were intercepted. says the ACLU’s Soghoian.

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How to Know Which Digital Trends Are Worth Chasing

Harvard Business

No strategy is static. In the online realm, Amazon’s experiment with its Echo wireless speaker technology – also known as Alexa – has the potential to turn the cumbersome online checkout process on its head. Kroger has aligned its entire business around a “Customer 1st” brand strategy. The result?

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What Does Whole Foods Get from Amazon? Alexa, for Starters

Harvard Business

All the talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has been about how the deal will benefit Amazon’s “sell everything” strategy. What if we turn the question around: What does this deal do to Whole Foods’s “sell at a high price” strategy? Can Alexa sell Whole Foods’s inventory?

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Robot Truck Convoy Tests in Nevada; Driverless Trucks Before Cars, and Before the End of the Decade

MishTalk

Moreover, driverless truck convoys will be safer and more fuel efficient than human-driven trucks. " Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Self-driving trucks before the end of this decade used to seem like a remote possibility.

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

86% agree it makes life more affordable, 83% agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% agree it's better for the environment, 78% agree it builds a stronger community, 63% agree it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies, 89% agree it is based on trust between providers and users.

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

MishTalk

Tour the displays at NAIAS and you get an idea why: Driverless, connected vehicles could well form the basis for an energy efficient way of moving people around. s Transportation Research Institute has equipped 2,800 cars with wireless technology for communicating with each other and with traffic lights. for the past two years.