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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

6 Despite this, insurers and employers are taking advantage of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that allows employers to offer financial incentives, paid for by the insurance companies, if employees agree to wear a fitness tracker. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter.

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Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time

Martinka Consulting

On June 2, 2018 Jason Zweig’s article in the Wall Street Journal was titled, “ The Fanciful Alphabet Soup Companies Use to Fool You.” Medical insurance expense. Owner “perks” like cell phone, car, travel to conferences, etc. (as Marketing expenses (the marketing didn’t work so it’s really profit).

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. For example: Mckinsey: Insight 2018 and Insight STEM + Healthcare. Introduction.

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Helping Remote Workers Avoid Loneliness and Burnout

Harvard Business

It’s a weekday and Jeff, the director of technology at Economical Insurance, kisses his daughter and waves goodbye as she enters the doors of her public school. The 2018 Future Workforce Report by Upwork claims 63% of U.S. For example, be sensitive to employees who travel extensively. Kolbz/Getty Images. Alison Bukholtz.

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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 2 – Blockchain)

Tom Spencer

Insurance industry observers, for their part, believe that the innovative distributed ledger could introduce a variety of improvements and efficiencies to the insurance landscape, and have the following four applications: Fraud detection. Peer-to-peer insurance. Peer-to-Peer Insurance. Identity management.

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3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances

Harvard Business

For example, using a small wireless device plugged into a car’s diagnostic port, some companies now allow consumers to pay for car insurance on a per-mile basis, making it economical for low-frequency drivers to be fully insured without subsidizing customers who drive more.

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Cash Flow Relief for Independent Consultants: the CARES Act & Other Ideas

Successful Independent Consulting

We’re in an unprecedented situation because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the economic fallout has been drastic for many business sectors, such as travel and restaurants. Unemployment insurance payments 5. For us as consultants, the effects are likely to be more gradual but our income will likely be affected. government 2.

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