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How the Internet of Things Can Prepare Cities for Natural Disasters

Harvard Business

Analytics-backed information would enable local, state, and national teams to geotarget messaging to neighborhoods at most risk — a neighborhood with high concentrations of elderly populations who might not have access to transportation, for example. Connecting People and Information During a Disaster.

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Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

Harvard Business

However, transitioning to a VBC approach involves added infrastructure, training costs, and complexity of delivering care in an environment that mixes fee-for-service and value-based reimbursement. There were also many other barriers to effective care, including lack of transportation, inadequate housing, and inability to read prescriptions.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The event will be of interest to project controls engineers, project leaders/managers, resource managers, change management experts, risk managers, business consultants, and more. Each day of the event will provide the attendees with an opportunity to learn from practicing international experts.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

The work was distributed: NASA ISS program managers led the effort at the operational level and worked with international counterparts to implement the program. much of ISS training and program management took place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. This model has changed NASA’s technology strategy.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business

Training was also essential: Jacoby and Sällström implemented a range of initiatives designed to shift the staff into a more entrepreneurial mindset, and each of the 300 key leaders was given a personal coach.

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