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Why CIOs Make Great Board Directors

Harvard Business

“Traditionally, boards have tended to stay out of operational functions, but technology is so pervasive that the best practice is to have direct board engagement in technology through active committees, just as they would with audit, compensation, and other key areas.”

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11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity

Harvard Business

For instance, cybercriminals can use medical data to sell fake identities, construct synthetic identities, and enable someone to conduct medical identity theft. The technology can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way. First, health care data can be monetized.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. The complex calculations of the field known as Operations Research were enabled by mainframe computing. Interchangeable parts spurred ideas about structuring assembly lines and logistics. “The feedback is much more rapid.”

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Why Process Is U.S. Health Care’s Biggest Problem

Harvard Business

A lot of money has been spent on information technology in health care with little to show for it. This included Epic, an EHR company; Herman Miller, an office furniture company; Boldt, a construction company; and HGA, an architectural firm. ilbusca/Getty Images. To understand why we must pay a visit to the hospital.

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Why Apple’s New HQ Is Nothing Like the Rest of Silicon Valley

Harvard Business

The grand vision at the heart of his last project is now being unveiled as Apple finalizes construction on Apple Park. The sheer magnitude of Apple’s new headquarters sets it apart from any other technology workspace on the West Coast. Enduring Value Beyond Efficiency. Their business models are fluid.