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Can AI Address Health Care’s Red-Tape Problem?

Harvard Business

Using AI-powered tools capable of processing vast amounts of data and making real-time recommendations, some hospitals and insurers are discovering that they can reduce administrative hours, especially in the areas of regulatory documentation and fraudulent claims. Easier and Improved Documentation. Automated Fraud Detection.

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You Can’t Delegate Talent Management to the HR Department

Harvard Business

All they need to do is fill out review forms, go to meetings, and assume that HR will make sure that the people issues are addressed. A good example is Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services.

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5 Steps to becoming a Successful IT Consultant

QEmploy

As a result they will meet their business objectives and overcome problems. In a nutshell, an IT consultant focuses on advising organizations on the best ways to use information technology (IT) to achieve their business goals. Basically, the client’s success becomes your success, by guiding them towards meeting their objective.

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Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?

Harvard Business

.” Associate Justice Stewart probably didn’t know how new data technologies would soon begin to blur those boundaries. But ethical conflicts can arise, say when the analysis identifies sensitive personal relationships that perhaps should not have existed on corporate servers in the first place.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

One came from a Bell Labs article on the Borland Quattro Pro team , suggesting that short daily team meetings increased group productivity dramatically. Later in the meeting, and continuing over the next few months, they developed 12 operating principles, called “Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto.”

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

These must qualify as “specialty occupations,” which typically require a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) and are found in fields such as science, engineering, information technology, medicine, and business. on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment.

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Hiring Data Scientists from Outside the U.S.: A Primer on Visas

Harvard Business

USCIS, by law, must approve it within 90 days of the application (unless it requires additional information). If the student already has their Employment Authorization Document and is merely switching employers, then it takes one to two weeks. Nearly all professional-level jobs in the IT industry will meet this test.

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