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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Reduced fixed costs: Outpatient facilities cost less to build than a hospital and, with no overnight stays and limited operations on the weekends, operational costs are lower as well. The rest of this post will focus on four (4) things that health systems are doing to position their hospitals as leaders in outpatient care.

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

MishTalk

The hack was perpetrated by a joint unit consisting of operatives from the NSA and its British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. Among its clients are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. It’s unbelievable. says the ACLU’s Soghoian.

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

MishTalk

Tucson''s $196 million Sun Link Streetcar Project, recently named the Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association, will operate on a 3.9-mile which announced last month that it had selected a vendor to operate and maintain its planned two-mile downtown streetcar line. will open its $135 million, 2.4-mile

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

Epicflow

The attendees will learn about developing sustainable strategies for business growth, elevating their brands, generating leads, and building strong networks. The conference will cover a range of topics – emerging technologies, diversity, soft skills development, inspiration for project managers, and more.

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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business

But the reality is that any major leap forward on cost and efficiency will no longer be possible through automation alone, since most of the tasks that can be automated in an automotive factory have already been tackled. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. Take the paint shop.

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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. " The fuel savings witnessed by trucks in a platoon has a significant impact on the operating profits of the operator, not to mention the environmental impact of reduced CO2 and emissions.” It now seems very likely, if not a given.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

With data analytics provided by Microsoft Azure and an informational infrastructure developed collaboratively by Industrial Scientific and Cisco, operators now have a dashboard to remotely monitor the people, equipment, and air quality in the mine in real time. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. The reason? Not so cool.

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