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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Now that health systems are aware of the need to expand their outpatient services and understand some of the benefits of doing so, they are working to incorporate outpatient care into their overall strategy. Attracting new physicians. The aim is to make sure patients have a scheduled follow-up visit before they walk out the door.

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

MishTalk

Among its clients are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. Possessing the keys also sidesteps the need to get a warrant or a wiretap, while leaving no trace on the wireless provider’s network that the communications were intercepted. says the ACLU’s Soghoian.

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How to Know Which Digital Trends Are Worth Chasing

Harvard Business

No strategy is static. In the online realm, Amazon’s experiment with its Echo wireless speaker technology – also known as Alexa – has the potential to turn the cumbersome online checkout process on its head. Kroger has aligned its entire business around a “Customer 1st” brand strategy. The result?

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What Does Whole Foods Get from Amazon? Alexa, for Starters

Harvard Business

All the talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has been about how the deal will benefit Amazon’s “sell everything” strategy. What if we turn the question around: What does this deal do to Whole Foods’s “sell at a high price” strategy? Can Alexa sell Whole Foods’s inventory?

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

MishTalk

Tour the displays at NAIAS and you get an idea why: Driverless, connected vehicles could well form the basis for an energy efficient way of moving people around. s Transportation Research Institute has equipped 2,800 cars with wireless technology for communicating with each other and with traffic lights. for the past two years.

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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.