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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

An investor-owned hospital executive whose company had acquired major nonprofit health care enterprises compared the proliferation of contracts to the growth of barnacles on the bottom of a freighter. One thing that distinguishes the typical nonprofit from a comparably-sized investor-owned hospital is the number of layers of management.

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business

The center’s director, Brian Bartholomeusz, told her that technology like hers was exactly the kind of technology he was trying to transfer out of the lab, and he encouraged her to apply for a grant. All of our early funding came from either nonprofit or government sources.”

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

Harvard Business

Many companies look to hire overseas to help ease the domestic talent shortfall (in fact, one in three data scientists are born outside the U.S. ) Some companies are exempt from the cap, namely nonprofit and government research institutions and those affiliated with institutions of higher learning. Not all visas are created equal.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

Jobs at universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research facilities are exempted, as are workers from certain countries and any current H-1B holders applying for renewal. Being able to recruit globally is supposed to help tech powerhouses like Facebook and Amazon find the talent they need. jobs overall.)

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We Interviewed Health Care Leaders About Their Industry, and They’re Worried

Harvard Business

One noteworthy finding was the need for additional investment in information technology to support the new business model. Yet the technology needs of the emerging population-health strategy differ significantly from those of the current fee-for-service model. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.